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+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import json
+
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common import credentials_factory as common_creds
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.services.baremetal import base
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+ADMIN_CREDS = common_creds.get_configured_admin_credentials()
+
+
+class Manager(clients.Manager):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 credentials=ADMIN_CREDS,
+                 service=None,
+                 api_microversions=None):
+        super(Manager, self).__init__(credentials, service)
+        self.introspection_client = BaremetalIntrospectionClient(
+            self.auth_provider,
+            CONF.baremetal_introspection.catalog_type,
+            CONF.identity.region,
+            endpoint_type=CONF.baremetal_introspection.endpoint_type,
+            **self.default_params_with_timeout_values)
+
+
+class BaremetalIntrospectionClient(base.BaremetalClient):
+    """Base Tempest REST client for Ironic Inspector API v1."""
+    version = '1'
+    uri_prefix = 'v1'
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def purge_rules(self):
+        """Purge all existing rules."""
+        return self._delete_request('rules', uuid=None)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def import_rule(self, rule_path):
+        """Import introspection rules from a json file."""
+        with open(rule_path, 'r') as fp:
+            rules = json.load(fp)
+            if not isinstance(rules, list):
+                rules = [rules]
+
+        for rule in rules:
+            self._create_request('rules', rule)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def get_status(self, uuid):
+        """Get introspection status for a node."""
+        return self._show_request('introspection', uuid=uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def get_data(self, uuid):
+        """Get introspection data for a node."""
+        return self._show_request('introspection', uuid=uuid,
+                                  uri='/%s/introspection/%s/data' %
+                                      (self.uri_prefix, uuid))