Merge "Added hosttracker shell for karaf (rebased)"
[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-protocolbuffer-encoding / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / controller / protobuff / messages / transaction / ShardTransactionMessages.java
index cabcf859da95e63fbc404c9482f4167cf129f522..ee2c70423e14fcaa8775d285f22cd2a8bb02f324 100644 (file)
@@ -628,6 +628,21 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
   public interface CreateTransactionOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
+
+    // required string transactionId = 1;
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+     */
+    boolean hasTransactionId();
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+     */
+    java.lang.String getTransactionId();
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+     */
+    com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getTransactionIdBytes();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.CreateTransaction}
@@ -662,6 +677,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
       initFields();
+      int mutable_bitField0_ = 0;
       com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.Builder unknownFields =
           com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.newBuilder();
       try {
@@ -679,6 +695,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
               }
               break;
             }
+            case 10: {
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+              transactionId_ = input.readBytes();
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
       } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
@@ -718,13 +739,62 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       return PARSER;
     }
 
+    private int bitField0_;
+    // required string transactionId = 1;
+    public static final int TRANSACTIONID_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
+    private java.lang.Object transactionId_;
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public boolean hasTransactionId() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public java.lang.String getTransactionId() {
+      java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
+      if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
+        return (java.lang.String) ref;
+      } else {
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = 
+            (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+        java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
+        if (bs.isValidUtf8()) {
+          transactionId_ = s;
+        }
+        return s;
+      }
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getTransactionIdBytes() {
+      java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
+      if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
+            com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                (java.lang.String) ref);
+        transactionId_ = b;
+        return b;
+      } else {
+        return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+      }
+    }
+
     private void initFields() {
+      transactionId_ = "";
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
       byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
       if (isInitialized != -1) return isInitialized == 1;
 
+      if (!hasTransactionId()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
       memoizedIsInitialized = 1;
       return true;
     }
@@ -732,6 +802,9 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     public void writeTo(com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream output)
                         throws java.io.IOException {
       getSerializedSize();
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        output.writeBytes(1, getTransactionIdBytes());
+      }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
 
@@ -741,6 +814,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       if (size != -1) return size;
 
       size = 0;
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeBytesSize(1, getTransactionIdBytes());
+      }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
       return size;
@@ -857,6 +934,8 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder clear() {
         super.clear();
+        transactionId_ = "";
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
         return this;
       }
 
@@ -883,6 +962,13 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransaction buildPartial() {
         org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransaction result = new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransaction(this);
+        int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
+        int to_bitField0_ = 0;
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        }
+        result.transactionId_ = transactionId_;
+        result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
       }
@@ -898,11 +984,20 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransaction other) {
         if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransaction.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
+        if (other.hasTransactionId()) {
+          bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+          transactionId_ = other.transactionId_;
+          onChanged();
+        }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
       }
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
+        if (!hasTransactionId()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -923,6 +1018,81 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         }
         return this;
       }
+      private int bitField0_;
+
+      // required string transactionId = 1;
+      private java.lang.Object transactionId_ = "";
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public boolean hasTransactionId() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public java.lang.String getTransactionId() {
+        java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
+        if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
+          java.lang.String s = ((com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref)
+              .toStringUtf8();
+          transactionId_ = s;
+          return s;
+        } else {
+          return (java.lang.String) ref;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+          getTransactionIdBytes() {
+        java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
+        if (ref instanceof String) {
+          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
+              com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                  (java.lang.String) ref);
+          transactionId_ = b;
+          return b;
+        } else {
+          return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setTransactionId(
+          java.lang.String value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+    throw new NullPointerException();
+  }
+  bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        transactionId_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder clearTransactionId() {
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+        transactionId_ = getDefaultInstance().getTransactionId();
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setTransactionIdBytes(
+          com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+    throw new NullPointerException();
+  }
+  bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        transactionId_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
 
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.CreateTransaction)
     }
@@ -938,20 +1108,35 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   public interface CreateTransactionReplyOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
 
-    // required string transactionPath = 1;
+    // required string transactionActorPath = 1;
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
+     */
+    boolean hasTransactionActorPath();
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
+     */
+    java.lang.String getTransactionActorPath();
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
+     */
+    com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getTransactionActorPathBytes();
+
+    // required string transactionId = 2;
     /**
-     * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
      */
-    boolean hasTransactionPath();
+    boolean hasTransactionId();
     /**
-     * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
      */
-    java.lang.String getTransactionPath();
+    java.lang.String getTransactionId();
     /**
-     * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
      */
     com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getTransactionPathBytes();
+        getTransactionIdBytes();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.CreateTransactionReply}
@@ -1006,7 +1191,12 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
             }
             case 10: {
               bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-              transactionPath_ = input.readBytes();
+              transactionActorPath_ = input.readBytes();
+              break;
+            }
+            case 18: {
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+              transactionId_ = input.readBytes();
               break;
             }
           }
@@ -1049,43 +1239,86 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     }
 
     private int bitField0_;
-    // required string transactionPath = 1;
-    public static final int TRANSACTIONPATH_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
-    private java.lang.Object transactionPath_;
+    // required string transactionActorPath = 1;
+    public static final int TRANSACTIONACTORPATH_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
+    private java.lang.Object transactionActorPath_;
     /**
-     * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
      */
-    public boolean hasTransactionPath() {
+    public boolean hasTransactionActorPath() {
       return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public java.lang.String getTransactionActorPath() {
+      java.lang.Object ref = transactionActorPath_;
+      if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
+        return (java.lang.String) ref;
+      } else {
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = 
+            (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+        java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
+        if (bs.isValidUtf8()) {
+          transactionActorPath_ = s;
+        }
+        return s;
+      }
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getTransactionActorPathBytes() {
+      java.lang.Object ref = transactionActorPath_;
+      if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
+            com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                (java.lang.String) ref);
+        transactionActorPath_ = b;
+        return b;
+      } else {
+        return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // required string transactionId = 2;
+    public static final int TRANSACTIONID_FIELD_NUMBER = 2;
+    private java.lang.Object transactionId_;
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+     */
+    public boolean hasTransactionId() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
      */
-    public java.lang.String getTransactionPath() {
-      java.lang.Object ref = transactionPath_;
+    public java.lang.String getTransactionId() {
+      java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
       if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
         return (java.lang.String) ref;
       } else {
-        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs =
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = 
             (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
         java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
         if (bs.isValidUtf8()) {
-          transactionPath_ = s;
+          transactionId_ = s;
         }
         return s;
       }
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
      */
     public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getTransactionPathBytes() {
-      java.lang.Object ref = transactionPath_;
+        getTransactionIdBytes() {
+      java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
       if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
-        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
             com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
                 (java.lang.String) ref);
-        transactionPath_ = b;
+        transactionId_ = b;
         return b;
       } else {
         return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
@@ -1093,14 +1326,19 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     }
 
     private void initFields() {
-      transactionPath_ = "";
+      transactionActorPath_ = "";
+      transactionId_ = "";
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
       byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
       if (isInitialized != -1) return isInitialized == 1;
 
