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+"""
+Identifier:     KSC-SJ4-csst_common/status.py
+Name:           status.py
+Description:    CSST status
+Author:         Bo Zhang
+Created:        2022-10-04
+Modified-History:
+    2022-10-04, Bo Zhang, created
+    2022-10-04, Bo Zhang, added CsstStatus
+"""
+from enum import IntEnum
+
+
+class CsstStatus(IntEnum):
+    PERFECT = 0
+    WARNING = 1
+    ERROR = 2
+    # status list to be completed
+
+    # def __repr__(self):
+    #     return '<%s.%s>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(CsstStatus)
+    print(CsstStatus.PROBLEMATIC)
+    print(CsstStatus(1))
+    print(CsstStatus(1) == CsstStatus.PROBLEMATIC)