hfortix 0.3.8

HFortix - Python SDK for Fortinet products (FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer)

HFortix - Fortinet Python SDK

Python client library for Fortinet products including FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.

🎯 Current Status

• CMDB API: 79 endpoints across 15 categories (52% coverage) ✅
  • NEW: Firewall category with 28 endpoints (11 flat + 17 nested)
• Service API: 21 methods across 3 modules ✅
• Log API: 42 methods across 5 modules (100% complete) ✅
• Monitor API: Not yet implemented ⏸️

Latest Addition (v0.3.5):

• ✨ Enhanced IDE Autocomplete: Full PEP 561 type hint support for better IntelliSense
• ✅ Type Annotations: Explicit type hints on all API helper classes (cmdb, firewall, etc.)
• ✅ Better Import Discovery: Improved __all__ exports for cleaner autocomplete suggestions
• 🐛 Bug Fix: Removed duplicate assignments in CMDB initialization

Previous Releases:

• v0.3.4: Unified import syntax documentation (from hfortix import FortiOS)
• v0.3.3: Package restructuring for unified imports
• v0.3.0: Firewall endpoints (11 flat + 17 nested = 28 total)
  • firewall/DoS-policy, DoS-policy6 (DoS protection)
  • firewall/access-proxy, access-proxy6 (Reverse proxy/WAF)
  • firewall/access-proxy-ssh-client-cert (SSH certificates)
  • firewall/access-proxy-virtual-host (Virtual hosts)
  • firewall/address, address6 (IPv4/IPv6 addresses)
  • firewall/addrgrp, addrgrp6 (IPv4/IPv6 address groups with simplified API)
  • firewall/address6-template (IPv6 address templates)
• ✅ Firewall Sub-categories:
  • firewall.ipmacbinding (setting, table)
  • firewall.schedule (group, onetime, recurring)
  • firewall.service (category, custom, group)
  • firewall.shaper (per-ip-shaper, traffic-shaper)
  • firewall.ssh (host-key, local-ca, local-key, setting)
  • firewall.ssl (setting)
  • firewall.wildcard-fqdn (custom, group)

🎯 Features

• Unified Package: Import all Fortinet products from a single package
• Enhanced IDE Support: Full type hints with PEP 561 compliance for excellent autocomplete
• Modular Architecture: Each product module can be used independently
• PyPI Installation: pip install hfortix - simple and straightforward
• Comprehensive Exception Handling: 387+ FortiOS error codes with detailed descriptions
• Type-Safe: Proper exception hierarchy and error handling
• Simplified APIs: Auto-conversion for common patterns (e.g., address group members)
• Well-Documented: Extensive API documentation and examples
• Modern Python: Type hints, PEP 585 compliance, Python 3.8+

📦 Available Modules

Module	Status	Description
FortiOS	✅ Active	FortiGate firewall management API
FortiManager	⏸️ Planned	Centralized management for FortiGate devices
FortiAnalyzer	⏸️ Planned	Log analysis and reporting platform

🚀 Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install hfortix

📖 Quick Start

Basic Usage

from hfortix import FortiOS

# Initialize with API token (recommended)
fgt = FortiOS(
    host='192.168.1.99',
    token='your-api-token',
    verify=False  # Use True in production with valid SSL cert
)

# List firewall addresses
addresses = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.list()
print(f"Found {len(addresses['results'])} addresses")

# Create a new address
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    name='web-server',
    subnet='192.168.10.50/32',
    comment='Production web server'
)

Dual-Pattern Interface ✨

HFortix supports flexible dual-pattern syntax - use dictionaries, keywords, or mix both:

# Pattern 1: Dictionary-based (great for templates)
config = {
    'name': 'web-server',
    'subnet': '192.168.10.50/32',
    'comment': 'Production web server'
}
fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(data_dict=config)

# Pattern 2: Keyword-based (great for readability)
fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    name='web-server',
    subnet='192.168.10.50/32',
    comment='Production web server'
)

# Pattern 3: Mixed (template + overrides)
base_config = load_template('address_template.json')
fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    data_dict=base_config,
    name=f'server-{site_id}',  # Override name
    comment=f'Site: {site_name}'
)

