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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 model
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// IsProtoMessage determines if the specified implements proto.Message type
+func IsProtoMessage(object interface{}) bool {
+	var ok = false
+
+	if object != nil {
+		st := reflect.TypeOf(object)
+		_, ok = st.MethodByName("ProtoMessage")
+	}
+	return ok
+}
+
+// FindOwnerType will traverse a data structure and find the parent type of the specified object
+func FindOwnerType(obj reflect.Value, name string, depth int, found bool) reflect.Type {
+	prefix := ""
+	for d := 0; d < depth; d++ {
+		prefix += ">>"
+	}
+	k := obj.Kind()
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		if found {
+			return obj.Type()
+		}
+
+		t := obj.Type().Elem()
+		n := reflect.New(t)
+
+		if rc := FindOwnerType(n.Elem(), name, depth+1, found); rc != nil {
+			return rc
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		if found {
+			return obj.Type()
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+			v := reflect.Indirect(obj)
+
+			json := strings.Split(v.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("json"), ",")
+
+			if json[0] == name {
+				return FindOwnerType(obj.Field(i), name, depth+1, true)
+			}
+
+			if rc := FindOwnerType(obj.Field(i), name, depth+1, found); rc != nil {
+				return rc
+			}
+		}
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		s := reflect.MakeSlice(obj.Type(), 1, 1)
+		n := reflect.New(obj.Type())
+		n.Elem().Set(s)
+
+		for i := 0; i < n.Elem().Len(); i++ {
+			if found {
+				return reflect.ValueOf(n.Elem().Index(i).Interface()).Type()
+			}
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < obj.Len(); i++ {
+			if found {
+				return obj.Index(i).Type()
+			}
+
+			if rc := FindOwnerType(obj.Index(i), name, depth+1, found); rc != nil {
+				return rc
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		//log.Debugf("%s Unhandled <%+v> ... It's a %+v\n", prefix, obj, k)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// FindKeyOwner will traverse a structure to find the owner type of the specified name
+func FindKeyOwner(iface interface{}, name string, depth int) interface{} {
+	obj := reflect.ValueOf(iface)
+	k := obj.Kind()
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		t := obj.Type().Elem()
+		n := reflect.New(t)
+
+		if rc := FindKeyOwner(n.Elem().Interface(), name, depth+1); rc != nil {
+			return rc
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+			json := strings.Split(obj.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("json"), ",")
+
+			if json[0] == name {
+				return obj.Type().Field(i).Type
+			}
+
+			if rc := FindKeyOwner(obj.Field(i).Interface(), name, depth+1); rc != nil {
+				return rc
+			}
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		s := reflect.MakeSlice(obj.Type(), 1, 1)
+		n := reflect.New(obj.Type())
+		n.Elem().Set(s)
+
+		for i := 0; i < n.Elem().Len(); i++ {
+			if rc := FindKeyOwner(n.Elem().Index(i).Interface(), name, depth+1); rc != nil {
+				return rc
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		//log.Debugf("%s Unhandled <%+v> ... It's a %+v\n", prefix, obj, k)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetAttributeValue traverse a structure to find the value of an attribute
+// FIXME: Need to figure out if GetAttributeValue and GetAttributeStructure can become one
+// Code is repeated in both, but outputs have a different purpose
+// Left as-is for now to get things working
+func GetAttributeValue(data interface{}, name string, depth int) (string, reflect.Value) {
+	var attribName string
+	var attribValue reflect.Value
+	obj := reflect.ValueOf(data)
+
+	if !obj.IsValid() {
+		return attribName, attribValue
+	}
+
+	k := obj.Kind()
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		if obj.IsNil() {
+			return attribName, attribValue
+		}
+
+		if attribName, attribValue = GetAttributeValue(obj.Elem().Interface(), name, depth+1); attribValue.IsValid() {
+			return attribName, attribValue
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+			json := strings.Split(obj.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("json"), ",")
+
+			if json[0] == name {
+				return obj.Type().Field(i).Name, obj.Field(i)
+			}
+
+			if obj.Field(i).IsValid() {
+				if attribName, attribValue = GetAttributeValue(obj.Field(i).Interface(), name, depth+1); attribValue.IsValid() {
+					return attribName, attribValue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		s := reflect.MakeSlice(obj.Type(), 1, 1)
+		n := reflect.New(obj.Type())
+		n.Elem().Set(s)
+
+		for i := 0; i < obj.Len(); i++ {
+			if attribName, attribValue = GetAttributeValue(obj.Index(i).Interface(), name, depth+1); attribValue.IsValid() {
+				return attribName, attribValue
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		//log.Debugf("%s Unhandled <%+v> ... It's a %+v\n", prefix, obj, k)
+	}
+
+	return attribName, attribValue
+
+}
+
+// GetAttributeStructure will traverse a structure to find the data structure for the named attribute
+// FIXME: See GetAttributeValue(...) comment
+func GetAttributeStructure(data interface{}, name string, depth int) reflect.StructField {
+	var result reflect.StructField
+	obj := reflect.ValueOf(data)
+
+	if !obj.IsValid() {
+		return result
+	}
+
+	k := obj.Kind()
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		t := obj.Type().Elem()
+		n := reflect.New(t)
+
+		if rc := GetAttributeStructure(n.Elem().Interface(), name, depth+1); rc.Name != "" {
+			return rc
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+			v := reflect.Indirect(obj)
+			json := strings.Split(obj.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("json"), ",")
+
+			if json[0] == name {
+				return v.Type().Field(i)
+			}
+
+			if obj.Field(i).IsValid() {
+				if rc := GetAttributeStructure(obj.Field(i).Interface(), name, depth+1); rc.Name != "" {
+					return rc
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		s := reflect.MakeSlice(obj.Type(), 1, 1)
+		n := reflect.New(obj.Type())
+		n.Elem().Set(s)
+
+		for i := 0; i < obj.Len(); i++ {
+			if rc := GetAttributeStructure(obj.Index(i).Interface(), name, depth+1); rc.Name != "" {
+				return rc
+			}
+
+		}
+	default:
+		//log.Debugf("%s Unhandled <%+v> ... It's a %+v\n", prefix, obj, k)
+	}
+
+	return result
+
+}
+
+func clone2(a interface{}) interface{} {
+	b := reflect.ValueOf(a)
+	buff := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(buff)
+	dec := gob.NewDecoder(buff)
+	enc.Encode(a)
+	dec.Decode(b.Elem().Interface())
+
+	return b.Interface()
+}
+
+func clone(a, b interface{}) interface{} {
+	buff := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(buff)
+	dec := gob.NewDecoder(buff)
+	enc.Encode(a)
+	dec.Decode(b)
+	return b
+}