-      if (!hasTransactionPath()) {
+      if (!hasTransactionActorPath()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!hasTransactionId()) {
         memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
         return false;
       }
@@ -1112,7 +1350,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
                         throws java.io.IOException {
       getSerializedSize();
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-        output.writeBytes(1, getTransactionPathBytes());
+        output.writeBytes(1, getTransactionActorPathBytes());
+      }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+        output.writeBytes(2, getTransactionIdBytes());
       }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
@@ -1125,7 +1366,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       size = 0;
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
         size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
-          .computeBytesSize(1, getTransactionPathBytes());
+          .computeBytesSize(1, getTransactionActorPathBytes());
+      }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeBytesSize(2, getTransactionIdBytes());
       }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
@@ -1243,8 +1488,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder clear() {
         super.clear();
-        transactionPath_ = "";
+        transactionActorPath_ = "";
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+        transactionId_ = "";
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
         return this;
       }
 
@@ -1276,7 +1523,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
           to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         }
-        result.transactionPath_ = transactionPath_;
+        result.transactionActorPath_ = transactionActorPath_;
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        }
+        result.transactionId_ = transactionId_;
         result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
@@ -1293,9 +1544,14 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransactionReply other) {
         if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.CreateTransactionReply.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
-        if (other.hasTransactionPath()) {
+        if (other.hasTransactionActorPath()) {
           bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-          transactionPath_ = other.transactionPath_;
+          transactionActorPath_ = other.transactionActorPath_;
+          onChanged();
+        }
+        if (other.hasTransactionId()) {
+          bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+          transactionId_ = other.transactionId_;
           onChanged();
         }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
@@ -1303,8 +1559,12 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
-        if (!hasTransactionPath()) {
-
+        if (!hasTransactionActorPath()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!hasTransactionId()) {
+          
           return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -1329,76 +1589,150 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private int bitField0_;
 
-      // required string transactionPath = 1;
-      private java.lang.Object transactionPath_ = "";
+      // required string transactionActorPath = 1;
+      private java.lang.Object transactionActorPath_ = "";
       /**
-       * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
        */
-      public boolean hasTransactionPath() {
+      public boolean hasTransactionActorPath() {
         return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
        */
-      public java.lang.String getTransactionPath() {
-        java.lang.Object ref = transactionPath_;
+      public java.lang.String getTransactionActorPath() {
+        java.lang.Object ref = transactionActorPath_;
         if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
           java.lang.String s = ((com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref)
               .toStringUtf8();
-          transactionPath_ = s;
+          transactionActorPath_ = s;
           return s;
         } else {
           return (java.lang.String) ref;
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
        */
       public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-          getTransactionPathBytes() {
-        java.lang.Object ref = transactionPath_;
+          getTransactionActorPathBytes() {
+        java.lang.Object ref = transactionActorPath_;
         if (ref instanceof String) {
-          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
               com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
                   (java.lang.String) ref);
-          transactionPath_ = b;
+          transactionActorPath_ = b;
           return b;
         } else {
           return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setTransactionPath(
+      public Builder setTransactionActorPath(
           java.lang.String value) {
         if (value == null) {
     throw new NullPointerException();
   }
   bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-        transactionPath_ = value;
+        transactionActorPath_ = value;
         onChanged();
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder clearTransactionPath() {
+      public Builder clearTransactionActorPath() {
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
-        transactionPath_ = getDefaultInstance().getTransactionPath();
+        transactionActorPath_ = getDefaultInstance().getTransactionActorPath();
         onChanged();
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string transactionPath = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required string transactionActorPath = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setTransactionPathBytes(
+      public Builder setTransactionActorPathBytes(
           com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
         if (value == null) {
     throw new NullPointerException();
   }
   bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-        transactionPath_ = value;
+        transactionActorPath_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      // required string transactionId = 2;
+      private java.lang.Object transactionId_ = "";
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public boolean hasTransactionId() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public java.lang.String getTransactionId() {
+        java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
+        if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
+          java.lang.String s = ((com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref)
+              .toStringUtf8();
+          transactionId_ = s;
+          return s;
+        } else {
+          return (java.lang.String) ref;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+          getTransactionIdBytes() {
+        java.lang.Object ref = transactionId_;
+        if (ref instanceof String) {
+          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
+              com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                  (java.lang.String) ref);
+          transactionId_ = b;
+          return b;
+        } else {
+          return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setTransactionId(
+          java.lang.String value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+    throw new NullPointerException();
+  }
+  bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        transactionId_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder clearTransactionId() {
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
+        transactionId_ = getDefaultInstance().getTransactionId();
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required string transactionId = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setTransactionIdBytes(
+          com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+    throw new NullPointerException();
+  }
+  bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        transactionId_ = value;
         onChanged();
         return this;
       }
@@ -1854,7 +2188,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
         return (java.lang.String) ref;
       } else {
-        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs =
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = 
             (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
         java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
         if (bs.isValidUtf8()) {
@@ -1870,7 +2204,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         getActorPathBytes() {
       java.lang.Object ref = actorPath_;
       if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
-        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
             com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
                 (java.lang.String) ref);
         actorPath_ = b;
@@ -2092,7 +2426,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
         if (!hasActorPath()) {
-
+          
           return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -2146,7 +2480,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
           getActorPathBytes() {
         java.lang.Object ref = actorPath_;
         if (ref instanceof String) {
-          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b = 
               com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
                   (java.lang.String) ref);
           actorPath_ = b;
@@ -2205,25 +2539,19 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   public interface DeleteDataOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
 
-    // repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
-    /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
-     */
-    java.util.List<java.lang.String>
-    getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList();
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    int getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsCount();
+    boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(int index);
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(int index);
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.DeleteData}
@@ -2277,11 +2605,16 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
               break;
             }
             case 10: {
-              if (!((mutable_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-                instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList();
-                mutable_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder subBuilder = null;
+              if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                subBuilder = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.toBuilder();
+              }
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
+              if (subBuilder != null) {
+                subBuilder.mergeFrom(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+                instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = subBuilder.buildPartial();
               }
-              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.add(input.readBytes());
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
               break;
             }
           }
@@ -2292,9 +2625,6 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         throw new com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException(
             e.getMessage()).setUnfinishedMessage(this);
       } finally {
-        if (((mutable_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.UnmodifiableLazyStringList(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-        }
         this.unknownFields = unknownFields.build();
         makeExtensionsImmutable();
       }
@@ -2326,44 +2656,45 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       return PARSER;
     }
 
