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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import time
+import sys
+sys.path.append('py-json')
+import json
+import pprint
+from LANforge import LFRequest
+from LANforge import LFUtils
+
+if sys.version_info[0] != 3:
+    print("This script requires Python 3")
+    exit()
+
+mgrURL = "http://localhost:8080/"
+
+
+def execWrap(cmd):
+	if os.system(cmd) != 0:
+		print("\nError with " + cmd + ",bye\n")
+		exit(1)
+
+#create cx for tcp and udp
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --action create_cx --cx_name test1 --use_ports sta00000,eth1 --use_speeds  360000,150000 --endp_type tcp")
+execWrap(cmd)
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --action create_cx --cx_name test2 --use_ports sta00000,eth1 --use_speeds  360000,150000 --endp_type udp")
+execWrap(cmd)
+
+#create l4 endpoint
+lf_r = LFRequest.LFRequest(mgrURL + "cli-json/add_l4_endp")
+lf_r.addPostData(
+{
+"alias":"l4Test",
+"shelf":1,
+"resource":1,
+"port":"sta00000",
+"type":"l4_generic",
+"timeout":1000,
+"url_rate":600,
+"url":"dl http://10.40.0.1/ /dev/null"
+})
+
+lf_r.jsonPost()
+#json_response = lf_r.jsonPost(True)
+#LFUtils.debug_printer.pprint(json_response)
+#sys.exit(1)
+
+
+#create cx for l4_endp
+lf_r = LFRequest.LFRequest(mgrURL + "cli-json/add_cx")
+lf_r.addPostData(
+{
+"alias":"CX_l4Test",
+"test_mgr":"default_tm",
+"tx_endp":"l4Test",
+"rx_endp":"NA"
+})
+
+lf_r.jsonPost()
+json_response = lf_r.jsonPost(True)
+LFUtils.debug_printer.pprint(json_response)
+#sys.exit(1)
+
+
+#start cx traffic
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --mgr localhost --quiet 0 --action do_cmd --cmd \"set_cx_state default_tm test1 RUNNING\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --mgr localhost --quiet 0 --action do_cmd --cmd \"set_cx_state default_tm test2 RUNNING\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --mgr localhost --quiet 0 --action do_cmd --cmd \"set_cx_state default_tm CX_l4Test RUNNING\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+
+time.sleep(5)
+
+
+#show tx and rx bytes for ports
+time.sleep(5)
+print("eth1")
+cmd = ("perl ./lf_portmod.pl --quiet 1 --manager localhost --port_name eth1 --show_port \"Txb,Rxb\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+print("sta00000")
+cmd = ("perl ./lf_portmod.pl --quiet 1 --manager localhost --port_name sta00000 --show_port \"Txb,Rxb\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+
+
+#show tx and rx for endpoints
+time.sleep(5)
+print("test1-A")
+cmd = ("./lf_firemod.pl --action show_endp --endp_name test1-A --endp_vals tx_bps,rx_bps")
+execWrap(cmd)
+print("test1-B")
+cmd = ("./lf_firemod.pl --action show_endp --endp_name test1-B --endp_vals tx_bps,rx_bps")
+execWrap(cmd)
+print("test2-A")
+cmd = ("./lf_firemod.pl --action show_endp --endp_name test2-A --endp_vals tx_bps,rx_bps")
+execWrap(cmd)
+print("test2-B")
+cmd = ("./lf_firemod.pl --action show_endp --endp_name test2-B --endp_vals tx_bps,rx_bps")
+execWrap(cmd)
+print("l4Test")
+cmd = ("./lf_firemod.pl --action show_endp --endp_name l4Test")
+execWrap(cmd)
+
+
+#stop cx traffic
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --mgr localhost --quiet 0 --action do_cmd --cmd \"set_cx_state default_tm test1 STOPPED\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --mgr localhost --quiet 0 --action do_cmd --cmd \"set_cx_state default_tm test2 STOPPED\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+cmd = ("perl lf_firemod.pl --mgr localhost --quiet 0 --action do_cmd --cmd \"set_cx_state default_tm CX_l4 STOPPED\"")
+execWrap(cmd)
+
+#get JSON info from webpage for ports and endps
+url = ["port/","endp/"]
+timeout = 5 # seconds
+
+for i in range(len(url)):
+	lf_r = LFRequest.LFRequest(mgrURL + url[i])
+	json_response = lf_r.getAsJson()
+	#print(json_response)
+	j_printer = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=2)
+	if not i:
+		print("Ports: \n")
+		for record in json_response['interfaces']:
+			j_printer.pprint(record)
+	else:
+		print("Endpoints: \n")
+		for record in json_response['endpoint']:
+                        j_printer.pprint(record)
+