+
+Odl_To_Play_Template
+ [Arguments] ${totest} ${dir} ${remove}=True
+ ${announce_hex} = OperatingSystem.Get_File ${dir}/${totest}/announce_${totest}.hex
+ ${announce_hex} = String.Remove_String ${announce_hex} \n
+ ${withdraw_hex} = OperatingSystem.Get_File ${dir}/${totest}/withdraw_${totest}.hex
+ ${withdraw_hex} = String.Remove_String ${withdraw_hex} \n
+ BuiltIn.Run_Keyword_If '${remove}' == 'True' BgpRpcClient.play_clean
+ TemplatedRequests.Post_As_Xml_Templated ${dir}/${totest}/app mapping=${APP_PEER} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+ ${update} BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s Get_Update_Message
+ Verify_Two_Hex_Messages_Are_Equal ${update} ${announce_hex}
+ BgpRpcClient.play_clean
+ Remove_Configured_Routes ${totest} ${dir}
+ ${update} BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s Get_Update_Message
+ Verify_Two_Hex_Messages_Are_Equal ${update} ${withdraw_hex}
+ [Teardown] Remove_Configured_Routes ${totest} ${dir}
+
+Play_To_Odl_Template
+ [Arguments] ${totest} ${dir} ${ipv}=ipv4
+ ${announce_hex}= OperatingSystem.Get_File ${dir}/${totest}/announce_${totest}.hex
+ ${withdraw_hex}= OperatingSystem.Get_File ${dir}/${totest}/withdraw_${totest}.hex
+ BgpRpcClient.play_clean
+ BgpRpcClient.play_send ${announce_hex}
+ BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s TemplatedRequests.Get_As_Json_Templated ${dir}/${totest}/rib mapping=${ADJ_RIB_IN} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+ ... verify=True
+ BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s TemplatedRequests.Get_As_Json_Templated ${dir}/${totest}/rib mapping=${EFFECTIVE_RIB_IN} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+ ... verify=True
+ BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s TemplatedRequests.Get_As_Json_Templated ${dir}/${totest}/rib mapping=${LOC_RIB} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+ ... verify=True
+ BgpRpcClient.play_send ${withdraw_hex}
+ BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s TemplatedRequests.Get_As_Json_Templated ${dir}/empty_routes/${ipv} mapping=${LOC_RIB} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+ ... verify=True
+ [Teardown] BgpRpcClient.play_send ${withdraw_hex}
+
+Play_To_Odl_Non_Removal_Template
+ [Arguments] ${totest} ${dir} ${ipv}=ipv4
+ ${announce_hex}= OperatingSystem.Get_File ${dir}/${totest}/announce_${totest}.hex
+ BgpRpcClient.play_clean
+ BgpRpcClient.play_send ${announce_hex}
+ BuiltIn.Wait_Until_Keyword_Succeeds 3x 2s TemplatedRequests.Get_As_Json_Templated ${dir}/${totest}/rib mapping=${LOC_RIB} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+ ... verify=True
+
+Get_Update_Message
+ [Documentation] Returns hex update message.
+ ${update} = BgpRpcClient.play_get
+ BuiltIn.Should_Not_Be_Equal ${update} ${Empty}
+ [Return] ${update}
+
+Remove_Configured_Routes
+ [Arguments] ${totest} ${dir}
+ [Documentation] Removes the route if present.
+ BuiltIn.Run_Keyword_And_Ignore_Error TemplatedRequests.Delete_Templated ${dir}/${totest}/app mapping=${APP_PEER} session=${CONFIG_SESSION}
+
+Verify_Two_Hex_Messages_Are_Equal
+ [Arguments] ${hex_1} ${hex_2}
+ [Documentation] Verifies two hex messages are equal even in case, their arguments are misplaced.
+ ... Compares length of the hex messages and sums hex messages arguments as integers and compares results.
+ ${len_1}= BuiltIn.Get_Length ${hex_1}
+ ${len_2}= BuiltIn.Get_Length ${hex_2}
+ BuiltIn.Should_Be_Equal ${len_1} ${len_2}
+ ${sum_1}= Sum_Hex_Message_Arguments_To_Integer ${hex_1}
+ ${sum_2}= Sum_Hex_Message_Arguments_To_Integer ${hex_2}
+ BuiltIn.Should_Be_Equal ${sum_1} ${sum_2}
+
+Sum_Hex_Message_Arguments_To_Integer
+ [Arguments] ${hex_string}
+ [Documentation] Converts hex message arguments to integers and sums them up and returns the sum.
+ ${partial_results}= BuiltIn.Create_List
+ ${string}= String.Get_Substring ${hex_string} 32
+ @{list}= String.Get_Regexp_Matches ${string} [a-f0-9][a-f0-9]
+ : FOR ${i} IN @{list}
+ \ ${item_int}= BuiltIn.Convert_To_Integer ${i} 16
+ \ Collections.Append_To_List ${partial_results} ${item_int}
+ \ BuiltIn.Log ${partial_results}
+ ${final_sum}= BuiltIn.Evaluate sum(${partial_results})
+ [Return] ${final_sum}