Kryo serializers for internal gossip store events
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalPortEventSerializer.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalPortEventSerializer.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.store.device.impl;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.PortDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.common.impl.Timestamped;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link InternalPortEvent}.
+ */
+public class InternalPortEventSerializer extends Serializer<InternalPortEvent> {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a serializer for {@link InternalPortEvent}.
+     */
+    public InternalPortEventSerializer() {
+        // does not accept null
+        super(false);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, InternalPortEvent event) {
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, event.providerId());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, event.deviceId());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, event.portDescriptions());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public InternalPortEvent read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
+                               Class<InternalPortEvent> type) {
+        ProviderId providerId = (ProviderId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        DeviceId deviceId = (DeviceId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        Timestamped<List<PortDescription>> portDescriptions = (Timestamped<List<PortDescription>>) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+
+        return new InternalPortEvent(providerId, deviceId, portDescriptions);
+    }
+}