-    // repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+    private int bitField0_;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
     public static final int INSTANCEIDENTIFIERPATHARGUMENTS_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
-    private com.google.protobuf.LazyStringList instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-    /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
-     */
-    public java.util.List<java.lang.String>
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList() {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-    }
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public int getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsCount() {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size();
+    public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
     }
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(int index) {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.get(index);
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     }
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(int index) {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(index);
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     }
 
     private void initFields() {
-      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
+      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
       byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
       if (isInitialized != -1) return isInitialized == 1;
 
+      if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
       memoizedIsInitialized = 1;
       return true;
     }
@@ -2371,8 +2702,8 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     public void writeTo(com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream output)
                         throws java.io.IOException {
       getSerializedSize();
-      for (int i = 0; i < instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size(); i++) {
-        output.writeBytes(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(i));
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        output.writeMessage(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
       }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
@@ -2383,14 +2714,9 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       if (size != -1) return size;
 
       size = 0;
-      {
-        int dataSize = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size(); i++) {
-          dataSize += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
-            .computeBytesSizeNoTag(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(i));
-        }
-        size += dataSize;
-        size += 1 * getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList().size();
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeMessageSize(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
       }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
@@ -2500,6 +2826,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private void maybeForceBuilderInitialization() {
         if (com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders) {
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder();
         }
       }
       private static Builder create() {
@@ -2508,7 +2835,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder clear() {
         super.clear();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
         return this;
       }
@@ -2537,12 +2868,16 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.DeleteData buildPartial() {
         org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.DeleteData result = new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.DeleteData(this);
         int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
-        if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.UnmodifiableLazyStringList(
-              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-          bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+        int to_bitField0_ = 0;
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        }
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.build();
         }
-        result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
       }
@@ -2558,21 +2893,22 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.DeleteData other) {
         if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.DeleteData.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
-        if (!other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.isEmpty()) {
-          if (instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.isEmpty()) {
-            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-            bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
-          } else {
-            ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.addAll(other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-          }
-          onChanged();
+        if (other.hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+          mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(other.getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments());
         }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
       }
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
+        if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -2595,97 +2931,121 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private int bitField0_;
 
-      // repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
-      private com.google.protobuf.LazyStringList instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
-      private void ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable() {
-        if (!((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-          bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-         }
-      }
+      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public java.util.List<java.lang.String>
-          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList() {
-        return java.util.Collections.unmodifiableList(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public int getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsCount() {
-        return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size();
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessage();
+        }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(int index) {
-        return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.get(index);
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException();
+          }
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(int index) {
-        return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(index);
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder builderForValue) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = builderForValue.build();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(builderForValue.build());
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          int index, java.lang.String value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.set(index, value);
-        onChanged();
+      public Builder mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001) &&
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance()) {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ =
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.newBuilder(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+          } else {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          }
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.mergeFrom(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder addInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          java.lang.String value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.add(value);
-        onChanged();
+      public Builder clearInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder addAllInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String> values) {
-        ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        super.addAll(values, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder() {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         onChanged();
-        return this;
+        return getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder clearInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
-        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
-        onChanged();
-        return this;
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ != null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder addInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(
-          com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.add(value);
-        onChanged();
-        return this;
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> 
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ = new com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder>(
+                  instanceIdentifierPathArguments_,
+                  getParentForChildren(),
+                  isClean());
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = null;
+        }
+        return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       }
 
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.DeleteData)
@@ -3011,20 +3371,19 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   public interface ReadDataOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
 
-    // required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
     /**
-     * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
     boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
     /**
-     * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
     /**
-     * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes();
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.ReadData}
@@ -3078,8 +3437,16 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
               break;
             }
             case 10: {
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder subBuilder = null;
+              if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                subBuilder = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.toBuilder();
+              }
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
+              if (subBuilder != null) {
+                subBuilder.mergeFrom(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+                instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = subBuilder.buildPartial();
+              }
               bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = input.readBytes();
               break;
             }
           }
@@ -3122,51 +3489,30 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     }
 
     private int bitField0_;
-    // required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
     public static final int INSTANCEIDENTIFIERPATHARGUMENTS_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
-    private java.lang.Object instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     /**
-     * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
     public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
       return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
-      java.lang.Object ref = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-      if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
-        return (java.lang.String) ref;
-      } else {
-        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs =
-            (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
-        java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
-        if (bs.isValidUtf8()) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = s;
-        }
-        return s;
-      }
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes() {
-      java.lang.Object ref = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-      if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
-        com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
-            com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
-                (java.lang.String) ref);
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = b;
-        return b;
-      } else {
-        return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
-      }
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     }
 
     private void initFields() {
-      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = "";
+      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
@@ -3177,6 +3523,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
         return false;
       }
+      if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
       memoizedIsInitialized = 1;
       return true;
     }
@@ -3185,7 +3535,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
                         throws java.io.IOException {
       getSerializedSize();
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-        output.writeBytes(1, getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes());
+        output.writeMessage(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
       }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
@@ -3198,7 +3548,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       size = 0;
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
         size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
-          .computeBytesSize(1, getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes());
+          .computeMessageSize(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
       }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
@@ -3308,6 +3658,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private void maybeForceBuilderInitialization() {
         if (com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders) {
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder();
         }
       }
       private static Builder create() {
@@ -3316,7 +3667,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder clear() {
         super.clear();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = "";
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
         return this;
       }
@@ -3349,7 +3704,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
           to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         }
-        result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.build();
+        }
         result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
@@ -3367,9 +3726,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.ReadData other) {
         if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.ReadData.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
         if (other.hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
-          bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-          onChanged();
+          mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(other.getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments());
         }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
@@ -3377,7 +3734,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
         if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
-
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+          
           return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -3402,78 +3763,121 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private int bitField0_;
 
