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+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+// gRPC affinity router with active/active backends
+
+package afrouter
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"errors"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+)
+
+type BindingRouter struct {
+	name string
+	routerType int // TODO: This is probably not needed 
+	association int
+	//routingField string
+	grpcService string
+	//protoDescriptor *pb.FileDescriptorSet
+	//methodMap map[string]byte
+	bkndClstr *backendCluster
+	bindings map[string]*backend
+	bindingType string
+	bindingField string
+	bindingMethod string
+	curBknd **backend
+}
+
+func (br BindingRouter) BackendCluster(s string, metaKey string) (*backendCluster,error) {
+	return br.bkndClstr, nil
+	//return nil,errors.New("Not implemented yet")
+}
+func (br BindingRouter) Name() (string) {
+	return br.name
+}
+func (br BindingRouter) Service() (string) {
+	return br.grpcService
+}
+func (br BindingRouter) GetMetaKeyVal(serverStream grpc.ServerStream) (string,string,error) {
+	var rtrnK string = ""
+	var rtrnV string = ""
+
+	// Get the metadata from the server stream
+    md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(serverStream.Context())
+	if !ok {
+	    return rtrnK, rtrnV, errors.New("Could not get a server stream metadata")
+    }
+
+	// Determine if one of the method routing keys exists in the metadata
+	if  _,ok := md[br.bindingField]; ok == true {
+		rtrnV = md[br.bindingField][0]
+		rtrnK = br.bindingField
+	}
+
+	return rtrnK,rtrnV,nil
+}
+func (br BindingRouter) FindBackendCluster(string) (*backendCluster) {
+	return nil
+}
+func (br BindingRouter) ReplyHandler(v interface{}) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (br BindingRouter) Route(sel interface{}) (*backend) {
+	var err error
+	switch sl := sel.(type) {
+		case *nbFrame:
+			if b, ok := br.bindings[sl.metaVal]; ok == true { // binding exists, just return it
+				return b
+			} else { // establish a new binding or error.
+				if sl.metaVal != "" {
+					err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Attempt to route on non-existent metadata value '%s' in key '%s'",
+											sl.metaVal, sl.metaKey))
+					log.Error(err)
+					sl.err = err
+					return nil
+				}
+				if sl.mthdSlice[REQ_METHOD] != br.bindingMethod {
+					err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Binding must occur with method %s but attempted with method %s",
+										br.bindingMethod, sl.mthdSlice[REQ_METHOD]))
+					log.Error(err)
+					sl.err = err
+					return nil
+				}
+				log.Debugf("MUST CREATE A NEW BINDING MAP ENTRY!!")
+				if len(br.bindings) < len(br.bkndClstr.backends) {
+					if *br.curBknd, err = br.bkndClstr.nextBackend(*br.curBknd,BE_SEQ_RR); err == nil {
+						// Use the name of the backend as the metaVal for this new binding
+						br.bindings[(*br.curBknd).name] =  *br.curBknd
+						return *br.curBknd
+					} else {
+						log.Error(err)
+						sl.err = err
+						return nil
+					}
+				} else {
+					err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Backends exhausted in attempt to bind for metakey '%s' with value '%s'",
+										sl.metaKey, sl.metaVal))
+					log.Error(err)
+					sl.err = err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		default:
+			return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewBindingRouter(rconf *RouterConfig, config *RouteConfig) (Router, error) {
+	var rtrn_err bool = false
+	var err error = nil
+	log.Debugf("Creating binding router %s",config.Name)
+	// A name must exist
+	if config.Name == "" {
+		log.Error("A router 'name' must be specified")
+		rtrn_err = true
+	}
+
+	if rconf.ProtoPackage == "" {
+		log.Error("A 'package' must be specified")
+		rtrn_err = true
+	}
+
+	if rconf.ProtoService == "" {
+		log.Error("A 'service' must be specified")
+		rtrn_err = true
+	}
+
+	//if config.RouteField == "" {
+	//	log.Error("A 'routing_field' must be specified")
+	//	rtrn_err = true
+	//}
+
+	// TODO: Using the specified service, the imported proto
+	// descriptor file should be scanned for all methods provided
+	// for this router to ensure that this field exists in
+	// the message(s) passed to the method. This will avoid run
+	// time failures that might not be detected for long periods
+	// of time.
+
+	// TODO The routes section is currently not being used
+	// so the router will route all methods based on the
+	// routing_field. This needs to be done.
+	var bptr *backend
+	bptr = nil
+	br := BindingRouter{
+		name:config.Name,
+		grpcService:rconf.ProtoService,
+		bindings:make(map[string]*backend),
+		//methodMap:make(map[string]byte),
+		curBknd:&bptr,
+		//serialNo:0,
+	}
+
+	// A binding association must exist
+	br.association = strIndex(rAssnNames, config.Binding.Association)
+	if br.association == 0 {
+		if config.Binding.Association == "" {
+		    log.Error("An binding association must be specified")
+		} else {
+		    log.Errorf("The binding association '%s' is not valid", config.Binding.Association)
+		}
+		rtrn_err = true
+	}
+	// A binding type must exist
+	// TODO: This is parsed but ignored and a header based type is used.
+	if config.Binding.Type != "header" {
+		log.Error("The binding type must be set to header")
+		rtrn_err = true
+	} else {
+		br.bindingType = config.Binding.Type
+	}
+	// A binding method must exist
+	if config.Binding.Method == "" {
+		log.Error("The binding method must be specified")
+		rtrn_err = true
+	} else {
+		br.bindingMethod = config.Binding.Method
+	}
+	// A binding field must exxist
+	if config.Binding.Field == "" {
+		log.Error("The binding field must be specified")
+		rtrn_err = true
+	} else {
+		br.bindingField = config.Binding.Field
+	}
+
+
+	// This has already been validated bfore this function
+	// is called so just use it.
+	for idx := range(rTypeNames) {
+		if config.Type == rTypeNames[idx] {
+			br.routerType = idx
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create the backend cluster or link to an existing one 
+	ok := true
+	if br.bkndClstr, ok = bClusters[config.backendCluster.Name]; ok == false {
+		if br.bkndClstr, err = NewBackendCluster(config.backendCluster); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Could not create a backend for router %s", config.Name)
+			rtrn_err = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// HERE HERE HERE
+
+	if rtrn_err {
+		return br,errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create a new router '%s'",br.name))
+	}
+
+
+	return br,nil
+}