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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-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.
+ */
+package techprofile
+
+import (
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/model"
+)
+
+// tech profile default constants
+const (
+	defaultTechProfileName        = "Default_1tcont_1gem_Profile"
+	DEFAULT_TECH_PROFILE_TABLE_ID = 64
+	defaultVersion                = 1.0
+	defaultLogLevel               = 0
+	defaultGemportsCount          = 1
+	defaultNumTconts              = 1
+	defaultPbits                  = "0b11111111"
+
+	defaultKVStoreType    = "etcd"
+	defaultKVStoreTimeout = 5            //in seconds
+	defaultKVStoreHost    = "172.21.0.8" // TODO: Need to get IP from adapter
+	defaultKVStorePort    = 2379         // Consul = 8500; Etcd = 2379
+
+	// Tech profile path prefix in kv store
+	defaultKVPathPrefix = "service/voltha/technology_profiles"
+
+	// Tech profile path in kv store
+	defaultTechProfileKVPath = "%s/%d" // <technology>/<tech_profile_tableID>
+
+	// Tech profile instance path in kv store
+	// Format: <technology>/<tech_profile_tableID>/<uni_port_name>
+	defaultTPInstanceKVPath = "%s/%d/%s"
+)
+
+//Tech-Profile JSON String Keys
+// NOTE: Tech profile templeate JSON file should comply with below keys
+const (
+	NAME                               = "name"
+	PROFILE_TYPE                       = "profile_type"
+	VERSION                            = "version"
+	NUM_GEM_PORTS                      = "num_gem_ports"
+	INSTANCE_CONTROL                   = "instance_control"
+	US_SCHEDULER                       = "us_scheduler"
+	DS_SCHEDULER                       = "ds_scheduler"
+	UPSTREAM_GEM_PORT_ATTRIBUTE_LIST   = "upstream_gem_port_attribute_list"
+	DOWNSTREAM_GEM_PORT_ATTRIBUTE_LIST = "downstream_gem_port_attribute_list"
+	ONU                                = "onu"
+	UNI                                = "uni"
+	MAX_GEM_PAYLOAD_SIZE               = "max_gem_payload_size"
+	DIRECTION                          = "direction"
+	ADDITIONAL_BW                      = "additional_bw"
+	PRIORITY                           = "priority"
+	Q_SCHED_POLICY                     = "q_sched_policy"
+	WEIGHT                             = "weight"
+	PBIT_MAP                           = "pbit_map"
+	DISCARD_CONFIG                     = "discard_config"
+	MAX_THRESHOLD                      = "max_threshold"
+	MIN_THRESHOLD                      = "min_threshold"
+	MAX_PROBABILITY                    = "max_probability"
+	DISCARD_POLICY                     = "discard_policy"
+	PRIORITY_Q                         = "priority_q"
+	SCHEDULING_POLICY                  = "scheduling_policy"
+	MAX_Q_SIZE                         = "max_q_size"
+	AES_ENCRYPTION                     = "aes_encryption"
+)
+
+// TechprofileFlags represents the set of configurations used
+type TechProfileFlags struct {
+	KVStoreHost          string
+	KVStorePort          int
+	KVStoreType          string
+	KVStoreTimeout       int
+	KVBackend            *model.Backend
+	TPKVPathPrefix       string
+	TPFileKVPath         string
+	TPInstanceKVPath     string
+	DefaultTPName        string
+	TPVersion            int
+	NumGemPorts          uint32
+	NumTconts            uint32
+	DefaultPbits         []string
+	LogLevel             int
+	DefaultTechProfileID uint32
+	DefaultNumGemPorts   uint32
+	DefaultNumTconts     uint32
+}
+
+func NewTechProfileFlags() *TechProfileFlags {
+	// initialize with default values
+	var techProfileFlags = TechProfileFlags{
+		KVBackend:            nil,
+		KVStoreHost:          defaultKVStoreHost,
+		KVStorePort:          defaultKVStorePort,
+		KVStoreType:          defaultKVStoreType,
+		KVStoreTimeout:       defaultKVStoreTimeout,
+		DefaultTPName:        defaultTechProfileName,
+		TPKVPathPrefix:       defaultKVPathPrefix,
+		TPVersion:            defaultVersion,
+		TPFileKVPath:         defaultTechProfileKVPath,
+		TPInstanceKVPath:     defaultTPInstanceKVPath,
+		DefaultTechProfileID: DEFAULT_TECH_PROFILE_TABLE_ID,
+		DefaultNumGemPorts:   defaultGemportsCount,
+		DefaultNumTconts:     defaultNumTconts,
+		DefaultPbits:         []string{defaultPbits},
+		LogLevel:             defaultLogLevel,
+	}
+
+	return &techProfileFlags
+}