-      // required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
-      private java.lang.Object instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = "";
+      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       /**
-       * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
       public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
         return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
-        java.lang.Object ref = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-        if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
-          java.lang.String s = ((com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref)
-              .toStringUtf8();
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = s;
-          return s;
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
         } else {
-          return (java.lang.String) ref;
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessage();
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes() {
-        java.lang.Object ref = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-        if (ref instanceof String) {
-          com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
-              com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
-                  (java.lang.String) ref);
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = b;
-          return b;
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException();
+          }
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          onChanged();
         } else {
-          return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(value);
         }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
       public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          java.lang.String value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
-        onChanged();
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder builderForValue) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = builderForValue.build();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(builderForValue.build());
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001) &&
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance()) {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ =
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.newBuilder(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+          } else {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          }
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.mergeFrom(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
       public Builder clearInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = getDefaultInstance().getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
-        onChanged();
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(
-          com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder() {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         onChanged();
-        return this;
+        return getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ != null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> 
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ = new com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder>(
+                  instanceIdentifierPathArguments_,
+                  getParentForChildren(),
+                  isClean());
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = null;
+        }
+        return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       }
 
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.ReadData)
@@ -3490,19 +3894,19 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   public interface ReadDataReplyOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
 
-    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;
+    // optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+     * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
      */
     boolean hasNormalizedNode();
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+     * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
      */
-    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml getNormalizedNode();
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode();
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+     * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
      */
-    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder();
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.ReadDataReply}
@@ -3556,11 +3960,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
               break;
             }
             case 10: {
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder subBuilder = null;
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder subBuilder = null;
               if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
                 subBuilder = normalizedNode_.toBuilder();
               }
-              normalizedNode_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
+              normalizedNode_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
               if (subBuilder != null) {
                 subBuilder.mergeFrom(normalizedNode_);
                 normalizedNode_ = subBuilder.buildPartial();
@@ -3608,43 +4012,41 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     }
 
     private int bitField0_;
-    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;
+    // optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;
     public static final int NORMALIZEDNODE_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
-    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode_;
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node normalizedNode_;
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+     * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
      */
     public boolean hasNormalizedNode() {
       return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+     * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
      */
-    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml getNormalizedNode() {
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode() {
       return normalizedNode_;
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+     * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
      */
-    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
       return normalizedNode_;
     }
 
     private void initFields() {
-      normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+      normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
       byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
       if (isInitialized != -1) return isInitialized == 1;
 
-      if (!hasNormalizedNode()) {
-        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
-        return false;
-      }
-      if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
-        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
-        return false;
+      if (hasNormalizedNode()) {
+        if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
+          memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+          return false;
+        }
       }
       memoizedIsInitialized = 1;
       return true;
@@ -3787,7 +4189,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       public Builder clear() {
         super.clear();
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
-          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
         } else {
           normalizedNodeBuilder_.clear();
         }
@@ -3852,13 +4254,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
-        if (!hasNormalizedNode()) {
-
-          return false;
-        }
-        if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
-
-          return false;
+        if (hasNormalizedNode()) {
+          if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
+            
+            return false;
+          }
         }
         return true;
       }
@@ -3882,20 +4282,20 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private int bitField0_;
 
-      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;
-      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+      // optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
       private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder> normalizedNodeBuilder_;
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder> normalizedNodeBuilder_;
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
       public boolean hasNormalizedNode() {
         return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml getNormalizedNode() {
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           return normalizedNode_;
         } else {
@@ -3903,9 +4303,9 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml value) {
+      public Builder setNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           if (value == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException();
@@ -3919,10 +4319,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
       public Builder setNormalizedNode(
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder builderForValue) {
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder builderForValue) {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           normalizedNode_ = builderForValue.build();
           onChanged();
@@ -3933,14 +4333,14 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder mergeNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml value) {
+      public Builder mergeNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001) &&
-              normalizedNode_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance()) {
+              normalizedNode_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance()) {
             normalizedNode_ =
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.newBuilder(normalizedNode_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.newBuilder(normalizedNode_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
           } else {
             normalizedNode_ = value;
           }
@@ -3952,11 +4352,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
       public Builder clearNormalizedNode() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
-          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
           onChanged();
         } else {
           normalizedNodeBuilder_.clear();
@@ -3965,17 +4365,17 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder getNormalizedNodeBuilder() {
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder getNormalizedNodeBuilder() {
         bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         onChanged();
         return getNormalizedNodeFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ != null) {
           return normalizedNodeBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
         } else {
@@ -3983,14 +4383,14 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 1;</code>
+       * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 1;</code>
        */
       private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder>
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder> 
           getNormalizedNodeFieldBuilder() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           normalizedNodeBuilder_ = new com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder>(
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder>(
                   normalizedNode_,
                   getParentForChildren(),
                   isClean());
@@ -4013,39 +4413,33 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   public interface WriteDataOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
 
-    // repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
-    /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
-     */
-    java.util.List<java.lang.String>
-    getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList();
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    int getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsCount();
+    boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(int index);
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments();
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(int index);
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder();
 
-    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
      */
     boolean hasNormalizedNode();
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
      */
-    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml getNormalizedNode();
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode();
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
      */
-    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder();
+    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteData}
@@ -4099,24 +4493,29 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
               break;
             }
             case 10: {
-              if (!((mutable_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-                instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList();
-                mutable_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder subBuilder = null;
+              if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                subBuilder = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.toBuilder();
               }
-              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.add(input.readBytes());
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
+              if (subBuilder != null) {
+                subBuilder.mergeFrom(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+                instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = subBuilder.buildPartial();
+              }
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
               break;
             }
             case 18: {
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder subBuilder = null;
-              if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder subBuilder = null;
+              if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
                 subBuilder = normalizedNode_.toBuilder();
               }
-              normalizedNode_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
+              normalizedNode_ = input.readMessage(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.PARSER, extensionRegistry);
               if (subBuilder != null) {
                 subBuilder.mergeFrom(normalizedNode_);
                 normalizedNode_ = subBuilder.buildPartial();
               }
-              bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
               break;
             }
           }
@@ -4127,9 +4526,6 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         throw new com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException(
             e.getMessage()).setUnfinishedMessage(this);
       } finally {
-        if (((mutable_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.UnmodifiableLazyStringList(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-        }
         this.unknownFields = unknownFields.build();
         makeExtensionsImmutable();
       }
@@ -4162,71 +4558,71 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     }
 
     private int bitField0_;
-    // repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
     public static final int INSTANCEIDENTIFIERPATHARGUMENTS_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
-    private com.google.protobuf.LazyStringList instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-    /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
-     */
-    public java.util.List<java.lang.String>
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList() {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-    }
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public int getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsCount() {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size();
+    public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
     }
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(int index) {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.get(index);
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     }
     /**
-     * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
      */
-    public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-        getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(int index) {
-      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(index);
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
     }
 
