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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 main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters"
+	com "github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/voltha"
+	ac "github.com/opencord/voltha-simolt-adapter/internal/pkg/adaptercore"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-simolt-adapter/internal/pkg/config"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type adapter struct {
+	instanceId       string
+	config           *config.AdapterFlags
+	iAdapter         adapters.IAdapter
+	kafkaClient      kafka.Client
+	kvClient         kvstore.Client
+	kip              *kafka.InterContainerProxy
+	coreProxy        *com.CoreProxy
+	halted           bool
+	exitChannel      chan int
+	receiverChannels []<-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+}
+
+func init() {
+	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.DebugLevel, nil)
+}
+
+func newAdapter(cf *config.AdapterFlags) *adapter {
+	var a adapter
+	a.instanceId = cf.InstanceID
+	a.config = cf
+	a.halted = false
+	a.exitChannel = make(chan int, 1)
+	a.receiverChannels = make([]<-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, 0)
+	return &a
+}
+
+func (a *adapter) start(ctx context.Context) {
+	log.Info("Starting Core Adapter components")
+	var err error
+
+	// Setup KV Client
+	log.Debugw("create-kv-client", log.Fields{"kvstore": a.config.KVStoreType})
+	if err := a.setKVClient(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("error-setting-kv-client")
+	}
+
+	// Setup Kafka Client
+	if a.kafkaClient, err = newKafkaClient("sarama", a.config.KafkaAdapterHost, a.config.KafkaAdapterPort); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Unsupported-common-client")
+	}
+
+	// Start the common InterContainer Proxy - retries indefinitely
+	if a.kip, err = a.startInterContainerProxy(-1); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("error-starting-inter-container-proxy")
+	}
+
+	// Create the core proxy to handle requests to the Core
+	a.coreProxy = com.NewCoreProxy(a.kip, a.config.Topic, a.config.CoreTopic)
+
+	// Create the simulated OLT adapter
+	if a.iAdapter, err = a.startSimulatedOLT(ctx, a.kip, a.coreProxy, a.config.OnuNumber); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("error-starting-inter-container-proxy")
+	}
+
+	// Register the core request handler
+	if err = a.setupRequestHandler(a.instanceId, a.iAdapter, a.coreProxy); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("error-setting-core-request-handler")
+	}
+
+	//	Register this adapter to the Core - retries indefinitely
+	if err = a.registerWithCore(-1); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("error-registering-with-core")
+	}
+}
+
+func (rw *adapter) stop() {
+	// Stop leadership tracking
+	rw.halted = true
+
+	// send exit signal
+	rw.exitChannel <- 0
+
+	// Cleanup - applies only if we had a kvClient
+	if rw.kvClient != nil {
+		// Release all reservations
+		if err := rw.kvClient.ReleaseAllReservations(); err != nil {
+			log.Infow("fail-to-release-all-reservations", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+		// Close the DB connection
+		rw.kvClient.Close()
+	}
+
+	// TODO:  More cleanup
+}
+
+func newKVClient(storeType string, address string, timeout int) (kvstore.Client, error) {
+
+	log.Infow("kv-store-type", log.Fields{"store": storeType})
+	switch storeType {
+	case "consul":
+		return kvstore.NewConsulClient(address, timeout)
+	case "etcd":
+		return kvstore.NewEtcdClient(address, timeout)
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("unsupported-kv-store")
+}
+
+func newKafkaClient(clientType string, host string, port int) (kafka.Client, error) {
+
+	log.Infow("common-client-type", log.Fields{"client": clientType})
+	switch clientType {
+	case "sarama":
+		return kafka.NewSaramaClient(
+			kafka.Host(host),
+			kafka.Port(port),
+			kafka.ProducerReturnOnErrors(true),
+			kafka.ProducerReturnOnSuccess(true),
+			kafka.ProducerMaxRetries(6),
+			kafka.ProducerRetryBackoff(time.Millisecond*30)), nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("unsupported-client-type")
+}
+
+func (a *adapter) setKVClient() error {
+	addr := a.config.KVStoreHost + ":" + strconv.Itoa(a.config.KVStorePort)
+	client, err := newKVClient(a.config.KVStoreType, addr, a.config.KVStoreTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.kvClient = nil
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	a.kvClient = client
+	return nil
+}
+
+func toString(value interface{}) (string, error) {
+	switch t := value.(type) {
+	case []byte:
+		return string(value.([]byte)), nil
+	case string:
+		return value.(string), nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected-type-%T", t)
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *adapter) startInterContainerProxy(retries int) (*kafka.InterContainerProxy, error) {
+	log.Infow("starting-intercontainer-messaging-proxy", log.Fields{"host": a.config.KafkaAdapterHost,
+		"port": a.config.KafkaAdapterPort, "topic": a.config.Topic})
+	var err error
