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"""
  CLI interface for nova management.
"""

import datetime
import gettext
import os
import re
import sys
import time

import IPy

# If ../nova/__init__.py exists, add ../ to Python search path, so that
# it will override what happens to be installed in /usr/(local/)lib/python...
possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
                                   os.pardir,
                                   os.pardir))
if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'nova', '__init__.py')):
    sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)

gettext.install('nova', unicode=1)

from nova import context
from nova import crypto
from nova import db
from nova import exception
from nova import flags
from nova import log as logging
from nova import quota
from nova import rpc
from nova import utils
from nova.api.ec2.cloud import ec2_id_to_id
from nova.auth import manager
from nova.cloudpipe import pipelib
from nova.compute import instance_types
from nova.db import migration

FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
flags.DECLARE('fixed_range', 'nova.network.manager')
flags.DECLARE('num_networks', 'nova.network.manager')
flags.DECLARE('network_size', 'nova.network.manager')
flags.DECLARE('vlan_start', 'nova.network.manager')
flags.DECLARE('vpn_start', 'nova.network.manager')
flags.DECLARE('fixed_range_v6', 'nova.network.manager')
flags.DEFINE_flag(flags.HelpFlag())
flags.DEFINE_flag(flags.HelpshortFlag())
flags.DEFINE_flag(flags.HelpXMLFlag())


def param2id(object_id):
    """Helper function to convert various id types to internal id.
    args: [object_id], e.g. 'vol-0000000a' or 'volume-0000000a' or '10'
    """
    if '-' in object_id:
        return ec2_id_to_id(object_id)
    else:
        return int(object_id)


class VpnCommands(object):
    """Class for managing VPNs."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.manager = manager.AuthManager()
        self.pipe = pipelib.CloudPipe()

    def list(self, project=None):
        """Print a listing of the VPN data for one or all projects.

        args: [project=all]"""
        print "%-12s\t" % 'project',
        print "%-20s\t" % 'ip:port',
        print "%-20s\t" % 'private_ip',
        print "%s" % 'state'
        if project:
            projects = [self.manager.get_project(project)]
        else:
            projects = self.manager.get_projects()
            # NOTE(vish): This hits the database a lot.  We could optimize
            #             by getting all networks in one query and all vpns
            #             in aother query, then doing lookups by project
        for project in projects:
            print "%-12s\t" % project.name,
            ipport = "%s:%s" % (project.vpn_ip, project.vpn_port)
            print "%-20s\t" % ipport,
            ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
            vpn = db.instance_get_project_vpn(ctxt, project.id)
            if vpn:
                address = None
                state = 'down'
                if vpn.get('fixed_ip', None):
                    address = vpn['fixed_ip']['address']
                if project.vpn_ip and utils.vpn_ping(project.vpn_ip,
                                                     project.vpn_port):
                    state = 'up'
                print address,
                print vpn['host'],
                print vpn['ec2_id'],
                print vpn['state_description'],
                print state
            else:
                print None

    def spawn(self):
        """Run all VPNs."""
        for p in reversed(self.manager.get_projects()):
            if not self._vpn_for(p.id):
                print 'spawning %s' % p.id
                self.pipe.launch_vpn_instance(p.id)
                time.sleep(10)

    def run(self, project_id):
        """Start the VPN for a given project."""
        self.pipe.launch_vpn_instance(project_id)

    def change(self, project_id, ip, port):
        """Change the ip and port for a vpn.

        args: project, ip, port"""
        project = self.manager.get_project(project_id)
        if not project:
            print 'No project %s' % (project_id)
            return
        admin = context.get_admin_context()
        network_ref = db.project_get_network(admin, project_id)
        db.network_update(admin,
                          network_ref['id'],
                          {'vpn_public_address': ip,
                           'vpn_public_port': int(port)})


class ShellCommands(object):
    def bpython(self):
        """Runs a bpython shell.

        Falls back to Ipython/python shell if unavailable"""
        self.run('bpython')

    def ipython(self):
        """Runs an Ipython shell.

        Falls back to Python shell if unavailable"""
        self.run('ipython')

    def python(self):
        """Runs a python shell.

