Make CompositeModification serializable using protocol buffers 34/8834/7
authorMoiz Raja <moraja@cisco.com>
Wed, 9 Jul 2014 00:20:55 +0000 (17:20 -0700)
committerMoiz Raja <moraja@cisco.com>
Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:56:31 +0000 (13:56 -0700)
Change-Id: I3e91452b0244c6adec84c000e83d7f993b2a59b7
Signed-off-by: Moiz Raja <moraja@cisco.com>
16 files changed:
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/Shard.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/ShardTransaction.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/messages/RegisterChangeListener.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/DeleteModification.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/ImmutableCompositeModification.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/MergeModification.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/Modification.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/MutableCompositeModification.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/WriteModification.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/test/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/BasicIntegrationTest.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/test/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/DeleteModificationTest.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/test/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/MergeModificationTest.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/test/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/MutableCompositeModificationTest.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-distributed-datastore/src/test/java/org/opendaylight/controller/cluster/datastore/modification/WriteModificationTest.java
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-protocolbuffer-encoding/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/protobuff/messages/persistent/PersistentMessages.java [new file with mode: 0644]
opendaylight/md-sal/sal-protocolbuffer-encoding/src/main/resources/Persistent.proto [new file with mode: 0644]

index 71e881c696d6086819f49b907ff18b91b5643014..5cc14e67e781aae5315ce4e4677f8d6710dfe4b5 100644 (file)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.messages.RegisterChangeList
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.messages.RegisterChangeListenerReply;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.messages.UpdateSchemaContext;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification.Modification;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification.MutableCompositeModification;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.AsyncDataChangeListener;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.dom.store.impl.InMemoryDOMDataStore;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreReadWriteTransaction;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class Shard extends UntypedProcessor {
 
     private final InMemoryDOMDataStore store;
 
-    private final Map<Modification, DOMStoreThreePhaseCommitCohort>
+    private final Map<Object, DOMStoreThreePhaseCommitCohort>
         modificationToCohort = new HashMap<>();
 
     private final LoggingAdapter log =
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ public class Shard extends UntypedProcessor {
     public void onReceive(Object message) throws Exception {
         log.debug("Received message {}", message);
 
+        if(!recoveryFinished()){
+            // FIXME : Properly handle recovery
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (message instanceof CreateTransactionChain) {
             createTransactionChain();
         } else if (message instanceof RegisterChangeListener) {
@@ -106,11 +112,11 @@ public class Shard extends UntypedProcessor {
         } else if (message instanceof ForwardedCommitTransaction) {
             handleForwardedCommit((ForwardedCommitTransaction) message);
         } else if (message instanceof Persistent) {
-            commit((Modification) ((Persistent) message).payload());
+            commit(((Persistent)message).payload());
         } else if (message instanceof CreateTransaction) {
             createTransaction((CreateTransaction) message);
         } else if(message instanceof NonPersistent){
-            commit((Modification) ((NonPersistent) message).payload());
+            commit(((NonPersistent)message).payload());
         }
     }
 
@@ -124,9 +130,10 @@ public class Shard extends UntypedProcessor {
                 getSelf());
     }
 
-    private void commit(Modification modification) {
+    private void commit(Object serialized) {
+        Modification modification = MutableCompositeModification.fromSerializable(serialized, schemaContext);
         DOMStoreThreePhaseCommitCohort cohort =
-            modificationToCohort.remove(modification);
+            modificationToCohort.remove(serialized);
         if (cohort == null) {
             log.error(
                 "Could not find cohort for modification : " + modification);
@@ -150,13 +157,15 @@ public class Shard extends UntypedProcessor {
     }
 
     private void handleForwardedCommit(ForwardedCommitTransaction message) {
+        Object serializedModification = message.getModification().toSerializable();
+
         modificationToCohort
-            .put(message.getModification(), message.getCohort());
+            .put(serializedModification , message.getCohort());
         if(persistent) {
-            getSelf().forward(Persistent.create(message.getModification()),
+            getSelf().forward(Persistent.create(serializedModification),
                 getContext());
         } else {
-            getSelf().forward(NonPersistent.create(message.getModification()),
+            getSelf().forward(NonPersistent.create(serializedModification),
                 getContext());
         }
     }
index 33e13694437e5535e5f05fd0fd5a81eb683c8ba7..835ad68bf2df2caf047055bf86eead5ce045bca2 100644 (file)
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ public class ShardTransaction extends AbstractUntypedActor {
 
     private void writeData(WriteData message) {
         modification.addModification(
-            new WriteModification(message.getPath(), message.getData()));
+            new WriteModification(message.getPath(), message.getData(),schemaContext));
         transaction.write(message.getPath(), message.getData());
         getSender().tell(new WriteDataReply(), getSelf());
     }
 
     private void mergeData(MergeData message) {
         modification.addModification(
-            new MergeModification(message.getPath(), message.getData()));
+            new MergeModification(message.getPath(), message.getData(), schemaContext));
         transaction.merge(message.getPath(), message.getData());
         getSender().tell(new MergeDataReply(), getSelf());
     }
index 7c9e4f0665a2710e2ed4b28f4792e6a043a48800..9363a20ca60cb41df648cb4117d82083277a0d20 100644 (file)
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import akka.actor.ActorPath;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.AsyncDataBroker;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.InstanceIdentifier;
 
