On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Andrew Bogott <abog...@wikimedia.org>wrote:
> On 5/18/12 12:16 AM, Yong Sheng Gong wrote: > > > Hi, > I just want to ask about the relationship among openstackclient > https://launchpad.net/python-openstackclient and other clients. > Will openstackclient replace other clients ( such as quantum client, > keystone client, nova client, xx) or just a supplement? > > My understanding (and hope) is that ultimately there will be a separation > between shell interfaces and REST interfaces. Openstackclient will > implement the commandline, and the other clients (python-novaclient, > python-glanceclient, etc.) will provide python APIs for REST clients, of > which openstackclient is one. > That is also my understanding of The Plan. > by now, the openstackclient is calling codes from other clients, so it > seems it is just another client wrapper. In this case, we will have to > implement two set of front codes to call specific client. One will be in > openstackclient, and one will be in separate client itself. > > I expect non-common shell clients to be deprecated and eventually ripped > out. We're probably a bit too early in the game to explicitly discourage > development on those shell commands though. > I'm waffling on agreeing with you here. It is true that (AFAIK) we aren't set up for packaging builds yet for semi-official installations (i.e., not using devstack), but I would like to have people who are more familiar with the other command line programs contributing to the common client, too. Doug
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