-    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;
     public static final int NORMALIZEDNODE_FIELD_NUMBER = 2;
-    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode_;
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node normalizedNode_;
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
      */
     public boolean hasNormalizedNode() {
-      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
      */
-    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml getNormalizedNode() {
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode() {
       return normalizedNode_;
     }
     /**
-     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
      */
-    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
       return normalizedNode_;
     }
 
     private void initFields() {
-      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
-      normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+      normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
       byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
       if (isInitialized != -1) return isInitialized == 1;
 
+      if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
       if (!hasNormalizedNode()) {
         memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
         return false;
       }
+      if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
       if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
         memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
         return false;
@@ -4238,10 +4634,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     public void writeTo(com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream output)
                         throws java.io.IOException {
       getSerializedSize();
-      for (int i = 0; i < instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size(); i++) {
-        output.writeBytes(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(i));
-      }
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        output.writeMessage(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
         output.writeMessage(2, normalizedNode_);
       }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
@@ -4253,16 +4649,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       if (size != -1) return size;
 
       size = 0;
-      {
-        int dataSize = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size(); i++) {
-          dataSize += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
-            .computeBytesSizeNoTag(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(i));
-        }
-        size += dataSize;
-        size += 1 * getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList().size();
-      }
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeMessageSize(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
         size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
           .computeMessageSize(2, normalizedNode_);
       }
@@ -4374,6 +4765,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private void maybeForceBuilderInitialization() {
         if (com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders) {
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder();
           getNormalizedNodeFieldBuilder();
         }
       }
@@ -4383,10 +4775,14 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder clear() {
         super.clear();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
-          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
         } else {
           normalizedNodeBuilder_.clear();
         }
@@ -4419,14 +4815,16 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteData result = new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteData(this);
         int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
         int to_bitField0_ = 0;
-        if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.UnmodifiableLazyStringList(
-              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-          bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        }
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.build();
         }
-        result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
         if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
-          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
         }
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           result.normalizedNode_ = normalizedNode_;
@@ -4449,15 +4847,8 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteData other) {
         if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteData.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
-        if (!other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.isEmpty()) {
-          if (instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.isEmpty()) {
-            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
-            bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
-          } else {
-            ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.addAll(other.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-          }
-          onChanged();
+        if (other.hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+          mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(other.getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments());
         }
         if (other.hasNormalizedNode()) {
           mergeNormalizedNode(other.getNormalizedNode());
@@ -4467,12 +4858,20 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
 
       public final boolean isInitialized() {
+        if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
         if (!hasNormalizedNode()) {
-
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+          
           return false;
         }
         if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
-
+          
           return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -4497,113 +4896,1177 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       }
       private int bitField0_;
 
