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+/* OpenBSC VTY common helpers */
+/* (C) 2009-2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ * (C) 2009-2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/vty.h>
+#include <openbsc/telnet_interface.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
+
+#include <vty/command.h>
+#include <vty/buffer.h>
+#include <vty/vty.h>
+
+
+/* Down vty node level. */
+gDEFUN(ournode_exit,
+       ournode_exit_cmd, "exit", "Exit current mode and down to previous mode\n")
+{
+	switch (vty->node) {
+	case GSMNET_NODE:
+		vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
+		vty->index = NULL;
+		break;
+	case BTS_NODE:
+		vty->node = GSMNET_NODE;
+		{
+			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
+			struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
+			vty->index = bts->network;
+			vty->index_sub = NULL;
+		}
+		break;
+	case TRX_NODE:
+		vty->node = BTS_NODE;
+		{
+			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
+			struct gsm_bts_trx *trx = vty->index;
+			vty->index = trx->bts;
+			vty->index_sub = &trx->bts->description;
+		}
+		break;
+	case TS_NODE:
+		vty->node = TRX_NODE;
+		{
+			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
+			struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts = vty->index;
+			vty->index = ts->trx;
+			vty->index_sub = &ts->trx->description;
+		}
+		break;
+	case MGCP_NODE:
+	case GBPROXY_NODE:
+	case SGSN_NODE:
+	case NS_NODE:
+		vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
+		vty->index = NULL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* End of configuration. */
+gDEFUN(ournode_end,
+       ournode_end_cmd, "end", "End current mode and change to enable mode.")
+{
+	switch (vty->node) {
+	case VIEW_NODE:
+	case ENABLE_NODE:
+		/* Nothing to do. */
+		break;
+	case CONFIG_NODE:
+	case GSMNET_NODE:
+	case BTS_NODE:
+	case TRX_NODE:
+	case TS_NODE:
+	case MGCP_NODE:
+	case GBPROXY_NODE:
+	case SGSN_NODE:
+	case NS_NODE:
+	case VTY_NODE:
+		vty_config_unlock(vty);
+		vty->node = ENABLE_NODE;
+		vty->index = NULL;
+		vty->index_sub = NULL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+