Personally I'd like to see a combination of the two, so that you can smoothly communicate with k8s/OpenShift API using raw json (Charlie's part), but additionally be able to manipulate actual objects in python code (Graham's part).
Other than that kudos to both of the gentlemen. Maciej On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:59 PM, Graham Dumpleton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charlie Drage" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 12:18:22 AM > > Subject: Possible integration of a new Python library (kubeshift) to > the Github repo > > > > Hey all, > > > > I've developed and maintained a Python library for both Kubernetes and > > OpenShift. > > > > The link is here: > > > > https://github.com/cdrage/kubeshift > > > > The contributors and I have been quite busy integrating new features as > well > > as having 100% test coverage in regards to each contribution. Not only > that, > > but we continue to create documentation as well as a website for the > > library: https://cdrage.github.io/kubeshift > > > > The library communicates 100% through the HTTP API as well as generates > > appropriate configurations for communication between the two (using the > > Requests python library + proper ssl certs, etc.). Another feature is the > > integration of automatically retrieving API credentials (via a login > > function) in order to ease setup of communication between the two. More > > information can be found on the github repo! > > > > I noticed that OpenShift has https://github.com/openshift/ > python-interface > > seems to no longer be used / developed on. After Google'ing as well as > > searching through GitHub I could not find any other efforts on creating a > > Python library for OpenShift. > > My own efforts in the space can be found at: > > https://github.com/GrahamDumpleton/openshift3-python-library > > At this point I had been developing this for my own personal use as when I > had mentioned I was working on it on some of the lists the sentiment had > been that a purpose built Python client library wasn't required as you > could just generate one from the Swagger API. Unfortunately the Swagger API > definition had various problems with it and the existing tools for > generating a client from the Swagger API for Python didn't yield that great > of a result. > > The intent of the library I wrote was to cover a number of different use > cases. > > 1. Reading and manipulating JSON definitions for resource objects > independent of any interaction with the REST API. This provided actual > Python classes for resource object types based on the schema rather than > fiddling with raw dictionaries. > 2. Making calls against the REST API, using (1) to be able to create > definitions to be passed, or manipulate results so that they could then be > passed in a subsequent call. > 3. Provide help in creating complicated deployments involving multiple > applications such as databases, front ends etc, with linking via > environment variables etc. This was relying on a template system using > Jinja2 to generate the starter JSON definitions which would then be > consumed by (1) with additional Python helper functions to then do link etc. > > Items (1) and (2) are done with (3) being in progress. > > I already own the 'openshift3' name in Python package index (PyPi). > > Graham > > > Considering the "Kubeshift" is an extension of the efforts at > > https://github.com/openshift/python-interface by implementing a Python > > library via the "requests" library. Would the OpenShift org consider > merging > > efforts and having "kubeshift" integrated into the OpenShift repo as a > > first-class Python library for OpenShift / Kubernetes? > > > > Of course, I will continue development of said library, but the more > eyes on > > it (via the openshift repo) the more feedback we get as well as usage of > > OpenShift :) > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Charlie Drage > > PGP - 4096R/C037D617 > > http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xDA227403C037D617 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openshift.redhat.com/openshiftmm/listinfo/dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openshift.redhat.com/openshiftmm/listinfo/dev >
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