core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/NewDistributedFlowRuleStore.java

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package org.onosproject.store.flow.impl;

import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;

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.Modified;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Property;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
import org.onlab.util.NewConcurrentHashMap;
import org.onlab.util.Tools;
import org.onosproject.cfg.ComponentConfigService;
import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterService;
import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
import org.onosproject.core.IdGenerator;
import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipService;
import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.CompletedBatchOperation;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowEntry;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowEntry;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowEntry.FlowEntryState;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowId;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchEntry;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchEntry.FlowRuleOperation;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchEvent;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchOperation;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchRequest;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleService;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleStore;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleStoreDelegate;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.StoredFlowEntry;
import org.onosproject.store.AbstractStore;
import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterMessage;
import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterMessageHandler;
import org.onosproject.store.flow.ReplicaInfo;
import org.onosproject.store.flow.ReplicaInfoService;
import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoSerializer;
import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
import org.onosproject.store.serializers.impl.DistributedStoreSerializers;
import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
import org.slf4j.Logger;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Dictionary;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import static org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.ConcurrentUtils.createIfAbsentUnchecked;
import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
import static org.onlab.util.Tools.get;
import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
import static org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_REMOVED;
import static org.onosproject.store.flow.impl.FlowStoreMessageSubjects.*;
import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;

/**
 * Manages inventory of flow rules using a distributed state management protocol.
 */
@Component(immediate = true, enabled = true)
@Service
public class NewDistributedFlowRuleStore
        extends AbstractStore<FlowRuleBatchEvent, FlowRuleStoreDelegate>
        implements FlowRuleStore {

    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());

    private static final int MESSAGE_HANDLER_THREAD_POOL_SIZE = 8;
    private static final boolean DEFAULT_BACKUP_ENABLED = true;
    private static final long FLOW_RULE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5000;

    @Property(name = "msgHandlerPoolSize", intValue = MESSAGE_HANDLER_THREAD_POOL_SIZE,
            label = "Number of threads in the message handler pool")
    private int msgHandlerPoolSize = MESSAGE_HANDLER_THREAD_POOL_SIZE;

    @Property(name = "backupEnabled", boolValue = DEFAULT_BACKUP_ENABLED,
            label = "Indicates whether backups are enabled or not")
    private boolean backupEnabled = DEFAULT_BACKUP_ENABLED;

    private InternalFlowTable flowTable = new InternalFlowTable();

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected ReplicaInfoService replicaInfoManager;

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected ClusterCommunicationService clusterCommunicator;

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected ClusterService clusterService;

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected DeviceService deviceService;

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected CoreService coreService;

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected ComponentConfigService configService;

    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
    protected MastershipService mastershipService;

    private Map<Long, NodeId> pendingResponses = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
    private ExecutorService messageHandlingExecutor;

    private final ScheduledExecutorService backupSenderExecutor =
            Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(groupedThreads("onos/flow", "backup-sender"));

    protected static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = new KryoSerializer() {
        @Override
        protected void setupKryoPool() {
            serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
                    .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
                    .register(FlowRuleEvent.class)
                    .register(FlowRuleEvent.Type.class)
                    .build();
        }
    };

    private IdGenerator idGenerator;
    private NodeId local;

    @Activate
    public void activate(ComponentContext context) {
        configService.registerProperties(getClass());

        idGenerator = coreService.getIdGenerator(FlowRuleService.FLOW_OP_TOPIC);

        local = clusterService.getLocalNode().id();

        messageHandlingExecutor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(
                msgHandlerPoolSize, groupedThreads("onos/store/flow", "message-handlers"));

        registerMessageHandlers(messageHandlingExecutor);

        backupSenderExecutor.scheduleWithFixedDelay(() -> flowTable.backup(), 0, 2000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);

        logConfig("Started");
    }

    @Deactivate
    public void deactivate(ComponentContext context) {
        configService.unregisterProperties(getClass(), false);
        unregisterMessageHandlers();
        messageHandlingExecutor.shutdownNow();
        backupSenderExecutor.shutdownNow();
        log.info("Stopped");
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    @Modified
    public void modified(ComponentContext context) {
        if (context == null) {
            backupEnabled = DEFAULT_BACKUP_ENABLED;
            logConfig("Default config");
            return;
        }

        Dictionary properties = context.getProperties();
        int newPoolSize;
        boolean newBackupEnabled;
        try {
            String s = get(properties, "msgHandlerPoolSize");
            newPoolSize = isNullOrEmpty(s) ? msgHandlerPoolSize : Integer.parseInt(s.trim());

            s = get(properties, "backupEnabled");
            newBackupEnabled = isNullOrEmpty(s) ? backupEnabled : Boolean.parseBoolean(s.trim());