+	var kip *kafka.InterContainerProxy
+	if kip, err = kafka.NewInterContainerProxy(
+		kafka.InterContainerHost(a.config.KafkaAdapterHost),
+		kafka.InterContainerPort(a.config.KafkaAdapterPort),
+		kafka.MsgClient(a.kafkaClient),
+		kafka.DefaultTopic(&kafka.Topic{Name: a.config.Topic})); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("fail-to-create-common-proxy", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	count := 0
+	for {
+		if err = kip.Start(); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("error-starting-messaging-proxy", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			if retries == count {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			count = +1
+			//	Take a nap before retrying
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Info("common-messaging-proxy-created")
+	return kip, nil
+}
+
+func (a *adapter) startSimulatedOLT(ctx context.Context, kip *kafka.InterContainerProxy, cp *com.CoreProxy, onuNumber int) (*ac.SimulatedOLT, error) {
+	log.Info("starting-simulated-olt")
+	var err error
+	sOLT := ac.NewSimulatedOLT(ctx, a.kip, cp, onuNumber)
+
+	if err = sOLT.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalw("error-starting-messaging-proxy", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	log.Info("simulated-olt-started")
+	return sOLT, nil
+}
+
+func (a *adapter) setupRequestHandler(coreInstanceId string, iadapter adapters.IAdapter, coreProxy *com.CoreProxy) error {
+	log.Info("setting-request-handler")
+	requestProxy := com.NewRequestHandlerProxy(coreInstanceId, iadapter, coreProxy)
+	if err := a.kip.SubscribeWithRequestHandlerInterface(kafka.Topic{Name: a.config.Topic}, requestProxy); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("request-handler-setup-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+
+	}
+	log.Info("request-handler-setup-done")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *adapter) registerWithCore(retries int) error {
+	log.Info("registering-with-core")
+	adapterDescription := &voltha.Adapter{Id: "simulated_olt", Vendor: "simulation Enterprise Inc"}
+	types := []*voltha.DeviceType{{Id: "simulated_olt", Adapter: "simulated_olt", AcceptsAddRemoveFlowUpdates: true}}
+	deviceTypes := &voltha.DeviceTypes{Items: types}
+	count := 0
+	for {
+		if err := a.coreProxy.RegisterAdapter(nil, adapterDescription, deviceTypes); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("registering-with-core-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			if retries == count {
+				return err
+			}
+			count += 1
+			//	Take a nap before retrying
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("registered-with-core")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func waitForExit() int {
+	signalChannel := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(signalChannel,
+		syscall.SIGHUP,
+		syscall.SIGINT,
+		syscall.SIGTERM,
+		syscall.SIGQUIT)
+
+	exitChannel := make(chan int)
+
+	go func() {
+		s := <-signalChannel
+		switch s {
+		case syscall.SIGHUP,
+			syscall.SIGINT,
+			syscall.SIGTERM,
+			syscall.SIGQUIT:
+			log.Infow("closing-signal-received", log.Fields{"signal": s})
+			exitChannel <- 0
+		default:
+			log.Infow("unexpected-signal-received", log.Fields{"signal": s})
+			exitChannel <- 1
+		}
+	}()
+
+	code := <-exitChannel
+	return code
+}
+
+func printBanner() {
+	fmt.Println(" ____  _                 _       _           _  ___  _   _____		")
+	fmt.Println("/ ___|(_)_ __ ___  _   _| | __ _| |_ ___  __| |/ _ \\| | |_   _|	")
+	fmt.Println("\\___ \\| | '_ ` _ \\| | | | |/ _` | __/ _ \\/ _` | | | | |   | |	")
+	fmt.Println(" ___) | | | | | | | |_| | | (_| | ||  __/ (_| | |_| | |___| |		")
+	fmt.Println("|____/|_|_| |_| |_|\\__,_|_|\\__,_|\\__\\___|\\__,_|\\___/|_____|_|	")
+	fmt.Println("																	")
+}
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	cf := config.NewAdapterFlags()
+	cf.ParseCommandArguments()
+
+	//// Setup logging
+
+	//Setup default logger - applies for packages that do not have specific logger set
+	if _, err := log.SetDefaultLogger(log.JSON, cf.LogLevel, log.Fields{"instanceId": cf.InstanceID}); err != nil {
+		log.With(log.Fields{"error": err}).Fatal("Cannot setup logging")
+	}
+
+	// Update all loggers (provisionned via init) with a common field
+	if err := log.UpdateAllLoggers(log.Fields{"instanceId": cf.InstanceID}); err != nil {
+		log.With(log.Fields{"error": err}).Fatal("Cannot setup logging")
+	}
+
+	log.SetPackageLogLevel("github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common", log.DebugLevel)
+
+	defer log.CleanUp()
+
+	// Print banner if specified
+	if cf.Banner {
+		printBanner()
+	}
+
+	log.Infow("config", log.Fields{"config": *cf})
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	ad := newAdapter(cf)
+	go ad.start(ctx)
+
+	code := waitForExit()
+	log.Infow("received-a-closing-signal", log.Fields{"code": code})
+
+	// Cleanup before leaving
+	ad.stop()
+
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	log.Infow("run-time", log.Fields{"instanceId": ad.config.InstanceID, "time": elapsed / time.Second})
+}