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+/*
+ * Copyright 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.net.meter;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * A default implementation of a meter.
+ */
+public final class DefaultMeterRequest implements MeterRequest {
+
+
+
+    private final ApplicationId appId;
+    private final Meter.Unit unit;
+    private final boolean burst;
+    private final Collection<Band> bands;
+    private final DeviceId deviceId;
+    private final Optional<MeterContext> context;
+    private final Type op;
+
+    private DefaultMeterRequest(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId,
+                                Meter.Unit unit, boolean burst,
+                                Collection<Band> bands, MeterContext context, Type op) {
+        this.deviceId = deviceId;
+        this.appId = appId;
+        this.unit = unit;
+        this.burst = burst;
+        this.bands = bands;
+        this.context = Optional.ofNullable(context);
+        this.op = op;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DeviceId deviceId() {
+        return deviceId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ApplicationId appId() {
+        return appId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Meter.Unit unit() {
+        return unit;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isBurst() {
+        return burst;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<Band> bands() {
+        return bands;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<MeterContext> context() {
+        return context;
+    }
+
+
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("device", deviceId)
+                .add("appId", appId.name())
+                .add("unit", unit)
+                .add("isBurst", burst)
+                .add("bands", bands).toString();
+    }
+
+    public static final class Builder implements MeterRequest.Builder {
+
+        private ApplicationId appId;
+        private Meter.Unit unit = Meter.Unit.KB_PER_SEC;
+        private boolean burst = false;
+        private Collection<Band> bands;
+        private DeviceId deviceId;
+        private MeterContext context;
+
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest.Builder forDevice(DeviceId deviceId) {
+            this.deviceId = deviceId;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest.Builder fromApp(ApplicationId appId) {
+            this.appId = appId;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest.Builder  withUnit(Meter.Unit unit) {
+            this.unit = unit;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest.Builder  burst() {
+            this.burst = true;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest.Builder  withBands(Collection<Band> bands) {
+            this.bands = ImmutableSet.copyOf(bands);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest.Builder withContext(MeterContext context) {
+            this.context = context;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest add() {
+            validate();
+            return new DefaultMeterRequest(deviceId, appId, unit, burst, bands,
+                                           context, Type.ADD);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MeterRequest remove() {
+            validate();
+            return new DefaultMeterRequest(deviceId, appId, unit, burst, bands,
+                                           context, Type.REMOVE);
+        }
+
+        private void validate() {
+            checkNotNull(deviceId, "Must specify a device");
+            checkNotNull(bands, "Must have bands.");
+            checkArgument(bands.size() > 0, "Must have at least one band.");
+            checkNotNull(appId, "Must have an application id");
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}