removing create_gid

diff --git a/sfa/methods/__init__.py b/sfa/methods/__init__.py
index 394f87c..4e88e14 100644 (file)
--- a/sfa/methods/__init__.py
+++ b/sfa/methods/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ## Please use make index to update this file
 all = """
-create_gid
 create_slice
 delete_slice
 get_aggregates

diff --git a/sfa/methods/create_gid.py b/sfa/methods/create_gid.py
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index c927204..0000000
--- a/sfa/methods/create_gid.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-### $Id$
-### $URL$
-
-from sfa.trust.certificate import Keypair 
-
-from sfa.util.faults import *
-from sfa.util.namespace import *
-from sfa.util.method import Method
-from sfa.util.parameter import Parameter, Mixed
-from sfa.trust.gid import create_uuid
-from sfa.trust.auth import Auth
-
-class create_gid(Method):
-    """
-    Create a new GID. For MAs and SAs that are physically located on the
-    registry, this allows a owner/operator/PI to create a new GID and have it
-    signed by his respective authority.
-    
-    @param cred credential of caller
-    @param name hrn for new GID
-    @param uuid unique identifier for new GID
-    @param pkey_string public-key string (TODO: why is this a string and not a keypair object?)
-    
-    @return the string representation of a GID object
-    """
-
-    interfaces = ['registry']
-    
-    accepts = [
-        Parameter(str, "Credential string"),
-        Parameter(str, "Human readable name (hrn or urn)"),
-        Mixed(Parameter(str, "Unique identifier for new GID (uuid)"),
-              Parameter(None, "Unique identifier (uuid) not specified")),   
-        Parameter(str, "public-key string")
-        ]
-
-    returns = Parameter(str, "String represeneation of a GID object")
-    
-    def call(self, cred, xrn, uuid, pubkey_str):
-        
-        # convert urn to hrn     
-        hrn, type = hrn_to_urn(xrn) 
-
-        # validate the credential
-        self.api.auth.check(cred, "getcredential")
-        self.api.auth.verify_object_belongs_to_me(hrn)
-        self.api.auth.verify_object_permission(hrn)
-
-        if uuid == None:
-            uuid = create_uuid()
-
-        pkey = Keypair()
-        pkey.load_pubkey_from_string(pubkey_str)
-        gid = self.api.auth.hierarchy.create_gid(xrn, uuid, pkey)
-
-        return gid.save_to_string(save_parents=True)