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+package net.onrc.onos.core.newintent;
+
+import net.onrc.onos.api.newintent.ConnectivityIntent;
+import net.onrc.onos.api.newintent.Intent;
+import net.onrc.onos.api.newintent.IntentCompiler;
+import net.onrc.onos.api.newintent.IntentId;
+import net.onrc.onos.api.newintent.IntentIdGenerator;
+import net.onrc.onos.core.matchaction.action.Action;
+import net.onrc.onos.core.matchaction.action.Actions;
+import net.onrc.onos.core.matchaction.action.OutputAction;
+import net.onrc.onos.core.util.SwitchPort;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * A base IntentCompiler implementation.
+ * @param <T> the type of intent
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractIntentCompiler<T extends Intent> implements IntentCompiler<T> {
+    private final IntentIdGenerator idGenerator;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an instance with the specified Intent ID generator.
+     * <p>
+     * Intent compiler generates intents from an input intent.
+     * To make sure to use unique IDs for generated intents, intent
+     * ID generator is given as the argument of a constructor in normal
+     * cases.
+     * </p>
+     * @param idGenerator intent ID generator
+     */
+    protected AbstractIntentCompiler(IntentIdGenerator idGenerator) {
+        this.idGenerator = checkNotNull(idGenerator);
+    }
+
+    protected IntentId getNextId() {
+        return idGenerator.getNewId();
+    }
+
+    protected List<Action> packActions(ConnectivityIntent intent, SwitchPort egress) {
+        List<Action> actions = new ArrayList<>();
+        Action intentAction = intent.getAction();
+        if (!intentAction.equals(Actions.nullAction())) {
+            actions.add(intentAction);
+        }
+
+        OutputAction output = new OutputAction(egress.getPortNumber());
+        actions.add(output);
+        return actions;
+    }
+}