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+-module(osmo_ss7_app).
+-behaviour(application).
+-author('Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>').
+
+% application behaviour callbacks
+-export([start/2, start_phase/3, prep_stop/1, stop/1, config_change/3]).
+
+-export([reload_config/0]).
+
+start(normal, StartArgs) ->
+	supervisor:start_link({local, osmo_ss7_sup}, osmo_ss7_sup, StartArgs).
+
+
+start_phase(_Phase, _StartType, _PhaseArgs) ->
+	ok.
+
+prep_stop(State) ->
+	State.
+
+stop(_State) ->
+	ok.
+
+config_change(_Changed, _New, _Removed) ->
+	ok.
+
+
+
+reload_config() ->
+	osmo_util:reload_config(),
+	% FIXME: do something
+	ok.