        } catch (NumberFormatException | ClassCastException e) {
            newPoolSize = MESSAGE_HANDLER_THREAD_POOL_SIZE;
            newBackupEnabled = DEFAULT_BACKUP_ENABLED;
        }

        if (newBackupEnabled != backupEnabled) {
            backupEnabled = newBackupEnabled;
        }
        if (newPoolSize != msgHandlerPoolSize) {
            msgHandlerPoolSize = newPoolSize;
            ExecutorService oldMsgHandler = messageHandlingExecutor;
            messageHandlingExecutor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(
                    msgHandlerPoolSize, groupedThreads("onos/store/flow", "message-handlers"));

            // replace previously registered handlers.
            registerMessageHandlers(messageHandlingExecutor);
            oldMsgHandler.shutdown();
        }
        logConfig("Reconfigured");
    }

    private void registerMessageHandlers(ExecutorService executor) {

        clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(APPLY_BATCH_FLOWS, new OnStoreBatch(), executor);
        clusterCommunicator.<FlowRuleBatchEvent>addSubscriber(
                REMOTE_APPLY_COMPLETED, SERIALIZER::decode, this::notifyDelegate, executor);
        clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(
                GET_FLOW_ENTRY, SERIALIZER::decode, flowTable::getFlowEntry, SERIALIZER::encode, executor);
        clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(
                GET_DEVICE_FLOW_ENTRIES, SERIALIZER::decode, flowTable::getFlowEntries, SERIALIZER::encode, executor);
        clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(
                REMOVE_FLOW_ENTRY, SERIALIZER::decode, this::removeFlowRuleInternal, SERIALIZER::encode, executor);
        clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(
                REMOVE_FLOW_ENTRY, SERIALIZER::decode, this::removeFlowRuleInternal, SERIALIZER::encode, executor);
        clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(
                FLOW_TABLE_BACKUP, SERIALIZER::decode, flowTable::onBackupReceipt, executor);
    }

    private void unregisterMessageHandlers() {
        clusterCommunicator.removeSubscriber(REMOVE_FLOW_ENTRY);
        clusterCommunicator.removeSubscriber(GET_DEVICE_FLOW_ENTRIES);
        clusterCommunicator.removeSubscriber(GET_FLOW_ENTRY);
        clusterCommunicator.removeSubscriber(APPLY_BATCH_FLOWS);
        clusterCommunicator.removeSubscriber(REMOTE_APPLY_COMPLETED);
        clusterCommunicator.removeSubscriber(FLOW_TABLE_BACKUP);
    }

    private void logConfig(String prefix) {
        log.info("{} with msgHandlerPoolSize = {}; backupEnabled = {}",
                 prefix, msgHandlerPoolSize, backupEnabled);
    }

    // This is not a efficient operation on a distributed sharded
    // flow store. We need to revisit the need for this operation or at least
    // make it device specific.
    @Override
    public int getFlowRuleCount() {
        AtomicInteger sum = new AtomicInteger(0);
        deviceService.getDevices().forEach(device -> sum.addAndGet(Iterables.size(getFlowEntries(device.id()))));
        return sum.get();
    }

    @Override
    public FlowEntry getFlowEntry(FlowRule rule) {

        ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(rule.deviceId());
        NodeId master = replicaInfo.master().orNull();

        if (master == null) {
            log.warn("Failed to getFlowEntry: No master for {}", rule.deviceId());
            return null;
        }

        if (Objects.equal(local, master)) {
            return flowTable.getFlowEntry(rule);
        }

        log.trace("Forwarding getFlowEntry to {}, which is the primary (master) for device {}",
                  master, rule.deviceId());

        return Tools.futureGetOrElse(clusterCommunicator.sendAndReceive(rule,
                                    FlowStoreMessageSubjects.GET_FLOW_ENTRY,
                                    SERIALIZER::encode,
                                    SERIALIZER::decode,
                                    master),
                               FLOW_RULE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS,
                               TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
                               null);
    }

    @Override
    public Iterable<FlowEntry> getFlowEntries(DeviceId deviceId) {

        ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(deviceId);
        NodeId master = replicaInfo.master().orNull();

        if (master == null) {
            log.warn("Failed to getFlowEntries: No master for {}", deviceId);
            return Collections.emptyList();
        }

        if (Objects.equal(local, master)) {
            return flowTable.getFlowEntries(deviceId);
        }

        log.trace("Forwarding getFlowEntries to {}, which is the primary (master) for device {}",
                  master, deviceId);

        return Tools.futureGetOrElse(clusterCommunicator.sendAndReceive(deviceId,
                                    FlowStoreMessageSubjects.GET_DEVICE_FLOW_ENTRIES,
                                    SERIALIZER::encode,
                                    SERIALIZER::decode,
                                    master),
                               FLOW_RULE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS,
                               TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
                               Collections.emptyList());
    }

