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CLI cookbook: how to create a Delphix self-service container

Delphix Self-Service administrators can use this CLI cookbook recipe to create a container on Delphix Self-Service using the Delphix Engine CLI.

The following script is for educational and demonstration purposes only and is not supported by Delphix.

This script can be downloaded by selecting createContainer.sh

Creating a container in Delphix self-service container

CODE
#!/bin/bash

# A sample script for calls to the CLI. This one creates a Jet Stream container.
#
# VERY IMPORTANT: In order for this to work, you need to go through the steps here:
# https://docs.delphix.com/display/DOCS43/CLI+Cookbook%3A+Configuring+Key-Based+SSH+Authentication+for+Automation
# After this you will not need to use a username and password to log into the delphix engine. If you do not
# setup the SSH authentication you will have to manually enter the password.
#


##### Constants

# Describes a Delphix software revision.
VERSION="1.11.10"


##### Default Values. These can be overwriten with optional arguments.
engine="name-of-engine.dlpxdc.co"
username="admin"



##examples##
# Create container from latest point in time
#./createContainer.sh -n "testsource" testcont ORACLE_DB_CONTAINER-269 JS_DATA_TEMPLATE-13
# Create container from specific bookmark
#./createContainer.sh -n "testsource" -b JS_BOOKMARK-77 testcont ORACLE_DB_CONTAINER-269 JS_DATA_TEMPLATE-13
# Create container from specific point in time
#./createContainer.sh -n "testsource" -t "2016-08-08T10:00:00.000Z" -B JS_BRANCH-50 testcont ORACLE_DB_CONTAINER-269 JS_DATA_TEMPLATE-13

#NOTE: this script will add one container and assign one owner for the container.


##### Functions

# Help Menu
function usage {
    echo "Usage: createContainer.sh [[-h] | options...] <containername> <vdb> <template>"
    echo "Create a Jet Stream Container."
    echo ""
    echo "Positional arguments"
    echo "  <name>"
    echo "  <container> format JS_DATA_CONTAINER-<n>"
    echo ""
    echo "Optional Arguments:"
    echo "  -h                Show this message and exit"
    echo "  -d                Delphix engine IP address or host name, otherwise revert to default"
    echo "  -u                Server user. Password needs to manually provide at run time, otherwise revert to default"
        echo "  -n                SourceName need to display for container.(Mandatory)"
    echo "  -b                Bookmark name from which need to create container. If no bookmark is included, the branch will be created at the latest point in time. Type: string. Format JS_BOOKMARK-<n> (Optional)"
    echo "  -B                Branch reference from which we need to pick up time from where the container should be created. Type: string. Format JS_BRANCH-<n>"
    echo "  -t                The time at which the branch should be created. This must be accompanied with branch name from which need to pick up time. Type: date, must be in ISO 8601 extended format [yyyy]-[MM]-[dd]T[HH]:[mm]:[ss].[SSS]Z"
    echo "  -N                Optional container notes, if need to add any. Type: String"
    echo "  -o                Optional owner, to whom we need to assign this container. Type: String. Format USER-<n>"
}

# Create Our Session, including establishing the API version.
function create_session
{
    echo "creating session..."
    SSH_CMD="ssh ${username}@${engine}"
    ${SSH_CMD}  "version $VERSION"
    check_result
}

# Check the result of the curl. If there are problems, inform the user then exit.
function check_result
{
    exitStatus=$?
    if [ $exitStatus -ne 0 ]
    then
        echo "command failed with exit status $exitStatus"
        echo $result    
        exit 1
    fi
}



function create_container
{  
    # If there is not timeInput and no bookmark name, we need to use JSTimelinePointLatestTimeInput.
    if [[ -z $inputTime  &&  -z $bookmark ]]
    then
        pointParams="set timelinePointParameters.type=JSTimelinePointLatestTimeInput;"
        pointParams="$pointParams set timelinePointParameters.sourceDataLayout=$template;"

   # If there is a timeInput, no bookmark name and a branch name, we need to use Input Time.
    elif [[ -n $inputTime  && -z $bookmark && -n $branch ]]
     then
        pointParams="set timelinePointParameters.type=JSTimelinePointTimeInput;"
        pointParams="$pointParams set timelinePointParameters.time=\"${inputTime}\";"
        pointParams="$pointParams set timelinePointParameters.branch=$branch;"
# If there is a bookmark name and no time input, we need to use bookmark
    elif [[ -z $inputTime  &&  -n $bookmark ]]
     then
        pointParams="set timelinePointParameters.type=JSTimelinePointBookmarkInput;"
        pointParams="$pointParams set timelinePointParameters.bookmark=\"${bookmark}\";"
    else
        usage
        exit 1
    fi
    
    # These are the required parameters.

    paramString="selfservice container create;set name=\"${containerName}\";"
    paramString="$paramString set template=\"${template}\";"

    if [[ -n $containerNotes ]]
    then
       paramString="$paramString set notes=\"${containerNotes}\";"
    fi

    if [[ -n $owners ]]
    then
      paramString="$paramString set owner=\"${owners}\";"
    fi
    paramString="$paramString $pointParams;"
    paramString="$paramString edit dataSources; add; set container=$VDB;"
    paramString="$paramString edit source; set type=JSDataSource; set priority=1;set name=\"${sourceName}\";"
    
    if [[ -n $sourcedesc ]]
    then
       paramString="$paramString set description=\"${sourcedesc}\";"  
    fi

    paramString="$paramString commit;"
    #echo $paramString
    echo "Creating Container..."
    result=$(${SSH_CMD}  $paramString)
    check_result

    echo "Verifying job status..."
    # Get everything in the result that comes after job.
        temp=${result#*job}
    # Get rid of everything after    
    resultArray=($temp)
    jobRef=($resultArray)
        jobString="job;select $jobRef;ls"
        result=$(${SSH_CMD} $jobString)
    check_result
    # Get everything in the result that comes after job.
    temp=${result#*jobState:}
    # Get rid of everything after
    resultArray=($temp)
    jobState=($resultArray)
        if [ $jobState = "COMPLETED" ]
    then
        echo "Successfully created Container $containerName"
    else
        echo "Unable to create Container"
        echo $result
    fi
}   

##### Main

while getopts "u:d:b:t:B:D:n:N:o:h" flag; do
    case "$flag" in
        u )             username=${OPTARG%:*}
                        ;;
        d )             engine=$OPTARG
                        ;;
        b )             bookmark=$OPTARG
                        ;;
        t )             inputTime=$OPTARG
                        ;;
        D )             sourcedesc=$OPTARG
                        ;; 
        n )             sourceName=$OPTARG
                        ;;
    B )             branch=$OPTARG
            ;;  
        N )             containerNotes=$OPTARG
                        ;;                 
        o )             owners=$OPTARG
                        ;;                              
        h )             usage
                        exit
                        ;;
        * )             usage
                        exit 1
    esac
done


# Shift the parameters so we only have the positional arguments left
shift $((OPTIND-1))

# Check that there are 3 positional arguments
if [ $# != 3 ]
then
    usage
    exit 1
fi

# Get the three positional arguments
containerName=$1
shift
VDB=$1
shift
template=$1

create_session
create_container
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