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+package org.onlab.onos.store.trivial.impl;
+
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_ADDED;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_REMOVED;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+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.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.DefaultFlowRule;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRule;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRule.FlowRuleState;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleStore;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleStoreDelegate;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.AbstractStore;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ArrayListMultimap;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
+
+/**
+ * Manages inventory of flow rules using trivial in-memory implementation.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class SimpleFlowRuleStore
+        extends AbstractStore<FlowRuleEvent, FlowRuleStoreDelegate>
+        implements FlowRuleStore {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    // store entries as a pile of rules, no info about device tables
+    private final Multimap<DeviceId, FlowRule> flowEntries =
+            ArrayListMultimap.<DeviceId, FlowRule>create();
+
+    private final Multimap<ApplicationId, FlowRule> flowEntriesById =
+            ArrayListMultimap.<ApplicationId, FlowRule>create();
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized FlowRule getFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
+        for (FlowRule f : flowEntries.get(rule.deviceId())) {
+            if (f.equals(rule)) {
+                return f;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized Iterable<FlowRule> getFlowEntries(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        Collection<FlowRule> rules = flowEntries.get(deviceId);
+        if (rules == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+        return ImmutableSet.copyOf(rules);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized Iterable<FlowRule> getFlowEntriesByAppId(ApplicationId appId) {
+        Collection<FlowRule> rules = flowEntriesById.get(appId);
+        if (rules == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+        return ImmutableSet.copyOf(rules);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void storeFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
+        FlowRule f = new DefaultFlowRule(rule, FlowRuleState.PENDING_ADD);
+        DeviceId did = f.deviceId();
+        if (!flowEntries.containsEntry(did, f)) {
+            flowEntries.put(did, f);
+            flowEntriesById.put(rule.appId(), f);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void deleteFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
+        FlowRule f = new DefaultFlowRule(rule, FlowRuleState.PENDING_REMOVE);
+        DeviceId did = f.deviceId();
+
+        /*
+         *  find the rule and mark it for deletion.
+         *  Ultimately a flow removed will come remove it.
+         */
+
+        if (flowEntries.containsEntry(did, f)) {
+            flowEntries.remove(did, f);
+            flowEntries.put(did, f);
+            flowEntriesById.remove(rule.appId(), rule);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized FlowRuleEvent addOrUpdateFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
+        DeviceId did = rule.deviceId();
+
+        // check if this new rule is an update to an existing entry
+        if (flowEntries.containsEntry(did, rule)) {
+            //synchronized (flowEntries) {
+            // Multimaps support duplicates so we have to remove our rule
+            // and replace it with the current version.
+            flowEntries.remove(did, rule);
+            flowEntries.put(did, rule);
+            //}
+            return new FlowRuleEvent(Type.RULE_UPDATED, rule);
+        }
+
+        flowEntries.put(did, rule);
+        return new FlowRuleEvent(RULE_ADDED, rule);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized FlowRuleEvent removeFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
+        //synchronized (this) {
+        if (flowEntries.remove(rule.deviceId(), rule)) {
+            return new FlowRuleEvent(RULE_REMOVED, rule);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+        //}
+    }
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+}