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+# osmo_gsm_tester: specifics for running an osmo-bts-octphy
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2017 by sysmocom - s.f.m.c. GmbH
+#
+# Author: Neels Hofmeyr <neels@hofmeyr.de>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import os
+from . import log, config, util, template, process
+
+class OsmoBtsOctphy(log.Origin):
+    suite_run = None
+    nitb = None
+    run_dir = None
+    inst = None
+    env = None
+
+    BIN_BTS_OCTPHY = 'osmo-bts-octphy'
+    CONF_BTS_OCTPHY = 'osmo-bts-octphy.cfg'
+
+    def __init__(self, suite_run, conf):
+        self.suite_run = suite_run
+        self.conf = conf
+        self.set_name(OsmoBtsOctphy.BIN_BTS_OCTPHY)
+        self.set_log_category(log.C_RUN)
+        self.env = {}
+
+    def start(self):
+        if self.nitb is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('BTS needs to be added to a NITB before it can be started')
+        self.suite_run.poll()
+
+        self.log('Starting to connect to', self.nitb)
+        self.run_dir = util.Dir(self.suite_run.trial.get_run_dir().new_dir(self.name()))
+        self.configure()
+
+        self.inst = util.Dir(os.path.abspath(self.suite_run.trial.get_inst(OsmoBtsOctphy.BIN_BTS_OCTPHY)))
+        lib = self.inst.child('lib')
+        if not os.path.isdir(lib):
+            raise RuntimeError('No lib/ in %r' % self.inst)
+        self.env = { 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH': lib }
+
+        self.launch_process(OsmoBtsTrx.BIN_BTS_OCTPHY, '-r', '1', '-c', os.path.abspath(self.config_file))
+        self.suite_run.poll()
+
+    def launch_process(self, binary_name, *args):
+        binary = os.path.abspath(self.inst.child('bin', binary_name))
+        run_dir = self.run_dir.new_dir(binary_name)
+        if not os.path.isfile(binary):
+            raise RuntimeError('Binary missing: %r' % binary)
+        proc = process.Process(binary_name, run_dir,
+                               (binary,) + args,
+                               env=self.env)
+        self.suite_run.remember_to_stop(proc)
+        proc.launch()
+
+    def configure(self):
+        if self.nitb is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('BTS needs to be added to a NITB before it can be configured')
+        self.config_file = self.run_dir.new_file(OsmoBtsOctphy.CONF_BTS_OCTPHY)
+        self.dbg(config_file=self.config_file)
+
+        values = dict(osmo_bts_octphy=config.get_defaults('osmo_bts_octphy'))
+        config.overlay(values, self.suite_run.config())
+        config.overlay(values, dict(osmo_bts_octphy=dict(oml_remote_ip=self.nitb.addr())))
+        config.overlay(values, dict(osmo_bts_octphy=self.conf))
+        self.dbg(conf=values)
+
+        with open(self.config_file, 'w') as f:
+            r = template.render(OsmoBtsOctphy.CONF_BTS_OCTPHY, values)
+            self.dbg(r)
+            f.write(r)
+
+    def conf_for_nitb(self):
+        values = config.get_defaults('nitb_bts')
+        config.overlay(values, config.get_defaults('osmo_bts_octphy'))
+        config.overlay(values, self.conf)
+        # using type 'sysmobts' for osmo-bts-octphy
+        config.overlay(values, { 'type': 'sysmobts' })
+        self.dbg(conf=values)
+        return values
+
+    def set_nitb(self, nitb):
+        self.nitb = nitb
+
+# vim: expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4