[VOL-4638] Add communication with VOLTHA NBI and the Olt app REST APIs

Change-Id: I6ccf5725a108b91f47dfc4c20e9614b38c71419a
diff --git a/internal/clients/nbi.go b/internal/clients/nbi.go
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+/*
+* Copyright 2022-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.
+ */
+
+package clients
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v7/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v5/go/voltha"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/backoff"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+)
+
+const (
+	nbiMaxBackoffInterval = time.Second * 10
+)
+
+//Used to keep track of a connection to a grpc endpoint of the northbound api
+type VolthaNbiClient struct {
+	conn     *grpc.ClientConn
+	Service  voltha.VolthaServiceClient
+	endpoint string
+}
+
+// Creates a new voltha northbound client
+func NewVolthaNbiClient(endpoint string) *VolthaNbiClient {
+	return &VolthaNbiClient{
+		endpoint: endpoint,
+	}
+}
+
+// Dials the grpc connection to the endpoint and sets the service as running
+func (c *VolthaNbiClient) Connect(ctx context.Context, useTls bool, verifyTls bool) error {
+	var opts []grpc.DialOption
+
+	backoffConfig := backoff.DefaultConfig
+	backoffConfig.MaxDelay = nbiMaxBackoffInterval
+
+	opts = append(opts,
+		grpc.WithConnectParams(
+			grpc.ConnectParams{
+				Backoff: backoffConfig,
+			},
+		),
+	)
+
+	if useTls {
+		//TODO: should this be expanded with the ability to provide certificates?
+		creds := credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: !verifyTls})
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
+	} else {
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithInsecure())
+	}
+
+	logger.Debugw(ctx, "connecting-to-voltha-nbi-grpc", log.Fields{"endpoint": c.endpoint})
+
+	var err error
+	c.conn, err = grpc.DialContext(ctx, c.endpoint, opts...)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	//Wait for the connection to be successful, with periodic updates on its status
+	for {
+		if state := c.conn.GetState(); state == connectivity.Ready {
+			break
+		} else {
+			logger.Warnw(ctx, "voltha-nbi-grpc-not-ready", log.Fields{"state": state})
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return fmt.Errorf("voltha-nbi-connection-stopped-due-to-context-done")
+		case <-time.After(nbiMaxBackoffInterval):
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.Service = voltha.NewVolthaServiceClient(c.conn)
+
+	logger.Debug(ctx, "voltha-nbi-grpc-connected")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Closes the connection and cleans up
+func (c *VolthaNbiClient) Close() {
+	c.conn.Close()
+	c.Service = nil
+}