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+###############################################################################
+#
+# DataPlanePort implementation for VPI platforms. 
+#
+# The VPI-based platforms available here (bpp and vpi) depend upon
+# this module for the implementation of the OFTest DataPlanePort interface. 
+#
+###############################################################################
+import sys
+import os
+import logging
+import time
+
+from oftest import config
+
+# Requires the libvpi and pyvpi packages
+from vpi import vpi
+
+class DataPlanePortVPI:
+    """
+    Class defining a port monitoring VPI object.
+
+    """
+    
+    #
+    # OFTest creates and destroys DataPlanePorts for each test. 
+    # We just cache them here. 
+    cachedVPIs = {}
+    
+    def vpiInit(self, interface_name, port_number, pcap_dir="."):
+        self.vpiSpec = interface_name; 
+        if self.vpiSpec in self.cachedVPIs:
+            self.vpi = self.cachedVPIs[self.vpiSpec]
+        else:
+            self.vpi = vpi.Vpi(self.vpiSpec)
+            pcapspec = "pcapdump|%s/oft-port%.2d.pcap|mpls|PORT%d" % (pcap_dir, port_number, port_number)
+            self.vpi.AddSendRecvListener(pcapspec); 
+            self.cachedVPIs[self.vpiSpec] = self.vpi
+
+        return self.vpi
+
+    
+    def __init__(self, interface_name, port_number):
+        """
+        Set up a port monitor object
+        @param interface_name The name of the physical interface like eth1
+        @param port_number The port number associated with this port
+        """
+        self.interface_name = interface_name
+        self.port_number = port_number
+        logname = "VPI:" + interface_name
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(logname)
+        
+        path = "."
+        if config['log_file']:
+            path = config['log_file']
+
+        if self.vpiInit(interface_name, port_number, 
+                        os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(path))) == None:
+            raise Exception("Could not create VPI interface %s" % interface_name)
+
+        self.logger.info("VPI: %s:%d\n" % (interface_name, port_number))
+
+    def fileno(self):
+        return self.vpi.DescriptorGet()
+
+    def recv(self):
+        pkt = self.vpi.Recv(False) 
+        return (pkt, time.time())
+
+    def send(self, packet):
+        """
+        Send a packet to the dataplane port
+        @param packet The packet data to send to the port
+        @retval The number of bytes sent
+        """
+        _len = len(packet); 
+        self.vpi.Send(packet)
+        return _len;