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+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property. #
+# #
+# 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. #
+################################################################################
+
+import logging
+
+from flask_restplus import Api
+from xapp_onboarder.server import settings
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+api = Api(version='1.0', title='RIC xApp onboarder API',
+ description='APIs to manage the xApp helm charts')
+
+
+@api.errorhandler
+def default_error_handler(e):
+ message = 'An unhandled exception occurred.'
+ log.exception(message)
+
+ if not settings.FLASK_DEBUG:
+ return {'message': message}, 500