-      // repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
-      private com.google.protobuf.LazyStringList instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
-      private void ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable() {
-        if (!((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
-          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = new com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-          bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
-         }
-      }
+      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public java.util.List<java.lang.String>
-          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsList() {
-        return java.util.Collections.unmodifiableList(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public int getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsCount() {
-        return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.size();
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessage();
+        }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public java.lang.String getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(int index) {
-        return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.get(index);
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException();
+          }
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(int index) {
-        return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.getByteString(index);
-      }
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder builderForValue) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = builderForValue.build();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(builderForValue.build());
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001) &&
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance()) {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ =
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.newBuilder(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+          } else {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          }
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.mergeFrom(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder clearInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder() {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        onChanged();
+        return getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ != null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> 
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ = new com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder>(
+                  instanceIdentifierPathArguments_,
+                  getParentForChildren(),
+                  isClean());
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = null;
+        }
+        return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
+      }
+
+      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder> normalizedNodeBuilder_;
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public boolean hasNormalizedNode() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode() {
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          return normalizedNode_;
+        } else {
+          return normalizedNodeBuilder_.getMessage();
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException();
+          }
+          normalizedNode_ = value;
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          normalizedNodeBuilder_.setMessage(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setNormalizedNode(
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder builderForValue) {
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          normalizedNode_ = builderForValue.build();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          normalizedNodeBuilder_.setMessage(builderForValue.build());
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder mergeNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002) &&
+              normalizedNode_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance()) {
+            normalizedNode_ =
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.newBuilder(normalizedNode_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+          } else {
+            normalizedNode_ = value;
+          }
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          normalizedNodeBuilder_.mergeFrom(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder clearNormalizedNode() {
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          normalizedNodeBuilder_.clear();
+        }
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder getNormalizedNodeBuilder() {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        onChanged();
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+          com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+          throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+        return new MergeData(input, extensionRegistry);
+      }
+    };
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    public com.google.protobuf.Parser<MergeData> getParserForType() {
+      return PARSER;
+    }
+
+    private int bitField0_;
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+    public static final int INSTANCEIDENTIFIERPATHARGUMENTS_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+    /**
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+     */
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+      return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+    }
+
+    // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;
+    public static final int NORMALIZEDNODE_FIELD_NUMBER = 2;
+    private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node normalizedNode_;
+    /**
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     */
+    public boolean hasNormalizedNode() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     */
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode() {
+      return normalizedNode_;
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+     */
+    public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
+      return normalizedNode_;
+    }
+
+    private void initFields() {
+      instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+      normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
+    }
+    private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
+    public final boolean isInitialized() {
+      byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
+      if (isInitialized != -1) return isInitialized == 1;
+
+      if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!hasNormalizedNode()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
+        memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+        return false;
+      }
+      memoizedIsInitialized = 1;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    public void writeTo(com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream output)
+                        throws java.io.IOException {
+      getSerializedSize();
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        output.writeMessage(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+        output.writeMessage(2, normalizedNode_);
+      }
+      getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
+    }
+
+    private int memoizedSerializedSize = -1;
+    public int getSerializedSize() {
+      int size = memoizedSerializedSize;
+      if (size != -1) return size;
+
+      size = 0;
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeMessageSize(1, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
+      }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeMessageSize(2, normalizedNode_);
+      }
+      size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
+      memoizedSerializedSize = size;
+      return size;
+    }
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
+    @java.lang.Override
+    protected java.lang.Object writeReplace()
+        throws java.io.ObjectStreamException {
+      return super.writeReplace();
+    }
+
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString data)
+        throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString data,
+        com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+        throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(data, extensionRegistry);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(byte[] data)
+        throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(
+        byte[] data,
+        com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+        throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(data, extensionRegistry);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(java.io.InputStream input)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(
+        java.io.InputStream input,
+        com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseDelimitedFrom(java.io.InputStream input)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      return PARSER.parseDelimitedFrom(input);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseDelimitedFrom(
+        java.io.InputStream input,
+        com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      return PARSER.parseDelimitedFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(
+        com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
+    }
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parseFrom(
+        com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
+        com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      return PARSER.parseFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
+    }
+
+    public static Builder newBuilder() { return Builder.create(); }
+    public Builder newBuilderForType() { return newBuilder(); }
+    public static Builder newBuilder(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData prototype) {
+      return newBuilder().mergeFrom(prototype);
+    }
+    public Builder toBuilder() { return newBuilder(this); }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    protected Builder newBuilderForType(
+        com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent parent) {
+      Builder builder = new Builder(parent);
+      return builder;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeData}
+     */
+    public static final class Builder extends
+        com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<Builder>
+       implements org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataOrBuilder {
+      public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+          getDescriptor() {
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_descriptor;
+      }
+
+      protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+          internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_fieldAccessorTable
+            .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData.class, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData.Builder.class);
+      }
+
+      // Construct using org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData.newBuilder()
+      private Builder() {
+        maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
+      }
+
+      private Builder(
+          com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent parent) {
+        super(parent);
+        maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
+      }
+      private void maybeForceBuilderInitialization() {
+        if (com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders) {
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder();
+          getNormalizedNodeFieldBuilder();
+        }
+      }
+      private static Builder create() {
+        return new Builder();
+      }
+
+      public Builder clear() {
+        super.clear();
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
+        } else {
+          normalizedNodeBuilder_.clear();
+        }
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      public Builder clone() {
+        return create().mergeFrom(buildPartial());
+      }
+
+      public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+          getDescriptorForType() {
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_descriptor;
+      }
+
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData.getDefaultInstance();
+      }
+
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData build() {
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData result = buildPartial();
+        if (!result.isInitialized()) {
+          throw newUninitializedMessageException(result);
+        }
+        return result;
+      }
+
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData buildPartial() {
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData result = new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData(this);
+        int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
+        int to_bitField0_ = 0;
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        }
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          result.instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.build();
+        }
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        }
+        if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
+          result.normalizedNode_ = normalizedNode_;
+        } else {
+          result.normalizedNode_ = normalizedNodeBuilder_.build();
+        }
+        result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
+        onBuilt();
+        return result;
+      }
+
+      public Builder mergeFrom(com.google.protobuf.Message other) {
+        if (other instanceof org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData) {
+          return mergeFrom((org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData)other);
+        } else {
+          super.mergeFrom(other);
+          return this;
+        }
+      }
+
+      public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData other) {
+        if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
+        if (other.hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+          mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(other.getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments());
+        }
+        if (other.hasNormalizedNode()) {
+          mergeNormalizedNode(other.getNormalizedNode());
+        }
+        this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      public final boolean isInitialized() {
+        if (!hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!hasNormalizedNode()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments().isInitialized()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!getNormalizedNode().isInitialized()) {
+          
+          return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      public Builder mergeFrom(
+          com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
+          com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+          throws java.io.IOException {
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData parsedMessage = null;
+        try {
+          parsedMessage = PARSER.parsePartialFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
+        } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+          parsedMessage = (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeData) e.getUnfinishedMessage();
+          throw e;
+        } finally {
+          if (parsedMessage != null) {
+            mergeFrom(parsedMessage);
+          }
+        }
+        return this;
+      }
+      private int bitField0_;
+
+      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          int index, java.lang.String value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.set(index, value);
-        onChanged();
+      public boolean hasInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier getInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessage();
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException();
+          }
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder addInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          java.lang.String value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.add(value);
-        onChanged();
+      public Builder setInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder builderForValue) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = builderForValue.build();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.setMessage(builderForValue.build());
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder addAllInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(
-          java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String> values) {
-        ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        super.addAll(values, instanceIdentifierPathArguments_);
-        onChanged();
+      public Builder mergeInstanceIdentifierPathArguments(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier value) {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001) &&
+              instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance()) {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ =
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.newBuilder(instanceIdentifierPathArguments_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+          } else {
+            instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = value;
+          }
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.mergeFrom(value);
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
       public Builder clearInstanceIdentifierPathArguments() {
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList.EMPTY;
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.getDefaultInstance();
+          onChanged();
+        } else {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.clear();
+        }
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
-        onChanged();
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>repeated string instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
        */
-      public Builder addInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBytes(
-          com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
-        if (value == null) {
-    throw new NullPointerException();
-  }
-  ensureInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsIsMutable();
-        instanceIdentifierPathArguments_.add(value);
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder() {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
         onChanged();
-        return this;
+        return getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsOrBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ != null) {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
+        } else {
+          return instanceIdentifierPathArguments_;
+        }
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIdentifier instanceIdentifierPathArguments = 1;</code>
+       */
+      private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder> 
+          getInstanceIdentifierPathArgumentsFieldBuilder() {
+        if (instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ == null) {
+          instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_ = new com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifier.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.InstanceIdentifierOrBuilder>(
+                  instanceIdentifierPathArguments_,
+                  getParentForChildren(),
+                  isClean());
+          instanceIdentifierPathArguments_ = null;
+        }
+        return instanceIdentifierPathArgumentsBuilder_;
       }
 
-      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;
-      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+      // required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;
+      private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
       private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder> normalizedNodeBuilder_;
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder> normalizedNodeBuilder_;
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
       public boolean hasNormalizedNode() {
         return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml getNormalizedNode() {
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getNormalizedNode() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           return normalizedNode_;
         } else {
@@ -4611,9 +6074,9 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
-      public Builder setNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml value) {
+      public Builder setNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           if (value == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException();
@@ -4627,10 +6090,10 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
       public Builder setNormalizedNode(
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder builderForValue) {
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder builderForValue) {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           normalizedNode_ = builderForValue.build();
           onChanged();
@@ -4641,14 +6104,14 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
-      public Builder mergeNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml value) {
+      public Builder mergeNormalizedNode(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002) &&
-              normalizedNode_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance()) {
+              normalizedNode_ != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance()) {
             normalizedNode_ =
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.newBuilder(normalizedNode_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.newBuilder(normalizedNode_).mergeFrom(value).buildPartial();
           } else {
             normalizedNode_ = value;
           }
@@ -4660,11 +6123,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
       public Builder clearNormalizedNode() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
-          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.getDefaultInstance();
+          normalizedNode_ = org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.getDefaultInstance();
           onChanged();
         } else {
           normalizedNodeBuilder_.clear();
@@ -4673,17 +6136,17 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder getNormalizedNodeBuilder() {
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder getNormalizedNodeBuilder() {
         bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
         onChanged();
         return getNormalizedNodeFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getNormalizedNodeOrBuilder() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ != null) {
           return normalizedNodeBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
         } else {
@@ -4691,14 +6154,14 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         }
       }
       /**
-       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml normalizedNode = 2;</code>
+       * <code>required .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node normalizedNode = 2;</code>
        */
       private com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder>
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder> 
           getNormalizedNodeFieldBuilder() {
         if (normalizedNodeBuilder_ == null) {
           normalizedNodeBuilder_ = new com.google.protobuf.SingleFieldBuilder<
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXml.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.NormalizedNodeXmlOrBuilder>(
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder>(
                   normalizedNode_,
                   getParentForChildren(),
                   isClean());
@@ -4707,39 +6170,39 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return normalizedNodeBuilder_;
       }
 
