def connect(self, application_name, **kwargs):
network_application = NetworkApplication.get_instance()
network_application.name = application_name
self.network_element = network_application.get_network_element(
self.element_hostname)
if self.network_element is None:
self.logger.error("Failed to get network element")
sys.exit(1)
self.logger.info("We have a NetworkElement : " +
self.network_element.__str__())
session_config = SessionConfig(
SessionConfig.SessionTransportMode.TLS) #default is TLS
session_config.eventQueueSize = self.properties["eventQueueSize"]
session_config.eventThreadPool = self.properties["eventThreadPool"]
session_config.eventDropMode = self.properties["eventDropMode"]
session_config.keepAliveIdleTime = self.properties["keepAliveIdleTime"]
session_config._keepAliveInterval = self.properties[
"keepAliveInterval"]
session_config.keepAliveRetryCount = self.properties[
"keepAliveRetryCount"]
session_config.reconnectTimer = self.properties["reconnectTimer"]
session_config.ca_certs = self.root_cert_path
self.session_handle = self.network_element.connect(
self.username, self.password, session_config)
if self.session_handle is None:
logging.error("Failed to connect to the network element")
return False
logging.info("successful in connecting to the network element")
return True
