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+package net.onrc.onos.apps.bgproute;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
+import com.google.common.net.InetAddresses;
+
+public class RibEntry {
+	private final InetAddress routerId;
+	private final InetAddress nextHop;
+
+	/*
+	 * Store the sequence number information provided on the update here for
+	 * now. I think this *should* really be in the RibUpdate, and we should
+	 * store RibUpdates in the Ptrie. But, that's a bigger change to change
+	 * what the Ptrie stores.
+	 */
+	private final long sysUpTime;
+	private final long sequenceNum;
+	
+	/*
+	 * Marker for RibEntries where we don't have sequence number info.
+	 * The user of this class should make sure they don't check this data
+	 * if they don't provide it.
+	 */
+	private final static long NULL_TIME = -1;
+	
+	public RibEntry(InetAddress routerId, InetAddress nextHop) {
+		this.routerId = routerId;
+		this.nextHop = nextHop;
+		sequenceNum = NULL_TIME;
+		sysUpTime = NULL_TIME;
+	}
+	
+	public RibEntry(String routerId, String nextHop) {
+		this.routerId = InetAddresses.forString(routerId);
+		this.nextHop = InetAddresses.forString(nextHop);
+		sequenceNum = NULL_TIME;
+		sysUpTime = NULL_TIME;
+	}
+	
+	public RibEntry(String routerId, String nextHop, long sysUpTime
+			, long sequenceNum) {
+		this.routerId = InetAddresses.forString(routerId);
+		this.nextHop = InetAddresses.forString(nextHop);
+		this.sequenceNum = sequenceNum;
+		this.sysUpTime = sysUpTime;
+	}
+	
+	public InetAddress getNextHop() {
+	    return nextHop;
+	}
+	
+	public long getSysUpTime() {
+		return sysUpTime;
+	}
+	
+	public long getSequenceNum() {
+		return sequenceNum;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		if (other == null || !(other instanceof RibEntry)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		RibEntry otherRibEntry = (RibEntry) other;
+		
+		return this.routerId.equals(otherRibEntry.routerId) 
+				&& this.nextHop.equals(otherRibEntry.nextHop);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		int hash = 17;
+		hash = 31 * hash + routerId.hashCode();
+		hash = 31 * hash + nextHop.hashCode();
+		return hash;
+	}
+}