Synnefo

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import datetime

from django.conf import settings

from django.db import models

from django.db import IntegrityError

from hashlib import sha1

from synnefo.api.faults import ServiceUnavailable

from synnefo.util.rapi import GanetiRapiClient

from synnefo.logic.ippool import IPPool

from synnefo import settings as snf_settings

from aes_encrypt import encrypt_db_charfield, decrypt_db_charfield

from synnefo.db.managers import ForUpdateManager, ProtectedDeleteManager

BACKEND_CLIENTS = {}  # {hash:Backend client}

BACKEND_HASHES = {}   # {Backend.id:hash}

def get_client(hash, backend):

    """Get a cached backend client or create a new one.

    @param hash: The hash of the backend

    @param backend: Either a backend object or backend ID

    """

    if backend is None:

        raise Exception("Backend is None. Cannot create a client.")

    if hash in BACKEND_CLIENTS:

        # Return cached client

        return BACKEND_CLIENTS[hash]

    # Always get a new instance to ensure latest credentials

    if isinstance(backend, Backend):

        backend = backend.id

    backend = Backend.objects.get(id=backend)

    hash = backend.hash

    clustername = backend.clustername

    port = backend.port

    user = backend.username

    password = backend.password

    # Check client for updated hash

    if hash in BACKEND_CLIENTS:

        return BACKEND_CLIENTS[hash]

    # Delete old version of the client

    if backend in BACKEND_HASHES:

        del BACKEND_CLIENTS[BACKEND_HASHES[backend]]

    # Create the new client

    client = GanetiRapiClient(clustername, port, user, password)

    # Store the client and the hash

    BACKEND_CLIENTS[hash] = client

    BACKEND_HASHES[backend] = hash

    return client

def clear_client_cache():

    BACKEND_CLIENTS.clear()

    BACKEND_HASHES.clear()

class Flavor(models.Model):

    cpu = models.IntegerField('Number of CPUs', default=0)

    ram = models.IntegerField('RAM size in MiB', default=0)

    disk = models.IntegerField('Disk size in GiB', default=0)

    disk_template = models.CharField('Disk template', max_length=32,

            default=settings.DEFAULT_GANETI_DISK_TEMPLATE)

    deleted = models.BooleanField('Deleted', default=False)

    class Meta:

        verbose_name = u'Virtual machine flavor'

        unique_together = ('cpu', 'ram', 'disk', 'disk_template')

    @property

    def name(self):

        """Returns flavor name (generated)"""

        return u'C%dR%dD%d' % (self.cpu, self.ram, self.disk)

    def __unicode__(self):

        return self.name

class Backend(models.Model):

    clustername = models.CharField('Cluster Name', max_length=128, unique=True)

    port = models.PositiveIntegerField('Port', default=5080)

    username = models.CharField('Username', max_length=64, blank=True,

                                null=True)

    password_hash = models.CharField('Password', max_length=128, blank=True,

                                null=True)

    # Sha1 is up to 40 characters long

    hash = models.CharField('Hash', max_length=40, editable=False, null=False)

    drained = models.BooleanField('Drained', default=False, null=False)

    offline = models.BooleanField('Offline', default=False, null=False)

    # Last refresh of backend resources

    updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    # Backend resources

    mfree = models.PositiveIntegerField('Free Memory', default=0, null=False)

    mtotal = models.PositiveIntegerField('Total Memory', default=0, null=False)

    dfree = models.PositiveIntegerField('Free Disk', default=0, null=False)

    dtotal = models.PositiveIntegerField('Total Disk', default=0, null=False)

    pinst_cnt = models.PositiveIntegerField('Primary Instances', default=0,

                                            null=False)

    ctotal = models.PositiveIntegerField('Total number of logical processors',

                                         default=0, null=False)

    # Custom object manager to protect from cascade delete

    objects = ProtectedDeleteManager()

    class Meta:

        verbose_name = u'Backend'

        ordering = ["clustername"]

    def __unicode__(self):

        return self.clustername

    @property

    def backend_id(self):

        return self.id

    @property

    def client(self):

        """Get or create a client. """

        if not self.offline:

            return get_client(self.hash, self)

        else:

            raise ServiceUnavailable

    def create_hash(self):

        """Create a hash for this backend. """

        return sha1('%s%s%s%s' % \

                (self.clustername, self.port, self.username, self.password)) \

                .hexdigest()

    @property

    def password(self):

        return decrypt_db_charfield(self.password_hash)

