Enable JSON support for N1KV REST calls¶
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/cisco-n1kv-json-support
Need to enable Cisco N1KV plugin to accept REST API responses in JSON.
Problem description¶
Currently, Cisco N1KV Neutron plugin and VSM (controller) communicate using REST APIs. The VSM is capable of returning responses in XML and JSON. However, the plugin handles only XML responses.
Proposed change¶
The proposed change is to use the Requests library to support handling of REST API responses in JSON. The Requests library will replace the httplib2 library currently being used by the plugin.
Alternatives¶
None
Data model impact¶
None
REST API impact¶
None
Security impact¶
None
Notifications impact¶
None
Other end user impact¶
None
Performance Impact¶
None
Other deployer impact¶
requests library version >= 1.1 (as per neutron requirements.txt)
Developer impact¶
None
Implementation¶
Assignee(s)¶
- Primary assignee:
sopatwar
- Other contributors:
abhraut
Work Items¶
Replace httplib2 library used in the plugin with Requests library.
Modify all the methods in n1kvclient to use the Requests library.
Replace the current XML parsing logic in the response handlers for policy profiles to handle JSON responses.
Dependencies¶
None
Testing¶
Currently, unit tests include coverage of XML responses. The test code will be modified to handle JSON responses.
Documentation Impact¶
None
References¶
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