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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.provider.netcfghost;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.Host;
+import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
+import org.onosproject.net.HostLocation;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigEvent;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigListener;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigRegistry;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.basics.BasicHostConfig;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.DefaultHostDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.HostDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.HostProvider;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.HostProviderRegistry;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.HostProviderService;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Host provider that uses network config service to discover hosts.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class NetworkConfigHostProvider extends AbstractProvider implements HostProvider {
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected CoreService coreService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected HostProviderRegistry providerRegistry;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected NetworkConfigRegistry networkConfigRegistry;
+
+    private static final String APP_NAME = "org.onosproject.provider.netcfghost";
+    private ApplicationId appId;
+    protected HostProviderService providerService;
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+    private final InternalNetworkConfigListener networkConfigListener =
+            new InternalNetworkConfigListener();
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an network config host location provider.
+     */
+    public NetworkConfigHostProvider() {
+        super(new ProviderId("host", APP_NAME));
+    }
+
+    @Activate
+    protected void activate() {
+        appId = coreService.registerApplication(APP_NAME);
+        providerService = providerRegistry.register(this);
+        networkConfigRegistry.addListener(networkConfigListener);
+        readInitialConfig();
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    protected void deactivate() {
+        networkConfigRegistry.removeListener(networkConfigListener);
+        providerRegistry.unregister(this);
+        providerService = null;
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void triggerProbe(Host host) {
+        /*
+         * Note: In CORD deployment, we assume that all hosts are configured.
+         * Therefore no probe is required.
+         */
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds host information.
+     * IP information will be appended if host exists.
+     *
+     * @param mac MAC address of the host
+     * @param vlan VLAN ID of the host
+     * @param hloc Location of the host
+     * @param ips Set of IP addresses of the host
+     */
+    protected void addHost(MacAddress mac, VlanId vlan, HostLocation hloc, Set<IpAddress> ips) {
+        HostId hid = HostId.hostId(mac, vlan);
+        HostDescription desc = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, hloc, ips);
+        providerService.hostDetected(hid, desc, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates host information.
+     * IP information will be replaced if host exists.
+     *
+     * @param mac MAC address of the host
+     * @param vlan VLAN ID of the host
+     * @param hloc Location of the host
+     * @param ips Set of IP addresses of the host
+     */
+    protected void updateHost(MacAddress mac, VlanId vlan, HostLocation hloc, Set<IpAddress> ips) {
+        HostId hid = HostId.hostId(mac, vlan);
+        HostDescription desc = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, hloc, ips);
+        providerService.hostDetected(hid, desc, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes host information.
+     *
+     * @param mac MAC address of the host
+     * @param vlan VLAN ID of the host
+     */
+    protected void removeHost(MacAddress mac, VlanId vlan) {
+        HostId hid = HostId.hostId(mac, vlan);
+        providerService.hostVanished(hid);
+    }
+
+    private void readInitialConfig() {
+        networkConfigRegistry.getSubjects(HostId.class).forEach(hostId -> {
+            MacAddress mac = hostId.mac();
+            VlanId vlan = hostId.vlanId();
+            BasicHostConfig hostConfig =
+                    networkConfigRegistry.getConfig(hostId, BasicHostConfig.class);
+            Set<IpAddress> ipAddresses = hostConfig.ipAddresses();
+            ConnectPoint location = hostConfig.location();
+            HostLocation hloc = new HostLocation(location, System.currentTimeMillis());
+            addHost(mac, vlan, hloc, ipAddresses);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private class InternalNetworkConfigListener implements NetworkConfigListener {
+        @Override
+        public void event(NetworkConfigEvent event) {
+            // Do not process non-host, register and unregister events
+            if (!event.configClass().equals(BasicHostConfig.class) ||
+                    event.type() == NetworkConfigEvent.Type.CONFIG_REGISTERED ||
+                    event.type() == NetworkConfigEvent.Type.CONFIG_UNREGISTERED) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            HostId hostId = (HostId) event.subject();
+            MacAddress mac = hostId.mac();
+            VlanId vlan = hostId.vlanId();
+            BasicHostConfig hostConfig =
+                    networkConfigRegistry.getConfig(hostId, BasicHostConfig.class);
+            Set<IpAddress> ipAddresses = null;
+            HostLocation hloc = null;
+
+            // Note: There will be no config presented in the CONFIG_REMOVE case
+            if (hostConfig != null) {
+                ipAddresses = hostConfig.ipAddresses();
+                ConnectPoint location = hostConfig.location();
+                hloc = new HostLocation(location, System.currentTimeMillis());
+            }
+
+            switch (event.type()) {
+                case CONFIG_ADDED:
+                    addHost(mac, vlan, hloc, ipAddresses);
+                    break;
+                case CONFIG_UPDATED:
+                    updateHost(mac, vlan, hloc, ipAddresses);
+                    break;
+                case CONFIG_REMOVED:
+                    removeHost(mac, vlan);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}