    @Override
    public void storeFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
        storeBatch(new FlowRuleBatchOperation(
                Arrays.asList(new FlowRuleBatchEntry(FlowRuleOperation.ADD, rule)),
                rule.deviceId(), idGenerator.getNewId()));
    }

    @Override
    public void storeBatch(FlowRuleBatchOperation operation) {
        if (operation.getOperations().isEmpty()) {
            notifyDelegate(FlowRuleBatchEvent.completed(
                    new FlowRuleBatchRequest(operation.id(), Collections.emptySet()),
                    new CompletedBatchOperation(true, Collections.emptySet(), operation.deviceId())));
            return;
        }

        DeviceId deviceId = operation.deviceId();

        ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(deviceId);
        NodeId master = replicaInfo.master().orNull();

        if (master == null) {
            log.warn("No master for {} : flows will be marked for removal", deviceId);

            updateStoreInternal(operation);

            notifyDelegate(FlowRuleBatchEvent.completed(
                    new FlowRuleBatchRequest(operation.id(), Collections.emptySet()),
                    new CompletedBatchOperation(true, Collections.emptySet(), operation.deviceId())));
            return;
        }

        if (Objects.equal(local, master)) {
            storeBatchInternal(operation);
            return;
        }

        log.trace("Forwarding storeBatch to {}, which is the primary (master) for device {}",
                  master, deviceId);

        if (!clusterCommunicator.unicast(operation,
                                         APPLY_BATCH_FLOWS,
                                         SERIALIZER::encode,
                                         master)) {
            log.warn("Failed to storeBatch: {} to {}", operation, replicaInfo.master());

            Set<FlowRule> allFailures = operation.getOperations().stream()
                    .map(op -> op.target())
                    .collect(Collectors.toSet());

            notifyDelegate(FlowRuleBatchEvent.completed(
                    new FlowRuleBatchRequest(operation.id(), Collections.emptySet()),
                    new CompletedBatchOperation(false, allFailures, deviceId)));
            return;
        }
    }

    private void storeBatchInternal(FlowRuleBatchOperation operation) {

        final DeviceId did = operation.deviceId();
        //final Collection<FlowEntry> ft = flowTable.getFlowEntries(did);
        Set<FlowRuleBatchEntry> currentOps = updateStoreInternal(operation);
        if (currentOps.isEmpty()) {
            batchOperationComplete(FlowRuleBatchEvent.completed(
                    new FlowRuleBatchRequest(operation.id(), Collections.emptySet()),
                    new CompletedBatchOperation(true, Collections.emptySet(), did)));
            return;
        }

        notifyDelegate(FlowRuleBatchEvent.requested(new
                           FlowRuleBatchRequest(operation.id(),
                                                currentOps), operation.deviceId()));
    }

    private Set<FlowRuleBatchEntry> updateStoreInternal(FlowRuleBatchOperation operation) {
        return operation.getOperations().stream().map(
                op -> {
                    StoredFlowEntry entry;
                    switch (op.operator()) {
                        case ADD:
                            entry = new DefaultFlowEntry(op.target());
                            // always add requested FlowRule
                            // Note: 2 equal FlowEntry may have different treatment
                            flowTable.remove(entry.deviceId(), entry);
                            flowTable.add(entry);

                            return op;
                        case REMOVE:
                            entry = flowTable.getFlowEntry(op.target());
                            if (entry != null) {
                                entry.setState(FlowEntryState.PENDING_REMOVE);
                                return op;
                            }
                            break;
                        case MODIFY:
                            //TODO: figure this out at some point
                            break;
                        default:
                            log.warn("Unknown flow operation operator: {}", op.operator());
                    }
                    return null;
                }
        ).filter(op -> op != null).collect(Collectors.toSet());
    }

    @Override
    public void deleteFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
        storeBatch(
                new FlowRuleBatchOperation(
                        Arrays.asList(
                                new FlowRuleBatchEntry(
                                        FlowRuleOperation.REMOVE,
                                        rule)), rule.deviceId(), idGenerator.getNewId()));
    }

