API Guide

curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts | python -m json.tool

$ curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts | python -m json.tool

{
       "total" => 2,
    "subtotal" => 2,
        "page" => 1,
    "per_page" => 1000,
      "search" => nil,
        "sort" => {
           "by" => nil,
        "order" => nil
    },
     "results" => [
      ...
}

 curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts/satellite6.example.com | python -m json.tool

$  curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts/satellite6.example.com | python -m json.tool
{
    "all_puppetclasses": [],
    "architecture_id": 1,
    "architecture_name": "x86_64",
    "build": false,
    "capabilities": [
        "build"
    ],
    "certname": "satellite6.example.com",
    "comment": null,
    "compute_profile_id": null,
    ...
}

curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts/satellite6.example.com/facts | python -m json.tool

$ curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts/satellite6.example.com/facts | python -m json.tool
{
...
    "results": {
        "satellite6.example.com": {
            "augeasversion": "1.0.0",
            "bios_release_date": "01/01/2007",
            "bios_version": "0.5.1",
            "blockdevice_sr0_size": "1073741312",
            "facterversion": "1.7.6",
            ...
}

curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts?search=example | python -m json.tool

$ curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts?search=example | python -m json.tool
{
    ...
    "results": [
        {
            "name": "satellite6.example.com",
            ...
        }
    ],
    "search": "example",
    ...
}

curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts?search=environment=production | python -m json.tool

$ curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts?search=environment=production | python -m json.tool
{
    ...
    "results": [
        {
            "environment_name": "production",
            "name": "satellite6.example.com",
            ...
        }
    ],
    "search": "environment=production",
    ...
}

curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts?search=model=\"RHEV+Hypervisor\" | python -m json.tool

$ curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/hosts?search=model=\"RHEV+Hypervisor\" | python -m json.tool
{
    ...
    "results": [
        {
            "model_id": 1,
            "model_name": "RHEV Hypervisor",
            "name": "satellite6.example.com",
            ...
        }
    ],
    "search": "model=\"RHEV Hypervisor\"",
    ...
}

curl -H "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
       -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST \
       -u username:password -k \
       -d json-formatted-data https://satellite6.example.com

$ curl -H "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
       -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST \
       -u username:password -k \
       -d json-formatted-data https://satellite6.example.com

curl -H "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
       -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST -u sat_username:sat_password \
       -k -d "{\"architecture\":{\"name\":\"i686\"}}" \
       https://satellite6.example.com/api/architectures

$ curl -H "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
       -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST -u sat_username:sat_password \
       -k -d "{\"architecture\":{\"name\":\"i686\"}}" \
       https://satellite6.example.com/api/architectures

{"name":"i686","id":3,"created_at":"2015-10-29T13:21:09Z","updated_at":"2015-10-29T13:21:09Z","operatingsystems":[],"images":[]}

{"name":"i686","id":3,"created_at":"2015-10-29T13:21:09Z","updated_at":"2015-10-29T13:21:09Z","operatingsystems":[],"images":[]}

curl -X GET -u sat_username:sat_password -k https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/architectures | python -m json.tool

$ curl -X GET -u sat_username:sat_password -k https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/architectures | python -m json.tool
  {
      "page": 1,
      "per_page": 20,
      "results": [
          {
              "created_at": "2015-04-02T05:29:46Z",
              "id": 2,
              "name": "i386",
              "updated_at": "2015-04-02T05:29:46Z"
          },
          {
              "created_at": "2015-04-02T05:29:46Z",
              "id": 1,
              "name": "x86_64",
              "updated_at": "2015-04-02T05:29:46Z"
          },
          {
              "created_at": "2015-11-04T19:40:15Z",
              "id": 3,
              "name": "i686",
              "updated_at": "2015-11-04T19:40:15Z"
          }
      ],
      "search": null,
      "sort": {
          "by": null,
          "order": null
      },
      "subtotal": 3,
      "total": 3
  }

hammer -u sat_username -p sat_password architecture list

$ hammer -u sat_username -p sat_password architecture list
---|-------
ID | NAME
---|-------
2  | i386
1  | x86_64
3  | i686
---|-------

Performs a GET using the passed URL location
Performs a POST and passes the data to the URL location
Creates a hash with ids mapping to names for an array of recods
Get list of existing organizations
Get list of organization's lifecycle environments
Exit the script if at least one life cycle environment already exists

#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

url = 'https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/'
katello_url = "#{url}/katello/api/v2/"

$username = 'admin'
$password = 'changeme'

org_name = "MyOrg"
environments = [ "Development", "Testing", "Production" ]

# Performs a GET using the passed URL location
def get_json(location)
  response = RestClient::Request.new(
    :method => :get,
    :url => location,
    :user => $username,
    :password => $password,
    :headers => { :accept => :json,
    :content_type => :json }
  ).execute
  JSON.parse(response.to_str)
end

# Performs a POST and passes the data to the URL location
def post_json(location, json_data)
  response = RestClient::Request.new(
    :method => :post,
    :url => location,
    :user => $username,
    :password => $password,
    :headers => { :accept => :json,
    :content_type => :json},
    :payload => json_data
  ).execute
  JSON.parse(response.to_str)
end

# Creates a hash with ids mapping to names for an array of recods
def id_name_map(records)
  records.inject({}) do |map, record|
    map.update(record['id'] => record['name'])
  end
end

# Get list of existing organizations
orgs = get_json("#{katello_url}/organizations")
org_list = id_name_map(orgs['results'])

if !org_list.has_value?(org_name)
  # If our organization is not found, create it
  puts "Creating organization: \t#{org_name}"
  org_id = post_json("#{katello_url}/organizations", JSON.generate({"name"=> org_name}))["id"]
else
  # Our organization exists, so let's grab it
  org_id = org_list.key(org_name)
  puts "Organization \"#{org_name}\" exists"
end

# Get list of organization's lifecycle environments
envs = get_json("#{katello_url}/organizations/#{org_id}/environments")
env_list = id_name_map(envs['results'])
prior_env_id = env_list.key("Library")

# Exit the script if at least one life cycle environment already exists
environments.each do |e|
  if env_list.has_value?(e)
    puts "ERROR: One of the Environments is not unique to organization"
    exit
  end
end

 # Create life cycle environments
environments.each do |environment|
  puts "Creating environment: \t#{environment}"
  prior_env_id = post_json("#{katello_url}/organizations/#{org_id}/environments", JSON.generate({"name" => environment, "organization_id" => org_id, "prior_id" => prior_env_id}))["id"]
end

Create an instance of apipie bindings
Performs an API call with default options
Creates a hash with IDs mapping to names for an array of records
Get list of existing organizations
Get list of organization's life cycle environments
Exit the script if at least one life cycle environment already exists

#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'apipie-bindings'

org_name = "MyOrg"
environments = [ "Development", "Testing", "Production" ]

# Create an instance of apipie bindings
@api = ApipieBindings::API.new({
  :uri => 'https://satellite6.example.com/',
  :username => 'admin',
  :password => 'changeme',
  :api_version => 2
})

# Performs an API call with default options
def call_api(resource_name, action_name, params = {})
  http_headers = {}
  apipie_options = { :skip_validation => true }
  @api.resource(resource_name).call(action_name, params, http_headers, apipie_options)
end

# Creates a hash with IDs mapping to names for an array of records
def id_name_map(records)
  records.inject({}) do |map, record|
    map.update(record['id'] => record['name'])
  end
end

# Get list of existing organizations
orgs = call_api(:organizations, :index)
org_list = id_name_map(orgs['results'])

if !org_list.has_value?(org_name)
  # If our organization is not found, create it
  puts "Creating organization: \t#{org_name}"
  org_id = call_api(:organizations, :create, {'organization' => { :name => org_name }})['id']
else
  # Our organization exists, so let's grab it
  org_id = org_list.key(org_name)
  puts "Organization \"#{org_name}\" exists"
end

