From 19e5029d14677c639175ca0806aa718c1f8c9cc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shawn Hartsock <hartsocks@vmware.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:24:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] smart connect test and fixture

A smart connect test and fixture to validate that the
SmartConnect class is behaving properly.

partial: https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/42
---
 tests/fixtures/smart_connection.yaml | 265 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/test_connect.py                |  12 ++
 2 files changed, 277 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/fixtures/smart_connection.yaml

diff --git a/tests/fixtures/smart_connection.yaml b/tests/fixtures/smart_connection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..173416cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/smart_connection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+interactions:
+- request:
+    body: null
+    headers:
+      Connection: [close]
+      Host: ['vcsa:443']
+      User-Agent: [Python-urllib/2.7]
+    method: GET
+    uri: https://vcsa:443//sdk/vimServiceVersions.xml
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" ?>\n<!--\n
+        \  Copyright 2008-2012 VMware, Inc.  All rights reserved.\n-->\n<namespaces
+        version=\"1.0\">\n  <namespace>\n    <name>urn:vim25</name>\n    <version>5.5</version>\n
+        \   <priorVersions>\n      <version>5.1</version>\n      <version>5.0</version>\n
+        \     <version>4.1</version>\n      <version>4.0</version>\n      <version>2.5u2</version>\n
+        \     <version>2.5</version>\n    </priorVersions>\n  </namespace>\n  <namespace>\n
+        \   <name>urn:vim2</name>\n    <version>2.0</version>\n  </namespace>\n</namespaces>\n"}
+    headers:
+      connection: [close]
+      content-length: ['530']
+      content-type: [text/xml]
+      date: ['Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:21:18 GMT']
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+- request:
+    body: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+      <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
+      xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+
+      <soapenv:Body><RetrieveServiceContent xmlns="urn:vim25"><_this type="ServiceInstance">ServiceInstance</_this></RetrieveServiceContent></soapenv:Body>
+
+      </soapenv:Envelope>'
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Content-Type: [text/xml; charset=UTF-8]
+      Cookie: ['']
+      SOAPAction: ['"urn:vim25/5.5"']
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://vcsa:443/sdk
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<soapenv:Envelope
+        xmlns:soapenc=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\"\n xmlns:soapenv=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"\n
+        xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\n xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\">\n<soapenv:Body>\n<RetrieveServiceContentResponse
+        xmlns=\"urn:vim25\"><returnval><rootFolder type=\"Folder\">group-d1</rootFolder><propertyCollector
+        type=\"PropertyCollector\">propertyCollector</propertyCollector><viewManager
+        type=\"ViewManager\">ViewManager</viewManager><about><name>VMware vCenter
+        Server</name><fullName>VMware vCenter Server 5.5.0 build-1750787 (Sim)</fullName><vendor>VMware,
+        Inc.</vendor><version>5.5.0</version><build>1750787 (Sim)</build><localeVersion>INTL</localeVersion><localeBuild>000</localeBuild><osType>linux-x64</osType><productLineId>vpx</productLineId><apiType>VirtualCenter</apiType><apiVersion>5.5</apiVersion><instanceUuid>EAB4D846-C243-426B-A021-0547644CE59D</instanceUuid><licenseProductName>VMware
+        VirtualCenter Server</licenseProductName><licenseProductVersion>5.0</licenseProductVersion></about><setting
+        type=\"OptionManager\">VpxSettings</setting><userDirectory type=\"UserDirectory\">UserDirectory</userDirectory><sessionManager
+        type=\"SessionManager\">SessionManager</sessionManager><authorizationManager
+        type=\"AuthorizationManager\">AuthorizationManager</authorizationManager><serviceManager
+        type=\"ServiceManager\">ServiceMgr</serviceManager><perfManager type=\"PerformanceManager\">PerfMgr</perfManager><scheduledTaskManager