        Falls back to Python shell if unavailable"""
        self.run('python')

    def run(self, shell=None):
        """Runs a Python interactive interpreter.

        args: [shell=bpython]"""
        if not shell:
            shell = 'bpython'

        if shell == 'bpython':
            try:
                import bpython
                bpython.embed()
            except ImportError:
                shell = 'ipython'
        if shell == 'ipython':
            try:
                import IPython
                # Explicitly pass an empty list as arguments, because
                # otherwise IPython would use sys.argv from this script.
                shell = IPython.Shell.IPShell(argv=[])
                shell.mainloop()
            except ImportError:
                shell = 'python'

        if shell == 'python':
            import code
            try:
                # Try activating rlcompleter, because it's handy.
                import readline
            except ImportError:
                pass
            else:
                # We don't have to wrap the following import in a 'try',
                # because we already know 'readline' was imported successfully.
                import rlcompleter
                readline.parse_and_bind("tab:complete")
            code.interact()

    def script(self, path):
        """Runs the script from the specifed path with flags set properly.
        arguments: path"""
        exec(compile(open(path).read(), path, 'exec'), locals(), globals())


class RoleCommands(object):
    """Class for managing roles."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.manager = manager.AuthManager()

    def add(self, user, role, project=None):
        """adds role to user
        if project is specified, adds project specific role
        arguments: user, role [project]"""
        self.manager.add_role(user, role, project)

    def has(self, user, role, project=None):
        """checks to see if user has role
        if project is specified, returns True if user has
        the global role and the project role
        arguments: user, role [project]"""
        print self.manager.has_role(user, role, project)

    def remove(self, user, role, project=None):
        """removes role from user
        if project is specified, removes project specific role
        arguments: user, role [project]"""
        self.manager.remove_role(user, role, project)


def _db_error(caught_exception):
    print caught_exception
    print _("The above error may show that the database has not "
            "been created.\nPlease create a database using "
            "nova-manage sync db before running this command.")
    exit(1)


class UserCommands(object):
    """Class for managing users."""

    @staticmethod
    def _print_export(user):
        """Print export variables to use with API."""
        print 'export EC2_ACCESS_KEY=%s' % user.access
        print 'export EC2_SECRET_KEY=%s' % user.secret

    def __init__(self):
        self.manager = manager.AuthManager()

    def admin(self, name, access=None, secret=None):
        """creates a new admin and prints exports
        arguments: name [access] [secret]"""
        try:
            user = self.manager.create_user(name, access, secret, True)
        except exception.DBError, e:
            _db_error(e)
        self._print_export(user)

    def create(self, name, access=None, secret=None):
        """creates a new user and prints exports
        arguments: name [access] [secret]"""
        try:
            user = self.manager.create_user(name, access, secret, False)
        except exception.DBError, e:
            _db_error(e)
        self._print_export(user)

    def delete(self, name):
        """deletes an existing user
        arguments: name"""
        self.manager.delete_user(name)

    def exports(self, name):
        """prints access and secrets for user in export format
        arguments: name"""
        user = self.manager.get_user(name)
        if user:
            self._print_export(user)
        else:
            print "User %s doesn't exist" % name

    def list(self):
        """lists all users
        arguments: <none>"""
        for user in self.manager.get_users():
            print user.name

    def modify(self, name, access_key, secret_key, is_admin):
        """update a users keys & admin flag
        arguments: accesskey secretkey admin
        leave any field blank to ignore it, admin should be 'T', 'F', or blank
        """
        if not is_admin:
            is_admin = None
        elif is_admin.upper()[0] == 'T':
            is_admin = True
        else:
            is_admin = False
        self.manager.modify_user(name, access_key, secret_key, is_admin)

    def revoke(self, user_id, project_id=None):
        """revoke certs for a user
        arguments: user_id [project_id]"""
        if project_id:
            crypto.revoke_certs_by_user_and_project(user_id, project_id)
        else:
            crypto.revoke_certs_by_user(user_id)


class ProjectCommands(object):
    """Class for managing projects."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.manager = manager.AuthManager()

    def add(self, project_id, user_id):
        """Adds user to project
        arguments: project_id user_id"""
        self.manager.add_to_project(user_id, project_id)

    def create(self, name, project_manager, description=None):
        """Creates a new project
        arguments: name project_manager [description]"""
        self.manager.create_project(name, project_manager, description)

    def modify(self, name, project_manager, description=None):
        """Modifies a project
        arguments: name project_manager [description]"""
        self.manager.modify_project(name, project_manager, description)

    def delete(self, name):
        """Deletes an existing project
        arguments: name"""
        self.manager.delete_project(name)

    def environment(self, project_id, user_id, filename='novarc'):
        """Exports environment variables to an sourcable file
        arguments: project_id user_id [filename='novarc]"""
        rc = self.manager.get_environment_rc(user_id, project_id)
        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
            f.write(rc)

    def list(self):
        """Lists all projects
        arguments: <none>"""
        for project in self.manager.get_projects():
            print project.name

