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+# CASE1: Startup
+# CASE2: Load vpls topology and configurations from demo script
+# CASE3: Test CLI commands
+
+class VPLSBasic:
+    def __init__( self ):
+        self.default = ''
+
+    def CASE1( self, main ):
+        """
+        CASE1 is to compile ONOS and push it to the test machines
+
+        Startup sequence:
+        cell <name>
+        onos-verify-cell
+        NOTE: temporary - onos-remove-raft-logs
+        onos-uninstall
+        start mininet
+        git pull
+        mvn clean install
+        onos-package
+        onos-install -f
+        onos-wait-for-start
+        start cli sessions
+        start tcpdump
+        """
+        import imp
+        import time
+        import json
+        main.case( "Setting up test environment" )
+        main.caseExplanation = "Setup the test environment including " +\
+                                "installing ONOS, starting Mininet and ONOS" +\
+                                "cli sessions."
+
+        # load some variables from the params file
+        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
+
+        main.numCtrls = int( main.params[ 'num_controllers' ] )
+
+        ofPort = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'port' ]
+
+        main.CLIs = []
+        main.RESTs = []
+        main.nodes = []
+        ipList = []
+        for i in range( 1, main.numCtrls + 1 ):
+            try:
+                main.CLIs.append( getattr( main, 'ONOScli' + str( i ) ) )
+                main.RESTs.append( getattr( main, 'ONOSrest' + str( i ) ) )
+                main.nodes.append( getattr( main, 'ONOS' + str( i ) ) )
+                ipList.append( main.nodes[ -1 ].ip_address )
+            except AttributeError:
+                break
+
+        main.step( "Create cell file" )
+        cellAppString = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellApps' ]
+        main.ONOSbench.createCellFile( main.ONOSbench.ip_address, cellName,
+                                       main.Mininet1.ip_address,
+                                       cellAppString, ipList )
+        main.step( "Applying cell variable to environment" )
+        cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( cellName )
+        verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
+
+        main.log.info( "Uninstalling ONOS" )
+        for node in main.nodes:
+            main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( node.ip_address )
+
+        # Make sure ONOS is DEAD
+        main.log.info( "Killing any ONOS processes" )
+        killResults = main.TRUE
+        for node in main.nodes:
+            killed = main.ONOSbench.onosKill( node.ip_address )
+            killResults = killResults and killed
+
+        cleanInstallResult = main.TRUE
+
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet" )
+        # scp topo file to mininet
+        # TODO: move to params?
+        topoName = "vpls"
+        topoFile = "vpls.py"
+        filePath = main.ONOSbench.home + "/tools/test/topos/"
+        main.ONOSbench.scp( main.Mininet1,
+                            filePath + topoFile,
+                            main.Mininet1.home,
+                            direction="to" )
+        topo = " --custom " + main.Mininet1.home + topoFile + " --topo " + topoName
+        args = " --switch ovs,protocols=OpenFlow13 --controller=remote"
+        for node in main.nodes:
+            args += ",ip=" + node.ip_address
+        mnCmd = "sudo mn" + topo + args
+        mnResult = main.Mininet1.startNet( mnCmd=mnCmd )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=mnResult,
+                                 onpass="Mininet Started",
+                                 onfail="Error starting Mininet" )
+
+        main.ONOSbench.getVersion( report=True )
+
+        main.step( "Creating ONOS package" )
+        packageResult = main.ONOSbench.buckBuild()
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=packageResult,
+                                 onpass="ONOS package successful",
+                                 onfail="ONOS package failed" )
+
+        main.step( "Installing ONOS package" )
+        onosInstallResult = main.TRUE
+        for node in main.nodes:
+            tmpResult = main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( options="-f",
+                                                    node=node.ip_address )
+            onosInstallResult = onosInstallResult and tmpResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=onosInstallResult,
+                                 onpass="ONOS install successful",
+                                 onfail="ONOS install failed" )
+
+        main.step( "Checking if ONOS is up yet" )
+        for i in range( 2 ):
