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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.utils;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.net.Device.Type;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortStatistics;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+
+/**
+ * A DeviceService which forwards all its method calls to another DeviceService.
+ */
+@Beta
+public abstract class ForwardingDeviceService implements DeviceService {
+
+    private final DeviceService delegate;
+
+    protected ForwardingDeviceService(DeviceService delegate) {
+        this.delegate = checkNotNull(delegate);
+    }
+
+    protected final DeviceService delegate() {
+        return delegate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addListener(DeviceListener listener) {
+        delegate.addListener(listener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeListener(DeviceListener listener) {
+        delegate.removeListener(listener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getDeviceCount() {
+        return delegate.getDeviceCount();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<Device> getDevices() {
+        return delegate.getDevices();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<Device> getDevices(Type type) {
+        return delegate.getDevices(type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<Device> getAvailableDevices() {
+        return delegate.getAvailableDevices();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<Device> getAvailableDevices(Type type) {
+        return delegate.getAvailableDevices(type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Device getDevice(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        return delegate.getDevice(deviceId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MastershipRole getRole(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        return delegate.getRole(deviceId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Port> getPorts(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        return delegate.getPorts(deviceId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<PortStatistics> getPortStatistics(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        return delegate.getPortStatistics(deviceId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<PortStatistics> getPortDeltaStatistics(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        return delegate.getPortDeltaStatistics(deviceId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Port getPort(DeviceId deviceId, PortNumber portNumber) {
+        return delegate.getPort(deviceId, portNumber);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAvailable(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        return delegate.isAvailable(deviceId);
+    }
+
+}