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/rw_core/core/id.go b/rw_core/core/id.go
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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.
+ */
+package core
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	m "math/rand"
+)
+
+func randomHex(n int) (string, error) {
+	bytes := make([]byte, n)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(bytes); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(bytes), nil
+}
+
+// CreateDeviceId produces a device ID. DeviceId is 16 hex long - lower 12 hex is the device id.
+// TODO:  A cluster unique ID may be required
+func CreateDeviceId() string {
+	val, _ := randomHex(12)
+	return val
+}
+
+// CreateLogicalDeviceId is not used for now as the logical device ID is derived from the
+// OLT MAC address
+func CreateLogicalDeviceId() string {
+	// logical device id is 16 hex long - lower 12 hex is the logical device id.  For now just generate the 12 hex
+	val, _ := randomHex(12)
+	return val
+}
+
+// CreateLogicalPortId produces a random port ID for a logical device.   
+func CreateLogicalPortId() uint32 {
+	//	A logical port is a uint32
+	return m.Uint32()
+}