February 26, 2021


Working with Quotes

A few examples on interacting with Quotes

Setup

All the functions defined in this article will be part of this QuoteExample class. Which only sets up the SoftLayer Client, and configures the debugger, which allows you to see the exact API calls being made.

import SoftLayer
from SoftLayer.managers.ordering import OrderingManager
from pprint import pprint

class QuoteExample:

    def __init__(self):
        self.client = SoftLayer.create_client_from_env()
        self.mgr = OrderingManager(self.client)
        debugger = SoftLayer.DebugTransport(self.client.transport)
        self.client.transport = debugger

    def debug(self):
        for call in self.client.transport.get_last_calls():
            pprint(self.client.transport.print_reproduceable(call))

Creating a Quote

Python


    def create_quote(self):
        package = 'PUBLIC_CLOUD_SERVER'
        location = 'DALLAS13'
        preset = 'B1_2X8X100'
        items = ['BANDWIDTH_0_GB_2',
                 'MONITORING_HOST_PING',
                 'NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_AND_TICKET',
                 'OS_DEBIAN_9_X_STRETCH_LAMP_64_BIT',
                 '1_IP_ADDRESS',
                 '1_IPV6_ADDRESS',
                 '1_GBPS_PUBLIC_PRIVATE_NETWORK_UPLINKS',
                 'REBOOT_REMOTE_CONSOLE',
                 'AUTOMATED_NOTIFICATION',
                 'UNLIMITED_SSL_VPN_USERS_1_PPTP_VPN_USER_PER_ACCOUNT',
                 ]

        complex_type = 'SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Virtual_Guest'

        extras = {"virtualGuests": [{"hostname": "gq-test", "domain": "test.com"}],
                  "provisionScripts": ["https://examples.provisioning.org"],
                  "sshKeys": [{"sshKeyIds": [123456]}]
                  }

        quote_details = self.mgr.place_quote(package,
                                             location,
                                             items,
                                             complex_type=complex_type,
                                             preset_keyname=preset,
                                             extras=extras,
                                             quantity=1,
                                             quote_name='test-quote-gq')

        pprint(quote_details)

Retrieving all Active Quotes

Python


    def list_active_quotes(self):
        quotes = self.mgr.get_quotes()
        pprint(quotes)

Retrieving Quote Details

Python


    def get_quote_details(self, quote_id):
        quote_detail = self.mgr.get_quote_details(quote_id)
        pprint(quote_detail)

Ordering a Quote

Python


    def order_quote(self, quote_id, verify=True):
        extras = {"virtualGuests": [{"hostname": "gq-test", "domain": "cloud.com"}],
                  "provisionScripts": ["https://examples.provisioning.org"],
                  "sshKeys": [{"sshKeyIds": [123456]}]
                  }
        if verify:
            order = self.mgr.verify_quote(quote_id, extras)
        else:
            order = self.mgr.order_quote(quote_id, extras)
        pprint(order)

Saving a Quote

Quotes generally expire after a few days, saving a quote will prevent the system from removing it, letting you order from this quote in the future.

Python


     def save_quote(self, quote_id):
         result = self.client['SoftLayer_Billing_Order_Quote'].saveQuote(id=quote_id)
         pprint(result)

Deleting a Quote

Python


     def delete_quote(self, quote_id):
         result = self.client['SoftLayer_Billing_Order_Quote'].deleteQuote(id=quote_id)
         pprint(result)

Running the Example

Python


if __name__ == '__main__':
    quote_identifier=12345
    quote = QuoteExample()
    quote.create_quote()
    quote.list_active_quotes()
    quote.get_quote_details(quote_identifier)
    #Set verify to False to order quote
    quote.order_quote(quote_identifier, verify=True)
    quote.save_quote(quote_identifier)
    quote.delete_quote(quote_identifier)
    quote.debug()

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