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+"""
+Platform configuration file
+platform == vpi
+"""
+
+###############################################################################
+#
+# This platform module allows VPI port specifications on the command line. 
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+import sys
+import os
+import argparse
+import dppv
+
+# The port specification is passed via the "--platform-args" option to OFTest. 
+# Note that we must guard against abbreviations supported by argparse
+if not "--platform-args" in " ".join(sys.argv):
+    raise Exception("--platform-args must be specified")
+
+ap = argparse.ArgumentParser("vpi")
+ap.add_argument("--platform-args")
+(ops, rest) = ap.parse_known_args()
+
+vpi_port_map = {}
+ports = ops.platform_args.split(",")
+for ps in ports:
+    (p, vpi) = ps.split("@")
+    vpi_port_map[int(p)] = vpi
+
+print vpi_port_map; 
+
+def platform_config_update(config):
+    """
+    Update configuration for the remote platform
+
+    @param config The configuration dictionary to use/update
+    This routine defines the port map used for this configuration
+    """
+
+    global vpi_port_map
+    config["port_map"] = vpi_port_map.copy()
+    config["caps_table_idx"] = 0
+    #
+    # The class for DataPlanePorts must be specified here:
+    #
+    config['dataplane'] = { 'portclass': dppv.DataPlanePortVPI }
+    config['allow_user'] = True