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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 hashlib
+import os
+import socket
+import sys
+import base64
+import time
+from xossynchronizer.steps.SyncInstanceUsingAnsible import SyncInstanceUsingAnsible
+from xossynchronizer.steps.syncstep import DeferredException
+from xossynchronizer.mock_modelaccessor import *
+
+# hpclibrary will be in steps/..
+parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")
+sys.path.insert(0, parentdir)
+
+
+class SyncContainer(SyncInstanceUsingAnsible):
+    provides = [Instance]
+    observes = Instance
+    template_name = "sync_container.yaml"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SyncContainer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def fetch_pending(self, deletion=False):
+        i = Instance()
+        i.name = "Spectacular Sponge"
+        j = Instance()
+        j.name = "Spontaneous Tent"
+        k = Instance()
+        k.name = "Embarrassed Cat"
+
+        objs = [i, j, k]
+        return objs
+
+    def sync_record(self, o):
+        pass
+
+    def delete_record(self, o):
+        pass