-public class RegisterChangeListener {
+public class RegisterChangeListener implements SerializableMessage {
+
     private final InstanceIdentifier path;
     private final ActorPath dataChangeListenerPath;
     private final AsyncDataBroker.DataChangeScope scope;
@@ -38,4 +39,9 @@ public class RegisterChangeListener {
     public ActorPath getDataChangeListenerPath() {
         return dataChangeListenerPath;
     }
+
+
+    @Override public Object toSerializable() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("foo");
+    }
 }
index 063ec3e1fcc34ca96192bd4e0c90e40c604c43a6..f7d8b87ff6b74a4f33917d57173621edf7305820 100644 (file)
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification;
 
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.utils.InstanceIdentifierUtils;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.InstanceIdentifier;
 
@@ -23,4 +25,16 @@ public class DeleteModification extends AbstractModification {
   public void apply(DOMStoreWriteTransaction transaction) {
     transaction.delete(path);
   }
+
+    @Override public Object toSerializable() {
+        return PersistentMessages.Modification.newBuilder()
+            .setType(this.getClass().toString())
+            .setPath(this.path.toString())
+            .build();
+    }
+
+    public static DeleteModification fromSerializable(Object serializable){
+        PersistentMessages.Modification o = (PersistentMessages.Modification) serializable;
+        return new DeleteModification(InstanceIdentifierUtils.from(o.getPath()));
+    }
 }
index 5a15d76d27b0f34c270063438e8da41db853cc85..2d11500eb7e44369ce428bab44a057723df83036 100644 (file)
@@ -8,25 +8,39 @@
 
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification;
 
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-public class ImmutableCompositeModification implements CompositeModification{
+public class ImmutableCompositeModification implements CompositeModification {
 
-  private final CompositeModification modification;
+    private final CompositeModification modification;
 
-  public ImmutableCompositeModification(CompositeModification modification){
-    this.modification = modification;
-  }
+    public ImmutableCompositeModification(CompositeModification modification) {
+        this.modification = modification;
+    }
 
-  @Override
-  public List<Modification> getModifications() {
-    return modification.getModifications();
-  }
+    @Override
+    public List<Modification> getModifications() {
+        return modification.getModifications();
+    }
 
-  @Override
-  public void apply(DOMStoreWriteTransaction transaction) {
-    modification.apply(transaction);
-  }
+    @Override
+    public void apply(DOMStoreWriteTransaction transaction) {
+        modification.apply(transaction);
+    }
+
+    @Override public Object toSerializable() {
+
+        PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.Builder builder =
+            PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.newBuilder();
+
+        for (Modification m : modification.getModifications()) {
+            builder.addModification(
+                (PersistentMessages.Modification) m.toSerializable());
+        }
+
+        return builder.build();
+    }
 }
index 0457a7828029b2cb820f48499941f9809edb7126..b484f85491df8e402963b62ed6eec0f5e6d6333d 100644 (file)
@@ -8,24 +8,58 @@
 
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification;
 
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.node.NormalizedNodeToNodeCodec;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.utils.InstanceIdentifierUtils;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.InstanceIdentifier;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.schema.NormalizedNode;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaContext;
 
 /**
  * MergeModification stores all the parameters required to merge data into the specified path
  */
-public class MergeModification extends AbstractModification{
-  private final NormalizedNode data;
+public class MergeModification extends AbstractModification {
+    private final NormalizedNode data;
+    private final SchemaContext schemaContext;
 
 
-  public MergeModification(InstanceIdentifier path, NormalizedNode data) {
-    super(path);
-    this.data = data;
-  }
+    public MergeModification(InstanceIdentifier path, NormalizedNode data,
+        SchemaContext schemaContext) {
+        super(path);
+        this.data = data;
+        this.schemaContext = schemaContext;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void apply(DOMStoreWriteTransaction transaction) {
+        transaction.merge(path, data);
+    }
+
+    @Override public Object toSerializable() {
+        NormalizedNodeMessages.Container encode =
+            new NormalizedNodeToNodeCodec(schemaContext).encode(
+                InstanceIdentifierUtils.from(path.toString()), data);
+
+        return PersistentMessages.Modification.newBuilder()
+            .setType(this.getClass().toString())
+            .setPath(this.path.toString())
+            .setData(encode.getNormalizedNode())
+            .build();
+
+    }
+
+    public static MergeModification fromSerializable(
+        Object serializable,
+        SchemaContext schemaContext) {
+        PersistentMessages.Modification o = (PersistentMessages.Modification) serializable;
+
+        InstanceIdentifier path = InstanceIdentifierUtils.from(o.getPath());
+        NormalizedNode data = new NormalizedNodeToNodeCodec(schemaContext).decode(
+            path, o.getData());
+
+        return new MergeModification(path, data, schemaContext);
+    }
 
-  @Override
-  public void apply(DOMStoreWriteTransaction transaction) {
-    transaction.merge(path, data);
-  }
 }
index 60dbf0f4b17e06131db9c0939f257a2af76a31fb..ed9b1fe3b9548f9b529b4e1e9ce6929e41fcda11 100644 (file)
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification;
 
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.messages.SerializableMessage;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
  * which can then be applied to a write transaction
  * </p>
  */
-public interface Modification {
+public interface Modification extends SerializableMessage {
   /**
    * Apply the modification to the specified transaction
    * @param transaction
index 9f37ba42d3c97076af0dfff3146c61338036968d..1a005d856e30ceb3b9cd359b5fd14ef42bc14cf0 100644 (file)
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification;
 
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaContext;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * CompositeModification {@link org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification.MutableCompositeModification#addModification(Modification)}
  */
 public class MutableCompositeModification
-    implements CompositeModification, Serializable {
+    implements CompositeModification {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1163377899140186790L;
 
