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OpenStack Client
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python-openstackclient is a unified command-line client for the OpenStack APIs.
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It is a thin wrapper to the stock python-*client modules that implement the
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actual REST API client actions.
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This is an implementation of the design goals shown in
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http://wiki.openstack.org/UnifiedCLI. The primary goal is to provide
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a unified shell command structure and a common language to describe
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operations in OpenStack.
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python-openstackclient is designed to add support for API extensions via a
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plugin mechanism.
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For release management::
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* https://launchpad.net/python-openstackclient
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For blueprints and feature specifications::
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* https://blueprints.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient
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For issue tracking::
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* https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient
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Getting Started
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===============
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We recommend using a virtualenv to install the client. This description
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uses the `install_venv.py`_ script to create the virtualenv::
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python tools/install_venv.py
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source .venv/bin/activate
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python setup.py develop
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Unit tests can be ran simply by running::
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run_tests.sh
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The client can be called interactively by simply typing::
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openstack
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Alternatively command line parameters can be called non-interactively::
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openstack --help
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Configuration
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=============
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The CLI is configured via environment variables and command-line
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options as listed in http://wiki.openstack.org/UnifiedCLI/Authentication.
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The 'password flow' variation is most commonly used::
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export OS_AUTH_URL=<url-to-openstack-identity>
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export OS_TENANT_NAME=<tenant-name>
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export OS_USERNAME=<user-name>
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export OS_PASSWORD=<password> # (optional)
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export OS_USE_KEYRING=true # (optional)
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The corresponding command-line options look very similar::
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--os-auth-url <url>
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--os-tenant-name <tenant-name>
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--os-username <user-name>
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[--os-password <password>]
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[--os-use-keyring]
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If a password is not provided above (in plaintext), you will be interactively
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prompted to provide one securely. If keyring is enabled, the password entered
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in the prompt is stored in keyring. From next time, the password is read from
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keyring, if it is not provided above (in plaintext).
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The token flow variation for authentication uses an already-aquired token
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and a URL pointing directly to the service API that presumably was acquired
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from the Service Catalog::
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export OS_TOKEN=<token>
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export OS_URL=<url-to-openstack-service>
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The corresponding command-line options look very similar::
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--os-token <token>
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--os-url <url-to-openstack-service>
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Additional command-line options and their associated environment variables
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are listed here::
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--debug # turns on some debugging of the API conversation
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--verbose | -v # Increase verbosity of output. Can be repeated.
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--quiet | -q # suppress output except warnings and errors
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--help | -h # show a help message and exit
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Building Documentation
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======================
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This documentation is written by contributors, for contributors.
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The source is maintained in the ``doc/source`` folder using
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`reStructuredText`_ and built by `Sphinx`_
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.. _reStructuredText: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html
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.. _Sphinx: http://sphinx.pocoo.org/
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* Building Manually::
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$ export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=local.local_settings
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$ python doc/generate_autodoc_index.py
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$ sphinx-build -b html doc/source build/sphinx/html
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Results are in the `build/sphinx/html` directory.
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