# Copyright 2014 DreamHost, LLC # # Author: DreamHost, LLC # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain # a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations # under the License. import netaddr from astara_router.drivers import base from astara_router import utils class PingManager(base.Manager): """ A class which provide a facade to the system ping utility. Supports both IPv4 and IPv6. """ exe_map = { 4: '/bin/ping', 6: '/bin/ping6' } def __init__(self, root_helper='sudo'): """ Initializes PingManager class. :type root_helper: str :param root_helper: System utility to escalate privileges. """ super(PingManager, self).__init__(root_helper) def do(self, ip): """ Sends a single ICMP packet to using the systems ping utility. :type ip: str :param ip: The IP address to send ICMP packets to. :rtype: bool. If responds to the ICMP packet, returns True else, returns False """ version = netaddr.IPAddress(ip).version args = ['-c', '1', ip] try: utils.execute([self.exe_map.get(version)] + args) return True except RuntimeError: return False