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Re: [Xen-devel] Error getting VM-informations with Python on Xen 3.0.2

To: Thorolf Godawa <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Error getting VM-informations with Python on Xen 3.0.2
From: Ewan Mellor <ewan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 14:06:36 +0100
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On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 02:05:23PM +0100, Ewan Mellor wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 11:02:56AM +0200, Thorolf Godawa wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ewan,
> > 
> > >Try server.xend.domains(True).  This changed with the new XML-RPC
> > >interface, courtesy of the aforementioned hacker.
> > thanks a lot, this solved my problem :-)))
> > 
> > Is there any documentation how to use these Python-interfaces?
> 
> No, I'm afraid not.  The XML-RPC interface will stabilise in time, but at the
> moment, it's not documented.  The Python interface on top of the XML-RPC is
> not documented either, since it's only a stub onto the XML-RPC, now.
> 
> The only interfaces that are guaranteed currently are those required to
> support old guests on new hypervisors.  Everything else is subject to change.
> The best way for you to keep up is to get your code into the tree, preferably
> with a unit test or two, and then there's a fair chance that it won't be
> broken as things change.

And improvements to the documentation are always welcome: if you want to write
up a tutorial, it would be gratefully received.

Ewan.

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