#if slice and 'expires' in slice:
#rspec.xml.set('expires', datetime_to_epoch(slice['expires']))
# add sliver defaults
#nodes, links = self.get_nodes_and_links(slice, slivers)
nodes = self.get_nodes_and_links(slice,slivers)
#if slice and 'expires' in slice:
#rspec.xml.set('expires', datetime_to_epoch(slice['expires']))
# add sliver defaults
#nodes, links = self.get_nodes_and_links(slice, slivers)
nodes = self.get_nodes_and_links(slice,slivers)