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+## System states
+##   state can change to next state in 2 ways:
+##   - a process emits a GotoSystemState signal with state name to goto
+##   - objects specified in EXIT_STATE_DEPEND have started
+SYSTEM_STATES = [
+    'BASE_APPS',
+    'BMC_STARTING',
+    'BMC_READY',
+    'HOST_POWERING_ON',
+    'HOST_POWERED_ON',
+    'HOST_BOOTING',
+    'HOST_BOOTED',
+    'HOST_POWERED_OFF',
+]
+
+EXIT_STATE_DEPEND = {
+    'BASE_APPS' : {
+        '/xyz/openbmc_poroject/sensors': 0,
+    },
+    'BMC_STARTING' : {
+        '/xyz/openbmc_project/control/chassis0': 0,
+    },
+}
+
+FRU_INSTANCES = {}
+
+# I believe these numbers need to match the yaml file used to create the c++ ipmi map.
+# the devices have types, but I don't believe that factors in here, I think these are
+# just unique IDs.
+ID_LOOKUP = {
+    'FRU' : {},
+    # The number at the end needs to match the FRU ID.
+    # https://github.com/openbmc/skeleton/blob/master/pysystemmgr/system_manager.py#L143
+    # The paramter for it is of type 'y' (unsigned 8-bit integer) presumably decimal?
+    'FRU_STR' : {},
+    'SENSOR' : {},
+    'GPIO_PRESENT' : {}
+}
+
+GPIO_CONFIG = {}
+HWMON_CONFIG = {}
+GPIO_CONFIGS = {}
+
+# Miscellaneous non-poll sensor with system specific properties.
+# The sensor id is the same as those defined in ID_LOOKUP['SENSOR'].
+MISC_SENSORS = {}
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4