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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 "vsg-hw.serviceTosca" -}}
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+description: Set up VSG-HW service
+imports:
+  - custom_types/vsghwservice.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+    service#vsg-hw:
+      type: tosca.nodes.VSGHWService
+      properties:
+        name: vsg-hw
+{{- end -}}