wimsapi 0.3.0

A Python 3 implementation of WIMS adm/raw module.

Python API for WIMS' adm/raw module

WimsAPI is an API written in python3 allowing to communicate with a WIMS server through its adm/raw extension.

For more information about adm/raw, see its documentation

Here the documentation of wimsapi.

Installation

The latest stable version is available on PyPI :

pip install wimsapi

or from the sources:

git clone https://github.com/qcoumes/wimsapi
cd wimsapi
python3 setup.py install

Configuration

Global configuration

In order for WIMS to accept requests from WimsAPI, a file must be created in [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/.connections/, the file's name will serve as the identifier name for WimsAPI.

Here an exemple of such file: [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/.connections/myself

ident_site=172.17.0.1

ident_desc=This WIMS server

ident_agent=python-requests

# http / https.
ident_protocol=http

# password must be a word composed of alpha-numeric characters.
ident_password=toto

ident_type=json

# The address and identifier/password pair for calling back.
back_url=http://localhost/wims/wims.cgi
back_ident=myself
back_password=toto

Here a description of the important parameters:

• ident_site: a space separated list of IP allowed to send request to this WIMS server.
• ident_agent: Must be set to python-requests.
• ident_password: Used alongside the file's name as identifier in the request to authenticate yourself on WIMS.
• ident_type: Must be set to json.

The above example would allow a computer/server of ip 172.17.0.1 to send a request to the WIMS server with identifier myself and password toto.

Class Configuration

If you create a class thanks to this API, everything should work perfectly. However, if you want to use it with an already existing class, some more configuration must be done.

You must edit the file [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/[CLASS_ID]/.def and add this line at the end of the file:

!set class_connections=+IDENT/RCLASS+

Where IDENT is the identifier use by the API (name of the corresponding file in [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/.connections/ as defined above) and RCLASS is an identifier sent in the request to authenticate yourself on the class.

Basically, to authenticate yourself on a class on your WIMS server, you will need :

• url : URL to the WIMS (https://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi for instance)
• ident : Name of the file in [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/.connections/
• passwd : Value of ident_password in [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/.connections/[IDENT]
• rclass : Value set after the / in class_connections in [WIMS_HOME]/log/classes/[CLASS_ID]/.def

Example

from wimsapi import Class, User

c = Class.get("https://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi", "myself", "toto", 9999, "myclass")

c.institution = "Another institution"  # Modify class' institution
c.save()

u = User.get(c, "qcoumes")
u.email = "[e-mail]"  # Modify user's email
u.save()

new = User("quser", "lastname", "firstname", "password", "[e-mail]")
c.additem(new)  # Add the new user to the class.

For more informations about usage or example : Here the documentation of wimsapi.

___# Changelog

0.3.0

• Adding Classe higher level API, allowing to manipulate a WIMS' Class.
• Adding User higher level API, allowing to manipulate a WIMS' User.
• Adding documentation.

0.2.2

• More tests.

0.2.1

• Fixed travis CI.

0.2.0

• Add User and Class higher level classes.
• Add some tests fomr WimsApi.
• Add Travis CI.

0.1.0

• Initial public release.