    @password.setter

    def password(self, value):

        self.password_hash = encrypt_db_charfield(value)

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):

        # Create a new hash each time a Backend is saved

        old_hash = self.hash

        self.hash = self.create_hash()

        super(Backend, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

        if self.hash != old_hash:

            # Populate the new hash to the new instances

            self.virtual_machines.filter(deleted=False).update(backend_hash=self.hash)

    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):

        # Integrity Error if non-deleted VMs are associated with Backend

        if self.virtual_machines.filter(deleted=False).count():

            raise IntegrityError("Non-deleted virtual machines are associated "

                                 "with backend: %s" % self)

        else:

            # ON_DELETE = SET NULL

            self.virtual_machines.all().backend = None

            super(Backend, self).delete(*args, **kwargs)

# A backend job may be in one of the following possible states

BACKEND_STATUSES = (

    ('queued', 'request queued'),

    ('waiting', 'request waiting for locks'),

    ('canceling', 'request being canceled'),

    ('running', 'request running'),

    ('canceled', 'request canceled'),

    ('success', 'request completed successfully'),

    ('error', 'request returned error')

)

class VirtualMachine(models.Model):

    # The list of possible actions for a VM

    ACTIONS = (

       ('CREATE', 'Create VM'),

       ('START', 'Start VM'),

       ('STOP', 'Shutdown VM'),

       ('SUSPEND', 'Admin Suspend VM'),

       ('REBOOT', 'Reboot VM'),

       ('DESTROY', 'Destroy VM')

    )

    # The internal operating state of a VM

    OPER_STATES = (

        ('BUILD', 'Queued for creation'),

        ('ERROR', 'Creation failed'),

        ('STOPPED', 'Stopped'),

        ('STARTED', 'Started'),

        ('DESTROYED', 'Destroyed')

    )

    # The list of possible operations on the backend

    BACKEND_OPCODES = (

        ('OP_INSTANCE_CREATE', 'Create Instance'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_REMOVE', 'Remove Instance'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_STARTUP', 'Startup Instance'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_SHUTDOWN', 'Shutdown Instance'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_REBOOT', 'Reboot Instance'),

        # These are listed here for completeness,

        # and are ignored for the time being

        ('OP_INSTANCE_SET_PARAMS', 'Set Instance Parameters'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_QUERY_DATA', 'Query Instance Data'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_REINSTALL', 'Reinstall Instance'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_ACTIVATE_DISKS', 'Activate Disks'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_DEACTIVATE_DISKS', 'Deactivate Disks'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_REPLACE_DISKS', 'Replace Disks'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_MIGRATE', 'Migrate Instance'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_CONSOLE', 'Get Instance Console'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_RECREATE_DISKS', 'Recreate Disks'),

        ('OP_INSTANCE_FAILOVER', 'Failover Instance')

    )

    # The operating state of a VM,

    # upon the successful completion of a backend operation.

    # IMPORTANT: Make sure all keys have a corresponding

    # entry in BACKEND_OPCODES if you update this field, see #1035, #1111.

    OPER_STATE_FROM_OPCODE = {

        'OP_INSTANCE_CREATE': 'STARTED',

        'OP_INSTANCE_REMOVE': 'DESTROYED',

        'OP_INSTANCE_STARTUP': 'STARTED',

        'OP_INSTANCE_SHUTDOWN': 'STOPPED',

        'OP_INSTANCE_REBOOT': 'STARTED',

        'OP_INSTANCE_SET_PARAMS': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_QUERY_DATA': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_REINSTALL': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_ACTIVATE_DISKS': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_DEACTIVATE_DISKS': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_REPLACE_DISKS': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_MIGRATE': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_CONSOLE': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_RECREATE_DISKS': None,

        'OP_INSTANCE_FAILOVER': None

    }

    # This dictionary contains the correspondence between

    # internal operating states and Server States as defined

    # by the Rackspace API.

    RSAPI_STATE_FROM_OPER_STATE = {

        "BUILD": "BUILD",

        "ERROR": "ERROR",

        "STOPPED": "STOPPED",

        "STARTED": "ACTIVE",

        "DESTROYED": "DELETED"

    }

    name = models.CharField('Virtual Machine Name', max_length=255)

    userid = models.CharField('User ID of the owner', max_length=100)

    backend = models.ForeignKey(Backend, null=True,

                                related_name="virtual_machines",)

    backend_hash = models.CharField(max_length=128, null=True, editable=False)

    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

    imageid = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=False)

    hostid = models.CharField(max_length=100)

    flavor = models.ForeignKey(Flavor)

    deleted = models.BooleanField('Deleted', default=False)

    suspended = models.BooleanField('Administratively Suspended',

                                    default=False)

    # VM State

    # The following fields are volatile data, in the sense

    # that they need not be persistent in the DB, but rather

    # get generated at runtime by quering Ganeti and applying

    # updates received from Ganeti.

    # In the future they could be moved to a separate caching layer

    # and removed from the database.

    # [vkoukis] after discussion with [faidon].

    action = models.CharField(choices=ACTIONS, max_length=30, null=True)

    operstate = models.CharField(choices=OPER_STATES, max_length=30, null=True)

    backendjobid = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True)

    backendopcode = models.CharField(choices=BACKEND_OPCODES, max_length=30,

                                     null=True)

    backendjobstatus = models.CharField(choices=BACKEND_STATUSES,

                                        max_length=30, null=True)

    backendlogmsg = models.TextField(null=True)

    buildpercentage = models.IntegerField(default=0)

    backendtime = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.min)

    @property

    def client(self):

        if self.backend and not self.backend.offline:

            return get_client(self.backend_hash, self.backend_id)

        else:

            raise ServiceUnavailable

    # Error classes

    class InvalidBackendIdError(Exception):

        def __init__(self, value):

            self.value = value

        def __str__(self):

            return repr(self.value)

    class InvalidBackendMsgError(Exception):

        def __init__(self, opcode, status):

            self.opcode = opcode

            self.status = status

        def __str__(self):

            return repr('<opcode: %s, status: %s>' % (self.opcode,

                        self.status))

    class InvalidActionError(Exception):

        def __init__(self, action):

            self._action = action

        def __str__(self):

            return repr(str(self._action))

    class DeletedError(Exception):

        pass

    class BuildingError(Exception):

        pass

    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):

        """Initialize state for just created VM instances."""

        super(VirtualMachine, self).__init__(*args, **kw)

        # This gets called BEFORE an instance gets save()d for

        # the first time.

        if not self.pk:

            self.action = None

            self.backendjobid = None

            self.backendjobstatus = None

            self.backendopcode = None

            self.backendlogmsg = None

            self.operstate = 'BUILD'

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):

        # Store hash for first time saved vm

        if (self.id is None or self.backend_hash == '') and self.backend:

            self.backend_hash = self.backend.hash

        super(VirtualMachine, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

    @property

    def backend_vm_id(self):

        """Returns the backend id for this VM by prepending backend-prefix."""

        if not self.id:

            raise VirtualMachine.InvalidBackendIdError("self.id is None")

        return "%s%s" % (settings.BACKEND_PREFIX_ID, str(self.id))

    class Meta:

        verbose_name = u'Virtual machine instance'

        get_latest_by = 'created'

    def __unicode__(self):

        return self.name

class VirtualMachineMetadata(models.Model):

    meta_key = models.CharField(max_length=50)

    meta_value = models.CharField(max_length=500)

    vm = models.ForeignKey(VirtualMachine, related_name='metadata')

    class Meta:

        unique_together = (('meta_key', 'vm'),)

        verbose_name = u'Key-value pair of metadata for a VM.'

    def __unicode__(self):

        return u'%s: %s' % (self.meta_key, self.meta_value)

class Network(models.Model):

    OPER_STATES = (

        ('PENDING', 'Pending'),

        ('ACTIVE', 'Active'),

        ('DELETED', 'Deleted'),

        ('ERROR', 'Error')

    )

    ACTIONS = (

       ('CREATE', 'Create Network'),

       ('DESTROY', 'Destroy Network'),

    )

    RSAPI_STATE_FROM_OPER_STATE = {

        'PENDING': 'PENDING',

        'ACTIVE': 'ACTIVE',

        'DELETED': 'DELETED',

        'ERROR': 'ERROR'

    }

    NETWORK_TYPES = (

        ('PUBLIC_ROUTED', 'Public routed network'),

        ('PRIVATE_PHYSICAL_VLAN', 'Private vlan network'),

        ('PRIVATE_MAC_FILTERED', 'Private network with mac-filtering'),

        ('CUSTOM_ROUTED', 'Custom routed network'),

        ('CUSTOM_BRIDGED', 'Custom bridged network')

    )

    name = models.CharField('Network Name', max_length=128)

    userid = models.CharField('User ID of the owner', max_length=128, null=True)

    subnet = models.CharField('Subnet', max_length=32, default='10.0.0.0/24')

    subnet6 = models.CharField('IPv6 Subnet', max_length=64, null=True)

    gateway = models.CharField('Gateway', max_length=32, null=True)

    gateway6 = models.CharField('IPv6 Gateway', max_length=64, null=True)

    dhcp = models.BooleanField('DHCP', default=True)

    type = models.CharField(choices=NETWORK_TYPES, max_length=50,

                            default='PRIVATE_PHYSICAL_VLAN')

    link = models.CharField('Network Link', max_length=128, null=True)

    mac_prefix = models.CharField('MAC Prefix', max_length=32, null=True)

    public = models.BooleanField(default=False)

    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

    deleted = models.BooleanField('Deleted', default=False)

    state = models.CharField(choices=OPER_STATES, max_length=32,

                             default='PENDING')

    machines = models.ManyToManyField(VirtualMachine,

                                      through='NetworkInterface')

    action = models.CharField(choices=ACTIONS, max_length=32, null=True,

                              default=None)

    reservations = models.TextField(default='')

    ip_pool = None

    objects = ForUpdateManager()

    class InvalidBackendIdError(Exception):

        def __init__(self, value):

            self.value = value

        def __str__(self):

            return repr(self.value)

    class InvalidBackendMsgError(Exception):

        def __init__(self, opcode, status):

            self.opcode = opcode

            self.status = status

        def __str__(self):

            return repr('<opcode: %s, status: %s>' % (self.opcode,

                    self.status))

    class InvalidActionError(Exception):

        def __init__(self, action):

            self._action = action

        def __str__(self):

            return repr(str(self._action))

    @property

    def backend_id(self):

        """Return the backend id by prepending backend-prefix."""

        if not self.id:

            raise Network.InvalidBackendIdError("self.id is None")

        return "%snet-%s" % (settings.BACKEND_PREFIX_ID, str(self.id))

    @property

    def backend_tag(self):

        """Return the network tag to be used in backend

        """

        return getattr(snf_settings, self.type + '_TAGS')

    def __unicode__(self):

        return self.name

    def update_state(self):

        """Update state of the Network.

        Update the state of the Network depending on the related

        backend_networks. When backend networks do not have the same operstate,

        the Network's state is PENDING. Otherwise it is the same with

        the BackendNetworks operstate.

        """

        backend_states = [s.operstate for s in self.backend_networks.all()]

        if not backend_states:

            self.state = 'PENDING'

            self.save()

            return

        all_equal = len(set(backend_states)) <= 1

        self.state = all_equal and backend_states[0] or 'PENDING'

        if self.state == 'DELETED':

            self.deleted = True

            if self.mac_prefix:

                MacPrefixPool.set_available(self.mac_prefix)

            if self.link and self.type == 'PRIVATE_VLAN':

                BridgePool.set_available(self.link)

        self.save()

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):

        pk = self.pk

        super(Network, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

        if not pk:

            # In case of a new Network, corresponding BackendNetwork's must

            # be created!

            for back in Backend.objects.all():

                BackendNetwork.objects.create(backend=back, network=self)

    @property

    def pool(self):

        if self.ip_pool:

            return self.ip_pool

        else:

            self.ip_pool = IPPool(self)

            return self.ip_pool

    def reserve_address(self, address, pool=None):

        pool = pool or self.pool

        pool.reserve(address)

        pool._update_network()

        self.save()

    def release_address(self, address, pool=None):

        pool = pool or self.pool

        pool.release(address)

        pool._update_network()

        self.save()

    # def get_free_address(self):

    #     # Get yourself inside a transaction

    #     network = Network.objects.get(id=self.id)

    #     # Get the pool object

    #     pool = network.pool

    #     print network is self

    #     try:

    #         address = pool.get_free_address()

    #     except IPPoolExhausted:

    #         raise Network.NetworkIsFull

    #     pool._update_network()

    #     network.save()

    #     return address

    # class NetworkIsFull(Exception):

    #     pass

class BackendNetwork(models.Model):

    OPER_STATES = (

        ('PENDING', 'Pending'),

        ('ACTIVE', 'Active'),

        ('DELETED', 'Deleted'),

        ('ERROR', 'Error')

    )

    # The list of possible operations on the backend

    BACKEND_OPCODES = (

        ('OP_NETWORK_ADD', 'Create Network'),

        ('OP_NETWORK_CONNECT', 'Activate Network'),

        ('OP_NETWORK_DISCONNECT', 'Deactivate Network'),

        ('OP_NETWORK_REMOVE', 'Remove Network'),

        # These are listed here for completeness,

        # and are ignored for the time being

        ('OP_NETWORK_SET_PARAMS', 'Set Network Parameters'),

        ('OP_NETWORK_QUERY_DATA', 'Query Network Data')

    )

    # The operating state of a Netowork,

    # upon the successful completion of a backend operation.

    # IMPORTANT: Make sure all keys have a corresponding

    # entry in BACKEND_OPCODES if you update this field, see #1035, #1111.

    OPER_STATE_FROM_OPCODE = {

        'OP_NETWORK_ADD': 'PENDING',

        'OP_NETWORK_CONNECT': 'ACTIVE',

        'OP_NETWORK_DISCONNECT': 'PENDING',

        'OP_NETWORK_REMOVE': 'DELETED',

        'OP_NETWORK_SET_PARAMS': None,

        'OP_NETWORK_QUERY_DATA': None

    }

    network = models.ForeignKey(Network, related_name='backend_networks')

    backend = models.ForeignKey(Backend, related_name='networks')

    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

    deleted = models.BooleanField('Deleted', default=False)

    operstate = models.CharField(choices=OPER_STATES, max_length=30,

                                 default='PENDING')

    backendjobid = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True)

    backendopcode = models.CharField(choices=BACKEND_OPCODES, max_length=30,

                                     null=True)

    backendjobstatus = models.CharField(choices=BACKEND_STATUSES,

                                        max_length=30, null=True)

    backendlogmsg = models.TextField(null=True)

    backendtime = models.DateTimeField(null=False,

                                       default=datetime.datetime.min)

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):

        super(BackendNetwork, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

        self.network.update_state()

    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):

        super(BackendNetwork, self).delete(*args, **kwargs)

        self.network.update_state()

class NetworkInterface(models.Model):

    FIREWALL_PROFILES = (

        ('ENABLED', 'Enabled'),

        ('DISABLED', 'Disabled'),

        ('PROTECTED', 'Protected')

    )

    machine = models.ForeignKey(VirtualMachine, related_name='nics')

    network = models.ForeignKey(Network, related_name='nics')

    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

    index = models.IntegerField(null=False)

    mac = models.CharField(max_length=32, null=True)

    ipv4 = models.CharField(max_length=15, null=True)

    ipv6 = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True)

    firewall_profile = models.CharField(choices=FIREWALL_PROFILES,

                                        max_length=30, null=True)

    dirty = models.BooleanField(default=False)

    def __unicode__(self):

        return '%s@%s' % (self.machine.name, self.network.name)

class Pool(models.Model):

    available = models.BooleanField(default=True, null=False)

    index = models.IntegerField(null=False, unique=True)

    value = models.CharField(max_length=128, null=False, unique=True)

    max_index = 0

    class Meta:

        abstract = True

        ordering = ['index']

    @classmethod

    def get_available(cls):

        try:

            entry = cls.objects.filter(available=True)[0]

            entry.available = False

            entry.save()

            return entry

        except IndexError:

            return cls.generate_new()

    @classmethod

    def generate_new(cls):

        try:

            last = cls.objects.order_by('-index')[0]

            index = last.index + 1

        except IndexError:

            index = 1

        if index <= cls.max_index:

            return cls.objects.create(index=index,

                                      value=cls.value_from_index(index),

                                      available=False)

        raise Pool.PoolExhausted()

    @classmethod

    def set_available(cls, value):

        entry = cls.objects.get(value=value)

        entry.available = True

        entry.save()

    class PoolExhausted(Exception):

        pass

class BridgePool(Pool):

    max_index = snf_settings.PRIVATE_PHYSICAL_VLAN_MAX_NUMBER

    @staticmethod

    def value_from_index(index):

        return snf_settings.PRIVATE_PHYSICAL_VLAN_BRIDGE_PREFIX + str(index)

class MacPrefixPool(Pool):

    max_index = snf_settings.PRIVATE_MAC_FILTERED_MAX_PREFIX_NUMBER

    @staticmethod

    def value_from_index(index):

        """Convert number to mac prefix

        """

        high = snf_settings.PRIVATE_MAC_FILTERED_BASE_MAC_PREFIX

        a = hex(int(high.replace(":", ""), 16) + index).replace("0x", '')

        mac_prefix = ":".join([a[x:x + 2] for x in xrange(0, len(a), 2)])

        return mac_prefix