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+/**
+ * © OpenCORD
+ *
+ * Visit http://guide.xosproject.org/devguide/addview/ for more information
+ *
+ * Created by teone on 6/22/16.
+ */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc service
+   * @name xos.NetworkTemplateEncoder.serviceGrid
+   **/
+
+  // TODO write tests
+  angular.module('xos.serviceGrid')
+    .service('NetworkTemplateEncoder', function($q, Networkstemplates){
+
+      this.buildTosca = (templateId, toscaSpec) => {
+        const d = $q.defer();
+        Networkstemplates.get({id: templateId}).$promise
+        .then(template => {
+          const toscaObj = {};
+          toscaObj[`network_template#${template.name}`] = {
+            type: 'tosca.nodes.NetworkTemplate'
+          };
+          angular.extend(toscaSpec.topology_template.node_templates, toscaObj);
+          d.resolve([toscaSpec, template]);
+        })
+        .catch(e => {
+          d.reject(e);
+        });
+
+        return d.promise;
+      };
+    });
+})();
+