-#def bootstrap_slice(api, hrn, added_nodes, deleted_nodes):
-# # This code is taken from slices.py
-# # To clean up after 21 July
-# # Get the slice record from geni
-# slice = {}
-# registries = Registries(api)
-# registry = registries[self.api.hrn]
-# credential = self.api.getCredential()
-# records = registry.resolve(credential, hrn)
-# for record in records:
-# if record.get_type() in ['slice']:
-# slice = record.as_dict()
-# if not slice:
-# raise RecordNotFound(hrn)
-#
-# # Make sure slice exists at plc, if it doesnt add it
-# slicename = hrn_to_pl_slicename(hrn)
-# slices = api.plshell.GetSlices(api.plauth, [slicename], ['node_ids'])
-# if not slices:
-# parts = slicename.split("_")
-# login_base = parts[0]
-# # if site doesnt exist add it
-# sites = api.plshell.GetSites(api.plauth, [login_base])
-# if not sites:
-# authority = get_authority(hrn)
-# site_records = registry.resolve(credential, authority)
-# site_record = {}
-# if not site_records:
-# raise RecordNotFound(authority)
-# site_record = site_records[0]
-# site = site_record.as_dict()
-#
-# # add the site
-# site.pop('site_id')
-# site_id = api.plshell.AddSite(api.plauth, site)
-# else:
-# site = sites[0]
-#
-# slice_fields = {}
-# slice_keys = ['name', 'url', 'description']
-# for key in slice_keys:
-# if key in slice and slice[key]:
-# slice_fields[key] = slice[key]
-# api.plshell.AddSlice(api.plauth, slice_fields)
-# slice = slice_fields
-# slice['node_ids'] = 0
-# else:
-# slice = slices[0]
-# # get the list of valid slice users from the registry and make
-# # they are added to the slice
-# researchers = record.get('researcher', [])
-# for researcher in researchers:
-# person_record = {}
-# person_records = registry.resolve(credential, researcher)
-# for record in person_records:
-# if record.get_type() in ['user']:
-# person_record = record
-# if not person_record:
-# pass
-# person_dict = person_record.as_dict()
-# persons = api.plshell.GetPersons(api.plauth, [person_dict['email']], ['person_id', 'key_ids'])
-#
-# # Create the person record
-# if not persons:
-# person_id=api.plshell.AddPerson(api.plauth, person_dict)
-#
-# # The line below enables the user account on the remote aggregate soon after it is created.
-# # without this the user key is not transfered to the slice (as GetSlivers returns key of only enabled users),
-# # which prevents the user from login to the slice. We may do additional checks before enabling the user.
-#
-# api.plshell.UpdatePerson(api.plauth, person_id, {'enabled' : True})
-# #key_ids = []
-# #else:
-# #key_ids = persons[0]['key_ids']
-#
-# api.plshell.AddPersonToSlice(api.plauth, person_dict['email'], slicename)
-#
-# # Get this users local keys
-# keylist = api.plshell.GetKeys(api.plauth, key_ids, ['key'])
-# keys = [key['key'] for key in keylist]
-#
-# # add keys that arent already there
-# for personkey in person_dict['keys']:
-# if personkey not in keys:
-# key = {'key_type': 'ssh', 'key': personkey}
-# api.plshell.AddPersonKey(api.plauth, person_dict['email'], key)
-#
-# # find out where this slice is currently running
-# nodelist = api.plshell.GetNodes(api.plauth, slice['node_ids'], ['hostname'])
-# hostnames = [node['hostname'] for node in nodelist]
-#
-# api.plshell.AddSliceToNodes(self.api.plauth, slicename, added_nodes)
-# api.plshell.DeleteSliceFromNodes(self.api.plauth, slicename, deleted_nodes)
-#
-# return 1
-
-def alloc_links(api, links_to_add, links_to_drop, foo):