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+# Copyright (c) 2019 LG Electronics, Inc.
+
+inherit ros_distro
+
+# Place metadata unique to ROS 1 distros here.
+
+# ROS 1 distros contain only "ros1" type components
+def ros_distro__get_component_type(component, d):
+    return 'ros1'