Class: VMware::Session

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/vmware/session.rb

Overview

A session incorporates the API specific state of the server connection.

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(connection) ⇒ Session

Create a new session by connecting to the server, getting the service instance and logging in.



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# File 'lib/vmware/session.rb', line 17

def initialize(connection)
  @connection = connection
  
  svcref = ManagedObjectReference.new("ServiceInstance")
  svcref.xmlattr_type = "ServiceInstance"
  retrieveServiceContent = RetrieveServiceContentRequestType.new(svcref)
  @sic = connection.retrieveServiceContent(retrieveServiceContent).returnval
  
  
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(methodSymbol, *params) ⇒ Object

Catch any function call and send it over the soap connection.



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# File 'lib/vmware/session.rb', line 64

def method_missing(methodSymbol, *params)
  @connection.send(methodSymbol, *params)
end

Instance Attribute Details

#sic ⇒ Object (readonly)

Service content object provides our root to the object hierarchy.



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# File 'lib/vmware/session.rb', line 11

def sic
  @sic
end

Instance Method Details

#login ⇒ Object

Login to the server.



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# File 'lib/vmware/session.rb', line 38

def 
  loginRequest = LoginRequestType.new(@sic.sessionManager)
  loginRequest.userName = @connection.username
  loginRequest.password = @connection.password
  @connection.(loginRequest);
end

#managed_object_wrapper_factory(type, reference) ⇒ Object

Based on the type of a ManagedObjectReference, generate the appropriate wrapper instance.



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# File 'lib/vmware/session.rb', line 49

def managed_object_wrapper_factory(type, reference)
  #

  # If we know about the type try to instantiate it.

  #

  begin
    eval("VMware::#{type}.new(self, reference)")
  rescue
    puts "WARNING: Unknown managed object type: #{type}"
    VMware::ManagedEntity.new(self, reference)
  end
end

#root_folder ⇒ Object

Return the root folder of the inventory hierarchy.



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# File 'lib/vmware/session.rb', line 31

def root_folder
  managed_object_wrapper_factory("Folder", @sic.rootFolder)
end