def _json_to_obj(cls, serialized_str):
"""
@summary: Returns an instance of a Host or a collection of Hosts
based on the json serialized_str passed in.
@param serialized_str: json serialized string.
@type serialized_str: String.
@return: Host or List of Hosts.
@rtype: Host or List.
"""
json_dict = json.loads(serialized_str)
if 'host' in json_dict.keys():
resources = []
for resource in json_dict.get("host"):
resources.append(
Resource._dict_to_obj(resource.get("resource")))
host = Host(resources=resources)
return host
if 'hosts' in json_dict.keys():
hosts = []
for host_dict in json_dict.get("hosts"):
hosts.append(cls._dict_to_obj(host_dict))
return hosts
def _xml_to_obj(cls, serialized_str):
"""
@summary: Returns an instance of a Host or a collection of Hosts
based on the xml serialized_str passed in.
@param serialized_str: xml serialized string.
@type serialized_str: String.
@return: Host or a List of Hosts.
@rtype: Host or List.
"""
element = ET.fromstring(serialized_str)
if element.tag == 'host':
resources = []
for resource in element._children:
resources.append(Resource._xml_to_obj(resource))
host = Host(resources=resources)
return host
if element.tag == 'hosts':
hosts = []
for host in element.findall('host'):
host = cls._xml_ele_to_obj(host)
hosts.append(host)
return hosts