Available on: 43 methods across 13 categories (100% coverage)

• All CMDB create/update operations (38 endpoints)
• Service operations (5 methods)

See full dual-pattern documentation →

Exception Handling

from hfortix import (
    FortiOS,
    APIError,
    ResourceNotFoundError,
    DuplicateEntryError
)

try:
    result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
        name='test-address',
        subnet='10.0.0.0/24'
    )
except DuplicateEntryError as e:
    print(f"Address already exists: {e}")
except ResourceNotFoundError as e:
    print(f"Resource not found: {e}")
except APIError as e:
    print(f"API Error: {e.message}")
    print(f"HTTP Status: {e.http_status}")
    print(f"Error Code: {e.error_code}")

🏗️ Project Structure

fortinet/
├── hfortix/                  # Main package
│   ├── __init__.py           # Public API exports
│   ├── exceptions.py         # Base exceptions
│   ├── exceptions_forti.py   # FortiOS-specific error codes/helpers
│   ├── py.typed              # PEP 561 marker
│   └── FortiOS/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── fortios.py        # FortiOS client
│       ├── http_client.py    # Internal HTTP client
│       ├── exceptions.py     # FortiOS re-exports
│       └── api/
│           └── v2/
│               ├── cmdb/
│               ├── log/
│               ├── service/
│               └── monitor/  # (placeholder / in progress)
└── X/                        # Internal notes + script-style test harness (not pytest)

🔍 Module Discovery

Check which modules are available:

from hfortix import get_available_modules

modules = get_available_modules()
print(modules)
# {'FortiOS': True, 'FortiManager': False, 'FortiAnalyzer': False}

🎓 Examples

FortiOS - Firewall Address Management

from hfortix import FortiOS

fgt = FortiOS(host='192.168.1.99', token='your-token', verify=False)

# List addresses
addresses = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.list()

# Create address
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    name='web-server',
    subnet='10.0.1.100/32',
    comment='Production web server'
)

# Update address
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.update(
    name='web-server',
    comment='Updated comment'
)

# Delete address
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.delete(name='web-server')

FortiOS - DoS Protection (NEW!)

# Create IPv4 DoS policy with simplified API
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.dos_policy.create(
    policyid=1,
    name='protect-web-servers',
    interface='port3',              # Simple string format
    srcaddr=['all'],                # Simple list format
    dstaddr=['web-servers'],
    service=['HTTP', 'HTTPS'],
    status='enable',
    comments='Protect web farm from DoS attacks'
)

# API automatically converts to FortiGate format:
# interface='port3' → {'q_origin_key': 'port3'}
# service=['HTTP'] → [{'name': 'HTTP'}]

# Custom anomaly detection thresholds
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.dos_policy.create(
    policyid=2,
    name='strict-dos-policy',
    interface='wan1',
    srcaddr=['all'],
    dstaddr=['all'],
    service=['ALL'],
    anomaly=[
        {'name': 'tcp_syn_flood', 'threshold': 500, 'action': 'block'},
        {'name': 'udp_flood', 'threshold': 1000, 'action': 'block'}
    ]
)

FortiOS - Reverse Proxy/WAF (NEW!)

# Create access proxy (requires VIP with type='access-proxy')
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.access_proxy.create(
    name='web-proxy',
    vip='web-vip',                    # VIP must be type='access-proxy'
    auth_portal='enable',
    log_blocked_traffic='enable',
    http_supported_max_version='2.0',
    svr_pool_multiplex='enable'
)

# Create virtual host with simplified API
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.access_proxy_virtual_host.create(
    name='api-vhost',
    host='*.api.example.com',
    host_type='wildcard',
    ssl_certificate='Fortinet_Factory'  # String auto-converts to list
)

# API automatically converts:
# ssl_certificate='cert' → [{'name': 'cert'}]

FortiOS - Address & Address Group Management (NEW!)

