p4utils.utils.client module

class p4utils.utils.client.ThriftClient(thrift_port, sw_name, cli_bin=None, cli_input=None, log_enabled=True, log_dir='/tmp', **kwargs)

Bases: object

This controller reads commands from a thrift configuration file and uses it to set up the thrift switch.

Parameters:

• cli_bin (string) – client binary file path.
• cli_input (string) – path of the configuration text file.
• log_enabled (bool) – whether to enable logs.
• log_dir (string) – directory to store logs.
• thrift_port (int) – thrift server thrift_port number.
• sw_name (string) – name of the switch to configure.

cli_bin = 'simple_switch_CLI'

configure()

This method configures the switch with the provided file.

get_conf()

Returns self.cli_input

classmethod set_binary(cli_bin)

Set class default binary.

set_conf(cli_input)

Set the configuration file path.