+### $Id: register.py 16477 2010-01-05 16:31:37Z thierry $
+### $URL: https://svn.planet-lab.org/svn/sfa/trunk/sfa/methods/register.py $
+
+from sfa.util.xrn import urn_to_hrn
+from sfa.util.method import Method
+from sfa.util.parameter import Parameter, Mixed
+from sfa.trust.credential import Credential
+
+class CreateGid(Method):
+ """
+ Create a signed credential for the s object with the registry. In addition to being stored in the
+ SFA database, the appropriate records will also be created in the
+ PLC databases
+
+ @param xrn urn or hrn of certificate owner
+ @param cert caller's certificate
+ @param cred credential string
+
+ @return gid string representation
+ """
+
+ interfaces = ['registry']
+
+ accepts = [
+ Mixed(Parameter(str, "Credential string"),
+ Parameter(type([str]), "List of credentials")),
+ Parameter(str, "URN or HRN of certificate owner"),
+ Parameter(str, "Certificate string"),
+ ]
+
+ returns = Parameter(int, "String representation of gid object")
+
+ def call(self, creds, xrn, cert=None):
+ # TODO: is there a better right to check for or is 'update good enough?
+ valid_creds = self.api.auth.checkCredentials(creds, 'update')
+
+ # verify permissions
+ hrn, type = urn_to_hrn(xrn)
+ self.api.auth.verify_object_permission(hrn)
+
+ #log the call
+ origin_hrn = Credential(string=valid_creds[0]).get_gid_caller().get_hrn()
+
+ # log
+ origin_hrn = Credential(string=valid_creds[0]).get_gid_caller().get_hrn()
+ self.api.logger.info("interface: %s\tcaller-hrn: %s\ttarget-hrn: %s\tmethod-name: %s"%(self.api.interface, origin_hrn, xrn, self.name))
+
+ manager = self.api.get_interface_manager()
+
+ return manager.create_gid(self.api, xrn, cert)