@@ -46,4 +47,33 @@ public class MutableCompositeModification
     public List<Modification> getModifications() {
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(modifications);
     }
+
+    @Override public Object toSerializable() {
+        PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.Builder builder =
+            PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.newBuilder();
+
+        for (Modification m : modifications) {
+            builder.addModification(
+                (PersistentMessages.Modification) m.toSerializable());
+        }
+
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    public static MutableCompositeModification fromSerializable(Object serializable, SchemaContext schemaContext){
+        PersistentMessages.CompositeModification o = (PersistentMessages.CompositeModification) serializable;
+        MutableCompositeModification compositeModification = new MutableCompositeModification();
+
+        for(PersistentMessages.Modification m : o.getModificationList()){
+            if(m.getType().equals(DeleteModification.class.toString())){
+                compositeModification.addModification(DeleteModification.fromSerializable(m));
+            } else if(m.getType().equals(WriteModification.class.toString())){
+                compositeModification.addModification(WriteModification.fromSerializable(m, schemaContext));
+            } else if(m.getType().equals(MergeModification.class.toString())){
+                compositeModification.addModification(MergeModification.fromSerializable(m, schemaContext));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return compositeModification;
+    }
 }
index 1b2a87f42bb0cbfc61852534b1a9d65419491741..0f81c7cefeae32a70fe6b584a039300a5cd73663 100644 (file)
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
 
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.modification;
 
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.node.NormalizedNodeToNodeCodec;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.utils.InstanceIdentifierUtils;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.core.spi.data.DOMStoreWriteTransaction;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.InstanceIdentifier;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.schema.NormalizedNode;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaContext;
 
 /**
  * WriteModification stores all the parameters required to write data to the specified path
@@ -18,15 +23,42 @@ import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.schema.NormalizedNode;
 public class WriteModification extends AbstractModification {
 
   private final NormalizedNode data;
+    private final SchemaContext schemaContext;
 
-  public WriteModification(InstanceIdentifier path, NormalizedNode data) {
+    public WriteModification(InstanceIdentifier path, NormalizedNode data, SchemaContext schemaContext) {
     super(path);
     this.data = data;
-  }
+        this.schemaContext = schemaContext;
+    }
 
   @Override
   public void apply(DOMStoreWriteTransaction transaction) {
     transaction.write(path, data);
   }
 
+    @Override public Object toSerializable() {
+        NormalizedNodeMessages.Container encode =
+            new NormalizedNodeToNodeCodec(schemaContext).encode(
+                InstanceIdentifierUtils.from(path.toString()), data);
+
+
+        return PersistentMessages.Modification.newBuilder()
+            .setType(this.getClass().toString())
+            .setPath(this.path.toString())
+            .setData(encode.getNormalizedNode())
+            .build();
+
+    }
+
+    public static WriteModification fromSerializable(
+        Object serializable,
+        SchemaContext schemaContext) {
+        PersistentMessages.Modification o = (PersistentMessages.Modification) serializable;
+
+        InstanceIdentifier path = InstanceIdentifierUtils.from(o.getPath());
+        NormalizedNode data = new NormalizedNodeToNodeCodec(schemaContext).decode(
+            path, o.getData());
+
+        return new WriteModification(path, data, schemaContext);
+    }
 }
index e275bc5f12e9507d923b1757930b4f0d42333085..6b9f00e00edba76f019b1365b96fdf259507b376 100644 (file)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class BasicIntegrationTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
     @Test
     public void integrationTest() throws Exception{
+        // System.setProperty("shard.persistent", "true");
         // This test will
         // - create a Shard
         // - initiate a transaction
index c1f9f3a631765f9437c8db4d15aaf6a85b9b038c..b33f902929a470eae42bb51f19718a5846d7c5e4 100644 (file)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class DeleteModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest{
   public void testApply() throws Exception {
     //Write something into the datastore
     DOMStoreReadWriteTransaction writeTransaction = store.newReadWriteTransaction();
-    WriteModification writeModification = new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME));
+    WriteModification writeModification = new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME), TestModel.createTestContext());
     writeModification.apply(writeTransaction);
     commitTransaction(writeTransaction);
 
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ public class DeleteModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest{
     data = readData(TestModel.TEST_PATH);
     Assert.assertFalse(data.isPresent());
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
index fd125fb79d8be2bc7fa85e31a914cf6d4c0a2dd3..9af3439ae196d95ca55148465d02b7beb8b9e5a6 100644 (file)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class MergeModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest{
 
     //Write something into the datastore
     DOMStoreReadWriteTransaction writeTransaction = store.newReadWriteTransaction();
-    MergeModification writeModification = new MergeModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME));
+    MergeModification writeModification = new MergeModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME), TestModel.createTestContext());
     writeModification.apply(writeTransaction);
     commitTransaction(writeTransaction);
 
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ public class MergeModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest{
     Assert.assertTrue(data.isPresent());
 
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
index e30936b3272da5e5cfb975dd803bf3ea241213db..7a21c8cdc5eea9ea208c651286423c63b107a13b 100644 (file)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class MutableCompositeModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest {
   public void testApply() throws Exception {
 
     MutableCompositeModification compositeModification = new MutableCompositeModification();
-    compositeModification.addModification(new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME)));
+    compositeModification.addModification(new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME), TestModel.createTestContext()));
 
