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<p>Core Protocol Definition classes</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ApiInterface">
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<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ApiInterface</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ApiInterface" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
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<p>The ApiInterface interface provides introspection APIs for a
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<p>Initialize the Api Interface instance</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ApiInterface.get_definition">
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<dd><p>Returns interface definition</p>
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<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
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<dd class="field-odd"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition" title="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InterfaceDefinition</span></code></a></p>
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<dd class="field-even"><p>Interface definition</p>
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<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_identifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ApiInterface.get_identifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Returns interface identifier</p>
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<dd class="field-odd"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InterfaceIdentifier</span></code></a></p>
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<dd class="field-even"><p>Interface identifier</p>
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<dd class="field-odd"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodDefinition</span></code></a></p>
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<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">invoke</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">ctx</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">method_id</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">input_value</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ApiInterface.invoke" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Invokes the specified method using the execution context and
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<li><p><strong>ctx</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ExecutionContext" title="vmware.vapi.core.ExecutionContext"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ExecutionContext</span></code></a>) – Execution context for this method</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>method_id</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodIdentifier</span></code></a>) – Method identifier</p></li>
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<dd class="field-even"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodResult</span></code></a></p>
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<dd class="field-odd"><p>Result of the method invocation</p>
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<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ApiProvider</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ApiProvider" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
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<p>The ApiProvider interface is used for invocation of operations</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ApiProvider.invoke">
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<em class="property"><span class="pre">abstract</span> </em><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">invoke</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">service_id</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">operation_id</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">input_value</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">ctx</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ApiProvider.invoke" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Invokes the specified method using the input value and the
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<li><p><strong>service_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Service identifier</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>operation_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Operation identifier</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>input_value</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.value.StructValue</span></code>) – Input parameters for the method</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>ctx</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ExecutionContext" title="vmware.vapi.core.ExecutionContext"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ExecutionContext</span></code></a>) – Execution context for the method</p></li>
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<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
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<dd class="field-even"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodResult</span></code></a></p>
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</dd>
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<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
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<dd class="field-odd"><p>Result of the method invocation</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ApplicationContext">
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<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ApplicationContext</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kwargs</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ApplicationContext" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict" title="vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict</span></code></a></p>
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<p>Interface representing additional data associated with the request for
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method execution represented by this ExecutionContext.
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The additional data format is key-value pairs of String.</p>
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<p>This additional data is provided by the client initiating the
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execution, it is then transported as is over the wire and is
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available for the provider-side service implementations on the server.
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This extra data is completely opaque for the infrastructure, in other
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only.</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict">
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<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">CustomDict</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dict</span></code></p>
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<p>Interface for implementing Custom dict classes with additional constraints.</p>
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<p>Overriding __setitem__ as not enough for adding additional constraints on
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key/value pairs of dictionaries. We also have to override update and
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setdefault, so that even they use __setitem__.</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict.setdefault">
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<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">setdefault</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">key</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">val</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict.setdefault" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>Insert key with a value of default if key is not in the dictionary.</p>
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<p>Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.</p>
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<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict.update">
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<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">update</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="optional">[</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="pre">E</span></em>, <span class="optional">]</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="pre">**F</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">→</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">None.</span>  <span class="pre">Update</span> <span class="pre">D</span> <span class="pre">from</span> <span class="pre">dict/iterable</span> <span class="pre">E</span> <span class="pre">and</span> <span class="pre">F.</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict.update" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<dd><p>If E is present and has a .keys() method, then does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k]
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If E is present and lacks a .keys() method, then does: for k, v in E: D[k] = v
|
||
