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+import json
+import time
+
+class HA():
+
+    def __init__( self ):
+        self.default = ''
+
+    def consistentCheck( self ):
+        """
+        Checks that TestON counters are consistent across all nodes.
+
+        Returns the tuple (onosCounters, consistent)
+        - onosCounters is the parsed json output of the counters command on
+          all nodes
+        - consistent is main.TRUE if all "TestON" counters are consitent across
+          all nodes or main.FALSE
+        """
+        try:
+            # Get onos counters results
+            onosCountersRaw = []
+            threads = []
+            for i in main.activeNodes:
+                t = main.Thread( target=utilities.retry,
+                                 name="counters-" + str( i ),
+                                 args=[ main.CLIs[i].counters, [ None ] ],
+                                 kwargs= { 'sleep': 5, 'attempts': 5,
+                                           'randomTime': True } )
+                threads.append( t )
+                t.start()
+            for t in threads:
+                t.join()
+                onosCountersRaw.append( t.result )
+            onosCounters = []
+            for i in range( len( main.activeNodes ) ):
+                try:
+                    onosCounters.append( json.loads( onosCountersRaw[i] ) )
+                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                    main.log.error( "Could not parse counters response from ONOS" +
+                                    str( main.activeNodes[i] + 1 ) )
+                    main.log.warn( repr( onosCountersRaw[ i ] ) )
+                    onosCounters.append( [] )
+
+            testCounters = {}
+            # make a list of all the "TestON-*" counters in ONOS
+            # lookes like a dict whose keys are the name of the ONOS node and
+            # values are a list of the counters. I.E.
+            # { "ONOS1": [ { "name":"TestON-Partitions","value":56} ]
+            # }
+            # NOTE: There is an assumtion that all nodes are active
+            #        based on the above for loops
+            for controller in enumerate( onosCounters ):
+                for key, value in controller[1].iteritems():
+                    if 'TestON' in key:
+                        node = 'ONOS' + str( controller[0] + 1 )
+                        try:
+                            testCounters[node].append( { key: value } )
+                        except KeyError:
+                            testCounters[node] = [ { key: value } ]
+            # compare the counters on each node
+            firstV = testCounters.values()[0]
+            tmp = [ v == firstV for k, v in testCounters.iteritems() ]
+            if all( tmp ):
+                consistent = main.TRUE
+            else:
+                consistent = main.FALSE
+                main.log.error( "ONOS nodes have different values for counters:\n" +
+                                testCounters )
+            return ( onosCounters, consistent )
+        except Exception:
+            main.log.exception( "" )
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+
+    def counterCheck( self, counterName, counterValue ):
+        """
+        Checks that TestON counters are consistent across all nodes and that
+        specified counter is in ONOS with the given value
+        """
+        try:
+            correctResults = main.TRUE
+            # Get onos counters results and consistentCheck
+            onosCounters, consistent = self.consistentCheck()
+            # Check for correct values
+            for i in range( len( main.activeNodes ) ):
+                current = onosCounters[i]
+                onosValue = None
+                try:
+                    onosValue = current.get( counterName )
+                except AttributeError:
+                    node = str( main.activeNodes[i] + 1 )
+                    main.log.exception( "ONOS" + node + " counters result " +
+                                        "is not as expected" )
+                    correctResults = main.FALSE
+                if onosValue == counterValue:
+                    main.log.info( counterName + " counter value is correct" )
+                else:
+                    main.log.error( counterName +
+                                    " counter value is incorrect," +
+                                    " expected value: " + str( counterValue ) +
+                                    " current value: " + str( onosValue ) )
+                    correctResults = main.FALSE
+            return consistent and correctResults
+        except Exception:
+            main.log.exception( "" )
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+
+    def consistentLeaderboards( self, nodes ):
+        TOPIC = 'org.onosproject.election'
+        # FIXME: use threads
+        #FIXME: should we retry outside the function?
+        for n in range( 5 ):  # Retry in case election is still happening
+            leaderList = []
+            # Get all leaderboards
+            for cli in nodes:
+                leaderList.append( cli.specificLeaderCandidate( TOPIC ) )
+            # Compare leaderboards
+            result = all( i == leaderList[0] for i in leaderList ) and\
+                     leaderList is not None
+            main.log.debug( leaderList )
+            main.log.warn( result )
+            if result:
+                return ( result, leaderList )
+            time.sleep(5)  # TODO: paramerterize
+        main.log.error( "Inconsistent leaderboards:" + str( leaderList ) )
+        return ( result, leaderList )
+
+    def nodesCheck( self, nodes ):
+        nodesOutput = []
+        results = True
+        threads = []
+        for i in nodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].nodes,
+                             name="nodes-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[ ] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            nodesOutput.append( t.result )
+        ips = [ main.nodes[node].ip_address for node in nodes ]
+        ips.sort()
+        for i in nodesOutput:
+            try:
+                current = json.loads( i )
+                activeIps = []
+                currentResult = False
+                for node in current:
+                    if node['state'] == 'READY':
+                        activeIps.append( node['ip'] )
+                activeIps.sort()
+                if ips == activeIps:
+                    currentResult = True
+            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                main.log.error( "Error parsing nodes output" )
+                main.log.warn( repr( i ) )
+                currentResult = False
+            results = results and currentResult
+        return results