    @Override
    public FlowRuleEvent addOrUpdateFlowRule(FlowEntry rule) {
        ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(rule.deviceId());
        if (Objects.equal(local, replicaInfo.master().orNull())) {
            return addOrUpdateFlowRuleInternal(rule);
        }

        log.warn("Tried to update FlowRule {} state,"
                         + " while the Node was not the master.", rule);
        return null;
    }

    private FlowRuleEvent addOrUpdateFlowRuleInternal(FlowEntry rule) {
        // check if this new rule is an update to an existing entry
        StoredFlowEntry stored = flowTable.getFlowEntry(rule);
        if (stored != null) {
            stored.setBytes(rule.bytes());
            stored.setLife(rule.life());
            stored.setPackets(rule.packets());
            if (stored.state() == FlowEntryState.PENDING_ADD) {
                stored.setState(FlowEntryState.ADDED);
                return new FlowRuleEvent(Type.RULE_ADDED, rule);
            }
            return new FlowRuleEvent(Type.RULE_UPDATED, rule);
        }

        // TODO: Confirm if this behavior is correct. See SimpleFlowRuleStore
        // TODO: also update backup if the behavior is correct.
        flowTable.add(rule);
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public FlowRuleEvent removeFlowRule(FlowEntry rule) {
        final DeviceId deviceId = rule.deviceId();
        ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(deviceId);
        NodeId master = replicaInfo.master().orNull();

        if (Objects.equal(local, master)) {
            // bypass and handle it locally
            return removeFlowRuleInternal(rule);
        }

        if (master == null) {
            log.warn("Failed to removeFlowRule: No master for {}", deviceId);
            // TODO: revisit if this should be null (="no-op") or Exception
            return null;
        }

        log.trace("Forwarding removeFlowRule to {}, which is the master for device {}",
                  master, deviceId);

        return Futures.get(clusterCommunicator.sendAndReceive(
                               rule,
                               REMOVE_FLOW_ENTRY,
                               SERIALIZER::encode,
                               SERIALIZER::decode,
                               master),
                           FLOW_RULE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS,
                           TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
                           RuntimeException.class);
    }

    private FlowRuleEvent removeFlowRuleInternal(FlowEntry rule) {
        final DeviceId deviceId = rule.deviceId();
        // This is where one could mark a rule as removed and still keep it in the store.
        final boolean removed = flowTable.remove(deviceId, rule); //flowEntries.remove(deviceId, rule);
        return removed ? new FlowRuleEvent(RULE_REMOVED, rule) : null;
    }

    @Override
    public void batchOperationComplete(FlowRuleBatchEvent event) {
        //FIXME: need a per device pending response
        NodeId nodeId = pendingResponses.remove(event.subject().batchId());
        if (nodeId == null) {
            notifyDelegate(event);
        } else {
            // TODO check unicast return value
            clusterCommunicator.unicast(event, REMOTE_APPLY_COMPLETED, SERIALIZER::encode, nodeId);
            //error log: log.warn("Failed to respond to peer for batch operation result");
        }
    }

    private final class OnStoreBatch implements ClusterMessageHandler {

        @Override
        public void handle(final ClusterMessage message) {
            FlowRuleBatchOperation operation = SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
            log.debug("received batch request {}", operation);

            final DeviceId deviceId = operation.deviceId();
            ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(deviceId);
            if (!local.equals(replicaInfo.master().orNull())) {

                Set<FlowRule> failures = new HashSet<>(operation.size());
                for (FlowRuleBatchEntry op : operation.getOperations()) {
                    failures.add(op.target());
                }
                CompletedBatchOperation allFailed = new CompletedBatchOperation(false, failures, deviceId);
                // This node is no longer the master, respond as all failed.
                // TODO: we might want to wrap response in envelope
                // to distinguish sw programming failure and hand over
                // it make sense in the latter case to retry immediately.
                message.respond(SERIALIZER.encode(allFailed));
                return;
            }

            pendingResponses.put(operation.id(), message.sender());
            storeBatchInternal(operation);
        }
    }

    private class InternalFlowTable {

        private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, ConcurrentMap<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>>>
                flowEntries = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

        private final Map<DeviceId, Long> lastBackupTimes = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
        private final Map<DeviceId, Long> lastUpdateTimes = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
        private final Map<DeviceId, NodeId> lastBackupNodes = Maps.newConcurrentMap();

        private NewConcurrentHashMap<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>> lazyEmptyFlowTable() {
            return NewConcurrentHashMap.<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>>ifNeeded();
        }