In either case, this is followed by: for k in F: D[k] = F[k]</p>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ExecutionContext">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ExecutionContext</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">application_context</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">security_context</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">runtime_data</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ExecutionContext" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>This class provides out-of-band context information that is passed along
|
||
with a method invocation</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize Execution Context</p>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">InterfaceDefinition</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">id_</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">method_ids</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>The InterfaceDefinition class contains detailed information about a
|
||
vAPI interface. This should contain all the information required
|
||
to address an interface in the vAPI runtime.</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize the InterfaceDefinition</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InterfaceIdentifier</span></code></a>) – InterfaceIdentifier of this interface</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>method_ids</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodIdentifier</span></code></a>) – List of method identifiers of the methods exposed by
|
||
this interface</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition.get_identifier">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_identifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition.get_identifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the interface identifier</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InterfaceIdentifier</span></code></a></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Returns the interface identifer of this interface</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition.get_method_identifiers">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_method_identifiers</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceDefinition.get_method_identifiers" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the list of method identifiers of the methods exposed by this
|
||
interface. Each method identifier is unique within an interface. The
|
||
method identifiers returned are unordered</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodIdentifier</span></code></a></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>List of method identifiers of the methods exposed by this
|
||
interface</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">InterfaceIdentifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">iface</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>InterfaceIdentifier has the information required to uniquely
|
||
address a vAPI interface</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize an InterfaceIdentifier</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>iface</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – String identifier of the interface</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier.get_name">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier.get_name" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the string identifier of the interface</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>String identifier of the interface</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MethodDefinition</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">id_</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">input_</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">errors</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>This class contains detailed information about a vAPI method. This should
|
||
contain all the information required to address a method in the vAPI
|
||
runtime.</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize MethodDefinition</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodIdentifier</span></code></a>) – MethodIdentifier of this method</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>input</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.StructDefinition</span></code>) – Struct definition corresponding to the method’s input
|
||
parameters</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>output</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.DataDefinition</span></code>) – Data definition of the method’s output</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>errors</strong> (iterable of
|
||
<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.ErrorDefinition</span></code>) – Error definitions describing the errors that this method
|
||
can report</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_error_definition">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_error_definition</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">error_name</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_error_definition" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the error definition with the specified name reported by this
|
||
method or None if this method doesn’t report an error with the specified
|
||
name.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>error_name</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the error definition to return</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.ErrorDefinition</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p>Error definition with the specified name reported by this
|
||
method or None if this method doesn’t report an error with the
|
||
specified name.</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_error_definitions">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_error_definitions</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_error_definitions" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns a set of error definitions describing the errors that this
|
||
method can report</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">set</span></code> of
|
||
<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.ErrorDefinition</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Set of error definitions describing the errors that this
|
||
method can report</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_identifier">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_identifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_identifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the method identifier</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MethodIdentifier</span></code></a></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>MethodIdentifier of this method</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_input_definition">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_input_definition</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_input_definition" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the struct definition corresponding to the method’s input
|
||
parameters. The field names in the struct definition are the parameter
|
||
names and the field values correspond to the data definition of the
|
||
respective fields.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.StructDefinition</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>StructDefinition correspoding to the method’s input</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_output_definition">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_output_definition</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodDefinition.get_output_definition" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the data definition of the method’s output</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.definition.DataDefinition</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Data definition of the method’s output</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MethodIdentifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">iface</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">method</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>This class identifies a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ApiMethod</span></code> instance</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize the MethodIdentifier</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>iface</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InterfaceIdentifier</span></code></a>) – InterfaceIdentifier of this method</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>method</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – String identifier of this method</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier.get_interface_identifier">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_interface_identifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier.get_interface_identifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the interface identifier of the method</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier" title="vmware.vapi.core.InterfaceIdentifier"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InterfaceIdentifier</span></code></a></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>InterfaceIdentifier of this method</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier.get_name">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodIdentifier.get_name" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the string identifier of the method</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>String identifier of the method</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MethodResult</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">error</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>The MethodResult class contains the result of a method call.
|
||
It contains either the output of the method invocation or
|
||
an error reported by the method invocation. These are mutually
|
||
exclusive.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Variables</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>output</strong> – Method output</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>error</strong> – Method error</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<p>Initialize MethodResult</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>output</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.value.DataValue</span></code>) – Method output</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>error</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.value.ErrorValue</span></code>) – Method error</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py property">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult.error">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">property</span> </em><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">error</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult.error" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.value.ErrorValue</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Method error</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py property">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult.output">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">property</span> </em><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">output</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult.output" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.data.value.DataValue</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Method output</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult.success">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">success</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult.success" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Check if the method completed successfully.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>False if the method reported an error, True otherwise</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ProviderDefinition">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ProviderDefinition</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ProviderDefinition" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>The ProviderDefinition class contains details information about a
|
||
vAPI provider</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize the ProviderDefinition</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>name</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the provider</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.ProviderDefinition.get_identifier">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_identifier</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.ProviderDefinition.get_identifier" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the provider identifier.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Provider identifier</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.RuntimeData">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">RuntimeData</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kwargs</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.RuntimeData" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict" title="vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict</span></code></a></p>
|
||
<p>Implementations of this interface will provide custom runtime data.</p>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.core.SecurityContext">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SecurityContext</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kwargs</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.core.SecurityContext" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict" title="vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.core.CustomDict</span></code></a></p>
|
||
<p>Implementations of this interface will provide all needed data for
|
||
authentication for the given invocation.</p>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="module-vmware.vapi.exception">
|
||
<span id="vmware-vapi-exception-module"></span><h2>vmware.vapi.exception module<a class="headerlink" href="#module-vmware.vapi.exception" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
|
||
<p>vAPI CoreException Class</p>
|
||
<dl class="py exception">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.exception.CoreException">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">exception</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.exception.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">CoreException</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">cause</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.exception.CoreException" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Exception</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>This exception is raised by various components of the vAPI runtime
|
||
infrastructure to indicate failures in that infrastructure.</p>
|
||
<p>Server-side the exception is caught by specific components and an
|
||
internal_server_error is reported to the client that invoked the
|
||
request. Client-side the exception may be raised for certain failures
|
||
before a request was sent to the server or after the response was
|
||
received from the server. Similarly, server-side the exception may
|
||
be raised for failures that occur when a provider implementation
|
||
invokes the vAPI runtime.</p>
|
||
<p>This exception is not part of the vAPI message protocol, and it must
|
||
never be raised by provider implementations.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Variables</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>messages</strong> – Generator of error messages describing why the Exception
|
||
was raised</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<p>Initialize CoreException</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>message</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.message.Message" title="vmware.vapi.message.Message"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.message.Message</span></code></a>) – Description regarding why the Exception was raised</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py property">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.exception.CoreException.messages">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">property</span> </em><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">messages</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.exception.CoreException.messages" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p>generator of <a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.message.Message" title="vmware.vapi.message.Message"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.message.Message</span></code></a></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p>Generator of error messages describing why the Exception
|
||
was raised</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="module-vmware.vapi.message">
|
||
<span id="vmware-vapi-message-module"></span><h2>vmware.vapi.message module<a class="headerlink" href="#module-vmware.vapi.message" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
|
||
<p>vAPI Message class</p>
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.Message">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.message.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Message</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">id_</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">def_msg</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.Message" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>This class encapsulates the concept of a localizable message.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Variables</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>id</strong> – The unique message identifier</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>def_msg</strong> – An english language default</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>args</strong> – The arguments to be used for the messsage</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<p>Initializes the message object</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – The unique message identifier</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>def_msg</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – An english language default</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>args</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – The arguments to be used for the messsage</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.MessageBundle">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.message.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MessageBundle</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">messages</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.MessageBundle" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>Base class for all message bundle classes.</p>
|
||
<p>Initialize MessageBundle.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>messages</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dict</span></code> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>, <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Dictionary with message identifiers as keys and
|
||
message templates as values.</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.MessageBundle.get">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">msg_id</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.MessageBundle.get" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Returns the message template for the given message identifier</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>msg_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Message identifier</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p>Message template</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Raises</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p><strong>KeyError</strong> – If the message identifier is not found</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.MessageFactory">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.message.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MessageFactory</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">msg_bundle</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">formatter</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.MessageFactory" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>A factory class to generate localizable messages</p>
|
||
<p>Initializes the message object</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>messages</strong> – The message dictionary for the message factory</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>formatter</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.formatter.MessageFormatter</span></code>) – Formatter for the message</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.MessageFactory.get_message">
|
||
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_message</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">id_</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.MessageFactory.get_message" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Return a message object for the given id with the given args.
|
||
If the message is not found, a default unknown message is returned.</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<em>string</em>) – The unique message identifier</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>args</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code>) – The arguments to be used for constructing this message</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#vmware.vapi.message.Message" title="vmware.vapi.message.Message"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Message</span></code></a></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The message object constructed using the given arguments</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
<dl class="py class">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.MessageFormatter">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span> </em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.message.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MessageFormatter</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.MessageFormatter" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code></p>
|
||
<p>Base class for all message formatter classes</p>
|
||
<dl class="py method">
|
||
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="vmware.vapi.message.MessageFormatter.format_msg">
|
||
<em class="property"><span class="pre">classmethod</span> </em><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">format_msg</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">msg</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#vmware.vapi.message.MessageFormatter.format_msg" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
|
||
<dd><p>Format the message using the specified arguments</p>
|
||
<dl class="field-list simple">
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><strong>msg</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) – Message template</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><strong>args</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">object</span></code>) – Arguments for the message</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
|
||
<dd class="field-odd"><p>Localized message</p>
|
||
</dd>
|
||
</dl>
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
</dd></dl>
|
||
|
||
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