This commit consists of the following:
1) The kafka messaging proxy in Twisted python for adapters
2) Initial implementation and containerization of ponsim OLT adapter
and ponsim ONU adapter
3) Initial submission of request and response facade in both Twisted
python and Go Language
4) Initial implementation of device management and logical device management
in the Core
5) Update to the log module to allow dynamic setting of log level per
package using the gRPC API
6) Bug fixes and minor changes

Change-Id: Ia8f033da84cfd08275335bae9542802415e7bb0f
diff --git a/adapters/common/utils/ordered_weakvalue_dict.py b/adapters/common/utils/ordered_weakvalue_dict.py
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+#
+# Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+#
+# 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.
+#
+from _weakref import ref
+from weakref import KeyedRef
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+
+class OrderedWeakValueDict(OrderedDict):
+    """
+    Modified OrderedDict to use weak references as values. Entries disappear
+    automatically if the referred value has no more strong reference pointing
+    ot it.
+
+    Warning, this is not a complete implementation, only what is needed for
+    now. See test_ordered_wealvalue_dict.py to see what is tested behavior.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
+        def remove(wr, selfref=ref(self)):
+            self = selfref()
+            if self is not None:
+                super(OrderedWeakValueDict, self).__delitem__(wr.key)
+        self._remove = remove
+        super(OrderedWeakValueDict, self).__init__(*args, **kw)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        super(OrderedWeakValueDict, self).__setitem__(
+            key, KeyedRef(value, self._remove, key))
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        o = super(OrderedWeakValueDict, self).__getitem__(key)()
+        if o is None:
+            raise KeyError, key
+        else:
+            return o
+