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+# Various utilies for dealing with Neutron and the renaming from Quantum.
+
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    config,
+    log,
+    ERROR,
+)
+
+from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import os_release
+
+
+# legacy
+def quantum_plugins():
+    from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack import context
+    return {
+        'ovs': {
+            'config': '/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/'
+                      'ovs_quantum_plugin.ini',
+            'driver': 'quantum.plugins.openvswitch.ovs_quantum_plugin.'
+                      'OVSQuantumPluginV2',
+            'contexts': [
+                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
+                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
+                                        relation_prefix='neutron')],
+            'services': ['quantum-plugin-openvswitch-agent'],
+            'packages': ['quantum-plugin-openvswitch-agent',
+                         'openvswitch-datapath-dkms'],
+        },
+        'nvp': {
+            'config': '/etc/quantum/plugins/nicira/nvp.ini',
+            'driver': 'quantum.plugins.nicira.nicira_nvp_plugin.'
+                      'QuantumPlugin.NvpPluginV2',
+            'services': [],
+            'packages': ['quantum-plugin-nicira'],
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def neutron_plugins():
+    from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack import context
+    return {
+        'ovs': {
+            'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/'
+                      'ovs_neutron_plugin.ini',
+            'driver': 'neutron.plugins.openvswitch.ovs_neutron_plugin.'
+                      'OVSNeutronPluginV2',
+            'contexts': [
+                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
+                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
+                                        relation_prefix='neutron')],
+            'services': ['neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent'],
+            'packages': ['neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent',
+                         'openvswitch-datapath-dkms'],
+        },
+        'nvp': {
+            'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/nicira/nvp.ini',
+            'driver': 'neutron.plugins.nicira.nicira_nvp_plugin.'
+                      'NeutronPlugin.NvpPluginV2',
+            'services': [],
+            'packages': ['neutron-plugin-nicira'],
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def neutron_plugin_attribute(plugin, attr, net_manager=None):
+    manager = net_manager or network_manager()
+    if manager == 'quantum':
+        plugins = quantum_plugins()
+    elif manager == 'neutron':
+        plugins = neutron_plugins()
+    else:
+        log('Error: Network manager does not support plugins.')
+        raise Exception
+
+    try:
+        _plugin = plugins[plugin]
+    except KeyError:
+        log('Unrecognised plugin for %s: %s' % (manager, plugin), level=ERROR)
+        raise
+
+    try:
+        return _plugin[attr]
+    except KeyError:
+        return None
+
+
+def network_manager():
+    '''
+    Deals with the renaming of Quantum to Neutron in H and any situations
+    that require compatability (eg, deploying H with network-manager=quantum,
+    upgrading from G).
+    '''
+    release = os_release('nova-common')
+    manager = config('network-manager').lower()
+
+    if manager not in ['quantum', 'neutron']:
+        return manager
+
+    if release in ['essex']:
+        # E does not support neutron
+        log('Neutron networking not supported in Essex.', level=ERROR)
+        raise
+    elif release in ['folsom', 'grizzly']:
+        # neutron is named quantum in F and G
+        return 'quantum'
+    else:
+        # ensure accurate naming for all releases post-H
+        return 'neutron'