ncclient:NETCONF Python client

#! /usr/bin/env python2.6 

#

# Create a new user to the running configuration using edit-config

# and the test-option provided by the :validate capability.

#

# $ ./nc04.py broccoli bob 42 42

import sys, os, warnings

warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)

from ncclient import manager

def demo(host, user, name, uid, gid):

    snippet = """<config xmlns:xc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">

      <aaa xmlns="http://tail-f.com/ns/aaa/1.1">

        <authentication> <users> <user xc:operation="create">

        <name>%s</name> <uid>%s</uid> <gid>%s</gid>

        <password>*</password> <ssh_keydir/> <homedir/>

      </user></users></authentication></aaa></config>""" % (name, uid, gid)

    with manager.connect(host=host, port=22, username=user) as m:

        assert(":validate" in m.server_capabilities)

        m.edit_config(target='running', config=snippet,

                      test_option='test-then-set')

if __name__ == '__main__':

    demo(sys.argv[1], os.getenv("USER"), sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3], sys.argv[4])