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+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Creates a replica of the GEANT topology using ONOS null provider
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# config
+host=${1:-localhost}
+nports=24
+sleepfor=5
+
+
+### start up null provider
+onos ${host} null-simulation stop custom
+onos ${host} wipe-out please
+onos ${host} null-simulation start custom
+
+
+## unfortunately, it takes a time for the sim to start up
+#  this is not ideal...
+
+echo
+echo "Sleeping while sim starts up... (${sleepfor} seconds)..."
+echo
+sleep ${sleepfor}
+
+
+### Start by adding Country regions
+# Note that Long/Lat places region icon nicely in the country center
+
+# region-add <region-id> <region-name> <region-type> <long/Y> <lat/X> <region-master>
+
+onos ${host} <<-EOF
+
+region-add rUK "United Kingdom" COUNTRY 52.206035 -1.310384 ${host}
+region-add rIT "Italy"   COUNTRY 44.447951  11.093161 ${host}
+region-add rFR "France"  COUNTRY 47.066264  2.711458 ${host}
+region-add rDE "Germany" COUNTRY 50.863152  9.761971 ${host}
+region-add rES "Spain"   COUNTRY 40.416704 -3.7035824 ${host}
+
+EOF
+
+
+###------------------------------------------------------
+###----- TEMPORARY DATA ---------------------------------
+
+#region-add rLON "London"    COUNTRY 51.507321 -0.1276473 ${host}
+#region-add rMIL "Milan"     COUNTRY 45.466797  9.1904984 ${host}
+#region-add rPAR "Paris"     COUNTRY 48.856610  2.3514992 ${host}
+#region-add rFRA "Frankfurt" COUNTRY 50.110652  8.6820934 ${host}
+#region-add rMAD "Madrid"    COUNTRY 40.416704 -3.7035824 ${host}
+
+# null-create-device switch LON ${nports} 51.507321 -0.1276473
+# null-create-device switch PAR ${nports} 48.856610 2.3514992
+# null-create-device switch MIL ${nports} 45.466797 9.1904984
+# null-create-device switch FRA ${nports} 50.110652 8.6820934
+# null-create-device switch MAD ${nports} 40.416704 -3.7035824
+
+###------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+### Add layouts, associating backing regions, and optional parent.
+# layout-add <layout-id> <bg-ref> \
+#   [ <region-id> <parent-layout-id> <scale> <offset-x> <offset-y> ]
+#
+
+onos ${host} <<-EOF
+
+# -- root layout
+layout-add root @europe . . 6.664 -2992.552 -2473.084
+
+# -- layouts for top level regions
+layout-add lUK @europe rUK root 13.99 -6233.775 -5111.723
+layout-add lIT @europe rIT root 14.72 -7793.210 -6623.814
+layout-add lFR @europe rFR root 16.91 -8225.716 -7198.134
+layout-add lDE @europe rDE root 17.63 -9119.646 -7044.949
+layout-add lES @europe rES root 21.41 -9994.596 -10135.655
+
+# -- layouts for country sub-regions
+# TODO
+
+# -- summary of installed layouts
+layouts
+
+EOF
+
+
+### Set up debug log messages for classes we care about
+onos ${host} <<-EOF
+log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.ui.impl.topo.Topo2ViewMessageHandler
+log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.ui.impl.topo.Topo2Jsonifier
+log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.ui.impl.UiWebSocket
+log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.ui.impl.UiTopoSession
+log:list
+EOF