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+# Copyright 2020 Open Networking Foundation
+# delivered by ADTRAN, Inc.
+#
+# 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 __future__ import absolute_import
+
+def get_variables():
+    ########################################################################
+    # if dynamic variables need to be fetched and loaded please do so here #
+    ########################################################################
+
+    # connection parameter needed for device manager interface tests
+    variables = {
+        'example_variable': 'this is an example, how add a (dynamic) variable to robotframework'
+    }
+    return variables
+    
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