diff --git a/data/model.py b/data/model.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python -u
+import sys
+from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
+import imp
+import string
+
+
+
+def get_sensor(module_name, value):
+	m = imp.load_source('module.name', module_name)
+
+	for i in m.ID_LOOKUP['SENSOR']:
+
+		if m.ID_LOOKUP['SENSOR'][i] == value:
+			return i
+
+	return 0xFF
+	
+def get_inventory_sensor (module_name, value):
+	m = imp.load_source('module.name', module_name)
+
+	value = string.replace(value, m.INVENTORY_ROOT, '<inventory_root>')
+
+	for i in m.ID_LOOKUP['SENSOR']:
+
+		if m.ID_LOOKUP['SENSOR'][i] == value:
+			return i
+
+	return 0xFF
+
+
+def get_inventory_list(module_name):
+
+	l = []
+	m = imp.load_source('module.name', module_name)
+
+	for i in m.ID_LOOKUP['FRU']:
+		s = m.ID_LOOKUP['FRU'][i]
+		s = s.replace('<inventory_root>',m.INVENTORY_ROOT)
+		l.append(s)
+
+	return l
+
+def get_inventory_fru_type_list(module_name, fru_type):
+
+	l = []
+	m = imp.load_source('module.name', module_name)
+
+	for i in m.FRU_INSTANCES.keys():
+		if m.FRU_INSTANCES[i]['fru_type'] == fru_type:
+			print 'found one'
+
+			s = i.replace('<inventory_root>',m.INVENTORY_ROOT)
+			l.append(s)
+
+	return l
+
+def call_keyword(keyword):
+    return BuiltIn().run_keyword(keyword)
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