        /**
         * Returns the flow table for specified device.
         *
         * @param deviceId identifier of the device
         * @return Map representing Flow Table of given device.
         */
        private ConcurrentMap<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>> getFlowTable(DeviceId deviceId) {
            return createIfAbsentUnchecked(flowEntries, deviceId, lazyEmptyFlowTable());
        }

        private Set<StoredFlowEntry> getFlowEntriesInternal(DeviceId deviceId, FlowId flowId) {
            return getFlowTable(deviceId).computeIfAbsent(flowId, id -> Sets.newCopyOnWriteArraySet());
        }

        private StoredFlowEntry getFlowEntryInternal(FlowRule rule) {
            Set<StoredFlowEntry> flowEntries = getFlowEntriesInternal(rule.deviceId(), rule.id());
            return flowEntries.stream()
                              .filter(entry -> Objects.equal(entry, rule))
                              .findAny()
                              .orElse(null);
        }

        private Set<FlowEntry> getFlowEntriesInternal(DeviceId deviceId) {
            Set<FlowEntry> result = Sets.newHashSet();
            getFlowTable(deviceId).values().forEach(result::addAll);
            return result;
        }

        public StoredFlowEntry getFlowEntry(FlowRule rule) {
            return getFlowEntryInternal(rule);
        }

        public Set<FlowEntry> getFlowEntries(DeviceId deviceId) {
            return getFlowEntriesInternal(deviceId);
        }

        public void add(FlowEntry rule) {
            getFlowEntriesInternal(rule.deviceId(), rule.id()).add((StoredFlowEntry) rule);
            lastUpdateTimes.put(rule.deviceId(), System.currentTimeMillis());
        }

        public boolean remove(DeviceId deviceId, FlowEntry rule) {
            try {
                return getFlowEntriesInternal(deviceId, rule.id()).remove(rule);
            } finally {
                lastUpdateTimes.put(deviceId, System.currentTimeMillis());
            }
        }

        private NodeId getBackupNode(DeviceId deviceId) {
            List<NodeId> deviceStandbys = replicaInfoManager.getReplicaInfoFor(deviceId).backups();
            // pick the standby which is most likely to become next master
            return deviceStandbys.isEmpty() ? null : deviceStandbys.get(0);
        }

        private void backup() {
            //TODO: Force backup when backups change.
            try {
                // determine the set of devices that we need to backup during this run.
                Set<DeviceId> devicesToBackup = mastershipService.getDevicesOf(local)
                            .stream()
                            .filter(deviceId -> {
                                Long lastBackupTime = lastBackupTimes.get(deviceId);
                                Long lastUpdateTime = lastUpdateTimes.get(deviceId);
                                NodeId lastBackupNode = lastBackupNodes.get(deviceId);
                                return lastBackupTime == null
                                        ||  !Objects.equal(lastBackupNode, getBackupNode(deviceId))
                                        || (lastUpdateTime != null && lastUpdateTime > lastBackupTime);
                            })
                            .collect(Collectors.toSet());

                // compute a mapping from node to the set of devices whose flow entries it should backup
                Map<NodeId, Set<DeviceId>> devicesToBackupByNode = Maps.newHashMap();
                devicesToBackup.forEach(deviceId -> {
                    NodeId backupLocation = getBackupNode(deviceId);
                    if (backupLocation != null) {
                        devicesToBackupByNode.computeIfAbsent(backupLocation, nodeId -> Sets.newHashSet())
                                             .add(deviceId);
                    }
                });

                // send the device flow entries to their respective backup nodes
                devicesToBackupByNode.forEach((nodeId, deviceIds) -> {
                    Map<DeviceId, ConcurrentMap<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>>> deviceFlowEntries =
                            Maps.newConcurrentMap();
                    flowEntries.forEach((key, value) -> {
                        if (deviceIds.contains(key)) {
                            deviceFlowEntries.put(key, value);
                        }
                    });
                    clusterCommunicator.unicast(deviceFlowEntries,
                            FLOW_TABLE_BACKUP,
                            SERIALIZER::encode,
                            nodeId);
                });

                // update state for use in subsequent run.
                devicesToBackupByNode.forEach((node, devices) -> {
                    devices.forEach(id -> {
                        lastBackupTimes.put(id, System.currentTimeMillis());
                        lastBackupNodes.put(id, node);
                    });
                });
            } catch (Exception e) {
                log.error("Backup failed.", e);
            }
        }

        private void onBackupReceipt(Map<DeviceId, Map<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>>> flowTables) {
            Set<DeviceId> managedDevices = mastershipService.getDevicesOf(local);
            Maps.filterKeys(flowTables, managedDevices::contains).forEach((deviceId, flowTable) -> {
                Map<FlowId, Set<StoredFlowEntry>> deviceFlowTable = getFlowTable(deviceId);
                deviceFlowTable.clear();
                deviceFlowTable.putAll(flowTable);
            });
        }
    }
}