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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.drivers.polatis.netconf;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.apache.commons.configuration.HierarchicalConfiguration;
+import org.onosproject.drivers.utilities.XmlConfigParser;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.DriverHandler;
+import org.onosproject.netconf.DatastoreId;
+import org.onosproject.netconf.NetconfController;
+import org.onosproject.netconf.NetconfException;
+import org.onosproject.netconf.NetconfSession;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+/**
+ * Netconf utility for polatis netconf drivers.
+ */
+public final class PolatisNetconfUtility {
+
+    public static final String KEY_XMLNS = "xmlns=\"http://www.polatis.com/yang/optical-switch\"";
+    public static final String KEY_DATA = "data";
+    public static final String KEY_PORT = "port";
+    public static final String KEY_PORTID = "port-id";
+    public static final String KEY_PORTCONFIG = "port-config";
+    public static final String KEY_CONNS = "cross-connects";
+    public static final String KEY_PRODINF = "product-information";
+    public static final String KEY_PORTCONFIG_XMLNS = String.format("%s %s", KEY_PORTCONFIG, KEY_XMLNS);
+    public static final String KEY_CONNS_XMLNS = String.format("%s %s", KEY_CONNS, KEY_XMLNS);
+    public static final String KEY_PRODINF_XMLNS = String.format("%s %s", KEY_PRODINF, KEY_XMLNS);
+    public static final String KEY_DATA_CONNS = String.format("%s.%s", KEY_DATA, KEY_CONNS);
+    public static final String KEY_DATA_PRODINF = String.format("%s.%s", KEY_DATA, KEY_PRODINF);
+    public static final String KEY_DATA_PORTCONFIG = String.format("%s.%s.%s", KEY_DATA, KEY_PORTCONFIG, KEY_PORT);
+    public static final String KEY_OPM = "opm-power";
+    public static final String KEY_OPM_XMLNS = String.format("%s %s", KEY_OPM, KEY_XMLNS);
+    public static final String KEY_POWER = "power";
+    public static final String KEY_DATA_OPM_PORT = String.format("%s.%s.%s", KEY_DATA, KEY_OPM, KEY_PORT);
+    public static final String OPTICAL_CAPABILITY_PREFIX
+                        = "http://www.polatis.com/yang/optical-switch?module=optical-switch&amp;revision=";
+
+    private static final Logger log = getLogger(PolatisFlowRuleProgrammable.class);
+
+    private PolatisNetconfUtility() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves session reply information for get operation.
+     *
+     * @param handler parent driver handler
+     * @param filter the filter string of xml content
+     * @return the reply string
+     */
+    public static String netconfGet(DriverHandler handler, String filter) {
+        NetconfSession session = getNetconfSession(handler);
+        String reply;
+        try {
+            reply = session.get(filter, null);
+        } catch (NetconfException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(new NetconfException("Failed to retrieve configuration.", e));
+        }
+        return reply;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves session reply information for get config operation.
+     *
+     * @param handler parent driver handler
+     * @param filter the filter string of xml content
+     * @return the reply string
+     */
+    public static String netconfGetConfig(DriverHandler handler, String filter) {
+        NetconfSession session = getNetconfSession(handler);
+        String reply;
+        try {
+            reply = session.getConfig(DatastoreId.RUNNING, filter);
+        } catch (NetconfException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(new NetconfException("Failed to retrieve configuration.", e));
+        }
+        return reply;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves session reply information for edit config operation.
+     *
+     * @param handler parent driver handler
+     * @param mode selected mode to change the configuration
+     * @param cfg the new configuration to be set
+     * @return the reply string
+     */
+    public static boolean netconfEditConfig(DriverHandler handler, String mode, String cfg) {
+        NetconfSession session = getNetconfSession(handler);
+        boolean reply = false;
+        try {
+            reply = session.editConfig(DatastoreId.RUNNING, mode, cfg);
+        } catch (NetconfException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(new NetconfException("Failed to edit configuration.", e));
+        }
+        return reply;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves specified node hierarchical configuration from the xml information.
+     *
+     * @param content the xml information
+     * @param key the configuration key node
+     * @return the hierarchical configuration, null if exception happens
+     */
+    public static HierarchicalConfiguration configAt(String content, String key) {
+        HierarchicalConfiguration info;
+        try {
+            HierarchicalConfiguration cfg = XmlConfigParser.loadXmlString(content);
+            info = cfg.configurationAt(key);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // Accept null for information polling
+            return null;
+        }
+        return info;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves specified node hierarchical configurations from the xml information.
+     *
+     * @param content the xml information
+     * @param key the configuration key node
+     * @return the hierarchical configurations, empty if exception happens
+     */
+    public static List<HierarchicalConfiguration> configsAt(String content, String key) {
+        List<HierarchicalConfiguration> info;
+        try {
+            HierarchicalConfiguration cfg = XmlConfigParser.loadXmlString(content);
+            info = cfg.configurationsAt(key);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // Accept empty for information polling
+            return ImmutableList.of();
+        }
+        return info;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a xml format sentence.
+     *
+     * @param node the node name
+     * @param content the node content
+     * @return the xml format sentence
+     */
+    public static String xml(String node, String content) {
+        return String.format("<%s>%s</%s>", node, content, node);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a xml format open tag.
+     *
+     * @param node the node name
+     * @return the xml head format string
+     */
+    public static String xmlOpen(String node) {
+        return String.format("<%s>", node);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a xml format close tag.
+     *
+     * @param node the node name
+     * @return the xml end format string
+     */
+    public static String xmlClose(String node) {
+        return String.format("</%s>", node);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a xml format empty tag.
+     *
+     * @param node the node name
+     * @return the xml format of empty tag
+     */
+    public static String xmlEmpty(String node) {
+        return String.format("<%s/>", node);
+    }
+
+    public static String opticalRevision(DriverHandler handler) {
+        NetconfSession session = getNetconfSession(handler);
+        Set<String> capabilities = session.getDeviceCapabilitiesSet();
+        for (String c : capabilities) {
+            if (c.startsWith(OPTICAL_CAPABILITY_PREFIX)) {
+                return c.substring(OPTICAL_CAPABILITY_PREFIX.length());
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the NETCONF session of the device.
+     *
+     * @return session
+     */
+    private static NetconfSession getNetconfSession(DriverHandler handler) {
+        NetconfController controller = checkNotNull(handler.get(NetconfController.class));
+        NetconfSession session = controller.getNetconfDevice(handler.data().deviceId()).getSession();
+        if (session == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(new NetconfException("Failed to retrieve the netconf device."));
+        }
+        return session;
+    }
+}