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+{
+    "module_name": "SampleModule",
+    "image_repository": "localhost:5000/samplemodule"
+}
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diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/.gitignore
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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# celery beat schedule file
+celerybeat-schedule
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:xenial
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python \
+    python-pip \
+    libboost1.58-all-dev \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev
+
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+CMD [ "python", "-u", "./main.py" ]
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diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/main.py b/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/main.py
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+# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for
+# full license information.
+
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import sys
+import iothub_client
+from iothub_client import IoTHubClient, IoTHubClientError, IoTHubTransportProvider
+from iothub_client import IoTHubMessage, IoTHubMessageDispositionResult, IoTHubError
+
+# messageTimeout - the maximum time in milliseconds until a message times out.
+# The timeout period starts at IoTHubClient.send_event_async.
+# By default, messages do not expire.
+MESSAGE_TIMEOUT = 10000
+
+# global counters
+RECEIVE_CALLBACKS = 0
+SEND_CALLBACKS = 0
+
+# Choose HTTP, AMQP or MQTT as transport protocol.  Currently only MQTT is supported.
+PROTOCOL = IoTHubTransportProvider.MQTT
+
+# String containing Hostname, Device Id & Device Key & Module Id in the format:
+# "HostName=<host_name>;DeviceId=<device_id>;SharedAccessKey=<device_key>;ModuleId=<module_id>;GatewayHostName=<gateway>"
+CONNECTION_STRING = "[Device Connection String]"
+
+# Callback received when the message that we're forwarding is processed.
+def send_confirmation_callback(message, result, user_context):
+    global SEND_CALLBACKS
+    print ( "Confirmation[%d] received for message with result = %s" % (user_context, result) )
+    map_properties = message.properties()
+    key_value_pair = map_properties.get_internals()
+    print ( "    Properties: %s" % key_value_pair )
+    SEND_CALLBACKS += 1
+    print ( "    Total calls confirmed: %d" % SEND_CALLBACKS )
+
+
+# receive_message_callback is invoked when an incoming message arrives on the specified 
+# input queue (in the case of this sample, "input1").  Because this is a filter module, 
+# we will forward this message onto the "output1" queue.
+def receive_message_callback(message, hubManager):
+    global RECEIVE_CALLBACKS
+    message_buffer = message.get_bytearray()
+    size = len(message_buffer)
+    print ( "    Data: <<<%s>>> & Size=%d" % (message_buffer[:size].decode('utf-8'), size) )
+    map_properties = message.properties()
+    key_value_pair = map_properties.get_internals()
+    print ( "    Properties: %s" % key_value_pair )
+    RECEIVE_CALLBACKS += 1
+    print ( "    Total calls received: %d" % RECEIVE_CALLBACKS )
+    hubManager.forward_event_to_output("output1", message, 0)
+    return IoTHubMessageDispositionResult.ACCEPTED
+
+
+class HubManager(object):
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            connection_string):
+        self.client_protocol = PROTOCOL
+        self.client = IoTHubClient(connection_string, PROTOCOL)
+
+        # set the time until a message times out
+        self.client.set_option("messageTimeout", MESSAGE_TIMEOUT)
+        # some embedded platforms need certificate information
+        self.set_certificates()
+        
+        # sets the callback when a message arrives on "input1" queue.  Messages sent to 
+        # other inputs or to the default will be silently discarded.
+        self.client.set_message_callback("input1", receive_message_callback, self)
+
+    def set_certificates(self):
+        isWindows = sys.platform.lower() in ['windows', 'win32']
+        if not isWindows:
+            CERT_FILE = os.environ['EdgeModuleCACertificateFile']        
+            print("Adding TrustedCerts from: {0}".format(CERT_FILE))
+            
+            # this brings in x509 privateKey and certificate
+            file = open(CERT_FILE)
+            try:
+                self.client.set_option("TrustedCerts", file.read())
+                print ( "set_option TrustedCerts successful" )
+            except IoTHubClientError as iothub_client_error:
+                print ( "set_option TrustedCerts failed (%s)" % iothub_client_error )
+
+            file.close()
+
+    # Forwards the message received onto the next stage in the process.
+    def forward_event_to_output(self, outputQueueName, event, send_context):
+        self.client.send_event_async(
+            outputQueueName, event, send_confirmation_callback, send_context)
+
+def main(connection_string):
+    try:
+        print ( "\nPython %s\n" % sys.version )
+        print ( "IoT Hub Client for Python" )
+
+        hub_manager = HubManager(connection_string)
+
+        print ( "Starting the IoT Hub Python sample using protocol %s..." % hub_manager.client_protocol )
+        print ( "The sample is now waiting for messages and will indefinitely.  Press Ctrl-C to exit. ")
+
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1000)
+
+    except IoTHubError as iothub_error:
+        print ( "Unexpected error %s from IoTHub" % iothub_error )
+        return
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print ( "IoTHubClient sample stopped" )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        CONNECTION_STRING = os.environ['EdgeHubConnectionString']
+
+    except Exception as error:
+        print ( error )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    main(CONNECTION_STRING)
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diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/module.json b/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/module.json
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+{
+    "$schema-version": "0.0.1",
+    "description": "",
+    "image": {
+        "repository": "{{cookiecutter.image_repository}}",
+        "tag": {
+            "version": "0.0.1",
+            "platforms": {
+                "amd64": "./Dockerfile"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "language": "python"
+}
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diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/requirements.txt
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+azure-iothub-device-client==1.3.0.0b0
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