NAME

Netdot::Client::REST - Perl module for interacting with the Netdot application using the REST model

SYNOPSIS

use Netdot::Client::REST; my $netdot = Netdot::Client::REST->new( server=>'http://localhost.localdomain/netdot', username=>'admin', password=>'xxxxx', );

# Get all devices my $dev = $netdot->get('/Device');

# Get Device id 1 my $dev = $netdot->get('/Device/1');

# Get Device id 1 and foreign objects one level away my $dev = $netdot->get('/Device/1?depth=1');

# Update Device 1 $dev = $netdot->post('/Device/1', {community=>'public'});

# Delete Device 1 $netdot->delete('/Device/1');

DESCRIPTION

Netdot::Client::REST can be used in Perl scripts that need access to the Netdot application database. Communication occurs over HTTP/HTTPS, thus avoiding the need to open SQL access on the machine running Netdot.

CLASS METHODS

new - Constructor and login method

Arguments:
  server    - Netdot installation URL (e.g. http://host.localdomain/netdot)
  username  - Netdot username
  password  - Netdot password
  retries   - Number of retries (default: 3)
  timeout   - seconds (default: 10)
  format    - Representation format (default: xml)
              Currently only XML is supported
Returns:
  Netdot::Client::REST object
Examples:
  my $netdot = Netot::Client::REST->new(
       server   =>'http://host.localdomain/netdot',
       username => 'myuser',
       password => 'mypass',
  );

INSTANCE METHODS

############################################################################ =head2 get - Get all attributes from one or more Netdot objects

 Arguments:
   Resource  - string containing RESTful resource

   In addition to the object's class and (optional) ID, the HTTP argument "depth"
   allows the user to fetch all foreign objects recursively, limited by the
   value of the depth argument.  Foreign objects include relational records 
   referenced by the given object and records that reference the given object (both
   sides of the one-to-many relationship).  The performance impact of the given depth
   is a balance between fewer queries with large datasets and more queries with smaller
   datasets. The default depth is 0 (only return the given object).

 Returns:
   hashref with object's attributes
   
   A special attribute is added for each foreign key that allows the programmer
   to request that resource more easily.  For example, if a record has a field
   called 'foo' which is a foreign key pointing to a record of class 'Bar', 
   with id '1', then the result hashref will include a keys like:

      foo => 'Foo bar name',
      foo_xlink => 'Bar/1',

   where 'foo_xlink' can be passed to this method to get the full Bar/1 resource.

 Examples:
   my $dev = $netdot->get('Device/1');
   my $dev = $netdot->get('Device/1?depth=1');
   my @alldevs = $netdot->get('Device');
   my @mydevs = $netdot->get('Device?sysname=mydev');

post - Update or Insert a Netdot object

 Arguments:
   Resource  - string containing RESTful resource
   data      - Hashref containing key/value pairs
 Returns:
   hashref with object's attributes
 Examples:
   $netdot->post('Device/1', %data);
   $netdot->post('Device', %data);

delete - Delete a Netdot object

 Arguments:
   Resource  - string containing RESTful resource
 Returns:
   True if successful
 Examples:
   $netdot->delete('Device/1');

AUTHOR

Carlos Vicente <cvicente@cpan.org>

SEE ALSO

The Network Documentation Tool <http://netdot.uoregon.edu>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2010, Carlos Vicente <cvicente@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

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cpanm Netdot::Client::REST

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Netdot::Client::REST