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+# ============LICENSE_START===============================================
+# Copyright (C) 2022 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 json
+import sys
+import requests
+
+
+from flask import request, Response, Flask, json
+from var_declaration import forced_settings, app
+from maincommon import check_timeout, check_apipath
+
+#Constants
+TEXT_PLAIN='text/plain'
+
+check_apipath()
+check_timeout()
+
+# app is created in var_declarations
+
+import payload_logging # app var need to be initialized
+
+#Check alive function
+@app.route('/', methods=['GET'])
+def test():
+ return Response("OK", 200, mimetype=TEXT_PLAIN)
+
+#Set|Reset force response to be returned from dispatcher
+#/dispatcheradmin/forceresponse?code=<responsecode>
+@app.route('/dispatcheradmin/forceresponse', methods=['POST'])
+def forceresponse():
+
+ query_param=request.args.get('code')
+ forced_settings['code']=query_param
+
+ if (query_param is None):
+ return Response("Force response code has been resetted for dispatcher responses", 200, mimetype=TEXT_PLAIN)
+ else:
+ return Response("Force response code: " + str(forced_settings['code']) + " set for all dispatcher response until it is resetted", 200, mimetype=TEXT_PLAIN)
+
+#Set|Reset force delay response, in seconds, for all external server responses
+#/a1policy/forcedelay?delay=<seconds>
+@app.route('/dispatcheradmin/forcedelay', methods=['POST'])
+def forcedelay():
+
+ query_param=request.args.get('delay')
+ forced_settings['delay']=query_param
+
+ if (query_param is None):
+ return Response("Force delay has been resetted for all dispatcher responses ", 200, mimetype=TEXT_PLAIN)
+ else:
+ return Response("Force delay: " + str(forced_settings['delay']) + " sec set for all dispatcher responses until it is resetted ", 200, mimetype=TEXT_PLAIN)
+
+port_number = 7777
+if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
+ if isinstance(sys.argv[1], int):
+ port_number = sys.argv[1]
+
+#Import base RestFUL API functions from Open API
+app.add_api('KAFKA_DISPATCHER_api.yaml')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ app.run(port=port_number, host="127.0.0.1", threaded=False)