iupy-restconf 0.1.0

IUPY RestConf Kit

iupy-restconf

Ian Underwood's Python RESTCONF Module

About

This package provides a RESTCONF class to manage interactions with network devices that use the RESTCONF protocol as defined in RFC-8040.

This document is woefully incomplete.

Installation

Module installation can be managed with PIP:

pip3 install iupy-restconf

Usage

This provides a top-level restconf import which should be imported into your project as such:

import restconf

router = restconf.RestConf()

router.connect(transport='https',
               host='192.168.1.1',
               un='restuser',
               pw='restpass')

From there, using the module is a matter of defining the method and path that is useful for your application:

response = router.get("data/native/interfaces")

Operations such as push, post, and patch use a second positional arguement as a dictionary that provides the structure required.

response = router.post("data/openconfig-interfaces:interface", newconfig_dict)

Since RESTCONF is authorized on a per-request basis, there is no connection open or close method as with a general REST API which generates an stores a session.

Device Capabilities

Routers that are RFC-8040 compliant provide a list of modules that they support. This allows a script to check for basic capabilities.

router.get_data_modules()

if router.check_data_modules("Cisco-IOS-XE-native"):
    print("This supports IOS-XE Native Calls")