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+# IBM(c) 2007 EPL license http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1
+  xCAT plugin package to handle BMC discovery
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+package xCAT_plugin::bmcdiscover;
+
+BEGIN
+{
+  $::XCATROOT = $ENV{'XCATROOT'} ? $ENV{'XCATROOT'} : '/opt/xcat';
+}
+use lib "$::XCATROOT/lib/perl";
+
+use xCAT::Table;
+use xCAT::Utils;
+use xCAT::MsgUtils;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use Data::Dumper;
+use File::Basename;
+use File::Path;
+use Cwd;
+
+
+my $debianflag = 0;
+my $tempstring = xCAT::Utils->osver();
+if ( $tempstring =~ /debian/ || $tempstring =~ /ubuntu/ ){
+    $debianflag = 1;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  handled_commands
+
+Return list of commands handled by this plugin
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub handled_commands
+{
+    return {
+            bmcdiscover => "bmcdiscover",
+	   };
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  process_request
+
+  Process the command
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+sub process_request
+{
+
+    my $request  = shift;
+    my $callback = shift;
+    my $request_command = shift;
+    $::CALLBACK = $callback;
+    $::args     = $request->{arg};
+
+
+    my $command  = $request->{command}->[0];
+    my $rc;
+
+    if ($command eq "bmcdiscover"){
+        $rc = bmcdiscovery($request, $callback, $request_command);
+    } else{
+        $callback->({error=>["Error: $command not found in this module."],errorcode=>[1]});
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  bmcdiscover_usage
+
+        Display the bmcdiscover usage
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub bmcdiscovery_usage {
+    my $rsp;
+    push @{ $rsp->{data} },
+      "\nUsage: bmcdiscover - discover bmc using scan method,now scan_method can be nmap .\n";
+    push @{ $rsp->{data} }, "\tbmcdiscover [-h|--help|-?]\n";
+    push @{ $rsp->{data} }, "\tbmcdiscover [-v|--version]\n ";
+    push @{ $rsp->{data} }, "\tbmcdiscover [-m|--method] scan_method [-r|--range] ip_range \n ";
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message( "I", $rsp, $::CALLBACK );
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3   bmcdiscovery_processargs
+
+        Process the bmcdiscovery command line
+        Returns:
+                0 - OK
+                1 - just print version
+                2 - just print help
+                3 - error
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub bmcdiscovery_processargs {
+    if ( defined ($::args) && @{$::args} ){
+        @ARGV = @{$::args};
+    }
+
+    # parse the options
+    # options can be bundled up like -v, flag unsupported options
+    Getopt::Long::Configure( "bundling", "no_ignore_case", "no_pass_through" );
+    my $getopt_success = Getopt::Long::GetOptions(
+                              'help|h|?'  => \$::opt_h,
+                              'method|m=s' => \$::opt_M,
+                              'range|r=s' => \$::opt_R,
+                              #'user|U=s' => \$::opt_U,
+                              #'password|P=s' => \$::opt_P,
+                              'version|v' => \$::opt_v,
+    );
+
+    if (!$getopt_success) {
+        return 3;
+    }
+
+    #########################################
+    # This command is for linux
+    #########################################
+    if ($^O ne 'linux') {
+        my $rsp = {};
+        push @{ $rsp->{data}}, "The bmcdiscovery command is only supported on Linux.\n";
+        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $::CALLBACK);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    ##########################################
+    # Option -h for Help
+    ##########################################
+    if ( defined($::opt_h) ) {
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    #########################################
+    # Option -v for version
+    #########################################
+    if ( defined($::opt_v) ) {
+        create_version_response('bmcdiscover');
+        # no usage - just exit
+        return 1;    
+    }
+
+    #########################################
+    # Option -m -r are must
+    ######################################33
+    if ( defined($::opt_M) && defined($::opt_R) ) {
+        print "This is framework!"
+    }
+
+    #########################################
+    # Other attributes are not allowed
+    #########################################
+    my $more_input = shift(@ARGV);
+    if ( defined($more_input) ) {
+        create_error_response("Invalid input: $more_input \n");
+        return 3;
+    } 
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  split_comma_delim_str
+
+        Split comma-delimited list of strings into an array.
+
+        Arguments: comma-delimited string
+        Returns:   Returns list of strings (ref)
+
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub split_comma_delim_str {
+    my $input_str = shift;
+
+    my @result = split(/,/, $input_str);
+    return \@result;
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  create_version_response
+
+        Create a response containing the command name and version
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub create_version_response {
+    my $command = shift;
+    my $rsp;
+    my $version = xCAT::Utils->Version();
+    push @{ $rsp->{data} }, "$command - xCAT $version";
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message( "I", $rsp, $::CALLBACK );
+}
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  create_error_response
+
+        Create a response containing a single error message
+        Arguments:  error message
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub create_error_response {
+    my $error_msg = shift;
+    my $rsp;
+    push @{ $rsp->{data} }, $error_msg;
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message( "E", $rsp, $::CALLBACK );
+}
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  bmcdiscovery
+
+        Support for discovering bmc
+        Returns:
+                0 - OK
+                1 - help
+                2 - error
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub bmcdiscovery {
+
+    my $request = shift;
+    my $callback = shift;
+    my $request_command = shift;
+
+    my $rc = 0;
+    # process the command line
+    # 0=success, 1=version, 2=help, 3=error
+
+    $rc = bmcdiscovery_processargs(@_);
+    if ( $rc != 0 ) {
+       if ( $rc != 1) {
+           bmcdiscovery_usage(@_);
+       }
+       return ( $rc - 1 );
+    }
+
+
+   return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  bmcdiscovery_nmap
+
+        Support for discovering bmc using nmap
+
+        Arguments:
+        Returns:
+                0 - OK
+                1 - help
+                2 - error
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub bmcdiscovery_namp {
+
+    print "hello world";
+
+}
+
+
+
+1;