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+import charmhelpers.core.hookenv as hookenv
+import charmhelpers.core.unitdata as unitdata
+
+import charms_openstack.charm as charm
+import charms_openstack.charm.defaults as defaults
+import charms.reactive as reactive
+
+
+@reactive.when_not('charm.installed')
+@reactive.when('charms.openstack.do-default-charm.installed')
+def default_install():
+    """Provide a default install handler
+
+    The instance automagically becomes the derived OpenStackCharm instance.
+    The kv() key charmers.openstack-release-version' is used to cache the
+    release being used for this charm.  It is determined by the
+    default_select_release() function below, unless this is overriden by
+    the charm author
+    """
+    unitdata.kv().unset(defaults.OPENSTACK_RELEASE_KEY)
+    with charm.provide_charm_instance() as instance:
+        instance.install()
+    reactive.set_state('charm.installed')
+
+
+@reactive.when('config.changed',
+               'charms.openstack.do-default-config.changed')
+def default_config_changed():
+    """Default handler for config.changed state from reactive.  Just see if
+    our status has changed.  This is just to clear any errors that may have
+    got stuck due to missing async handlers, etc.
+    """
+    with charm.provide_charm_instance() as instance:
+        instance.config_changed()
+        instance.assess_status()
+
+
+@reactive.hook('upgrade-charm')
+def default_upgrade_charm():
+    """Default handler for the 'upgrade-charm' hook.
+    This calls the charm.singleton.upgrade_charm() function as a default.
+    """
+    reactive.set_state('run-default-upgrade-charm')
+
+
+@reactive.when('charms.openstack.do-default-upgrade-charm',
+               'run-default-upgrade-charm')
+def run_default_upgrade_charm():
+    with charm.provide_charm_instance() as instance:
+        instance.upgrade_charm()
+    reactive.remove_state('run-default-upgrade-charm')
+
+
+@reactive.hook('update-status')
+def default_update_status():
+    """Default handler for update-status state.
+    Just call update status.
+    """
+    reactive.set_state('run-default-update-status')
+
+
+@reactive.when('charms.openstack.do-default-update-status',
+               'run-default-update-status')
+def run_default_update_status():
+    with charm.provide_charm_instance() as instance:
+        hookenv.application_version_set(instance.application_version)
+        instance.assess_status()
+    reactive.remove_state('run-default-update-status')