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+# splunk-add-on-ucc-framework
+
+![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/splunk-add-on-ucc-framework)
+![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/splunk-add-on-ucc-framework.svg)
+
+A framework to generate Splunk Add-ons. It includes UI, Rest handler, Modular input, Oauth, Alert action templates.
+
+## What is UCC?
+
+UCC is Universal Configuration Console. It is a service for Generating Splunk Add-ons which is easily customizable and flexible.
+It is helpful to control the activity by using hooks and other functionalities. UCC provides basic UI template for creating Addon's UI.
+
+
+## Features
+
+- Generate ucc based addons for your Splunk Technology Add-ons
+
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Addon package and globalConfig.json file
+
+> Note: You may refer the globalConfig.json file [here](tests/data/globalConfig.json)
+
+
+## Installation
+
+You can install "splunk-add-on-ucc-framework" via `pip` from `PyPI`:
+
+```bash
+$ pip3 install splunk-add-on-ucc-framework
+```
+
+
+## How to use
+
+To build the ucc based addon follow the below steps:
+
+1. Install the `splunk-add-on-ucc-framework` via `pip3`
+2. Run the `ucc-gen` command
+3. Make sure that `package` directory and `globalConfig.json` file present in the directory
+4. The final addon package will be generated, at `output` directory.
+
+
+## Workflow
+
+By the running the `ucc-gen` command, the following steps came in action:
+1. Cleaning out the `output` directory
+2. Retrieve the package ID of addon
+3. Copy UCC template directory under `output/<package_ID>` directory
+4. Copy `globalConfig.json` file to `output/<package_ID>/appserver/static/js/build` directory
+5. Collect and install Addon's Requirements into `output/<package_ID>/lib` directory of addon's package
+6. For the addon's requirements, packages were installed according to following table.
+
+| File Name            | Description                         | Output directory in ucc build |
+|----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
+| requirements.txt     | Python2/python3 compatible packages | output/<package_ID>/lib       |
+| requirements_py2.txt | Only Python2 compatible packages    | output/<package_ID>/lib/py2   |
+| requirements_py3.txt | Only python3 compatible packages    | output/<package_ID>/lib/py3   |
+
+7. Replace tokens in views
+8. Copy addon's `package/*` to `output/<package_ID>/*` directory
+
+
+## Params
+
+splunk-add-on-ucc-framework supports the following params:
+| Name       | Description                                                                                              |
+|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| source     | Folder containing the app.manifest and app source                                                        |
+| config     | Path to the configuration file, Defaults to GlobalConfig.json in the parent directory of source provided |
+| ta-version | Current version of TA, Default version is version specified in globalConfig.json                         |
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 "splunk_add_on_ucc_framework/requirements.txt",
     ]
 
-readme = 'README.rst'  # Markdown files are supported
+readme = 'README.md'  # Markdown files are supported
 
 repository = "https://github.com/splunk/splunk-add-on-sdk-python/"
 homepage = "https://github.com/splunk/splunk-add-on-sdk-python/"