Module APIs

AddMessage(message, message_level[, associated_table_name, row_index_of_associated_table])

Print a message.

▪message — the message text.

▪message_level — the level of the message. The default value is MessageLevel.Information.

▪associated_table_name — the name of the associated table. The default value is null.

▪row_index_of _associated_table (int) — specify a row number of the associated table. The default value is 0.

AddDeviceAlert(device_name, alert_name, alert, alert_level)

Print a device alert message in the Event Console.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪alert_name — the name of the alert text (this API is preserved and to be expanded).

▪alert — the alert text.

▪alert_level — the level of the alert, such as AlertLevel.Error or AlertLevel.Warning.

AddInterfaceAlert(device_name, interface_name, alert_name, alert, alert_level)

Print an interface alert message in the Event Console.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪alert_name — the name of the alert text the name of the alert text (this API is preserved and to be expanded).

▪alert — the alert text.

▪alert_level — the level of the alert, such as AlertLevel.Error or AlertLevel.Warning.

CompleteInterfaceName(device_name, interface_name)

Return a complete interface name by looking up the interface name translation table according to the corresponding device type of the device and interface name.

GetInterfaceShortName(device_name, interface_name)

Return the short name of an interface according to the corresponding device type of the device and interface name.

GetInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type)

Return an interface object.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface types. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

GetInterfacesByType(interface_type)

Return all the interfaces that belong to a specified interface type. The returned data type is list.

▪interface_type — the interface types. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

GetDevicesByMedia(media_name, media_type, topology_type)

Return the devices connected to a specific media. The returned data type is list.

▪media_name — the LAN or WAN segment that interfaces connect to in common.

▪media_type — the media type of interfaces, such as 100BaseTX.

▪topology_type — the topology types. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

GetInterfacesByMedia(media_name, media_type, topology_type)

Return the devices connected to a specific media. The returned data type is list.

▪media_name — the LAN or WAN segment that devices connect to in common.

▪media_type — the media type of interfaces, such as 100BaseTX.

▪topology_type — the topology types. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

GetDevice(device_name)

Return a device object. If the device cannot be found, return None.

▪device_name — the device name.

GetInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type)

Return an interface object.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface types. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

GetInterfacesByDevice(device_name)

Return interfaces of a specified device. The returned data type is list.

▪device_name — the device name.

GetNeighborsOfDevice(device_name[, topology_type])

Return the neighbors of a device. The returned data type is list.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪topology_type — the default value of topology type is null, which refers to all topology types. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

GetNeighborInterfacesOfDevice(device_name[, topology_type])

Return the neighbor interfaces of a device. The returned data type is list.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪topology_type — the default value of topology type is null, which refers to all topology types. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

GetNeighborsOfInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type[, topology_type])

Return the neighbor devices of an interface. The returned data type is list.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface types. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

▪topology_type — the topology type. The default value is null, which refers to all topology types. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

GetNeighborInterfacesOfInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type[, topology_type])

Return the neighbor interfaces of an interface. The returned data type is a list.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface types. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

▪topology_type — the topology type. The default value is null, which refers to all topology types. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

AddPhantomInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type, belongs_to_topology_type)

Add a phantom interface.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface types. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

▪belongs_to_topology_type — the topology type that the phantom interface belongs to. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

GetMememberBelong2Channel(device_name, device_interface_name)

Return the member interfaces list of an aggregate interface and the objects in the list are member interfaces of the aggregate interface. If the aggregate interface does not exist, the returned list is empty.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪device_interface_name — the name of the aggregate interface.

MapAutoLayout ([layout_style, map_name, page_name])

Specify the layout style of a map.

▪layout_style — the style of map layout. By default, the value is LayoutStyle.Symmetric. See Auto Layout Style for more details.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

MapAutoLink([topology_type, map_name, page_name])

Auto link the devices on a map page.

▪topology_type — Specify to use which topology type to connect. The default value is IPv4 L3 topology. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawDevice(device_name[, auto_link, topology_type, map_name, page_name])

Draw a device on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪auto_link — the value type is bool and the default value is true, which means that the auto link is enabled.

▪Topology_type — specify to use which topology type. The default value is IPv4 L3 topology. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type, topology_type[, map_name, page_name])

Draw the specified interfaces of a device on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface type. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

▪Topology_type — the topology type. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawInterfaceNeighbor(device_name, interface_name, interface_type, topology_type, neighbor_device_name[, map_name, page_name])

Draw the specified interface and its neighbor device on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface type. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

▪Topology_type — the topology type. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪neighbor_device_name — the name of the neighbor device.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawEndSystem(address[, connected_device_name, connected_interface_name, interface_type, topology_type, map_name, page_name])

Draw an end system on a map.

▪address — the IP or MAC address of the end system.

▪connected_device_name — the hostname of the device that the end system connects to.

▪connected_interface_name — the name of the interface that the end system connects to.

▪interface_type — the type of the interface that the end system connects to. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface.

ogreVpnIntfs — GRE VPN interface.

