+def slice_status(api, slice_xrn, creds):
+ result = {}
+ result['geni_urn'] = slice_xrn
+ result['geni_status'] = 'unknown'
+ result['geni_resources'] = {}
+ return result
+
+def start_slice(api, xrn, creds):
+ hrn, type = urn_to_hrn(xrn)
+ slicename = hrn_to_pl_slicename(hrn)