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# Cloudshell Sandbox Rest Api Client
A python client wrapper around
the [cloudshell sandbox api](https://help.quali.com/Online%20Help/0.0/Portal/Content/API/CS-Snbx-API-Topic.htm?Highlight=sandbox%20api)
. No additional library object wrapping implemented. All methods return the json.loads python object in the shape of the
documented json response. See
the [documentation](https://help.quali.com/Online%20Help/0.0/Portal/Content/API/RefGuides/Sndbx-REST-API/REST-API-V2-Ref-Guide.htm?tocpath=CloudShell%20API%20Guide%7CCloudShell%20Sandbox%20API%7C_____3)
for details.
### Installation
```
pip install cloudshell-sandbox-rest
```
### Basic Usage
```python
from cloudshell.sandbox_rest.sandbox_api import SandboxRestApiSession
# pull in api user credentials
CS_SERVER = "localhost"
CS_USER = "admin"
CS_PASSWORD = "admin"
CS_DOMAIN = "Global"
TARGET_BLUEPRINT = "<MY_BLUEPRINT_NAME>"
DEPLOYED_SANDBOX_NAME = "My Rest Api Blueprint"
api = SandboxRestApiSession(host=CS_SERVER, username=CS_USER, password=CS_PASSWORD, domain=CS_DOMAIN)
start_response = api.start_sandbox(blueprint_id=TARGET_BLUEPRINT, sandbox_name=DEPLOYED_SANDBOX_NAME)
sandbox_id = start_response["id"]
components_response = api.get_sandbox_components(sandbox_id)
print(f"total components in sandbox: {len(components_response)}")
```
### Context Manager Usage
Using the api session with a context manager "with" statement will log out and invalidate the token for you.
```python
from cloudshell.sandbox_rest.sandbox_api import SandboxRestApiSession
CS_SERVER = "localhost"
CS_USER = "admin"
CS_PASSWORD = "admin"
CS_DOMAIN = "Global"
TARGET_BLUEPRINT = "<MY_BLUEPRINT_NAME>"
DEPLOYED_SANDBOX_NAME = "My Rest Api Blueprint"
api = SandboxRestApiSession(host=CS_SERVER, username=CS_USER, password=CS_PASSWORD, domain=CS_DOMAIN)
with api:
start_response = api.start_sandbox(blueprint_id=TARGET_BLUEPRINT, sandbox_name=DEPLOYED_SANDBOX_NAME)
sandbox_id = start_response["id"]
components_response = api.get_sandbox_components(sandbox_id)
print(f"total components in sandbox: {len(components_response)}")
print(f"session token is: {api.token}")
print(f"session token outside context manager: {api.token}")
```
- NOTE: api login happens during init, not on entering context
- context exit invalidates token
### Instantiate Session with Token
Common use case is for admin to pull user token and start a session on their behalf. This can be done as seen in example
below.
```python
from cloudshell.sandbox_rest.sandbox_api import SandboxRestApiSession
# admin credentials
CS_SERVER = "localhost"
CS_USER = "admin"
CS_PASSWORD = "admin"
ADMIN_DOMAIN = "Global"
# end user details
TARGET_END_USER = "end user"
TARGET_USER_DOMAIN = "<END_USERS_DOMAIN>"
TARGET_BLUEPRINT = "<MY_BLUEPRINT_NAME>"
DEPLOYED_SANDBOX_NAME = "My Rest Api Blueprint"
admin_api = SandboxRestApiSession(host=CS_SERVER, username=CS_USER, password=CS_PASSWORD, domain=ADMIN_DOMAIN)
with admin_api:
user_token = admin_api.get_token_for_target_user(TARGET_END_USER)
user_api = SandboxRestApiSession(host=CS_SERVER, token=user_token, domain=TARGET_USER_DOMAIN)
with user_api:
start_response = user_api.start_sandbox(blueprint_id=TARGET_BLUEPRINT, sandbox_name=DEPLOYED_SANDBOX_NAME)
sandbox_id = start_response["id"]
components_response = user_api.get_sandbox_components(sandbox_id)
print(f"total components in sandbox: {len(components_response)}")
```
- Note the use of nested context managers to manage the different session tokens
### License
Free Software: MIT License