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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+###
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# ORAN SMO PACKAGE - PYTHONSDK TESTS
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2022 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+# reserved.
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END============================================
+# ===================================================================
+#
+###
+"""Onap SDC Category Management module."""
+import json
+from onapsdk.sdc.category_management import ServiceCategory
+
+class OranServiceCategory(ServiceCategory):
+ """Onap SDC Category Management module ."""
+
+ @classmethod
+ def create(cls, name: str) -> "BaseCategory":
+ """Create category instance.
+
+ Checks if category with given name exists and if it already
+ exists just returns category with given name.
+
+ Returns:
+ BaseCategory: Created category instance
+
+ """
+ category_obj: "BaseCategory" = cls(name)
+ if category_obj.exists():
+ return category_obj
+ cls.send_message_json("POST",
+ f"Create {name} {cls.category_name()}",
+ cls._base_create_url(),
+ data=json.dumps({"name": name, "models": ["SDC AID"], "metadataKeys": []}),
+ headers=cls.headers())
+ category_obj.exists()
+ return category_obj