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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.resource;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a resource path which specifies a resource which can be measured
+ * as a discrete unit. A VLAN ID and a MPLS label of a link are examples of the resource.
+ */
+@Beta
+public final class DiscreteResource implements Resource {
+    private final DiscreteResourceId id;
+
+    DiscreteResource(DiscreteResourceId id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    DiscreteResource() {
+        this.id = ResourceId.ROOT;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DiscreteResourceId id() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String simpleTypeName() {
+        return id.simpleTypeName();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isTypeOf(Class<?> type) {
+        checkNotNull(type);
+
+        return id.isTypeOf(type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSubTypeOf(Class<?> ancestor) {
+        checkNotNull(ancestor);
+
+        return id.isSubTypeOf(ancestor);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> Optional<T> valueAs(Class<T> type) {
+        checkNotNull(type);
+
+        return id.lastComponentAs(type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DiscreteResource child(Object child) {
+        checkArgument(!(child instanceof Class<?>));
+
+        return Resources.discrete(id.child(child)).resource();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ContinuousResource child(Class<?> child, double value) {
+        return Resources.continuous(id.child(child)).resource(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<DiscreteResource> parent() {
+        return id.parent().map(x -> Resources.discrete(x).resource());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        // the value returing from volume() is excluded due to optimization
+        return id.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final DiscreteResource other = (DiscreteResource) obj;
+        // the value returing from volume() is excluded due to optimization
+        return Objects.equals(this.id, other.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("id", id)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}