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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.store.cluster.impl;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.hazelcast.core.IMap;
+import com.hazelcast.core.Member;
+import com.hazelcast.core.MemberAttributeEvent;
+import com.hazelcast.core.MembershipEvent;
+import com.hazelcast.core.MembershipListener;
+
+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.Service;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterEvent;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterStore;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterStoreDelegate;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.ControllerNode;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onosproject.store.hz.AbsentInvalidatingLoadingCache;
+import org.onosproject.store.hz.AbstractHazelcastStore;
+import org.onosproject.store.hz.OptionalCacheLoader;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+import static com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder.newBuilder;
+import static org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterEvent.Type.INSTANCE_ACTIVATED;
+import static org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterEvent.Type.INSTANCE_DEACTIVATED;
+import static org.onosproject.cluster.ControllerNode.State;
+
+/**
+ * Distributed, Hazelcast-based implementation of the cluster nodes store.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true, enabled = false)
+@Service
+public class HazelcastClusterStore
+        extends AbstractHazelcastStore<ClusterEvent, ClusterStoreDelegate>
+        implements ClusterStore {
+
+    private IMap<byte[], byte[]> rawNodes;
+    private LoadingCache<NodeId, Optional<DefaultControllerNode>> nodes;
+
+    private String listenerId;
+    private final MembershipListener listener = new InternalMembershipListener();
+    private final Map<NodeId, State> states = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    private String nodesListenerId;
+
+    @Override
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        super.activate();
+        listenerId = theInstance.getCluster().addMembershipListener(listener);
+
+        rawNodes = theInstance.getMap("nodes");
+        OptionalCacheLoader<NodeId, DefaultControllerNode> nodeLoader
+                = new OptionalCacheLoader<>(serializer, rawNodes);
+        nodes = new AbsentInvalidatingLoadingCache<>(newBuilder().build(nodeLoader));
+        nodesListenerId = rawNodes.addEntryListener(new RemoteCacheEventHandler<>(nodes), true);
+
+        loadClusterNodes();
+
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    // Loads the initial set of cluster nodes
+    private void loadClusterNodes() {
+        for (Member member : theInstance.getCluster().getMembers()) {
+            addNode(node(member));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        rawNodes.removeEntryListener(nodesListenerId);
+        theInstance.getCluster().removeMembershipListener(listenerId);
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ControllerNode getLocalNode() {
+        return node(theInstance.getCluster().getLocalMember());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<ControllerNode> getNodes() {
+        ImmutableSet.Builder<ControllerNode> builder = ImmutableSet.builder();
+        for (Optional<DefaultControllerNode> optional : nodes.asMap().values()) {
+            builder.add(optional.get());
+        }
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ControllerNode getNode(NodeId nodeId) {
+        return nodes.getUnchecked(nodeId).orNull();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public State getState(NodeId nodeId) {
+        State state = states.get(nodeId);
+        return state == null ? State.INACTIVE : state;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ControllerNode addNode(NodeId nodeId, IpAddress ip, int tcpPort) {
+        return addNode(new DefaultControllerNode(nodeId, ip, tcpPort));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeNode(NodeId nodeId) {
+        synchronized (this) {
+            rawNodes.remove(serialize(nodeId));
+            nodes.invalidate(nodeId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Adds a new node based on the specified member
+    private synchronized ControllerNode addNode(DefaultControllerNode node) {
+        rawNodes.put(serialize(node.id()), serialize(node));
+        nodes.put(node.id(), Optional.of(node));
+        states.put(node.id(), State.ACTIVE);
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    // Creates a controller node descriptor from the Hazelcast member.
+    private DefaultControllerNode node(Member member) {
+        IpAddress ip = memberAddress(member);
+        return new DefaultControllerNode(new NodeId(ip.toString()), ip);
+    }
+
+    private IpAddress memberAddress(Member member) {
+        return IpAddress.valueOf(member.getSocketAddress().getAddress());
+    }
+
+    // Interceptor for membership events.
+    private class InternalMembershipListener implements MembershipListener {
+        @Override
+        public void memberAdded(MembershipEvent membershipEvent) {
+            log.info("Member {} added", membershipEvent.getMember());
+            ControllerNode node = addNode(node(membershipEvent.getMember()));
+            notifyDelegate(new ClusterEvent(INSTANCE_ACTIVATED, node));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void memberRemoved(MembershipEvent membershipEvent) {
+            log.info("Member {} removed", membershipEvent.getMember());
+            NodeId nodeId = new NodeId(memberAddress(membershipEvent.getMember()).toString());
+            states.put(nodeId, State.INACTIVE);
+            notifyDelegate(new ClusterEvent(INSTANCE_DEACTIVATED, getNode(nodeId)));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void memberAttributeChanged(MemberAttributeEvent memberAttributeEvent) {
+            log.info("Member {} attribute {} changed to {}",
+                     memberAttributeEvent.getMember(),
+                     memberAttributeEvent.getKey(),
+                     memberAttributeEvent.getValue());
+        }
+    }
+}