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from vyos.ifconfig.interface import Interface

@Interface.register
class DummyIf(Interface):
    """
    A dummy interface is entirely virtual like, for example, the loopback
    interface. The purpose of a dummy interface is to provide a device to route
    packets through without actually transmitting them.
    """

    iftype = 'dummy'
    definition = {
        **Interface.definition,
        **{
            'section': 'dummy',
            'prefixes': ['dum', ],
        },
    }

    def update(self, config):
        """ General helper function which works on a dictionary retrived by
        get_config_dict(). It's main intention is to consolidate the scattered
        interface setup code and provide a single point of entry when workin
        on any interface. """

        # call base class first
        super().update(config)

        # Enable/Disable of an interface must always be done at the end of the
        # derived class to make use of the ref-counting set_admin_state()
        # function. We will only enable the interface if 'up' was called as
        # often as 'down'. This is required by some interface implementations
        # as certain parameters can only be changed when the interface is
        # in admin-down state. This ensures the link does not flap during
        # reconfiguration.
        state = 'down' if 'disable' in config else 'up'
        self.set_admin_state(state)