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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.
+#
+
+"""
+This facade handles kafka-formatted messages from the Core, extracts the kafka
+formatting and forwards the request to the concrete handler.
+"""
+import structlog
+from twisted.internet.defer import inlineCallbacks
+from zope.interface import implementer
+from twisted.internet import reactor
+
+from afkak.consumer import OFFSET_LATEST, OFFSET_EARLIEST
+from voltha.adapters.interface import IAdapterInterface
+from voltha.protos.inter_container_pb2 import IntType, InterAdapterMessage, StrType, Error, ErrorCode
+from voltha.protos.device_pb2 import Device, ImageDownload
+from voltha.protos.openflow_13_pb2 import FlowChanges, FlowGroups, Flows, \
+    FlowGroupChanges, ofp_packet_out
+from kafka.kafka_inter_container_library import IKafkaMessagingProxy, \
+    get_messaging_proxy, KAFKA_OFFSET_LATEST, KAFKA_OFFSET_EARLIEST
+
+log = structlog.get_logger()
+
+class MacAddressError(BaseException):
+    def __init__(self, error):
+        self.error = error
+
+
+class IDError(BaseException):
+    def __init__(self, error):
+        self.error = error
+
+
+@implementer(IAdapterInterface)
+class AdapterRequestFacade(object):
+    """
+    Gate-keeper between CORE and device adapters.
+
+    On one side it interacts with Core's internal model and update/dispatch
+    mechanisms.
+
+    On the other side, it interacts with the adapters standard interface as
+    defined in
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, adapter):
+        self.adapter = adapter
+
+    @inlineCallbacks
+    def start(self):
+        log.debug('starting')
+
+    @inlineCallbacks
+    def stop(self):
+        log.debug('stopping')
+
+    @inlineCallbacks
+    def createKafkaDeviceTopic(self, deviceId):
+        log.debug("subscribing-to-topic", device_id=deviceId)
+        kafka_proxy = get_messaging_proxy()
+        device_topic = kafka_proxy.get_default_topic() + "_" + deviceId
+        # yield kafka_proxy.create_topic(topic=device_topic)
+        yield kafka_proxy.subscribe(topic=device_topic, group_id=device_topic, target_cls=self, offset=KAFKA_OFFSET_EARLIEST)
+        log.debug("subscribed-to-topic", topic=device_topic)
+
+    def adopt_device(self, device):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+
+            # Start the creation of a device specific topic to handle all
+            # subsequent requests from the Core. This adapter instance will
+            # handle all requests for that device.
+            reactor.callLater(0, self.createKafkaDeviceTopic, d.id)
+
+            result = self.adapter.adopt_device(d)
+            # return True, self.adapter.adopt_device(d)
+
+            return True, result
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+
+    def get_ofp_device_info(self, device):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+            return True, self.adapter.get_ofp_device_info(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+
+    def get_ofp_port_info(self, device, port_no):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        p = IntType()
+        if port_no:
+            port_no.Unpack(p)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="port-no-invalid")
+
+        return True, self.adapter.get_ofp_port_info(d, p.val)
+
+    def reconcile_device(self, device):
+        return self.adapter.reconcile_device(device)
+
+    def abandon_device(self, device):
+        return self.adapter.abandon_device(device)
+
+    def disable_device(self, device):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+            return True, self.adapter.disable_device(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+
+    def reenable_device(self, device):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+            return True, self.adapter.reenable_device(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+
+    def reboot_device(self, device):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+            return (True, self.adapter.reboot_device(d))
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+
+    def download_image(self, device, request):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        img = ImageDownload()
+        if request:
+            request.Unpack(img)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="port-no-invalid")
+
+        return True, self.adapter.download_image(device, request)
+
+    def get_image_download_status(self, device, request):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        img = ImageDownload()
+        if request:
+            request.Unpack(img)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="port-no-invalid")
+
+        return True, self.adapter.get_image_download_status(device, request)
+
+    def cancel_image_download(self, device, request):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        img = ImageDownload()
+        if request:
+            request.Unpack(img)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="port-no-invalid")
+
+        return True, self.adapter.cancel_image_download(device, request)
+
+    def activate_image_update(self, device, request):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        img = ImageDownload()
+        if request:
+            request.Unpack(img)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="port-no-invalid")
+
+        return True, self.adapter.activate_image_update(device, request)
+
+    def revert_image_update(self, device, request):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        img = ImageDownload()
+        if request:
+            request.Unpack(img)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="port-no-invalid")
+
+        return True, self.adapter.revert_image_update(device, request)
+
+
+    def self_test(self, device):
+        return self.adapter.self_test_device(device)
+
+    def delete_device(self, device):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+            result = self.adapter.delete_device(d)
+            # return (True, self.adapter.delete_device(d))
+
+            # Before we return, delete the device specific topic as we will no
+            # longer receive requests from the Core for that device
+            kafka_proxy = get_messaging_proxy()
+            device_topic = kafka_proxy.get_default_topic() + "/" + d.id
+            kafka_proxy.unsubscribe(topic=device_topic)
+
+            return (True, result)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+
+    def get_device_details(self, device):
+        return self.adapter.get_device_details(device)
+
+    def update_flows_bulk(self, device, flows, groups):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        f = Flows()
+        if flows:
+            flows.Unpack(f)
+
+        g = FlowGroups()
+        if groups:
+            groups.Unpack(g)
+
+        return (True, self.adapter.update_flows_bulk(d, f, g))
+
+    def update_flows_incrementally(self, device, flow_changes, group_changes):
+        d = Device()
+        if device:
+            device.Unpack(d)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="device-invalid")
+        f = FlowChanges()
+        if flow_changes:
+            flow_changes.Unpack(f)
+
+        g = FlowGroupChanges()
+        if group_changes:
+            group_changes.Unpack(g)
+
+        return (True, self.adapter.update_flows_incrementally(d, f, g))
+
+    def suppress_alarm(self, filter):
+        return self.adapter.suppress_alarm(filter)
+
+    def unsuppress_alarm(self, filter):
+        return self.adapter.unsuppress_alarm(filter)
+
+    def process_inter_adapter_message(self, msg):
+        m = InterAdapterMessage()
+        if msg:
+            msg.Unpack(m)
+        else:
+            return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                reason="msg-invalid")
+
+        return (True, self.adapter.process_inter_adapter_message(m))
+
+
+    def receive_packet_out(self, deviceId, outPort, packet):
+        try:
+            d_id = StrType()
+            if deviceId:
+                deviceId.Unpack(d_id)
+            else:
+                return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                    reason="deviceid-invalid")
+
+            op = IntType()
+            if outPort:
+                outPort.Unpack(op)
+            else:
+                return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                    reason="outport-invalid")
+
+            p = ofp_packet_out()
+            if packet:
+                packet.Unpack(p)
+            else:
+                return False, Error(code=ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMETERS,
+                                    reason="packet-invalid")
+
+            return (True, self.adapter.receive_packet_out(d_id.val, op.val, p))
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.exception("error-processing-receive_packet_out", e=e)
+