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+#!/bin/bash
+
+##
+# Copyright 2015 Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A.U.
+# This file is part of openmano
+# 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.
+#
+# For those usages not covered by the Apache License, Version 2.0 please
+# contact with: nfvlabs@tid.es
+##
+
+#
+#author Alfonso Tierno
+#
+#script to test openflow connector with the creation of rules
+#
+
+function usage(){
+    echo -e "usage: ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} [OPTIONS] \n  test openflow connector "
+    echo -e "  OPTIONS:"
+    echo -e "    -f --force       does not prompt for confirmation"
+    echo -e "    -v --same-vlan   use this if the parameter 'of_controller_nets_with_same_vlan'"
+    echo -e "                     is not false at openvimd.cfg to avoid test unrealizable openflow nets"
+    echo -e "    -d --debug       show debug information at each command. It is quite verbose"
+    echo -e "    -h --help        shows this help"
+}
+
+
+function delete_and_exit(){
+  echo
+  [[ $force != y ]] && read -e -p "  Press enter to delete the deployed things " kk
+  echo
+  for f in $TODELETE
+  do
+    if [[ $f == restore ]]
+    then
+      printf "%-50s" "restoring back old rules: "
+      result=`openflow install ./test_openflow_old_rules.bk $debug `
+      if [[ $? != 0 ]]
+      then 
+        echo  "FAIL cannot install old rules:"
+        echo  "$result"
+      else
+        rm ./test_openflow_old_rules.bk
+        echo OK "./test_openflow_old_rules.bk deleted"
+      fi
+    else
+      printf "%-50s" "removing $f rule: "
+      result=`openflow delete  $f -f $debug`
+      [[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot delete" &&  echo  "$result" || echo OK
+    fi
+  done
+  exit $1
+}
+
+force=n
+same_vlan=n
+debug=""
+TODELETE=""
+#detect if is called with a source to use the 'exit'/'return' command for exiting
+[[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} != $0 ]] && echo "Do not execute this script as SOURCE" >&2 && return 1
+
+#check correct arguments
+for param in $*
+do
+   if [[ $param == -h ]] || [[ $param == --help ]]
+   then
+       usage
+       exit 0
+   elif [[ $param == -d ]] || [[ $param == --debug ]]
+   then
+       debug="--debug"
+   elif [[ $param == -v ]] || [[ $param == --same-vlan ]]
+   then
+       same_vlan=y
+   elif [[ $param == -f ]] || [[ $param == --force ]]
+   then
+       force=y
+   else
+       echo "invalid argument '$param'?. See $0 --help" && exit 1
+   fi
+done
+
+#detect if environment variables are set
+fail=""
+[[ -z $OF_CONTROLLER_TYPE ]] && echo "OF_CONTROLLER_TYPE not defined" >&2 && fail=1
+[[ -z $OF_CONTROLLER_IP ]] &&   echo "OF_CONTROLLER_IP not defined" >&2 && fail=1
+[[ -z $OF_CONTROLLER_PORT ]] && echo "OF_CONTROLLER_PORT not defined" >&2 && fail=1
+[[ -z $OF_CONTROLLER_DPID ]] && echo "OF_CONTROLLER_DPID not defined" >&2 && fail=1
+[[ -n $fail ]] && exit 1
+
+
+export _exit=delete_and_exit
+if [[ $force != y ]]
+then
+  echo " This will remove temporally the existing openflow rules and restored back a the end"
+  read -e -p "Press enter to continue, CTRL+C to abort " kk
+fi
+
+
+printf "%-50s" "obtain port list: "
+result=`openflow port-list $debug | gawk '/^ /{print substr($1,0,length($1)-1)}'`
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL" && echo "$result" && $_exit 1
+ports=`echo $result | wc -w`
+[[ $ports -lt 4 ]] && echo  "FAIL not enough ports managed by this DPID, needed at least 4" && $_exit 1
+echo OK $ports ports
+port0=`echo $result | cut -d" " -f1`
+port1=`echo $result | cut -d" " -f2`
+port2=`echo $result | cut -d" " -f3`
+port3=`echo $result | cut -d" " -f4`
+
+
+printf "%-50s" "saving the current rules: "
+openflow list $debug > ./test_openflow_old_rules.bk
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot obtain existing rules" && $_exit 1
+echo OK "> ./test_openflow_old_rules.bk"
+
+printf "%-50s" "clearing all current rules: "
+openflow clear -f $debug 
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot clear existing rules" && $_exit 1
+result=`openflow list | wc -l`
+[[ $result != 1 ]] && echo  "FAIL rules not completely cleared" && $_exit 1
