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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+app_configs = {
+    "osmo-e1-recorder": ["doc/examples/osmo-e1-recorder.cfg"]
+}
+
+apps = [(4444, "src/osmo-e1-recorder", "osmo-e1-recorder", "osmo-e1-recorder")
+        ]
+
+vty_command = ["./src/osmo-e1-recorder", "-c",
+               "doc/examples/osmo-e1-recorder.cfg"]
+
+vty_app = apps[0]