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+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+{{/*
+Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+
+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.
+*/}}
+{{- define "vtn-service.serviceTosca" -}}
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/vtnservice.yaml
+
+description: Configures the VTN ONOS service
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+
+    service#vtn:
+      type: tosca.nodes.VTNService
+      properties:
+          name: vtn
+          kind: platform
+          view_url: /admin/vtn/vtnservice/$id$/
+          privateGatewayMac: 00:00:00:00:00:01
+          localManagementIp: 172.27.0.1/24
+          ovsdbPort: 6641
+          sshUser: vagrant
+          sshKeyFile: /root/node_key
+          sshPort: 22
+          xosEndpoint: xos-chameleon:9101
+          xosUser: {{ .xosAdminUser }}
+          xosPassword: {{ .xosAdminPassword }}
+          vtnAPIVersion: 2
+          controllerPort: onos-cord-openflow:6653
+          resync: false
+{{- end -}}