+ # get sliver info
+ slivers = Slices(api).get_slivers(slice_hrn)
+ if not slivers:
+ raise SliverDoesNotExist(slice_hrn)
+
+ # get initscripts
+ initscripts = None
+ data = {
+ 'timestamp': int(time.time()),
+ 'initscripts': initscripts,
+ 'slivers': slivers
+ }
+
+ # create the ticket
+ object_gid = record.get_gid_object()
+ new_ticket = SfaTicket(subject = object_gid.get_subject())
+ new_ticket.set_gid_caller(api.auth.client_gid)
+ new_ticket.set_gid_object(object_gid)
+ new_ticket.set_issuer(key=api.key, subject=api.hrn)
+ new_ticket.set_pubkey(object_gid.get_pubkey())
+ new_ticket.set_attributes(data)
+ new_ticket.set_rspec(rspec)
+ #new_ticket.set_parent(api.auth.hierarchy.get_auth_ticket(auth_hrn))
+ new_ticket.encode()
+ new_ticket.sign()
+
+ return new_ticket.save_to_string(save_parents=True)
+
+def start_slice(api, xrn):
+ hrn, type = urn_to_hrn(xrn)