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"""Utility functions for working with vSwitches and flows
"""
import copy
def add_ports_to_flow(flow, in_port, out_port):
"""Creates a new flow based on the given flow and adds in port and out port
to it.
The flow dictionary structure is described in IVswitch
:param flow: Description of the flow as a dictionary
:param in_port: OpenFlow number of the ingress port for the rule
:param out_port: OpenFlow number of the eggress port for the rule
:returns: A new dictionary describing a flow combining the parameters
"""
new_flow = copy.deepcopy(flow)
new_flow['in_port'] = in_port
if 'actions' in new_flow:
new_flow['actions'].append('output:' + str(out_port))
else:
new_flow['actions'] = ['output:' + str(out_port)]
return new_flow