    def quota(self, project_id, key=None, value=None):
        """Set or display quotas for project
        arguments: project_id [key] [value]"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        if key:
            quo = {'project_id': project_id, key: value}
            try:
                db.quota_update(ctxt, project_id, quo)
            except exception.NotFound:
                db.quota_create(ctxt, quo)
        project_quota = quota.get_quota(ctxt, project_id)
        for key, value in project_quota.iteritems():
            print '%s: %s' % (key, value)

    def remove(self, project_id, user_id):
        """Removes user from project
        arguments: project_id user_id"""
        self.manager.remove_from_project(user_id, project_id)

    def scrub(self, project_id):
        """Deletes data associated with project
        arguments: project_id"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        network_ref = db.project_get_network(ctxt, project_id)
        db.network_disassociate(ctxt, network_ref['id'])
        groups = db.security_group_get_by_project(ctxt, project_id)
        for group in groups:
            db.security_group_destroy(ctxt, group['id'])

    def zipfile(self, project_id, user_id, filename='nova.zip'):
        """Exports credentials for project to a zip file
        arguments: project_id user_id [filename='nova.zip]"""
        try:
            zip_file = self.manager.get_credentials(user_id, project_id)
            with open(filename, 'w') as f:
                f.write(zip_file)
        except db.api.NoMoreNetworks:
            print _('No more networks available. If this is a new '
                    'installation, you need\nto call something like this:\n\n'
                    '    nova-manage network create 10.0.0.0/8 10 64\n\n')
        except exception.ProcessExecutionError, e:
            print e
            print _("The above error may show that the certificate db has not "
                    "been created.\nPlease create a database by running a "
                    "nova-api server on this host.")


class FixedIpCommands(object):
    """Class for managing fixed ip."""

    def list(self, host=None):
        """Lists all fixed ips (optionally by host) arguments: [host]"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        if host == None:
            fixed_ips = db.fixed_ip_get_all(ctxt)
        else:
            fixed_ips = db.fixed_ip_get_all_by_host(ctxt, host)

        print "%-18s\t%-15s\t%-17s\t%-15s\t%s" % (_('network'),
                                                  _('IP address'),
                                                  _('MAC address'),
                                                  _('hostname'),
                                                  _('host'))
        for fixed_ip in fixed_ips:
            hostname = None
            host = None
            mac_address = None
            if fixed_ip['instance']:
                instance = fixed_ip['instance']
                hostname = instance['hostname']
                host = instance['host']
                mac_address = instance['mac_address']
            print "%-18s\t%-15s\t%-17s\t%-15s\t%s" % (
                                  fixed_ip['network']['cidr'],
                                  fixed_ip['address'],
                                  mac_address, hostname, host)


class FloatingIpCommands(object):
    """Class for managing floating ip."""

    def create(self, host, range):
        """Creates floating ips for host by range
        arguments: host ip_range"""
        for address in IPy.IP(range):
            db.floating_ip_create(context.get_admin_context(),
                                  {'address': str(address),
                                   'host': host})

    def delete(self, ip_range):
        """Deletes floating ips by range
        arguments: range"""
        for address in IPy.IP(ip_range):
            db.floating_ip_destroy(context.get_admin_context(),
                                   str(address))

    def list(self, host=None):
        """Lists all floating ips (optionally by host)
        arguments: [host]"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        if host == None:
            floating_ips = db.floating_ip_get_all(ctxt)
        else:
            floating_ips = db.floating_ip_get_all_by_host(ctxt, host)
        for floating_ip in floating_ips:
            instance = None
            if floating_ip['fixed_ip']:
                instance = floating_ip['fixed_ip']['instance']['ec2_id']
            print "%s\t%s\t%s" % (floating_ip['host'],
                                  floating_ip['address'],
                                  instance)


class NetworkCommands(object):
    """Class for managing networks."""

    def create(self, fixed_range=None, num_networks=None,
               network_size=None, vlan_start=None,
               vpn_start=None, fixed_range_v6=None, label='public'):
        """Creates fixed ips for host by range
        arguments: [fixed_range=FLAG], [num_networks=FLAG],
                   [network_size=FLAG], [vlan_start=FLAG],
                   [vpn_start=FLAG], [fixed_range_v6=FLAG]"""
        if not fixed_range:
            fixed_range = FLAGS.fixed_range
        if not num_networks:
            num_networks = FLAGS.num_networks
        if not network_size:
            network_size = FLAGS.network_size
        if not vlan_start:
            vlan_start = FLAGS.vlan_start
        if not vpn_start:
            vpn_start = FLAGS.vpn_start
        if not fixed_range_v6:
            fixed_range_v6 = FLAGS.fixed_range_v6
        net_manager = utils.import_object(FLAGS.network_manager)
        net_manager.create_networks(context.get_admin_context(),
                                    cidr=fixed_range,
                                    num_networks=int(num_networks),
                                    network_size=int(network_size),
                                    vlan_start=int(vlan_start),
                                    vpn_start=int(vpn_start),
                                    cidr_v6=fixed_range_v6,
                                    label=label)

