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+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: Onboard the vnodlocal service
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/xos.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+    vnodlocal:
+      type: tosca.nodes.ServiceController
+      properties:
+          base_url: file:///opt/xos_services/metronet-local/xos/
+          # The following will concatenate with base_url automatically, if
+          # base_url is non-null.
+          models: models.py
+          admin: admin.py
+          rest_service: subdirectory:vnodlocalservice api/service/vnodlocalservice/vnodlocalservice.py
+          synchronizer: synchronizer/manifest
+          synchronizer_run: vnodlocal-synchronizer.py