     DOMStoreReadWriteTransaction transaction = store.newReadWriteTransaction();
     compositeModification.apply(transaction);
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ public class MutableCompositeModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest {
     Assert.assertNotNull(data.get());
     Assert.assertEquals(TestModel.TEST_QNAME, data.get().getNodeType());
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
index e206bf8196e034d0fdd4d3cb77207de41380e97e..75d8c00db8bb2c54bf7ab433c118d9a867914980 100644 (file)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class WriteModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest{
   public void testApply() throws Exception {
     //Write something into the datastore
     DOMStoreReadWriteTransaction writeTransaction = store.newReadWriteTransaction();
-    WriteModification writeModification = new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME));
+    WriteModification writeModification = new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME), TestModel.createTestContext());
     writeModification.apply(writeTransaction);
     commitTransaction(writeTransaction);
 
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ public class WriteModificationTest extends AbstractModificationTest{
     Assert.assertTrue(data.isPresent());
 
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-protocolbuffer-encoding/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/protobuff/messages/persistent/PersistentMessages.java b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-protocolbuffer-encoding/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/protobuff/messages/persistent/PersistentMessages.java
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..a48e0ab
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,1853 @@
+// Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+// source: Persistent.proto
+
+package org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent;
+
+public final class PersistentMessages {
+    private PersistentMessages() {
+    }
+
+    public static void registerAllExtensions(
+        com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry registry) {
+    }
+
+    public interface ModificationOrBuilder
+        extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
+
+        // required string type = 1;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+         */
+        boolean hasType();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+         */
+        java.lang.String getType();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+         */
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getTypeBytes();
+
+        // required string path = 2;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+         */
+        boolean hasPath();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+         */
+        java.lang.String getPath();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+         */
+        com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getPathBytes();
+
+        // optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+         */
+        boolean hasData();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+         */
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getData();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+         */
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getDataOrBuilder();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification}
+     */
+    public static final class Modification extends
+        com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage
+        implements ModificationOrBuilder {
+        // Use Modification.newBuilder() to construct.
+        private Modification(
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<?> builder) {
+            super(builder);
+            this.unknownFields = builder.getUnknownFields();
+        }
+
+        private Modification(boolean noInit) {
+            this.unknownFields =
+                com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.getDefaultInstance();
+        }
+
+        private static final Modification defaultInstance;
+
+        public static Modification getDefaultInstance() {
+            return defaultInstance;
+        }
+
+        public Modification getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+            return defaultInstance;
+        }
+
+        private final com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet unknownFields;
+
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public final com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet
+        getUnknownFields() {
+            return this.unknownFields;
+        }
+
+        private Modification(
+            com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
+            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 {
+                boolean done = false;
+                while (!done) {
+                    int tag = input.readTag();
+                    switch (tag) {
+                        case 0:
+                            done = true;
+                            break;
+                        default: {
+                            if (!parseUnknownField(input, unknownFields,
+                                extensionRegistry, tag)) {
+                                done = true;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case 10: {
+                            bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                            type_ = input.readBytes();
+                            break;
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+                        case 18: {
+                            bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+                            path_ = input.readBytes();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case 26: {
+                            org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder
+                                subBuilder = null;
+                            if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004)) {
+                                subBuilder = data_.toBuilder();
+                            }
+                            data_ = input.readMessage(
+                                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.PARSER,
+                                extensionRegistry);
+                            if (subBuilder != null) {
+                                subBuilder.mergeFrom(data_);
+                                data_ = subBuilder.buildPartial();
+                            }
+                            bitField0_ |= 0x00000004;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+                throw e.setUnfinishedMessage(this);
+            } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
+                throw new com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException(
+                    e.getMessage()).setUnfinishedMessage(this);
+            } finally {
+                this.unknownFields = unknownFields.build();
+                makeExtensionsImmutable();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+        getDescriptor() {
+            return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_descriptor;
+        }
+
+        protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+        internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
+            return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_fieldAccessorTable
+                .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.class,
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder.class);
+        }
+
+        public static com.google.protobuf.Parser<Modification> PARSER =
+            new com.google.protobuf.AbstractParser<Modification>() {
+                public Modification parsePartialFrom(
+                    com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
+                    com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+                    throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+                    return new Modification(input, extensionRegistry);
+                }
+            };
+
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public com.google.protobuf.Parser<Modification> getParserForType() {
+            return PARSER;
+        }
+
+        private int bitField0_;
+        // required string type = 1;
+        public static final int TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
+        private java.lang.Object type_;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public boolean hasType() {
+            return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public java.lang.String getType() {
+            java.lang.Object ref = type_;
+            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()) {
+                    type_ = s;
+                }
+                return s;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getTypeBytes() {
+            java.lang.Object ref = type_;
+            if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
+                com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+                    com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                        (java.lang.String) ref);
+                type_ = b;
+                return b;
+            } else {
+                return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // required string path = 2;
+        public static final int PATH_FIELD_NUMBER = 2;
+        private java.lang.Object path_;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+         */
+        public boolean hasPath() {
+            return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+         */
+        public java.lang.String getPath() {
+            java.lang.Object ref = path_;
+            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()) {
+                    path_ = s;
+                }
+                return s;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+         */
+        public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+        getPathBytes() {
+            java.lang.Object ref = path_;
+            if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
+                com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+                    com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                        (java.lang.String) ref);
+                path_ = b;
+                return b;
+            } else {
+                return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;
+        public static final int DATA_FIELD_NUMBER = 3;
+        private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node
+            data_;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+         */
+        public boolean hasData() {
+            return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+         */
+        public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getData() {
+            return data_;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+         */
+        public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getDataOrBuilder() {
+            return data_;
+        }
+
+        private void initFields() {
+            type_ = "";
+            path_ = "";
+            data_ =
+                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 (!hasType()) {
+                memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (!hasPath()) {
+                memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (hasData()) {
+                if (!getData().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.writeBytes(1, getTypeBytes());
+            }
+            if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+                output.writeBytes(2, getPathBytes());
+            }
+            if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004)) {
+                output.writeMessage(3, data_);
+            }
+            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
+                    .computeBytesSize(1, getTypeBytes());
+            }
+            if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+                size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+                    .computeBytesSize(2, getPathBytes());
+            }
+            if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004)) {
+                size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+                    .computeMessageSize(3, data_);
+            }
+            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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification parseFrom(
+            com.google.protobuf.ByteString data)
+            throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification parseFrom(
+            byte[] data)
+            throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification parseFrom(
+            java.io.InputStream input)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification parseDelimitedFrom(
+            java.io.InputStream input)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            return PARSER.parseDelimitedFrom(input);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification parseFrom(
+            com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification 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.Modification}
+         */
+        public static final class Builder extends
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<Builder>
+            implements
+            org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder {
+            public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+            getDescriptor() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_descriptor;
+            }
+
+            protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+            internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_fieldAccessorTable
+                    .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
+                        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.class,
+                        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder.class);
+            }
+
+            // Construct using org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.newBuilder()
+            private Builder() {
+                maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
+            }
+
+            private Builder(
+                com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent parent) {
+                super(parent);
+                maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
+            }
+
+            private void maybeForceBuilderInitialization() {
+                if (com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders) {
+                    getDataFieldBuilder();
+                }
+            }
+
+            private static Builder create() {
+                return new Builder();
+            }
+
+            public Builder clear() {
+                super.clear();
+                type_ = "";
+                bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                path_ = "";
+                bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    data_ =
+                        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node
+                            .getDefaultInstance();
+                } else {
+                    dataBuilder_.clear();
+                }
+                bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000004);
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            public Builder clone() {
+                return create().mergeFrom(buildPartial());
+            }
+
+            public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+            getDescriptorForType() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_descriptor;
+            }
+
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                    .getDefaultInstance();
+            }
+
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification build() {
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                    result = buildPartial();
+                if (!result.isInitialized()) {
+                    throw newUninitializedMessageException(result);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification buildPartial() {
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                    result =
+                    new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification(
+                        this);
+                int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
+                int to_bitField0_ = 0;
+                if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                    to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                }
+                result.type_ = type_;
+                if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+                    to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+                }
+                result.path_ = path_;
+                if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004)) {
+                    to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000004;
+                }
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    result.data_ = data_;
+                } else {
+                    result.data_ = dataBuilder_.build();
+                }
+                result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
+                onBuilt();
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            public Builder mergeFrom(com.google.protobuf.Message other) {
+                if (other instanceof org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification) {
+                    return mergeFrom(
+                        (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification) other);
+                } else {
+                    super.mergeFrom(other);
+                    return this;
+                }
+            }
+
+            public Builder mergeFrom(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification other) {
+                if (other
+                    == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                    .getDefaultInstance())
+                    return this;
+                if (other.hasType()) {
+                    bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                    type_ = other.type_;
+                    onChanged();
+                }
+                if (other.hasPath()) {
+                    bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+                    path_ = other.path_;
+                    onChanged();
+                }
+                if (other.hasData()) {
+                    mergeData(other.getData());
+                }
+                this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            public final boolean isInitialized() {
+                if (!hasType()) {
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (!hasPath()) {
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (hasData()) {
+                    if (!getData().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.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                    parsedMessage = null;
+                try {
+                    parsedMessage =
+                        PARSER.parsePartialFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
+                } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+                    parsedMessage =
+                        (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification) e
+                            .getUnfinishedMessage();
+                    throw e;
+                } finally {
+                    if (parsedMessage != null) {
+                        mergeFrom(parsedMessage);
+                    }
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            private int bitField0_;
+
+            // required string type = 1;
+            private java.lang.Object type_ = "";
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public boolean hasType() {
+                return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public java.lang.String getType() {
+                java.lang.Object ref = type_;
+                if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
+                    java.lang.String s = ((com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref)
+                        .toStringUtf8();
+                    type_ = s;
+                    return s;
+                } else {
+                    return (java.lang.String) ref;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+            getTypeBytes() {
+                java.lang.Object ref = type_;
+                if (ref instanceof String) {
+                    com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+                        com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                            (java.lang.String) ref);
+                    type_ = b;
+                    return b;
+                } else {
+                    return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setType(
+                java.lang.String value) {
+                if (value == null) {
+                    throw new NullPointerException();
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                type_ = value;
+                onChanged();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder clearType() {
+                bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                type_ = getDefaultInstance().getType();
+                onChanged();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string type = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setTypeBytes(
+                com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
+                if (value == null) {
+                    throw new NullPointerException();
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                type_ = value;
+                onChanged();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            // required string path = 2;
+            private java.lang.Object path_ = "";
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+             */
+            public boolean hasPath() {
+                return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+             */
+            public java.lang.String getPath() {
+                java.lang.Object ref = path_;
+                if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
+                    java.lang.String s = ((com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref)
+                        .toStringUtf8();
+                    path_ = s;
+                    return s;
+                } else {
+                    return (java.lang.String) ref;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+             */
+            public com.google.protobuf.ByteString
