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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ ONOS GUI -- Layer -- Panel Service
+ */
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var $log;
+
+    var defaultSettings = {
+        position: 'TR',
+        side: 'right',
+        width: 200
+    };
+
+    angular.module('onosLayer')
+        .factory('PanelService', ['$log', function (_$log_) {
+            $log = _$log_;
+
+
+            function createPanel(opts) {
+                var settings = angular.extend({}, defaultSettings, opts);
+
+                function renderPanel() {
+
+                }
+
+                function showPanel() {
+
+                }
+
+                function hidePanel() {
+
+                }
+
+                var api = {
+                    render: renderPanel,
+                    show: showPanel,
+                    hide: hidePanel
+                };
+
+                $log.debug('creating panel with settings: ', settings);
+                return api;
+            }
+
+            return {
+                createPanel: createPanel
+            };
+        }]);
+
+}());