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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+NAME: sta_scan_test.py
+
+PURPOSE:
+Creates a station with specified ssid info (can be real or fake ssid, if fake use open for security), then
+starts a scan and waits 15 seconds, finally scan results are printed to console
+
+Use './sta_scan_test.py --help' to see command line usage and options
+Copyright 2021 Candela Technologies Inc
+License: Free to distribute and modify. LANforge systems must be licensed.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+if sys.version_info[0] != 3:
+    print("This script requires Python 3")
+    exit(1)
+
+if 'py-json' not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.abspath('..'), 'py-json'))
+
+if 'py-dashboard' not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.abspath('..'), 'py-dashboard'))
+
+import argparse
+from LANforge import LFUtils
+from realm import Realm
+import datetime
+import time
+import pprint
+
+
+class StaScan(Realm):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 ssid=None,
+                 security=None,
+                 password=None,
+                 sta_list=[],
+                 upstream=None,
+                 radio=None,
+                 host="localhost",
+                 port=8080,
+                 mode=0,
+                 number_template="00000",
+                 use_ht160=False,
+                 _debug_on=False,
+                 _exit_on_error=False,
+                 _exit_on_fail=False):
+        super().__init__(lfclient_host=host,
+                         lfclient_port=port),
+        self.upstream = upstream
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        self.ssid = ssid
+        self.sta_list = sta_list
+        self.security = security
+        self.password = password
+        self.radio = radio
+        self.mode = mode
+        self.number_template = number_template
+        self.debug = _debug_on
+        self.station_profile = self.new_station_profile()
+        self.station_profile.lfclient_url = self.lfclient_url
+        self.station_profile.ssid = self.ssid
+        self.station_profile.ssid_pass = self.password
+        self.station_profile.security = self.security
+        self.station_profile.number_template_ = self.number_template
+        self.station_profile.debug = self.debug
+
+        self.station_profile.use_ht160 = use_ht160
+        if self.station_profile.use_ht160:
+            self.station_profile.mode = 9
+        self.station_profile.mode = mode
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.station_profile.admin_up()
+        print(self.sta_list)
+        print("Sleeping 15s while waiting for scan")
+        data = {
+            "shelf": 1,
+            "resource": 1,
+            "port": self.sta_list
+        }
+        self.json_post("/cli-json/scan_wifi", data)
+        time.sleep(15)
+        scan_results = self.json_get("scanresults/1/1/%s" % ','.join(self.sta_list))
+
+        print("{0:<23}".format("BSS"), "{0:<7}".format("Signal"), "{0:<5}".format("SSID"))
+        for result in scan_results['scan-results']:
+            for name, info in result.items():
+                print("%s\t%s\t%s" % (info['bss'], info['signal'], info['ssid']))
+
+
+
+    def pre_cleanup(self):
+        for sta in self.sta_list:
+            self.rm_port(sta, check_exists=True)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.station_profile.cleanup()
+        LFUtils.wait_until_ports_disappear(base_url=self.lfclient_url, port_list=self.station_profile.station_names,
+                                           debug=self.debug)
+
+    def build(self):
+        self.station_profile.use_security(self.security, self.ssid, self.password)
+        self.station_profile.set_number_template(self.number_template)
+        print("Creating stations")
+        self.station_profile.set_command_flag("add_sta", "create_admin_down", 1)
+        self.station_profile.set_command_param("set_port", "report_timer", 1500)
+        self.station_profile.set_command_flag("set_port", "rpt_timer", 1)
+        self.station_profile.create(radio=self.radio, sta_names_=self.sta_list, num_stations=1, debug=self.debug)
+        self._pass("PASS: Station build finished")
+        LFUtils.wait_until_ports_appear(','.join(self.sta_list))
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = Realm.create_basic_argparse(
+        prog='sta_scan_test.py',
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        epilog='''\
+        Used to scan for ssids after creating a station
+            ''',
+        description='''\
+        Creates a station with specified ssid info (can be real or fake ssid, if fake use open for security), then 
+        starts a scan and waits 15 seconds, finally scan results are printed to console 
+        
+        Example:
+        ./sta_scan_test.py --ssid test_name --security open --radio wiphy0
+        ''')
+
+    parser.add_argument('--mode', help='Used to force mode of stations')
+    parser.add_argument('--sta_name', help='Name of station to be used', default=["sta0000"])
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    station_list = args.sta_name
+    sta_scan_test = StaScan(host=args.mgr,
+                            port=args.mgr_port,
+                            number_template="0000",
+                            sta_list=station_list,
+                            upstream=args.upstream_port,
+                            ssid=args.ssid,
+                            password=args.passwd,
+                            radio=args.radio,
+                            security=args.security,
+                            use_ht160=False,
+                            mode=args.mode,
+                            _debug_on=args.debug)
+
+    sta_scan_test.pre_cleanup()
+
+    sta_scan_test.build()
+    # exit()
+    if not sta_scan_test.passes():
+        print(sta_scan_test.get_fail_message())
+        sta_scan_test.exit_fail()
+
+    sta_scan_test.start()
+    sta_scan_test.cleanup()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()