+            getPathBytes() {
+                java.lang.Object ref = path_;
+                if (ref instanceof String) {
+                    com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
+                        com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8(
+                            (java.lang.String) ref);
+                    path_ = b;
+                    return b;
+                } else {
+                    return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setPath(
+                java.lang.String value) {
+                if (value == null) {
+                    throw new NullPointerException();
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+                path_ = value;
+                onChanged();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder clearPath() {
+                bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
+                path_ = getDefaultInstance().getPath();
+                onChanged();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>required string path = 2;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setPathBytes(
+                com.google.protobuf.ByteString value) {
+                if (value == null) {
+                    throw new NullPointerException();
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+                path_ = value;
+                onChanged();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            // optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;
+            private org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node
+                data_ =
+                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>
+                dataBuilder_;
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public boolean hasData() {
+                return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node getData() {
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    return data_;
+                } else {
+                    return dataBuilder_.getMessage();
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setData(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (value == null) {
+                        throw new NullPointerException();
+                    }
+                    data_ = value;
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    dataBuilder_.setMessage(value);
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000004;
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setData(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder builderForValue) {
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    data_ = builderForValue.build();
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    dataBuilder_.setMessage(builderForValue.build());
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000004;
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder mergeData(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node value) {
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000004) == 0x00000004) &&
+                        data_
+                            != org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node
+                            .getDefaultInstance()) {
+                        data_ =
+                            org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node
+                                .newBuilder(data_).mergeFrom(value)
+                                .buildPartial();
+                    } else {
+                        data_ = value;
+                    }
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    dataBuilder_.mergeFrom(value);
+                }
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000004;
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder clearData() {
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    data_ =
+                        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node
+                            .getDefaultInstance();
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    dataBuilder_.clear();
+                }
+                bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000004);
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.Node.Builder getDataBuilder() {
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000004;
+                onChanged();
+                return getDataFieldBuilder().getBuilder();
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages.NodeOrBuilder getDataOrBuilder() {
+                if (dataBuilder_ != null) {
+                    return dataBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder();
+                } else {
+                    return data_;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>optional .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Node data = 3;</code>
+             */
+            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>
+            getDataFieldBuilder() {
+                if (dataBuilder_ == null) {
+                    dataBuilder_ = new 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>(
+                        data_,
+                        getParentForChildren(),
+                        isClean());
+                    data_ = null;
+                }
+                return dataBuilder_;
+            }
+
+            // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification)
+        }
+
+
+        static {
+            defaultInstance = new Modification(true);
+            defaultInstance.initFields();
+        }
+
+        // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification)
+    }
+
+
+    public interface CompositeModificationOrBuilder
+        extends com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder {
+
+        // repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        java.util.List<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification>
+        getModificationList();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification getModification(
+            int index);
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        int getModificationCount();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        java.util.List<? extends org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder>
+        getModificationOrBuilderList();
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder getModificationOrBuilder(
+            int index);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Protobuf type {@code org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.CompositeModification}
+     */
+    public static final class CompositeModification extends
+        com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage
+        implements CompositeModificationOrBuilder {
+        // Use CompositeModification.newBuilder() to construct.
+        private CompositeModification(
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<?> builder) {
+            super(builder);
+            this.unknownFields = builder.getUnknownFields();
+        }
+
+        private CompositeModification(boolean noInit) {
+            this.unknownFields =
+                com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.getDefaultInstance();
+        }
+
+        private static final CompositeModification defaultInstance;
+
+        public static CompositeModification getDefaultInstance() {
+            return defaultInstance;
+        }
+
+        public CompositeModification getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+            return defaultInstance;
+        }
+
+        private final com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet unknownFields;
+
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public final com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet
+        getUnknownFields() {
+            return this.unknownFields;
+        }
+
+        private CompositeModification(
+            com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
+            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 {
+                boolean done = false;
+                while (!done) {
+                    int tag = input.readTag();
+                    switch (tag) {
+                        case 0:
+                            done = true;
+                            break;
+                        default: {
+                            if (!parseUnknownField(input, unknownFields,
+                                extensionRegistry, tag)) {
+                                done = true;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case 10: {
+                            if (!((mutable_bitField0_ & 0x00000001)
+                                == 0x00000001)) {
+                                modification_ =
+                                    new java.util.ArrayList<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification>();
+                                mutable_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                            }
+                            modification_.add(input.readMessage(
+                                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.PARSER,
+                                extensionRegistry));
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+                throw e.setUnfinishedMessage(this);
+            } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
+                throw new com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException(
+                    e.getMessage()).setUnfinishedMessage(this);
+            } finally {
+                if (((mutable_bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                    modification_ =
+                        java.util.Collections.unmodifiableList(modification_);
+                }
+                this.unknownFields = unknownFields.build();
+                makeExtensionsImmutable();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+        getDescriptor() {
+            return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_descriptor;
+        }
+
+        protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+        internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
+            return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_fieldAccessorTable
+                .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.class,
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.Builder.class);
+        }
+
+        public static com.google.protobuf.Parser<CompositeModification> PARSER =
+            new com.google.protobuf.AbstractParser<CompositeModification>() {
+                public CompositeModification parsePartialFrom(
+                    com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input,
+                    com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
+                    throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+                    return new CompositeModification(input, extensionRegistry);
+                }
+            };
+
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public com.google.protobuf.Parser<CompositeModification> getParserForType() {
+            return PARSER;
+        }
+
+        // repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;
+        public static final int MODIFICATION_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
+        private java.util.List<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification>
+            modification_;
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public java.util.List<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification> getModificationList() {
+            return modification_;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public java.util.List<? extends org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder>
+        getModificationOrBuilderList() {
+            return modification_;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public int getModificationCount() {
+            return modification_.size();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification getModification(
+            int index) {
+            return modification_.get(index);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+         */
+        public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder getModificationOrBuilder(
+            int index) {
+            return modification_.get(index);
+        }
+
+        private void initFields() {
+            modification_ = java.util.Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
+
+        public final boolean isInitialized() {
+            byte isInitialized = memoizedIsInitialized;
+            if (isInitialized != -1)
+                return isInitialized == 1;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < getModificationCount(); i++) {
+                if (!getModification(i).isInitialized()) {
+                    memoizedIsInitialized = 0;
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            memoizedIsInitialized = 1;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void writeTo(com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream output)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            getSerializedSize();
+            for (int i = 0; i < modification_.size(); i++) {
+                output.writeMessage(1, modification_.get(i));
+            }
+            getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
+        }
+
+        private int memoizedSerializedSize = -1;
+
+        public int getSerializedSize() {
+            int size = memoizedSerializedSize;
+            if (size != -1)
+                return size;
+
+            size = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < modification_.size(); i++) {
+                size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+                    .computeMessageSize(1, modification_.get(i));
+            }
+            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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification parseFrom(
+            com.google.protobuf.ByteString data)
+            throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification parseFrom(
+            byte[] data)
+            throws com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(data);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification parseFrom(
+            java.io.InputStream input)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification parseDelimitedFrom(
+            java.io.InputStream input)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            return PARSER.parseDelimitedFrom(input);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification parseFrom(
+            com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+            return PARSER.parseFrom(input);
+        }
+
+        public static org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification 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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification 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.CompositeModification}
+         */
+        public static final class Builder extends
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.Builder<Builder>
+            implements
+            org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModificationOrBuilder {
+            public static final com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+            getDescriptor() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_descriptor;
+            }
+
+            protected com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+            internalGetFieldAccessorTable() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_fieldAccessorTable
+                    .ensureFieldAccessorsInitialized(
+                        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.class,
+                        org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.Builder.class);
+            }
+
+            // Construct using org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification.newBuilder()
+            private Builder() {
+                maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
+            }
+
+            private Builder(
+                com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent parent) {
+                super(parent);
+                maybeForceBuilderInitialization();
+            }
+
+            private void maybeForceBuilderInitialization() {
+                if (com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders) {
+                    getModificationFieldBuilder();
+                }
+            }
+
+            private static Builder create() {
+                return new Builder();
+            }
+
+            public Builder clear() {
+                super.clear();
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    modification_ = java.util.Collections.emptyList();
+                    bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.clear();
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            public Builder clone() {
+                return create().mergeFrom(buildPartial());
+            }
+
+            public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+            getDescriptorForType() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_descriptor;
+            }
+
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification getDefaultInstanceForType() {
+                return org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification
+                    .getDefaultInstance();
+            }
+
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification build() {
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification
+                    result = buildPartial();
+                if (!result.isInitialized()) {
+                    throw newUninitializedMessageException(result);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification buildPartial() {
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification
+                    result =
+                    new org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification(
+                        this);
+                int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                        modification_ = java.util.Collections
+                            .unmodifiableList(modification_);
+                        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                    }
+                    result.modification_ = modification_;
+                } else {
+                    result.modification_ = modificationBuilder_.build();
+                }
+                onBuilt();
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            public Builder mergeFrom(com.google.protobuf.Message other) {
+                if (other instanceof org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification) {
+                    return mergeFrom(
+                        (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification) other);
+                } else {
+                    super.mergeFrom(other);
+                    return this;
+                }
+            }
+
+            public Builder mergeFrom(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification other) {
+                if (other
+                    == org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification
+                    .getDefaultInstance())
+                    return this;
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (!other.modification_.isEmpty()) {
+                        if (modification_.isEmpty()) {
+                            modification_ = other.modification_;
+                            bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                        } else {
+                            ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                            modification_.addAll(other.modification_);
+                        }
+                        onChanged();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (!other.modification_.isEmpty()) {
+                        if (modificationBuilder_.isEmpty()) {
+                            modificationBuilder_.dispose();
+                            modificationBuilder_ = null;
+                            modification_ = other.modification_;
+                            bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                            modificationBuilder_ =
+                                com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.alwaysUseFieldBuilders ?
+                                    getModificationFieldBuilder() : null;
+                        } else {
+                            modificationBuilder_
+                                .addAllMessages(other.modification_);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            public final boolean isInitialized() {
+                for (int i = 0; i < getModificationCount(); i++) {
+                    if (!getModification(i).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.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification
+                    parsedMessage = null;
+                try {
+                    parsedMessage =
+                        PARSER.parsePartialFrom(input, extensionRegistry);
+                } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+                    parsedMessage =
+                        (org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.CompositeModification) e
+                            .getUnfinishedMessage();
+                    throw e;
+                } finally {
+                    if (parsedMessage != null) {
+                        mergeFrom(parsedMessage);
+                    }
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            private int bitField0_;
+
+            // repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;
+            private java.util.List<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification>
+                modification_ =
+                java.util.Collections.emptyList();
+
+            private void ensureModificationIsMutable() {
+                if (!((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+                    modification_ =
+                        new java.util.ArrayList<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification>(
+                            modification_);
+                    bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+                }
+            }
+
+            private com.google.protobuf.RepeatedFieldBuilder<
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder>
+                modificationBuilder_;
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public java.util.List<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification> getModificationList() {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    return java.util.Collections
+                        .unmodifiableList(modification_);
+                } else {
+                    return modificationBuilder_.getMessageList();