+            onosIsupResult = main.TRUE
+            for node in main.nodes:
+                started = main.ONOSbench.isup( node.ip_address )
+                if not started:
+                    main.log.error( node.name + " hasn't started" )
+                onosIsupResult = onosIsupResult and started
+            if onosIsupResult == main.TRUE:
+                break
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=onosIsupResult,
+                                 onpass="ONOS startup successful",
+                                 onfail="ONOS startup failed" )
+
+        main.step( "Set up ONOS secure SSH" )
+        secureSshResult = main.TRUE
+        for node in main.nodes:
+            secureSshResult = secureSshResult and main.ONOSbench.onosSecureSSH( node=node.ip_address )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=secureSshResult,
+                                 onpass="Test step PASS",
+                                 onfail="Test step FAIL" )
+
+        main.step( "Starting ONOS CLI sessions" )
+        cliResults = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].startOnosCli,
+                             name="startOnosCli-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[main.nodes[i].ip_address] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            cliResults = cliResults and t.result
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=cliResults,
+                                 onpass="ONOS cli startup successful",
+                                 onfail="ONOS cli startup failed" )
+
+        main.activeNodes = [ i for i in range( 0, len( main.CLIs ) ) ]
+
+        main.step( "Activate apps defined in the params file" )
+        # get data from the params
+        apps = main.params.get( 'apps' )
+        if apps:
+            apps = apps.split(',')
+            main.log.warn( apps )
+            activateResult = True
+            for app in apps:
+                main.CLIs[ 0 ].app( app, "Activate" )
+            # TODO: check this worked
+            time.sleep( SLEEP )  # wait for apps to activate
+            for app in apps:
+                state = main.CLIs[ 0 ].appStatus( app )
+                if state == "ACTIVE":
+                    activateResult = activeResult and True
+                else:
+                    main.log.error( "{} is in {} state".format( app, state ) )
+                    activeResult = False
+            utilities.assert_equals( expect=True,
+                                     actual=activateResult,
+                                     onpass="Successfully activated apps",
+                                     onfail="Failed to activate apps" )
+        else:
+            main.log.warn( "No apps were specified to be loaded after startup" )
+
+        main.step( "Set ONOS configurations" )
+        config = main.params.get( 'ONOS_Configuration' )
+        if config:
+            main.log.debug( config )
+            checkResult = main.TRUE
+            for component in config:
+                for setting in config[component]:
+                    value = config[component][setting]
+                    check = main.CLIs[ 0 ].setCfg( component, setting, value )
+                    main.log.info( "Value was changed? {}".format( main.TRUE == check ) )
+                    checkResult = check and checkResult
+            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                     actual=checkResult,
+                                     onpass="Successfully set config",
+                                     onfail="Failed to set config" )
+        else:
+            main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
+
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[0].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[0].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
+    def CASE2( self, main ):
+        """
+        Load and test vpls configurations from json configuration file
+        """
+        import os.path
+        from tests.USECASE.VPLS.dependencies import vpls
+
+        pprint = main.ONOSrest1.pprint
+        hosts = int( main.params['vpls']['hosts'] )
+        SLEEP = int( main.params['SLEEP']['netcfg'] )
+
+        main.step( "Discover hosts using pings" )
+        for i in range( 1, hosts + 1 ):
+            src = "h" + str( i )
+            for j in range( 1, hosts + 1 ):
+                if j == i:
+                    continue
+                dst = "h" + str( j )
+            pingResult = main.Mininet1.pingHost( SRC=src, TARGET=dst )
+
+        main.step( "Load VPLS configurations" )
+        # TODO: load from params
+        fileName = main.params['DEPENDENCY']['topology']
+        app = main.params['vpls']['name']
+        # TODO make this a function?
