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+from sfa.util.sfalogging import logger
+from sfa.util.config import Config
+import traceback
+
+# a bundle is the combination of 
+# (*) an api that reacts on the incoming requests to trigger the API methods
+# (*) a manager that implements the function of the service, 
+#     either aggregate, registry, or slicemgr
+# (*) a driver that controls the underlying testbed
+# 
+# 
+# The Generic class is a utility that uses the configuration to figure out 
+# which combination of these pieces need to be put together 
+# from config.
+# this extra indirection is needed to adapt to the current naming scheme
+# where we have 'pl' and 'plc' and components and the like, that does not 
+# yet follow a sensible scheme
+
+# needs refinements to cache more efficiently, esp. wrt the config
+
+class Generic:
+
+    def __init__ (self, config):
+        self.config=config
+
+    # proof of concept
+    # example flavour='pl' -> sfa.generic.pl.pl()
+    @staticmethod
+    def the_flavour (flavour=None, config=None):
+        if config is None: config=Config()
+        if flavour is None: flavour=config.SFA_GENERIC_FLAVOUR
+        flavour = flavour.lower()
+        #mixed = flavour.capitalize()
+        module_path="sfa.generic.%s"%flavour
+        classname="%s"%flavour
+        logger.info("Generic.the_flavour with flavour=%s"%flavour)
+        try:
+            module = __import__ (module_path, globals(), locals(), [classname])
+            return getattr(module, classname)(config)
+        except:
+            logger.log_exc("Cannot locate generic instance with flavour=%s"%flavour)
+
+
+    # how to build an API object
+    # default is to use api_class but can be redefined
+    def make_api (self, *args, **kwds):
+        return self.api_class()(*args, **kwds)