Create cable (and cablepath) from script

[dainok]

Hi! I'm working on netbox v3.3.2 . I need to create cables from a discovery script. I can create cable from device, interfaces, as following:

c = Cable.objects.create()
int_a = Interface.objects.get(device=1, id=3)
int_b = Interface.objects.get(device=6, id=32)
cbt1 = CableTermination.objects.create(termination = int_a, cable=c, cable_end="A")
cbt2 = CableTermination.objects.create(termination = int_b, cable=c, cable_end="B")

I cannot find the way to create the CablePath. I looked at doc pages, sources, forums... but I still have no ideas. I need a simple cablepath int_a -> int_b (and back).

Anyone can point me to the right direction?
Thank you

[jeremystretch]

CablePaths are created automatically by NetBox as needed; you don't need to create them directly.

[dainok]

If I force the save() the CablePath is still empty. I guess I'm missing a step.

Cable.objects.all() # -> empty
CablePath.objects.all() # -> empty

c = Cable.objects.create()
int_a = Interface.objects.get(device=1, id=3)
int_b = Interface.objects.get(device=6, id=32)
cbt1 = CableTermination.objects.create(termination = int_a, cable=c, cable_end="A")
cbt2 = CableTermination.objects.create(termination = int_b, cable=c, cable_end="B")
c.save()

Cable.objects.all() # -> contains 1 cable
CablePath.objects.all() # -> still empty

[kkthxbye-code]

int_a = Interface.objects.get(device=1, id=3)
int_b = Interface.objects.get(device=6, id=32)
c = Cable(a_terminations=[int_a], b_terminations=[int_b])
c.save()

If you wanna keep doing it the way you were, you would need to set c._terminations_modified = True and then save the Cable I think.

[dainok]

Perfect, thank you! Exactly what I was looking for.

[candlerb]

As an aside: you need to write

c.full_clean()
c.save()

If you don't do this, the Django ORM will let you save all sorts of junk that doesn't pass model validation. I've been bitten by this several times before, and IMO it's a big mis-feature of the ORM.

[dainok]

Added, thank you. I'm close to release netdoc

[candlerb]

Added, thank you. I'm close to release netdoc

Suggestion: add a brief description of what your plugin actually does. So far, all I can see is "An automatic network documentation plugin for NetBox"