# Get list of organization's life cycle environments
envs = call_api(:lifecycle_environments, :index, {'organization_id' => org_id})
env_list = id_name_map(envs['results'])
prior_env_id = env_list.key("Library")

# Exit the script if at least one life cycle environment already exists
environments.each do |e|
  if env_list.has_value?(e)
    puts "ERROR: One of the Environments is not unique to organization"
    exit
  end
end

 # Create life cycle environments
environments.each do |environment|
  puts "Creating environment: \t#{environment}"
  prior_env_id = call_api(:lifecycle_environments, :create, {"name" => environment, "organization_id" => org_id, "prior_id" => prior_env_id })['id']
end

URL to your Satellite 6 server
URL for the API to your deployed Satellite 6 server
Katello-specific API
Default credentials to login to Satellite 6
Ignore SSL for now
Name of the organization to be either created or used
Name for life cycle environments to be either created or used

#!/usr/bin/python

import json
import sys

try:
    import requests
except ImportError:
    print "Please install the python-requests module."
    sys.exit(-1)

# URL to your Satellite 6 server
URL = "https://satellite6.example.com"
# URL for the API to your deployed Satellite 6 server
SAT_API = "%s/katello/api/v2/" % URL
# Katello-specific API
KATELLO_API = "%s/katello/api/" % URL
POST_HEADERS = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
# Default credentials to login to Satellite 6
USERNAME = "admin"
PASSWORD = "changeme"
# Ignore SSL for now
SSL_VERIFY = False

# Name of the organization to be either created or used
ORG_NAME = "MyOrg"
# Name for life cycle environments to be either created or used
ENVIRONMENTS = ["Development", "Testing", "Production"]


def get_json(location):
    """
    Performs a GET using the passed URL location
    """

    r = requests.get(location, auth=(USERNAME, PASSWORD), verify=SSL_VERIFY)

    return r.json()


def post_json(location, json_data):
    """
    Performs a POST and passes the data to the URL location
    """

    result = requests.post(
        location,
        data=json_data,
        auth=(USERNAME, PASSWORD),
        verify=SSL_VERIFY,
        headers=POST_HEADERS)

    return result.json()


def main():
    """
    Main routine that creates or re-uses an organization and
    life cycle environments. If life cycle environments already
    exist, exit out.
    """

    # Check if our organization already exists
    org = get_json(SAT_API + "organizations/" + ORG_NAME)

    # If our organization is not found, create it
    if org.get('error', None):
        org_id = post_json(
            SAT_API + "organizations/",
            json.dumps({"name": ORG_NAME}))["id"]
        print "Creating organization: \t" + ORG_NAME
    else:
        # Our organization exists, so let's grab it
        org_id = org['id']
        print "Organization '%s' exists." % ORG_NAME

    # Now, let's fetch all available life cycle environments for this org...
    envs = get_json(
        SAT_API + "organizations/" + str(org_id) + "/environments/")

    # ... and add them to a dictionary, with respective 'Prior' environment
    prior_env_id = 0
    env_list = {}
    for env in envs['results']:
        env_list[env['id']] = env['name']
        prior_env_id = env['id'] if env['name'] == "Library" else prior_env_id

    # Exit the script if at least one life cycle environment already exists
    if all(environment in env_list.values() for environment in ENVIRONMENTS):
        print "ERROR: One of the Environments is not unique to organization"
        sys.exit(-1)

    # Create life cycle environments
    for environment in ENVIRONMENTS:
        new_env_id = post_json(
            SAT_API + "organizations/" + str(org_id) + "/environments/",
            json.dumps(
                {
                    "name": environment,
                    "organization_id": org_id,
                    "prior": prior_env_id}
            ))["id"]

        print "Creating environment: \t" + environment
        prior_env_id = new_env_id


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

#!/usr/bin/python
import json
import sys
try:
    import requests
except ImportError:
    print "Please install the python-requests module."
    sys.exit(-1)

