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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.net.optical.intent.impl.compiler;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentId;
+import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceConsumerId;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+// TODO consider moving this to api bundle.
+/**
+ * Helper class for ResourceService related processes.
+ */
+@Beta
+public final class ResourceHelper {
+
+    // To avoid instantiation
+    private ResourceHelper() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates IntentId object from given consumer ID.
+     *
+     * @param consumerId ConsumerId object
+     * @return Created IntentId object.  null if failed to create or given consumer is not instance of IntentId.
+     */
+    public static Optional<IntentId> getIntentId(ResourceConsumerId consumerId) {
+        checkNotNull(consumerId);
+
+        if (!consumerId.isClassOf(IntentId.class)) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        return Optional.of(IntentId.valueOf(consumerId.value()));
+    }
+
+}