Version 4.9.0.0

Author: rajeevkallur

src/redfish/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ Redfish restful library """
 
 __all__ = ["rest", "ris", "hpilo"]
-__version__ = "4.8.0.0"
+__version__ = "4.9.0.0"
 
 import logging
 

src/redfish/hpilo/risblobstore2.py

@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@ def initializecreds(username=None, password=None, log_dir=None):
 
         dll = BlobStore2.gethprestchifhandle()
         if LOGGER.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
-            dll.enabledebugoutput(log_dir)
+            logdir_c = create_string_buffer(log_dir.encode('UTF-8'))
+            dll.enabledebugoutput(logdir_c)
         dll.ChifInitialize(None)
         if username:
             if not password:

src/redfish/hpilo/rishpilo.py

@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ def __init__(self, dll=None, log_dir=None):
         self.log_dir = log_dir
         if LOGGER.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
             self.dll.enabledebugoutput.argtypes = [c_char_p]
-            logdir_c = create_string_buffer(log_dir.encode('UTF-8'))
-            self.dll.enabledebugoutput(logdir_c)
+            if log_dir is not None:
+                logdir_c = create_string_buffer(log_dir.encode('UTF-8'))
+                self.dll.enabledebugoutput(logdir_c)
 
         self.dll.ChifInitialize(None)
 

src/redfish/rest/connections.py

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def _init_connection(self, **kwargs):
         log_dir = kwargs.pop("log_dir", "")
         try:
             correctcreds = BlobStore2.initializecreds(username=username, password=password, log_dir=log_dir)
-            bs2 = BlobStore2(log_dir=log_dir)
+            bs2 = BlobStore2()
             if not correctcreds:
                 security_state = int(bs2.get_security_state())
                 if security_state == 3: