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+include ../common/Makedefs
+
+MYIP:=$(shell hostname -i)
+CONFIG_DIR:=$(shell pwd)
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML=./onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+BOOTSTRAP_YML=./docker-compose-bootstrap.yml
+DOCKER_PROJECT=frontend
+BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT=frontendbs
+XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT=9998
+XOS_UI_PORT=9999
+ADMIN_USERNAME=padmin@vicci.org
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=letmein
+RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP=python ../common/run_tosca.py $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) $(ADMIN_USERNAME) $(ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+RUN_TOSCA=python ../common/run_tosca.py $(XOS_UI_PORT) $(ADMIN_USERNAME) $(ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+
+frontend: prereqs dirs download_services bootstrap onboarding frontendconfig
+
+prereqs:
+	sudo make -f ../common/Makefile.prereqs
+
+dirs:
+	# if this directory doesn't exist, then docker-compose will create it with root permission
+	mkdir -p key_import
+	mkdir -p onboarding-docker-compose
+
+download_services:
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.services
+
+update_services:
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.services update
+
+bootstrap:
+	echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
+	sudo rm -f onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+	sudo CONFIG_DIR=$(CONFIG_DIR) docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) up -d
+	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT)
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) run xos_bootstrap_ui python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none - < ../common/fixtures.yaml
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) run xos_bootstrap_ui python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none - < ../common/mydeployment.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) xos.yaml
+
+onboarding:
+	echo "[ONBOARDING]"
+	# on-board any services here
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) xos
+	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_UI_PORT)
+
+frontendconfig:
+	echo "[FRONTENDCONFIG]"
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) sample.yaml
+
+containers:
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.containers xos_devel synchronizer onboarding_synchronizer
+
+stop:
+	test ! -s $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) || sudo docker-compose -p $(DOCKER_PROJECT) -f $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) stop
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) stop
+
+showlogs:
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) logs
+
+rm: stop
+	test ! -s $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) || sudo docker-compose -p $(DOCKER_PROJECT) -f $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) rm
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) rm
+
+ps:
+	sudo docker-compose ps
+
+enter-xos:
+	sudo docker exec -ti frontend_xos_ui_1 bash
+
+django-restart:
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 touch /opt/xos/xos/settings.py
+
+clean-config-folder:
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 rm -f /opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_mcord_config
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 rm -f /opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_cord_config
+
+mock-cord-pod: onboard-cord-pod
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) ../cord-pod/mgmt-net.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) ../cord-pod/cord-vtn-vsg.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) ../cord-pod/cord-volt-devices.yaml
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 cp /opt/xos/configurations/cord-pod/xos_cord_config /opt/xos/xos_configuration/
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 touch /opt/xos/xos/settings.py
+
+onboard-cord-pod:
+	sudo bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/vsg_rsa"
+	sudo bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/vsg_rsa.pub"
+	sudo bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/volt_rsa"
+	sudo bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/volt_rsa.pub"
+	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) $(SERVICE_DIR)/vrouter/xos/vrouter-onboard.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) $(SERVICE_DIR)/olt/xos/volt-onboard.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) $(SERVICE_DIR)/vsg/xos/vsg-onboard.yaml
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 9998 services/vrouter
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 9998 services/volt
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 9998 services/vsg
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) xos
+	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_UI_PORT)
+
+mock-mcord:
+	# check this
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) ../cord-pod/mgmt-net.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) mocks/mcord.yaml
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 cp /opt/xos/configurations/mcord/xos_mcord_config /opt/xos/xos_configuration/
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_ui_1 touch /opt/xos/xos/settings.py
+
+exampleservice:
+	mkdir -p key_import
+	# fake keys are fine
+	sudo bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/exampleservice_rsa"
+	sudo bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/exampleservice_rsa.pub"
+	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) $(SERVICE_DIR)/exampleservice/xos/exampleservice-onboard.yaml
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 9998 services/exampleservice
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 9998 xos