    def list(self):
        """List all created networks"""
        print "%-18s\t%-15s\t%-15s\t%-15s" % (_('network'),
                                              _('netmask'),
                                              _('start address'),
                                              'DNS')
        for network in db.network_get_all(context.get_admin_context()):
            print "%-18s\t%-15s\t%-15s\t%-15s" % (network.cidr,
                                network.netmask,
                                network.dhcp_start,
                                network.dns)


class ServiceCommands(object):
    """Enable and disable running services"""

    def list(self, host=None, service=None):
        """Show a list of all running services. Filter by host & service name.
        args: [host] [service]"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
        services = db.service_get_all(ctxt) + db.service_get_all(ctxt, True)
        if host:
            services = [s for s in services if s['host'] == host]
        if service:
            services = [s for s in services if s['binary'] == service]
        for svc in services:
            delta = now - (svc['updated_at'] or svc['created_at'])
            alive = (delta.seconds <= 15)
            art = (alive and ":-)") or "XXX"
            active = 'enabled'
            if svc['disabled']:
                active = 'disabled'
            print "%-10s %-10s %-8s %s %s" % (svc['host'], svc['binary'],
                                              active, art,
                                              svc['updated_at'])

    def enable(self, host, service):
        """Enable scheduling for a service
        args: host service"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        svc = db.service_get_by_args(ctxt, host, service)
        if not svc:
            print "Unable to find service"
            return
        db.service_update(ctxt, svc['id'], {'disabled': False})

    def disable(self, host, service):
        """Disable scheduling for a service
        args: host service"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        svc = db.service_get_by_args(ctxt, host, service)
        if not svc:
            print "Unable to find service"
            return
        db.service_update(ctxt, svc['id'], {'disabled': True})


class LogCommands(object):
    def request(self, request_id, logfile='/var/log/nova.log'):
        """Show all fields in the log for the given request.  Assumes you
        haven't changed the log format too much.
        ARGS: request_id [logfile]"""
        lines = utils.execute("cat %s | grep '\[%s '" % (logfile, request_id))
        print re.sub('#012', "\n", "\n".join(lines))


class DbCommands(object):
    """Class for managing the database."""

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def sync(self, version=None):
        """Sync the database up to the most recent version."""
        return migration.db_sync(version)

    def version(self):
        """Print the current database version."""
        print migration.db_version()


class VolumeCommands(object):
    """Methods for dealing with a cloud in an odd state"""

    def delete(self, volume_id):
        """Delete a volume, bypassing the check that it
        must be available.
        args: volume_id_id"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        volume = db.volume_get(ctxt, param2id(volume_id))
        host = volume['host']

        if not host:
            print "Volume not yet assigned to host."
            print "Deleting volume from database and skipping rpc."
            db.volume_destroy(ctxt, param2id(volume_id))
            return

        if volume['status'] == 'in-use':
            print "Volume is in-use."
            print "Detach volume from instance and then try again."
            return

        rpc.cast(ctxt,
                 db.queue_get_for(ctxt, FLAGS.volume_topic, host),
                 {"method": "delete_volume",
                  "args": {"volume_id": volume['id']}})

    def reattach(self, volume_id):
        """Re-attach a volume that has previously been attached
        to an instance.  Typically called after a compute host
        has been rebooted.
        args: volume_id_id"""
        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
        volume = db.volume_get(ctxt, param2id(volume_id))
        if not volume['instance_id']:
            print "volume is not attached to an instance"
            return
        instance = db.instance_get(ctxt, volume['instance_id'])
        host = instance['host']
        rpc.cast(ctxt,
                 db.queue_get_for(ctxt, FLAGS.compute_topic, host),
                 {"method": "attach_volume",
                  "args": {"instance_id": instance['id'],
                           "volume_id": volume['id'],
                           "mountpoint": volume['mountpoint']}})


class InstanceTypeCommands(object):
    """Class for managing instance types / flavors."""