+echo OK
+TODELETE="restore"
+
+printf "%-50s" "clearing again all rules: "
+openflow clear -f $debug
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL when there are not any rules" && $_exit 1
+result=`openflow list | wc -l`
+[[ $result != 1 ]] && echo  "FAIL rules not completely cleared" && $_exit 1
+echo OK
+TODELETE="restore"
+
+
+printf "%-50s" "new rule vlan,mac -> no vlan: "
+rule_name=fromVlanMac_to_NoVlan1
+openflow add $rule_name --priority 1000 --matchmac "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff" --matchvlan 500 --inport $port0 --stripvlan --out $port1 $debug 
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot insert new rule" && $_exit 1
+expected="$OF_CONTROLLER_DPID 1000 $rule_name $port0 aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff 500 vlan=None,out=$port1"
+result=`openflow list | grep $rule_name`
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL rule bad inserted"  && $_exit 1
+result=`echo $result` #remove blanks
+[[ "$result" != "$expected" ]]  && echo "FAIL" && echo "    expected: $expected\n    obtained: $result" && $_exit 1
+echo OK $rule_name
+TODELETE="$rule_name $TODELETE"
+
+printf "%-50s" "new rule mac -> vlan: "
+rule_name=fromMac_to_Vlan2
+openflow add $rule_name --priority 1001 --matchmac "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff" --inport $port1 --setvlan 501 --out $port2 --out $port3 $debug 
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot insert new rule" && $_exit 1
+expected="$OF_CONTROLLER_DPID 1001 $rule_name $port1 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff any vlan=501,out=$port2,out=$port3"
+result=`openflow list | grep $rule_name`
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL rule bad inserted"  && $_exit 1
+result=`echo $result` #remove blanks
+[[ "$result" != "$expected" ]]  && echo "FAIL" && echo "    expected: $expected\n    obtained: $result"  && $_exit 1
+echo OK  $rule_name
+TODELETE="$rule_name $TODELETE"
+
+printf "%-50s" "new rule None -> None: "
+rule_name=fromNone_to_None
+openflow add $rule_name --priority 1002 --inport $port2 --out $port0 $debug 
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot insert new rule" && $_exit 1
+expected="$OF_CONTROLLER_DPID 1002 $rule_name $port2 any any out=$port0"
+result=`openflow list | grep $rule_name`
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL rule bad inserted" && $_exit 1
+result=`echo $result` #remove blanks
+[[ "$result" != "$expected" ]]  && echo "FAIL" && echo "    expected: $expected\n    obtained: $result" && $_exit 1
+echo OK $rule_name
+TODELETE="$rule_name $TODELETE"
+
+printf "%-50s" "new rule vlan -> vlan: "
+rule_name=fromVlan_to_Vlan1
+openflow add $rule_name --priority 1003 --matchvlan 504 --inport $port3 --setvlan 505 --out $port0 $debug 
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot insert new rule" && $_exit 1
+expected="$OF_CONTROLLER_DPID 1003 $rule_name $port3 any 504 vlan=505,out=$port0"
+result=`openflow list | grep $rule_name`
+[[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL rule bad inserted" && $_exit 1
+result=`echo $result` #remove blanks
+[[ "$result" != "$expected" ]]  && echo "FAIL" && echo "    expected: $expected\n    obtained: $result"  && $_exit 1
+echo OK $rule_name
+TODELETE="$rule_name $TODELETE"
+
+
+if [[ $same_vlan == n ]]
+then
+
+  printf "%-50s" "new rule Vlan -> Vlan_Vlan: "
+  rule_name=fromVlan_to_Vlan1Vlan1
+  openflow add $rule_name --priority 1005 --inport $port3 --matchvlan 505 --setvlan 510 --out $port0 --setvlan 511 --out $port1 --stripvlan --out=$port2 $debug 
+  [[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL cannot insert new rule" && $_exit 1
+  expected="$OF_CONTROLLER_DPID 1005 $rule_name $port3 any 505 vlan=510,out=$port0,vlan=511,out=$port1,vlan=None,out=$port2"
+  result=`openflow list | grep $rule_name`
+  [[ $? != 0 ]] && echo  "FAIL rule bad inserted" && $_exit 1
+  result=`echo $result` #remove blanks
+  [[ "$result" != "$expected" ]]  && echo "FAIL" && echo "    expected: $expected\n    obtained: $result" && $_exit 1
+  echo OK $rule_name
+  TODELETE="$rule_name $TODELETE"
+
+fi
+
+echo 
+echo DONE
+
+$_exit 0
+