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+# Copyright 2017 Sandvine
+#
+# 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 pytest
+import json
+
+
+def vim_add_options(parser):
+    pass
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def vim(request,osm,openstack):
+    from lib.vim import vim 
+    return vim.Vim(osm,openstack)