SAT_API = 'https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/'
USERNAME = "admin"
PASSWORD = "password"
SSL_VERIFY = False   # Ignore SSL for now

def get_json(url):
    # Performs a GET using the passed URL location
    r = requests.get(url, auth=(USERNAME, PASSWORD), verify=SSL_VERIFY)
    return r.json()

def get_results(url):
    jsn = get_json(url)
    if jsn.get('error'):
        print "Error: " + jsn['error']['message']
    else:
        if jsn.get('results'):
            return jsn['results']
        elif 'results' not in jsn:
            return jsn
        else:
            print "No results found"
    return None

def display_all_results(url):
    results = get_results(url)
    if results:
        print json.dumps(results, indent=4, sort_keys=True)

def display_info_for_hosts(url):
    hosts = get_results(url)
    if hosts:
        for host in hosts:
            print "ID: %-10d Name: %-30s IP: %-20s OS: %-30s" % (host['id'], host['name'], host['ip'], host['operatingsystem_name'])

def main():
    host = 'satellite6.example.com'
    print "Displaying all info for host %s ..." % host
    display_all_results(SAT_API + 'hosts/' + host)

    print "Displaying all facts for host %s ..." % host
    display_all_results(SAT_API + 'hosts/%s/facts' % host)

    host_pattern = 'example'
    print "Displaying basic info for hosts matching pattern '%s'..." % host_pattern
    display_info_for_hosts(SAT_API + 'hosts?search=' + host_pattern)

    environment = 'production'
    print "Displaying basic info for hosts in environment %s..." % environment
    display_info_for_hosts(SAT_API + 'hosts?search=environment=' + environment)

    model = 'RHEV Hypervisor'
    print "Displaying basic info for hosts with model name %s..." % model
    display_info_for_hosts(SAT_API + 'hosts?search=model="' + model + '"')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

#!/usr/bin/python
import json
import sys
try:
    import requests
except ImportError:
    print "Please install the python-requests module."
    sys.exit(-1)

SAT_API = 'https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/'
USERNAME = "admin"
PASSWORD = "password"
SSL_VERIFY = False   # Ignore SSL for now

def get_json(url):
    # Performs a GET using the passed URL location
    r = requests.get(url, auth=(USERNAME, PASSWORD), verify=SSL_VERIFY)
    return r.json()

def get_results(url):
    jsn = get_json(url)
    if jsn.get('error'):
        print "Error: " + jsn['error']['message']
    else:
        if jsn.get('results'):
            return jsn['results']
        elif 'results' not in jsn:
            return jsn
        else:
            print "No results found"
    return None

def display_all_results(url):
    results = get_results(url)
    if results:
        print json.dumps(results, indent=4, sort_keys=True)

def display_info_for_hosts(url):
    hosts = get_results(url)
    if hosts:
        for host in hosts:
            print "ID: %-10d Name: %-30s IP: %-20s OS: %-30s" % (host['id'], host['name'], host['ip'], host['operatingsystem_name'])

def main():
    host = 'satellite6.example.com'
    print "Displaying all info for host %s ..." % host
    display_all_results(SAT_API + 'hosts/' + host)

    print "Displaying all facts for host %s ..." % host
    display_all_results(SAT_API + 'hosts/%s/facts' % host)

    host_pattern = 'example'
    print "Displaying basic info for hosts matching pattern '%s'..." % host_pattern
    display_info_for_hosts(SAT_API + 'hosts?search=' + host_pattern)

    environment = 'production'
    print "Displaying basic info for hosts in environment %s..." % environment
    display_info_for_hosts(SAT_API + 'hosts?search=environment=' + environment)

    model = 'RHEV Hypervisor'
    print "Displaying basic info for hosts with model name %s..." % model
    display_info_for_hosts(SAT_API + 'hosts?search=model="' + model + '"')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()