▪topology_type — the topology type. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawMapNote(title, content[, note_type, expand, forecolor, font_size, align, background_color, map_name, page_name])

Draw a note to a map.

▪title — the title of the note content.

▪content — the content of the note

▪note_type — the type of displaying a map. The default type is notetype.append. See note type for more details.

▪expand — whether to expand the note content. The value type is bool and the default value is False.

▪forecolor — the font color of the note text.

▪font_size — the font size of the note text.

▪align — the alignment style of the note text. The default value is color.black. See alignment for more details.

▪background_color — the background color of the note. The default value is Color.RGB(255, 255, 128).

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawDeviceNote(device_name, title, content[, note_type, expand, forecolor, font_size, align, background_color, map_name, page_name])

Draw a note attached to the specified device on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪title — the title of the note content.

▪content — the content of the note.

▪note_type — the type of displaying a map. The default type is notetype.append. See note type for more details.

▪Expand — whether to expand the note content. The value type is bool and the default value is False.

▪forecolor — the font color of the note text.

▪font_size — the font size of the note text.

▪align — the alignment style of the note text. The default value is color.black. See alignment for more details.

▪background_color — the background color of the note. The default value is Color.RGB(255, 255, 128).

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawInterfaceNote(device_name, interface_name, interface_type topology_type, title, content[, note_type, expand, forecolor, font_size, align, background_color, map_name, page_name])

Draw a note attached to one interface of a device on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the type of the interface. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface

▪Topology_type — the topology type. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪title — the title of the note content.

▪note_type — the type of displaying a map. The default type is notetype.append. See note type for more details.

▪Expand — whether to expand the note content. The value type is bool and the default value is false.

▪forecolor — the font color of the note text.

▪font_size — the font size of the note text.

▪align — the alignment style of the note text. The default value is color.black. See alignment for more details.

▪background_color — the background color of the note. The default value is Color.RGB(255, 255, 128).

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawHyperLink(text, url[, map_name, page_name])

Draw a hyperlink on a map.

▪text — the display text of the hyperlink

▪url — the address of the hyperlink.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawTraceRouteHops([{'ips':[]}])

Draw the traceroute result hop by hop on a map based on the IP address of each hop. The parameter of this API is a sequential hop list and you need to enter all hops based on the sequence that a hop is drawn.

ips — The IP address of a hop. Input all load balance IP addresses in the ips field if a hop contains load balance. For example, 'ips':["IP2","IP3"], IP2 and IP3 are loading-balancing hop.

HighlightDevice(device_name, legend[, color, append, map_name, page_name])

Highlight the specified device on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪legend — the legend name.

▪color — the color of the highlighted device. The default value is color.random.

▪append — append the highlight color and display multiple colors at one time. The value type is bool and the default value is true.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

HighlightInterface(device_name, interface_name, interface_type, topology_type, legend[, color, line_style, width, append, map_name, page_name])

Highlight the specified interface on a map.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪interface_name — the interface name.

▪interface_type — the interface type. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface

▪Topology_type — the topology type. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪legend — the legend name.

▪color — the color of the highlighted interface. The default value is color. random. See color for more details.

▪append — decide whether to append the highlight color and display multiple colors at one time. The value type is bool and the default value is true.

▪width — the width of the link.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

HighlightNeighbor(source_device_name, destination_device_name, legend, source_text, destination_text[, color, two_way, line_style, thickness, map_name, page_name])

Highlight the specified neighbor of a device on a map.

▪source_device_name — the hostname of the source device.

▪destination_device_name — the hostname of the neighbor device.

▪legend — the legend name.

▪source_text — any strings about the source device.

▪destination_text — any strings about the neighbor device.

▪color — the color of the highlighted interface. The default value is color. random. See color for more details.

▪two_way — whether to draw a line with two directions. The value type is bool and the default value is false.

▪line_style — the style of the line. See line style for more details.

▪thickness — the thickness of the link. The default value is 2.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

DrawHop(device_name1, device_name2[, text, color, line_type, thickness, map_name, page_name])

Drop a line pointing to the next hop of a device on a map.

▪device_name1 — the hostname of the source device.

▪device_name2 — the hostname of the next hop device.

▪text — a text displayed on the next hop device. The default value is null.

▪color — the color of the line leading to the next hop device. The default value is color.red.

▪line_style — the style of the line. See line style for more details.

▪thickness — the thickness of the link. The default value is 2.

▪map_name — the name of a map. The default value is null, which means that the map that the current Qapp runs on.

▪page_name — the name of the map page. The default value is null, which means that the map page that the current Qapp runs on.

GetAllVisibleDevices

Return all devices on a map. The returned data type is list.

GetAllVisibleInterfaces

Return all visible interfaces of a specified device on a map. The returned data type is list.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

SetDeviceProperty(property_name, device_name, value)

Set a value for a specified property of a device.

▪property_name — the name of the specified device property, such as software version.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

▪value — the value of the property.

GetDeviceProperty(property_name, device_name)

Return the value of a specified device property.