    def _print_instance_types(self, n, val):
        deleted = ('', ', inactive')[val["deleted"] == 1]
        print ("%s: Memory: %sMB, VCPUS: %s, Storage: %sGB, FlavorID: %s, "
            "Swap: %sGB, RXTX Quota: %sGB, RXTX Cap: %sMB%s") % (
            n, val["memory_mb"], val["vcpus"], val["local_gb"],
            val["flavorid"], val["swap"], val["rxtx_quota"],
            val["rxtx_cap"], deleted)

    def create(self, name, memory, vcpus, local_gb, flavorid,
               swap=0, rxtx_quota=0, rxtx_cap=0):
        """Creates instance types / flavors
           arguments: name memory vcpus local_gb flavorid [swap] [rxtx_quota]
                      [rxtx_cap]
        """
        try:
            instance_types.create(name, memory, vcpus, local_gb,
                                  flavorid, swap, rxtx_quota, rxtx_cap)
        except exception.InvalidInputException:
            print "Must supply valid parameters to create instance type"
            print e
            sys.exit(1)
        except exception.DBError, e:
            print "DB Error: %s" % e
            sys.exit(2)
        except:
            print "Unknown error"
            sys.exit(3)
        else:
            print "%s created" % name

    def delete(self, name, purge=None):
        """Marks instance types / flavors as deleted
        arguments: name"""
        try:
            if purge == "--purge":
                instance_types.purge(name)
                verb = "purged"
            else:
                instance_types.destroy(name)
                verb = "deleted"
        except exception.ApiError:
            print "Valid instance type name is required"
            sys.exit(1)
        except exception.DBError, e:
            print "DB Error: %s" % e
            sys.exit(2)
        except:
            sys.exit(3)
        else:
            print "%s %s" % (name, verb)

    def list(self, name=None):
        """Lists all active or specific instance types / flavors
        arguments: [name]"""
        try:
            if name == None:
                inst_types = instance_types.get_all_types()
            elif name == "--all":
                inst_types = instance_types.get_all_types(1)
            else:
                inst_types = instance_types.get_instance_type(name)
        except exception.DBError, e:
            _db_error(e)
        if isinstance(inst_types.values()[0], dict):
            for k, v in inst_types.iteritems():
                self._print_instance_types(k, v)
        else:
            self._print_instance_types(name, inst_types)


CATEGORIES = [
    ('user', UserCommands),
    ('project', ProjectCommands),
    ('role', RoleCommands),
    ('shell', ShellCommands),
    ('vpn', VpnCommands),
    ('fixed', FixedIpCommands),
    ('floating', FloatingIpCommands),
    ('network', NetworkCommands),
    ('service', ServiceCommands),
    ('log', LogCommands),
    ('db', DbCommands),
    ('volume', VolumeCommands),
    ('instance_type', InstanceTypeCommands),
    ('flavor', InstanceTypeCommands)]


def lazy_match(name, key_value_tuples):
    """Finds all objects that have a key that case insensitively contains
    [name] key_value_tuples is a list of tuples of the form (key, value)
    returns a list of tuples of the form (key, value)"""
    result = []
    for (k, v) in key_value_tuples:
        if k.lower().find(name.lower()) == 0:
            result.append((k, v))
    if len(result) == 0:
        print "%s does not match any options:" % name
        for k, _v in key_value_tuples:
            print "\t%s" % k
        sys.exit(2)
    if len(result) > 1:
        print "%s matched multiple options:" % name
        for k, _v in result:
            print "\t%s" % k
        sys.exit(2)
    return result


def methods_of(obj):
    """Get all callable methods of an object that don't start with underscore
    returns a list of tuples of the form (method_name, method)"""
    result = []
    for i in dir(obj):
        if callable(getattr(obj, i)) and not i.startswith('_'):
            result.append((i, getattr(obj, i)))
    return result


def main():
    """Parse options and call the appropriate class/method."""
    utils.default_flagfile()
    argv = FLAGS(sys.argv)
    logging.setup()

    script_name = argv.pop(0)
    if len(argv) < 1:
        print script_name + " category action [<args>]"
        print "Available categories:"
        for k, _ in CATEGORIES:
            print "\t%s" % k
        sys.exit(2)
    category = argv.pop(0)
    matches = lazy_match(category, CATEGORIES)
    # instantiate the command group object
    category, fn = matches[0]
    command_object = fn()
    actions = methods_of(command_object)
    if len(argv) < 1:
        print script_name + " category action [<args>]"
        print "Available actions for %s category:" % category
        for k, _v in actions:
            print "\t%s" % k
        sys.exit(2)
    action = argv.pop(0)
    matches = lazy_match(action, actions)
    action, fn = matches[0]
    # call the action with the remaining arguments
    try:
        fn(*argv)
        sys.exit(0)
    except TypeError:
        print "Possible wrong number of arguments supplied"
        print "%s %s: %s" % (category, action, fn.__doc__)
        raise

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()