-      // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteData)
+      // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeData)
     }
 
     static {
-      defaultInstance = new WriteData(true);
+      defaultInstance = new MergeData(true);
       defaultInstance.initFields();
     }
 
-    // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteData)
+    // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeData)
   }
 
-  public interface WriteDataReplyOrBuilder
+  public interface MergeDataReplyOrBuilder
       extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
   }
   /**
-   * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteDataReply}
+   * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeDataReply}
    */
-  public static final class WriteDataReply extends
+  public static final class MergeDataReply extends
       com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage
-      implements WriteDataReplyOrBuilder {
-    // Use WriteDataReply.newBuilder() to construct.
-    private WriteDataReply(com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<?> builder) {
+      implements MergeDataReplyOrBuilder {
+    // Use MergeDataReply.newBuilder() to construct.
+    private MergeDataReply(com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<?> builder) {
       super(builder);
       this.unknownFields = builder.getUnknownFields();
     }
-    private WriteDataReply(boolean noInit) { this.unknownFields = com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.getDefaultInstance(); }
+    private MergeDataReply(boolean noInit) { this.unknownFields = com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.getDefaultInstance(); }
 
-    private static final WriteDataReply defaultInstance;
-    public static WriteDataReply getDefaultInstance() {
+    private static final MergeDataReply defaultInstance;
+    public static MergeDataReply getDefaultInstance() {
       return defaultInstance;
     }
 
-    public WriteDataReply getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+    public MergeDataReply getDefaultInstanceForType() {
       return defaultInstance;
     }
 
@@ -4749,7 +6212,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         getUnknownFields() {
       return this.unknownFields;
     }
-    private WriteDataReply(
+    private MergeDataReply(
         com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
@@ -4785,28 +6248,28 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
     }
     public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
         getDescriptor() {
-      return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_descriptor;
+      return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_descriptor;
     }
 
     protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
         internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
-      return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_fieldAccessorTable
+      return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_fieldAccessorTable
           .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
-              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.class, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.Builder.class);
+              org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.class, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.Builder.class);
     }
 
-    public static com.google.protobuf.Parser<WriteDataReply> PARSER =
-        new com.google.protobuf.AbstractParser<WriteDataReply>() {
-      public WriteDataReply parsePartialFrom(
+    public static com.google.protobuf.Parser<MergeDataReply> PARSER =
+        new com.google.protobuf.AbstractParser<MergeDataReply>() {
+      public MergeDataReply parsePartialFrom(
           com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
           com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
           throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
-        return new WriteDataReply(input, extensionRegistry);
+        return new MergeDataReply(input, extensionRegistry);
       }
     };
 
     @java.lang.Override
-    public com.google.protobuf.Parser<WriteDataReply> getParserForType() {
+    public com.google.protobuf.Parser<MergeDataReply> getParserForType() {
       return PARSER;
     }
 
@@ -4845,53 +6308,53 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       return super.writeReplace();
     }
 
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(
         com.google.protobuf.ByteString data)
         throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(
         com.google.protobuf.ByteString data,
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(data, extensionRegistry);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(byte[] data)
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(byte[] data)
         throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(
         byte[] data,
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(data, extensionRegistry);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(java.io.InputStream input)
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(java.io.InputStream input)
         throws java.io.IOException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(
         java.io.InputStream input,
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws java.io.IOException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseDelimitedFrom(java.io.InputStream input)
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseDelimitedFrom(java.io.InputStream input)
         throws java.io.IOException {
       return PARSER.parseDelimitedFrom(input);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseDelimitedFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseDelimitedFrom(
         java.io.InputStream input,
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws java.io.IOException {
       return PARSER.parseDelimitedFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(
         com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input)
         throws java.io.IOException {
       return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
     }
-    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parseFrom(
+    public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parseFrom(
         com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
         com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
         throws java.io.IOException {
@@ -4900,7 +6363,7 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
     public static Builder newBuilder() { return Builder.create(); }
     public Builder newBuilderForType() { return newBuilder(); }
-    public static Builder newBuilder(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply prototype) {
+    public static Builder newBuilder(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply prototype) {
       return newBuilder().mergeFrom(prototype);
     }
     public Builder toBuilder() { return newBuilder(this); }
@@ -4912,24 +6375,24 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
       return builder;
     }
     /**
-     * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteDataReply}
+     * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeDataReply}
      */
     public static final class Builder extends
         com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<Builder>
-       implements org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReplyOrBuilder {
+       implements org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReplyOrBuilder {
       public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
           getDescriptor() {
-        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_descriptor;
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_descriptor;
       }
 
       protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
           internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
-        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_fieldAccessorTable
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_fieldAccessorTable
             .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
-                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.class, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.Builder.class);
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.class, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.Builder.class);
       }
 
-      // Construct using org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.newBuilder()
+      // Construct using org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.newBuilder()
       private Builder() {
         maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
       }
@@ -4958,38 +6421,38 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
 
       public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
           getDescriptorForType() {
-        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_descriptor;
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_descriptor;
       }
 
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply getDefaultInstanceForType() {
-        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.getDefaultInstance();
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+        return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.getDefaultInstance();
       }
 
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply build() {
-        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply result = buildPartial();
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply build() {
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply result = buildPartial();
         if (!result.isInitialized()) {
           throw newUninitializedMessageException(result);
         }
         return result;
       }
 
-      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply buildPartial() {
-        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply result = new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply(this);
+      public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply buildPartial() {
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply result = new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply(this);
         onBuilt();
         return result;
       }
 
       public Builder mergeFrom(com.google.protobuf.Message other) {
-        if (other instanceof org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply) {
-          return mergeFrom((org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply)other);
+        if (other instanceof org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply) {
+          return mergeFrom((org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply)other);
         } else {
           super.mergeFrom(other);
           return this;
         }
       }
 