▪property_name — the name of the specified device property, such as software version.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

SetModuleProperty(property_name, device_name, module_name, value)

Set a value for a specified module property of a device.

▪property_name — the name of the specified module property, such as SW Rev.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

▪module_name — the name of the module.

▪value — the value of the module property.

GetModuleProperty(property_name, device_name, module_name)

Return the value of a specified module property.

▪property_name — the name of the specified module property, such as SW Rev.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

▪module_name — the name of the module.

SetInterfaceProperty(property_name, device_name, interface_name, interface_type, value)

Set a value for a specified interface property of a device.

▪property_name — the name of the specified interface property, such as SW Rev.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

▪interface_name — the name of the interface.

▪interface_type — the type of the interface. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface

▪value — the value of the module property.

GetInterfaceProperty(property_name, device_name, interface_name, interface_type)

Return the value of a specified interface property of a device.

▪property_name — the name of the specified module property, such as SW Rev.

▪device_name — the hostname of the specified device.

▪interface_name — the name of the interface.

▪interface_type — the type of the interface. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface

SetSiteProperty(property_name, site_path, value)

Set a value for the specified property of a site.

▪property_name — the name of the specified site property, such as Region.

▪site_path — the full path of the site, such as My Network\Site A.

▪value — the value of the site property.

GetSiteProperty(property_name, site_path)

Return the value of the specified site property.

▪property_name — the name of the specified site property, such as Region.

▪site_path — the full path of the site, such as My Network\Site A.

SetDeviceCredential(device_name, username, password, privilege_username, privilege_password[, access_mode, port])

Set the login credentials for a device.

▪device_name — the hostname of the device.

▪username — the username to log in to the device.

▪password — the password to log in to the device.

▪privilege_username — the username to enter the privileged mode of the device.

▪privilege_password — the password to enter the privileged mode of the device.

▪access_mode — the access mode, such as Telnet, SSH.

▪port — the port of the access mode, such as 23.

CreateDeviceGroup(device_group_name, device_group_type)

Create a device group.

▪device_group_name — the name of the device group.

▪device_group_type — the type of the device group, such as Public.

AddDeviceToDeviceGroup(device_name, device_group_name)

Add a device into a device group.

▪device_group_name — the name of the device group.

▪device_name — the device name.

RemoveDeviceFromDeviceGroup(device_name, device_group_name)

Remove a device from a device group.

▪device_group_name — the name of the device group.

▪device_name — the device name.

ClearDevicesInDeviceGroup(device_group_name)

Clear devices in a device group.

▪device_group_name — the name of the device group.

GetDevicesFromDeviceGroup(device_group_name)

Return all devices in a device group. The returned object type is list.

▪device_group_name — the name of the device group.

GetSitePathOfDevice(device_name))

Return the full path of the site that contains the specified device.

▪device_name — the device name.

GetSiteNameOfDevice(device_name)

Return the name of the site that contains the specified device.

▪device_name — the device name.

GetDevicesFromSite(site_path[, include_child])

Return all devices in a site. The returned object type is list.

▪site_path — the full path of the site, such as My Network\Site A.

▪include_child — the value type is bool and the default value is false, which means that returned value does not include devices in the site's child sites.

FindVendorbyMac(mac_address)

Return the vendor information about a device by MAC address.

▪mac_address — the MAC address of the device.

AddDeviceDataUnit(device_name, item_name, item_type, value)

Add a data unit for a device for data view.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪item_name — the name of the data unit, such as version.

▪item_type — the type of the data unit, such as string and int.

▪value — the value of the data unit.

AddInterfaceDataUnit(device_name, interface_name, interface_type, topology_type, item_name, item_type, value)

Add a data unit for a specified interface of a device for data view.

▪device_name — the device name.

▪Interface_name — the interface name.

▪Interface_type — the interface type. The interface type includes:

ointfs — physical interface.

oipIntfs — IPv4 Interface.

oip6Intfs — IPv6 interface.

oipsecVpnIntfs — IPsec VPN interface

▪Topology_type — the topology type. The topology type includes:

oL2_Topo_Type — Layer 2 topology.

oL3_Topo_Type — IPv4 Layer 3 topology.

oIpv6_L3_Topo_Type — IPv6 L3 Topology.

oVPN_Topo_Type — L3 VPN Tunnel topology.

▪item_name — the name of the data unit, such as mtu.

▪item_type — the type of the data unit, such as string and int.

▪value — the value of the data unit.

ListDir (absolute_path)

Return the files and sub-folders contained in a specified folder.

▪absolute_path — the absolute path of the folder.

ReadFile (absolute_path)

Return the content of a file

▪absolute_path — the absolute path of the file.

IsFolder (absolute_path)

Judge whether the folder path is valid. If valid, return True, else return false.

▪absolute_path — the absolute path of the folder.

IsFile (absolute_path)

Judge whether the file path is valid. If valid, return True, else return false.

▪absolute_path — the absolute path of the file.

Exists (absolute_path)

Judge whether the absolute path of a file or folder exists. if existing, return True, else return false.

▪absolute_path — the absolute path of the file or folder.