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+package net.onrc.onos.intent;
+
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.networkgraph.NetworkGraph;
+
+/**
+ * @author Toshio Koide (t-koide@onlab.us)
+ */
+public class IntentDeserializer {
+	private String id;
+	private String className;
+	private Intent intent = null;
+	private NetworkGraph g;
+
+	public IntentDeserializer(NetworkGraph graph, byte[] b) {
+		// TODO deserialize object and get (unique id, class name, object data) tuple.
+		g = graph;
+		id = "id";
+		className = "pi";
+		byte[] objectData = null;
+
+		switch (className) {
+		case "pi":
+			parsePathIntent(objectData);
+			break;
+		case "spi":
+			parseShortestPathIntent(objectData);
+			break;
+		case "cspi":
+			parseConstrainedShortestPathIntent(objectData);
+			break;
+		default:
+			// TODO error
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void parsePathIntent(byte[] objectData) {
+		// TODO deserialize object and create instance
+		intent = new PathIntent(id, null, null, null);
+	}
+
+	private void parseShortestPathIntent(byte[] objectData) {
+		// TODO deserialize object and create instance
+		intent = new ShortestPathIntent(g, id, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L);
+	}
+
+	private void parseConstrainedShortestPathIntent(byte[] objectData) {
+		// TODO deserialize object and create instance
+		intent = new ConstrainedShortestPathIntent(g, id, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0.0);
+	}
+
+	public Intent getIntent() {
+		return intent;
+	}
+}