geni/methods/list.py

   1 from geni.util.faults import *
   2 from geni.util.excep import *
   3 from geni.util.method import Method
   4 from geni.util.parameter import Parameter, Mixed
   5 from geni.util.auth import Auth
   6 from geni.util.record import GeniRecord
   7
   8 class list(Method):
   9     """
  10     List the records in an authority.
  11
  12     @param cred credential string specifying the rights of the caller
  13     @param hrn human readable name of authority to list
  14     @return list of record dictionaries
  15     """
  16
  17     interfaces = ['registry']
  18
  19     accepts = [
  20         Parameter(str, "credential"),
  21         Parameter(str, "Human readable name (hrn)")
  22         ]
  23
  24     returns = [GeniRecord]
  25
  26     def call(self, cred, hrn):
  27
  28         self.api.auth.check(cred, 'list')
  29         # is this a foreign authority
  30         if not hrn.startswith(self.api.hrn):
  31             for registry in self.api.registries:
  32                 if hrn.startswith(registry):
  33                     records = self.api.registries[registry].list(self.api.credential, hrn)
  34                     return records
  35
  36         if not self.api.auth.hierarchy.auth_exists(hrn):
  37             raise MissingAuthority(hrn)
  38         table = self.api.auth.get_auth_table(hrn)
  39         records = table.list()
  40
  41         return records