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+# ============LICENSE_START===============================================
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation. 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=================================================
+#
+
+import os
+import json
+import sys
+import re
+
+
+
+#Create a ric info json, example input: ricsim_g1_1:kista_ricsim_g1_1,stockholm_ricsim_g1_1:1,2,4 ricsim_g1_2:kista_ricsim_g1_2,stockholm_ricsim_g1_2:2
+#Format of string <ric-id>:<comma-separated-list-of-me's>:<comma-separated-list-of-policy-type-ids>
+#To indicate that no types exist, use 'NOTYPE'. Ex. ricsim_g1_1:kista_ricsim_g1_1,stockholm_ricsim_g1_1:NOTYPE
+#To indicate that special STD zero length name type, use 'EMPTYTYPE'. Ex. ricsim_g1_1:kista_ricsim_g1_1,stockholm_ricsim_g1_1:EMPTYTYPE
+#Save in indicated file
+
+try:
+ file_name = sys.argv[1]
+ ric_string = sys.argv[2]
+ ric_string=ric_string.strip()
+ ric_string = re.sub(' +',' ',ric_string)
+ ric_arr=[]
+ rics=ric_string.split(' ')
+ for i in range(len(rics)):
+ ricDict={}
+ items=rics[i].split(':')
+ ricDict['ricName']=items[0]
+ ricDict['managedElementIds']=items[1].split(',')
+ if (items[2] == "EMPTYTYPE"):
+ empty_arr=[]
+ empty_arr.append("")
+ ricDict['policyTypes']=empty_arr
+ elif (items[2] == "NOTYPE"):
+ empty_arr=[]
+ ricDict['policyTypes']=empty_arr
+ else:
+ ricDict['policyTypes']=items[2].split(',')
+ ricDict['state']=items[3]
+ ric_arr.append(ricDict)
+
+ with open(file_name, 'w') as f:
+ json.dump(ric_arr, f)
+
+ print(0)
+
+except Exception as e:
+ print(str(e))
+ print(1)
+sys.exit()
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