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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.onlab.stc;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import org.onlab.graph.Vertex;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of a test step.
+ */
+public class Step implements Vertex {
+
+    protected final String name;
+    protected final String command;
+    protected final Group group;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new test step.
+     *
+     * @param name     step name
+     * @param command  step command to execute
+     * @param group    optional group to which this step belongs
+     */
+    public Step(String name, String command, Group group) {
+        this.name = checkNotNull(name, "Name cannot be null");
+        this.group = group;
+
+        // Set the command; if one is not given default to the enclosing group
+        this.command = command != null ? command :
+                group != null && group.command != null ? group.command : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the step name.
+     *
+     * @return step name
+     */
+    public String name() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the step command string.
+     *
+     * @return command string
+     */
+    public String command() {
+        return command;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the enclosing group; null if none.
+     *
+     * @return enclosing group or null
+     */
+    public Group group() {
+        return group;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof Step) {
+            final Step other = (Step) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(this.name, other.name);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("name", name)
+                .add("command", command)
+                .add("group", group)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}