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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+##
+# Copyright 2016 Canonical Ltd.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+##
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail, action_name
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.{}'.format(action_name()))
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))