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+##
+# 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.
+##
+
+options:
+  ssh-hostname:
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+    description: "The hostname or IP address of the machine to"
+  ssh-username:
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+    description: "The username to login as."
+  ssh-password:
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+    description: "The password used to authenticate."
+  ssh-private-key:
+      type: string
+      default: ""
+      description: "The private ssh key to be used to authenticate."