EPP 0.6

EPP Client for Python

eppy
====

Introduction
------------

eppy is a Python-based API for the `Extensible Provisioning Protocol`_ (EPP),
commonly used for communication between domain registries and registrars.


Features
--------

* EPP Client
* Uses standard python logging
* TLS/SSL support
* EPP Server stub
* Test suite
* Load testing support
* Optional gevent


Installation
------------

If you're using a virtualenv_ (almost always a good idea), activate it first.


Stable
^^^^^^

Stable versions are released onto `PyPI`_ and can be installed in the normal
way via ``easy_install`` or pip_.


::

pip install eppy

or using distribute_::

easy_install eppy


Bleeding Edge
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Alternatively, you may track the development version by cloning the git
repository instead.

::

pip install -e git+https://github.com/cloudregistry/eppy.git#egg=eppy



Usage
-----


Client
^^^^^^

::

>>> from eppy.client import EppClient
>>> client = EppClient(ssl_keyfile='client.key', ssl_certfile='client.pem')
>>> client.connect('server.example.tld')
>>> resp = client.login('userid', 'secretpassword')
>>>


Examples can be found in the ``examples`` directory.



Working with EPP commands and responses
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

EPP documents can be sent as strings using the `EppClient.write` method.
Alternatively, use the provided :class:`EPPDoc` subclasses.

::
>>> from eppy.doc import EppInfoDomainCommand
>>> cmd = EppInfoDomainCommand()
>>> cmd.name = "example.org"
>>> print cmd
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
<command>
<info>
<domain:info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0" xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
<name>example.org</name>
</domain:info>
</info>
</command>
</epp>

>>> repr(cmd)
"{'epp': {'command': {'info': {'domain:info': {'name': 'example.org'}}}}}"



Using :class:`XmlDictObject`
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

:class:`XmlDictObject` is a convenience wrapper for generating and reading EPP
documents by translating to and from Python dictionary.

::

>>> from eppy.xmldict import XmlDictObject
>>> o = XmlDictObject({'x': {}})
>>> print o.to_xml([])
<x />


Creating a child element with an attribute and text node:

::
>>> o['x'] = {'d': {'@a': 'true', '_text': '1'}}
>>> print o.to_xml({})
<x>
<d a="true">1</d>
</x>


As a shorthand for elements without attributes:

::
>>> o['x'] = {'d': 1}
>>> print o.to_xml({})
<x>
<d>1</d>
</x>


Multiple elements?

::

>>> o['x'] = {'d': ['1', '2', '3']}
>>> print o.to_xml({})
<x>
<d>1</d>
<d>2</d>
<d>3</d>
</x>



.. _`Extensible Provisioning Protocol`: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5730.txt
.. _`PyPI`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi
.. _pip: http://www.pip-installer.org/
.. _virtualenv: http://www.virtualenv.org/

.. rubric:: Footnotes

.. [#pip] http://www.pip-installer.org/