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public int getModificationCount() {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    return modification_.size();
+                } else {
+                    return modificationBuilder_.getCount();
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification getModification(
+                int index) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    return modification_.get(index);
+                } else {
+                    return modificationBuilder_.getMessage(index);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setModification(
+                int index,
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification value) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (value == null) {
+                        throw new NullPointerException();
+                    }
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.set(index, value);
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.setMessage(index, value);
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder setModification(
+                int index,
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder builderForValue) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.set(index, builderForValue.build());
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_
+                        .setMessage(index, builderForValue.build());
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder addModification(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification value) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (value == null) {
+                        throw new NullPointerException();
+                    }
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.add(value);
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.addMessage(value);
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder addModification(
+                int index,
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification value) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    if (value == null) {
+                        throw new NullPointerException();
+                    }
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.add(index, value);
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.addMessage(index, value);
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder addModification(
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder builderForValue) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.add(builderForValue.build());
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.addMessage(builderForValue.build());
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder addModification(
+                int index,
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder builderForValue) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.add(index, builderForValue.build());
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_
+                        .addMessage(index, builderForValue.build());
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder addAllModification(
+                java.lang.Iterable<? extends org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification> values) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    super.addAll(values, modification_);
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.addAllMessages(values);
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder clearModification() {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    modification_ = java.util.Collections.emptyList();
+                    bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000001);
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.clear();
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public Builder removeModification(int index) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    ensureModificationIsMutable();
+                    modification_.remove(index);
+                    onChanged();
+                } else {
+                    modificationBuilder_.remove(index);
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder getModificationBuilder(
+                int index) {
+                return getModificationFieldBuilder().getBuilder(index);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder getModificationOrBuilder(
+                int index) {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    return modification_.get(index);
+                } else {
+                    return modificationBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilder(index);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public java.util.List<? extends org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder>
+            getModificationOrBuilderList() {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ != null) {
+                    return modificationBuilder_.getMessageOrBuilderList();
+                } else {
+                    return java.util.Collections
+                        .unmodifiableList(modification_);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder addModificationBuilder() {
+                return getModificationFieldBuilder().addBuilder(
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                        .getDefaultInstance());
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder addModificationBuilder(
+                int index) {
+                return getModificationFieldBuilder().addBuilder(
+                    index,
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification
+                        .getDefaultInstance());
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * <code>repeated .org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.Modification modification = 1;</code>
+             */
+            public java.util.List<org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder>
+            getModificationBuilderList() {
+                return getModificationFieldBuilder().getBuilderList();
+            }
+
+            private com.google.protobuf.RepeatedFieldBuilder<
+                org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder>
+            getModificationFieldBuilder() {
+                if (modificationBuilder_ == null) {
+                    modificationBuilder_ =
+                        new com.google.protobuf.RepeatedFieldBuilder<
+                            org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.Modification.Builder, org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent.PersistentMessages.ModificationOrBuilder>(
+                            modification_,
+                            ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001),
+                            getParentForChildren(),
+                            isClean());
+                    modification_ = null;
+                }
+                return modificationBuilder_;
+            }
+
+            // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.CompositeModification)
+        }
+
+
+        static {
+            defaultInstance = new CompositeModification(true);
+            defaultInstance.initFields();
+        }
+
+        // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal.CompositeModification)
+    }
+
+
+    private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+        internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_descriptor;
+    private static
+    com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+        internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_fieldAccessorTable;
+    private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+        internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_descriptor;
+    private static
+    com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+        internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_fieldAccessorTable;
+
+    public static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
+    getDescriptor() {
+        return descriptor;
+    }
+
+    private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
+        descriptor;
+
+    static {
+        java.lang.String[] descriptorData = {
+            "\n\020Persistent.proto\022!org.opendaylight.con" +
+                "troller.mdsal\032\014Common.proto\"a\n\014Modificat" +
+                "ion\022\014\n\004type\030\001 \002(\t\022\014\n\004path\030\002 \002(\t\0225\n\004data\030"
+                +
+                "\003 \001(\0132\'.org.opendaylight.controller.mdsa" +
+                "l.Node\"^\n\025CompositeModification\022E\n\014modif" +
+                "ication\030\001 \003(\0132/.org.opendaylight.control" +
+                "ler.mdsal.ModificationBO\n9org.opendaylig" +
+                "ht.controller.protobuff.messages.persist" +
+                "entB\022PersistentMessages"
+        };
+        com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner
+            assigner =
+            new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
+                public com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry assignDescriptors(
+                    com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor root) {
+                    descriptor = root;
+                    internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_descriptor =
+                        getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(0);
+                    internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_fieldAccessorTable =
+                        new
+                            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+                            internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_Modification_descriptor,
+                            new java.lang.String[] {"Type", "Path", "Data",});
+                    internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_descriptor =
+                        getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(1);
+                    internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_fieldAccessorTable =
+                        new
+                            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+                            internal_static_org_opendaylight_controller_mdsal_CompositeModification_descriptor,
+                            new java.lang.String[] {"Modification",});
+                    return null;
+                }
+            };
+        com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
+            .internalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
+                new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor[] {
+                    org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.common.NormalizedNodeMessages
+                        .getDescriptor(),
+                }, assigner
+            );
+    }
+
+    // @@protoc_insertion_point(outer_class_scope)
+}
diff --git a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-protocolbuffer-encoding/src/main/resources/Persistent.proto b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-protocolbuffer-encoding/src/main/resources/Persistent.proto
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..5b49503
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.opendaylight.controller.mdsal;
+
+import "Common.proto";
+
+option java_package = "org.opendaylight.controller.protobuff.messages.persistent";
+option java_outer_classname = "PersistentMessages";
+
+
+message Modification {
+    required string type=1;
+    required string path=2;
+    optional Node data=3;
+}
+
+
+message CompositeModification {
+    repeated Modification modification=1;
+}