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+import os
+import base64
+from collections import defaultdict
+from django.db.models import F, Q
+from planetstack.config import Config
+from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
+from core.models.deployment import Deployment
+from core.models.image import Image, ImageDeployments
+
+class SyncImageDeployments(OpenStackSyncStep):
+    provides=[ImageDeployments]
+    requested_interval=0
+
+    def fetch_pending(self):
+        # ensure images are available across all deployments
+        image_deployments = ImageDeployments.objects.all()
+        image_deploy_lookup = defaultdict(list)
+        for image_deployment in image_deployments:
+            image_deploy_lookup[image_deployment.image].append(image_deployment.deployment)
+        
+        all_deployments = Deployment.objects.all() 
+        for image in Image.objects.all():
+            expected_deployments = all_deployments
+            for expected_deployment in expected_deployments:
+                if image not in image_deploy_lookup or \
+                  expected_deployment not in image_deploy_lookup[image]:
+                    id = ImageDeployments(image=image, deployment=expected_deployment)
+                    id.save()
+            
+        # now we return all images that need to be enacted
+        return ImageDeployments.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None)) 
+                      
+    def sync_record(self, image_deployment):
+        driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=image_deployment.deployment.name)
+        images = driver.shell.glance.get_images()
+        glance_image = None
+        for image in images:
+            if image['name'] == image_deployment.image.name:
+                glance_image = image
+                break
+        if glance_image:
+            image_deployment.glance_image_id = glance_image['id']
+        elif image_deployment.image.path:
+            image = {
+                'name': image_deployment.image.name,
+                'is_public': True,
+                'disk_format': 'raw', 
+                'container_format': 'bare',
+                'file': image_deployment.image.path, 
+            }  
+            glance_image = driver.shell.glanceclient.images.create(name=image_deployment.image.name,
+                                                                   is_public=True,
+                                                                   disk_format='raw',
+                                                                   container_format='bare')
+            glance_image.update(data=open(image_deployment.image.path, 'rb'))
+ 
+            if not glance_image or not glance_image.get('id'): 
+                raise Exception, "Add image failed at deployment %s" % image_deployment.deployment.name
+            image_deployment.glance_image_id = glance_image['id']
+        image_deployment.save()