+        main.ONOSbench.handle.sendline( "onos-netcfg $OC1 " + fileName )
+        # Time for netcfg to load data
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        # 'Master' copy of test configuration
+        try:
+            with open( os.path.expanduser( fileName ) ) as dataFile:
+                originalCfg = json.load( dataFile )
+                main.vplsConfig = originalCfg['apps'].get( app ).get( 'vpls' ).get( 'vplsList')
+        except Exception as e:
+            main.log.error( "Error loading config file: {}".format( e ) )
+        if main.vplsConfig:
+            result = True
+        else:
+            result = False
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True,
+                                 actual=result,
+                                 onpass="Loaded vpls configuration",
+                                 onfail="Failed to load vpls configuration" )
+
+        main.step( "Check interface configurations" )
+        result = False
+        getPorts = main.ONOSrest1.getNetCfg( subjectClass="ports" )
+        onosCfg = pprint( getPorts )
+        sentCfg = pprint( originalCfg.get( "ports" ) )
+
+        if onosCfg == sentCfg:
+            main.log.info( "ONOS interfaces NetCfg matches what was sent" )
+            result = True
+        else:
+            main.log.error( "ONOS interfaces NetCfg doesn't match what was sent" )
+            main.log.debug( "ONOS config: {}".format( onosCfg ) )
+            main.log.debug( "Sent config: {}".format( sentCfg ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True,
+                                 actual=result,
+                                 onpass="Net Cfg added for interfaces",
+                                 onfail="Net Cfg not added for interfaces" )
+
+        # Run a bunch of checks to verify functionality based on configs
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+    def CASE3( self, main ):
+        """
+        Test VPLS cli commands
+        High level steps:
+            remove interface from a network
+            Clean configs
+            create vpls network
+            add interfaces to a network
+            add encap
+            change encap
+            remove encap
+            list?
+        """
+        from tests.USECASE.VPLS.dependencies import vpls
+        SLEEP = int( main.params['SLEEP']['netcfg'] )
+        pprint = main.ONOSrest1.pprint
+
+        main.step( "Remove an interface from a vpls network" )
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsRemIface( 'VPLS1', 'h1' )
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        #update master config json
+        for network in main.vplsConfig:
+            if network.get( 'name' ) == 'VPLS1':
+                ifaces = network.get( 'interfaces' )
+                ifaces.remove('h1')
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Clean all vpls configurations" )
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsClean()
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        main.vplsConfig = []
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Create a new vpls network" )
+        name = "Network1"
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsCreate( name )
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        network1 = { 'name': name, 'interfaces': [], 'encapsulation': 'NONE' }
+        main.vplsConfig.append( network1 )
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Add interfaces to the network" )
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsAddIface( name, "h1" )
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsAddIface( name, "h5" )
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsAddIface( name, "h4" )
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        for network in main.vplsConfig:
+            if network.get( 'name' ) == name:
+                ifaces = network.get( 'interfaces' )
+                ifaces.append( 'h1' )
+                ifaces.append( 'h4' )
+                ifaces.append( 'h5' )
+                network[ 'interfaces' ] = ifaces
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Add MPLS encapsulation to a vpls network" )
+        encapType = "MPLS"
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsSetEncap( name, encapType )
+        for network in main.vplsConfig:
+            if network.get( 'name' ) == name:
+                network['encapsulation'] = encapType
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Change an encapsulation type" )
+        encapType = "VLAN"
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsSetEncap( name, encapType )
+        for network in main.vplsConfig:
+            if network.get( 'name' ) == name:
+                network['encapsulation'] = encapType
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Remove encapsulation" )
+        encapType = "NONE"
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsSetEncap( name, encapType )
+        for network in main.vplsConfig:
+            if network.get( 'name' ) == name:
+                network['encapsulation'] = encapType
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        vpls.verify( main )
+
+        main.step( "Clean all vpls configurations" )
+        main.CLIs[0].vplsClean()
+        time.sleep( SLEEP )
+        main.vplsConfig = []
+        vpls.verify( main )