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+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+# compile this with "m4 veg.m4 > veg.yaml"
+
+# include macros
+# Note: Tosca derived_from isn't working the way I think it should, it's not
+#    inheriting from the parent template. Until we get that figured out, use
+#    m4 macros do our inheritance
+
+
+# Service
+
+
+# Subscriber
+
+
+
+
+# end m4 macros
+
+
+
+node_types:
+    
+    tosca.nodes.VEGService:
+        description: >
+            CORD: The vEG Service.
+        derived_from: tosca.nodes.Root
+        capabilities:
+            scalable:
+                type: tosca.capabilities.Scalable
+            service:
+                type: tosca.capabilities.xos.Service
+        properties:
+            no-delete:
+                type: boolean
+                default: false
+                description: Do not allow Tosca to delete this object
+            no-create:
+                type: boolean
+                default: false
+                description: Do not allow Tosca to create this object
+            no-update:
+                type: boolean
+                default: false
+                description: Do not allow Tosca to update this object
+            replaces:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                descrption: Replaces/renames this object
+            kind:
+                type: string
+                default: generic
+                description: Type of service.
+            view_url:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: URL to follow when icon is clicked in the Service Directory.
+            icon_url:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: ICON to display in the Service Directory.
+            enabled:
+                type: boolean
+                default: true
+            published:
+                type: boolean
+                default: true
+                description: If True then display this Service in the Service Directory.
+            public_key:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: Public key to install into Instances to allows Services to SSH into them.
+            private_key_fn:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: Location of private key file
+            versionNumber:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: Version number of Service.
+            backend_network_label:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: Label that matches network used to connect HPC and BBS services.
+            dns_servers:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+            node_label:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+            docker_image_name:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: Name of docker image to pull for vEG
+            docker_insecure_registry:
+                type: boolean
+                required: false
+                description: If true, then the hostname:port specified in docker_image_name will be treated as an insecure registry
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