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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution,
+ * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+package org.opendaylight.controller.sal.binding.impl.utils
+
+import java.util.Hashtable
+import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.binding.impl.Constants
+
+class PropertiesUtils {
+
+ private new() {}
+
+ static def setSalServiceType(Hashtable<String,String> properties, String value) {
+ properties.put(Constants.SAL_SERVICE_TYPE,value)
+ return properties
+ }
+
+ static def getSalServiceType(Hashtable<String,String> properties) {
+ return properties.get(Constants.SAL_SERVICE_TYPE)
+ }
+
+ static def newProperties() {
+ new Hashtable<String,String>()
+ }
+
+}
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