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+# osmo_gsm_tester: specifics for running a sysmoBTS
+#
+# 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/>.
+
+from . import log, config, util, template
+
+class SysmoBts(log.Origin):
+    suite_run = None
+    nitb = None
+    run_dir = None
+
+    def __init__(self, suite_run, conf):
+        self.suite_run = suite_run
+        self.conf = conf
+        self.set_name('osmo-bts-sysmo')
+        self.set_log_category(log.C_RUN)
+
+    def start(self):
+        if self.nitb is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('BTS needs to be added to a NITB before it can be started')
+        self.log('Starting sysmoBTS to connect to', self.nitb)
+        self.run_dir = util.Dir(self.suite_run.trial.get_run_dir().new_dir(self.name()))
+        self.configure()
+        self.err('SysmoBts is not yet implemented')
+
+    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('osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg')
+        self.dbg(config_file=self.config_file)
+
+        values = { 'osmo_bts_sysmo': config.get_defaults('osmo_bts_sysmo') }
+        config.overlay(values, self.suite_run.config())
+        config.overlay(values, { 'osmo_bts_sysmo': { 'oml_remote_ip': self.nitb.addr() } })
+        config.overlay(values, { 'osmo_bts_sysmo': self.conf })
+        self.dbg(conf=values)
+
+        with open(self.config_file, 'w') as f:
+            r = template.render('osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg', 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_sysmo'))
+        config.overlay(values, self.conf)
+        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