# Create IPv4 address (subnet)
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    name='internal-net',
    type='ipmask',
    subnet='192.168.1.0/24',
    comment='Internal network'
)

# Create IPv4 address (IP range)
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    name='dhcp-range',
    type='iprange',
    start_ip='192.168.1.100',
    end_ip='192.168.1.200'
)

# Create IPv4 address (FQDN)
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address.create(
    name='google-dns',
    type='fqdn',
    fqdn='dns.google.com'
)

# Create IPv6 address
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address6.create(
    name='ipv6-internal',
    type='ipprefix',
    ip6='2001:db8::/32',
    comment='IPv6 internal network'
)

# Create address group with simplified API
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.addrgrp.create(
    name='internal-networks',
    member=['subnet1', 'subnet2', 'subnet3'],  # Simple string list!
    comment='All internal networks'
)

# API automatically converts:
# member=['addr1', 'addr2'] → [{'name': 'addr1'}, {'name': 'addr2'}]

# Create IPv6 address group
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.addrgrp6.create(
    name='ipv6-internal-networks',
    member=['ipv6-subnet1', 'ipv6-subnet2'],
    comment='All internal IPv6 networks'
)

# Create IPv6 address template
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.address6_template.create(
    name='ipv6-subnet-template',
    ip6='2001:db8::/32',
    subnet_segment_count=2,
    comment='IPv6 subnet template'
)

FortiOS - Schedule Management

# Create recurring schedule
result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.schedule.recurring.create(
    name='business-hours',
    day=['monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday'],
    start='08:00',
    end='18:00'
)

# Create one-time schedule
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
tomorrow = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=1)
start = f"09:00 {tomorrow.strftime('%Y/%m/%d')}"
end = f"17:00 {tomorrow.strftime('%Y/%m/%d')}"

result = fgt.api.cmdb.firewall.schedule.onetime.create(
    name='maintenance-window',
    start=start,
    end=end,
    color=5
)

Exception Hierarchy

Exception
└── FortinetError (base)
    ├── AuthenticationError
    ├── AuthorizationError
    └── APIError
        ├── ResourceNotFoundError (404)
        ├── BadRequestError (400)
        ├── MethodNotAllowedError (405)
        ├── RateLimitError (429)
        ├── ServerError (500)
        ├── DuplicateEntryError (-5, -15, -100)
        ├── EntryInUseError (-23, -94, -95)
        ├── InvalidValueError (-651, -1, -50)
        └── PermissionDeniedError (-14, -37)

🧪 Testing

Each module includes comprehensive tests:

# This repo includes script-style integration checks under X/tests (requires FortiGate access).
# They are not intended for pytest collection.

📝 Version

Current version: 0.3.8

from hfortix import get_version
print(get_version())

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT

🔗 Links

• FortiOS API Documentation
• FortiManager API Documentation
• FortiAnalyzer API Documentation

💡 Tips

• Use API Tokens: Only token-based authentication is supported for FortiOS REST API
• Error Handling: Always catch specific exceptions for better error handling
• Verify SSL: Set verify=True in production (requires valid certificates)
• Rate Limiting: Be aware of API rate limits (HTTP 429 errors)

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

export FGT_HOST="192.168.1.99"
export FGT_TOKEN="your-api-token"
export FGT_VERIFY_SSL="false"

Using .env File

from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv()

fgt = FortiOS(
    host=os.getenv('FGT_HOST'),
    token=os.getenv('FGT_TOKEN'),
    verify=os.getenv('FGT_VERIFY_SSL', 'false').lower() == 'true'
)

🎯 Roadmap

• [🚧] FortiOS API implementation (In Development)
  • Exception handling system (387 error codes)
  • Base client architecture
  • [🔷] CMDB endpoints (Beta - partial coverage)
    • Firewall (address, policy, service, etc.)
    • System (interface, admin, global, etc.)
    • Router (static, policy, etc.)
    • VPN (IPsec, SSL, etc.)
  • [🔷] Service endpoints (Beta)
    • Sniffer, Security Rating, etc.
  • [🔷] Log endpoints (Beta)
    • Traffic, Event, Virus, etc.
  • Monitor endpoints (Not Started)
  • Complete API coverage
• Modular package architecture
• FortiManager module (Not Started)
• FortiAnalyzer module (Not Started)
• PyPI package publication
• Async support
• CLI tool

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👤 Author

Herman W. Jacobsen

• Email: [e-mail]
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hermanwjacobsen
• GitHub: @hermanwjacobsen

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