def get_vcenter_object_by_name(connection, object_type, name):
"""
Find a vcenter object
:param connection: A vcenter connection
:param object_type: A vcenter object type, like vim.VirtualMachine
:param name: The name of the object
:return: The object found
:raise: TooManyObjectsFound: If more than one object is found
:raise: NoObjectFound: If no results are found
"""
content = connection.RetrieveContent()
view = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView
objects = [
obj for obj in view(content.rootFolder, [object_type], True).view
if hasattr(obj, 'name') and obj.name == name
]
count = len(objects)
if count == 1:
return objects[0]
elif count > 1:
raise TooManyObjectsFound(object_type, name)
else:
raise NoObjectFound(object_type, name)
def get_vcenter_object_by_name(connection, object_type, name):
"""
Find a vcenter object
:param connection: A vcenter connection
:param object_type: A vcenter object type, like vim.VirtualMachine
:param name: The name of the object
:return: The object found
:raise: TooManyObjectsFound: If more than one object is found
:raise: NoObjectFound: If no results are found
"""
content = connection.RetrieveContent()
view = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView
def name_matches(obj):
try:
return obj.name == name
except (vmodl.fault.ManagedObjectNotFound, AttributeError):
pass
return False
objects = [
obj for obj in view(content.rootFolder, [object_type], True).view
if name_matches(obj)
]
count = len(objects)
if count == 1:
return objects[0]
elif count > 1:
raise TooManyObjectsFound(object_type, name)
else:
raise NoObjectFound(object_type, name)
def find_snapshot(self, name):
"""
Find a snapshot by name
:param name: The name of the snapshot
:return: The given snapshot
:raise: TooManyObjectsFound: If more than one object is found
:raise: NoObjectFound: If no results are found
"""
if self._vm_object:
if self._vm_object.snapshot is not None:
found_snapshots = self._get_snapshots_by_name(
self._vm_object.snapshot.rootSnapshotList, name)
else:
found_snapshots = []
if len(found_snapshots) > 1:
raise TooManyObjectsFound(vim.vm.Snapshot, name)
elif len(found_snapshots) == 0:
raise NoObjectFound(vim.vm.Snapshot, name)
else:
return found_snapshots[0].snapshot