Merge pull request CiscoDevNet#94 from gregbo/patch-1

* use RESTCONF URL for running config * take password from environment variable or prompt for it * catch exceptions if URL request fails

Author: jclarke-csco

RC-get-config/RC-get-config.py

@@ -24,39 +24,54 @@
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
-# This script retrieves entire configuration from a network element via NETCONF 
-# prints it out in a "pretty" XML tree.
+# This script retrieves entire configuration from a network element via RESTCONF 
+# and prints it out in a "pretty" JSON tree.
 
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import requests
+import urllib3
+import json
+import sys
+import os
+from getpass import getpass
+from pprint import pprint
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
+ # Disable SSL Warnings
+ urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+ 
  parser = ArgumentParser(description='Select options.')
 
  # Input parameters
  parser.add_argument('-host', '--host', type=str, required=True,
  help="The device IP or DN")
  parser.add_argument('-user', '--username', type=str, default='cisco',
  help="User credentials for the request")
- parser.add_argument('-passwd', '--password', type=str, default='cisco',
- help="It's the password")
  parser.add_argument('-port', '--port', type=int, default=443,
  help="Specify this if you want a non-default port")
 
  args = parser.parse_args()
 
  username = args.username
- password = args.password
+ password = os.getenv('DEVNET_RESTCONF_PASSWORD')
+ if password is None:
+ password = getpass()
  host = args.host
  port = str(args.port)
 
- url = "https://" + host + ":" + port + "/restconf/api/running/"
+ url = "https://" + host + ":" + port + "/restconf/data/Cisco-IOS-XE-native:native"
 
  headers = {
- "Content-Type": "application/vnd.yang.datastore+json",
- "Accept": "application/vnd.yang.datastore+json",
+ "Content-Type": "application/yang-data+json",
+ "Accept": "application/yang-data+json",
  }
- response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, auth=(username,password), verify=False)
+ 
+ try:
+ response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, auth=(username,password), verify=False)
+ response.raise_for_status()
+ except Exception as e:
+ print(e, file=sys.stderr)
+ sys.exit(1)
 
- print(response.text)
+ pprint(response.json())