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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright 2017-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.
+
+# tosca-loader.sh
+# loads TOSCA files found in /opt/tosca into XOS
+
+echo "Starting TOSCA loader using httpie version: $(http --version)"
+
+for recipe in /opt/tosca/*
+do
+  echo "Loading: $recipe"
+  http --check-status --ignore-stdin \
+       POST "http://xos-tosca:$XOS_TOSCA_SERVICE_PORT/run" \
+       "xos-username:$XOS_USER" \
+       "xos-password:$XOS_PASSWD" \
+       "@$recipe" || exit 1
+  echo ''
+done