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+# 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.
+
+
+import os
+import base64
+from xossynchronizer.steps.syncstep import SyncStep
+from xossynchronizer.mock_modelaccessor import *
+
+
+class SyncRoles(SyncStep):
+    provides = [Role]
+    requested_interval = 0
+    observes = [SiteRole, SliceRole, ControllerRole]
+
+    def sync_record(self, role):
+        if not role.enacted:
+            controllers = Controller.objects.all()
+            for controller in controllers:
+                driver = self.driver.admin_driver(controller=controller)
+                driver.create_role(role.role)
+            role.save()