#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # # Copyright (c) 2013, SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation # and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # * Neither SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. nor the names of its contributors may # be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without # specific prior written permission. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE # ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE # LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF # SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS # INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN # CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) # ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # The SoftLayer API client package is here: import SoftLayer import pprint # Usage: # SoftLayer.Client(username=[username], api_key=[API key]) # # username: Your SoftLayer API username. # API key: Your SoftLayer API key, client = SoftLayer.Client(username=api_username, api_key=api_key) # Once your client object is created you can call API methods for that service # directly against your client object. Each call may throw an raise a # SoftLayerError exception. # # This example calls the getObject() method in the SoftLayer_Account API # service. # It retrieves basic account information, and is a great way to test your API # account and connectivity. pprint.pprint(client['Account'].getObject()) # For a more complex example we’ll retrieve a support ticket with id 123456 # along with the ticket’s updates, the user it’s assigned to, the servers # attached to it, and the datacenter those servers are in. We’ll retrieve our # extra information using a nested object mask. After we have the ticket we’ll # update it with the text ‘Hello!’. # Retrieve the ticket record. ticket = client['Ticket'].getObject(id=123456, mask={ 'updates': None, 'assignedUser': None, 'attachedHardware': { 'datacenter': None }, }) pprint.pprint(ticket) # Now update the ticket. update = client['Ticket'].addUpdate(id=123456, {'entry': 'Hello!'}) pprint.pprint(update)