-      public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply other) {
-        if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
+      public Builder mergeFrom(org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply other) {
+        if (other == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply.getDefaultInstance()) return this;
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
       }
@@ -5002,11 +6465,11 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
           com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
           com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
           throws java.io.IOException {
-        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply parsedMessage = null;
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply parsedMessage = null;
         try {
           parsedMessage = PARSER.parsePartialFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
         } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
-          parsedMessage = (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.WriteDataReply) e.getUnfinishedMessage();
+          parsedMessage = (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.transaction.ShardTransactionMessages.MergeDataReply) e.getUnfinishedMessage();
           throw e;
         } finally {
           if (parsedMessage != null) {
@@ -5016,15 +6479,15 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
         return this;
       }
 
-      // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteDataReply)
+      // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeDataReply)
     }
 
     static {
-      defaultInstance = new WriteDataReply(true);
+      defaultInstance = new MergeDataReply(true);
       defaultInstance.initFields();
     }
 
-    // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.WriteDataReply)
+    // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.MergeDataReply)
   }
 
   private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
@@ -5087,6 +6550,16 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   private static
     com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
       internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_fieldAccessorTable;
+  private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+    internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_descriptor;
+  private static
+    com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+      internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_fieldAccessorTable;
+  private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+    internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_descriptor;
+  private static
+    com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+      internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_fieldAccessorTable;
 
   public static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
       getDescriptor() {
@@ -5097,24 +6570,33 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
   static {
     java.lang.String[] descriptorData = {
       "\n\026ShardTransaction.proto\022!org.opendaylig" +
-      "ht.controller.mdsal\032\032SimpleNormalizedNod" +
-      "e.proto\"\022\n\020CloseTransaction\"\027\n\025CloseTran" +
-      "sactionReply\"\023\n\021CreateTransaction\"1\n\026Cre" +
-      "ateTransactionReply\022\027\n\017transactionPath\030\001" +
-      " \002(\t\"\022\n\020ReadyTransaction\"*\n\025ReadyTransac" +
-      "tionReply\022\021\n\tactorPath\030\001 \002(\t\"5\n\nDeleteDa" +
-      "ta\022\'\n\037instanceIdentifierPathArguments\030\001 " +
-      "\003(\t\"\021\n\017DeleteDataReply\"3\n\010ReadData\022\'\n\037in" +
-      "stanceIdentifierPathArguments\030\001 \002(\t\"]\n\rR",
-      "eadDataReply\022L\n\016normalizedNode\030\001 \002(\01324.o" +
-      "rg.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Normali" +
-      "zedNodeXml\"\202\001\n\tWriteData\022\'\n\037instanceIden" +
-      "tifierPathArguments\030\001 \003(\t\022L\n\016normalizedN" +
-      "ode\030\002 \002(\01324.org.opendaylight.controller." +
-      "mdsal.NormalizedNodeXml\"\020\n\016WriteDataRepl" +
-      "yBV\n:org.opendaylight.controller.protobu" +
-      "ff.messages.transactionB\030ShardTransactio" +
-      "nMessages"
+      "ht.controller.mdsal\032\014Common.proto\"\022\n\020Clo" +
+      "seTransaction\"\027\n\025CloseTransactionReply\"*" +
+      "\n\021CreateTransaction\022\025\n\rtransactionId\030\001 \002" +
+      "(\t\"M\n\026CreateTransactionReply\022\034\n\024transact" +
+      "ionActorPath\030\001 \002(\t\022\025\n\rtransactionId\030\002 \002(" +
+      "\t\"\022\n\020ReadyTransaction\"*\n\025ReadyTransactio" +
+      "nReply\022\021\n\tactorPath\030\001 \002(\t\"l\n\nDeleteData\022" +
+      "^\n\037instanceIdentifierPathArguments\030\001 \002(\013" +
+      "25.org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Ins",
+      "tanceIdentifier\"\021\n\017DeleteDataReply\"j\n\010Re" +
+      "adData\022^\n\037instanceIdentifierPathArgument" +
+      "s\030\001 \002(\01325.org.opendaylight.controller.md" +
+      "sal.InstanceIdentifier\"P\n\rReadDataReply\022" +
+      "?\n\016normalizedNode\030\001 \001(\0132\'.org.opendaylig" +
+      "ht.controller.mdsal.Node\"\254\001\n\tWriteData\022^" +
+      "\n\037instanceIdentifierPathArguments\030\001 \002(\0132" +
+      "5.org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Inst" +
+      "anceIdentifier\022?\n\016normalizedNode\030\002 \002(\0132\'" +
+      ".org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node\"",
+      "\020\n\016WriteDataReply\"\254\001\n\tMergeData\022^\n\037insta" +
+      "nceIdentifierPathArguments\030\001 \002(\01325.org.o" +
+      "pendaylight.controller.mdsal.InstanceIde" +
+      "ntifier\022?\n\016normalizedNode\030\002 \002(\0132\'.org.op" +
+      "endaylight.controller.mdsal.Node\"\020\n\016Merg" +
+      "eDataReplyBV\n:org.opendaylight.controlle" +
+      "r.protobuff.messages.transactionB\030ShardT" +
+      "ransactionMessages"
     };
     com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner assigner =
       new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
@@ -5138,13 +6620,13 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
           internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CreateTransaction_fieldAccessorTable = new
             com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
               internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CreateTransaction_descriptor,
-              new java.lang.String[] { });
+              new java.lang.String[] { "TransactionId", });
           internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CreateTransactionReply_descriptor =
             getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(3);
           internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CreateTransactionReply_fieldAccessorTable = new
             com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
               internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CreateTransactionReply_descriptor,
-              new java.lang.String[] { "TransactionPath", });
+              new java.lang.String[] { "TransactionActorPath", "TransactionId", });
           internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_ReadyTransaction_descriptor =
             getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(4);
           internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_ReadyTransaction_fieldAccessorTable = new
@@ -5193,13 +6675,25 @@ public final class ShardTransactionMessages {
             com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
               internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_WriteDataReply_descriptor,
               new java.lang.String[] { });
+          internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_descriptor =
+            getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(12);
+          internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_fieldAccessorTable = new
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+              internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeData_descriptor,
+              new java.lang.String[] { "InstanceIdentifierPathArguments", "NormalizedNode", });
+          internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_descriptor =
+            getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(13);
+          internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_fieldAccessorTable = new
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+              internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_MergeDataReply_descriptor,
+              new java.lang.String[] { });
           return null;
         }
       };
     com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
       .internalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
         new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor[] {
-          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.SimpleNormalizedNodeMessage.getDescriptor(),
+          org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.getDescriptor(),
         }, assigner);
   }