+        type=\"ScheduledTaskManager\">ScheduledTaskManager</scheduledTaskManager><alarmManager
+        type=\"AlarmManager\">AlarmManager</alarmManager><eventManager type=\"EventManager\">EventManager</eventManager><taskManager
+        type=\"TaskManager\">TaskManager</taskManager><extensionManager type=\"ExtensionManager\">ExtensionManager</extensionManager><customizationSpecManager
+        type=\"CustomizationSpecManager\">CustomizationSpecManager</customizationSpecManager><customFieldsManager
+        type=\"CustomFieldsManager\">CustomFieldsManager</customFieldsManager><diagnosticManager
+        type=\"DiagnosticManager\">DiagMgr</diagnosticManager><licenseManager type=\"LicenseManager\">LicenseManager</licenseManager><searchIndex
+        type=\"SearchIndex\">SearchIndex</searchIndex><fileManager type=\"FileManager\">FileManager</fileManager><datastoreNamespaceManager
+        type=\"DatastoreNamespaceManager\">DatastoreNamespaceManager</datastoreNamespaceManager><virtualDiskManager
+        type=\"VirtualDiskManager\">virtualDiskManager</virtualDiskManager><snmpSystem
+        type=\"HostSnmpSystem\">SnmpSystem</snmpSystem><vmProvisioningChecker type=\"VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker\">ProvChecker</vmProvisioningChecker><vmCompatibilityChecker
+        type=\"VirtualMachineCompatibilityChecker\">CompatChecker</vmCompatibilityChecker><ovfManager
+        type=\"OvfManager\">OvfManager</ovfManager><ipPoolManager type=\"IpPoolManager\">IpPoolManager</ipPoolManager><dvSwitchManager
+        type=\"DistributedVirtualSwitchManager\">DVSManager</dvSwitchManager><hostProfileManager
+        type=\"HostProfileManager\">HostProfileManager</hostProfileManager><clusterProfileManager
+        type=\"ClusterProfileManager\">ClusterProfileManager</clusterProfileManager><complianceManager
+        type=\"ProfileComplianceManager\">MoComplianceManager</complianceManager><localizationManager
+        type=\"LocalizationManager\">LocalizationManager</localizationManager><storageResourceManager
+        type=\"StorageResourceManager\">StorageResourceManager</storageResourceManager><guestOperationsManager
+        type=\"GuestOperationsManager\">guestOperationsManager</guestOperationsManager></returnval></RetrieveServiceContentResponse>\n</soapenv:Body>\n</soapenv:Envelope>"}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: [no-cache]
+      connection: [Keep-Alive]
+      content-length: ['3611']
+      content-type: [text/xml; charset=utf-8]
+      date: ['Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:21:18 GMT']
+      set-cookie: [vmware_soap_session="52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3"; Path=/;
+          HttpOnly; Secure;]
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+- request:
+    body: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+      <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
+      xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+
+      <soapenv:Body><Login xmlns="urn:vim25"><_this type="SessionManager">SessionManager</_this><userName>my_user</userName><password>my_password</password></Login></soapenv:Body>
+
+      </soapenv:Envelope>'
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Content-Type: [text/xml; charset=UTF-8]
+      Cookie: [vmware_soap_session="52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3"; Path=/;
+          HttpOnly; Secure;]
+      SOAPAction: ['"urn:vim25/5.5"']
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://vcsa:443/sdk
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<soapenv:Envelope
+        xmlns:soapenc=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\"\n xmlns:soapenv=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"\n
+        xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\n xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\">\n<soapenv:Body>\n<LoginResponse
+        xmlns=\"urn:vim25\"><returnval><key>52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3</key><userName>root</userName><fullName>root
+        </fullName><loginTime>2014-07-23T21:21:18.297208Z</loginTime><lastActiveTime>2014-07-23T21:21:18.297208Z</lastActiveTime><locale>en</locale><messageLocale>en</messageLocale><extensionSession>false</extensionSession><ipAddress>172.16.16.1</ipAddress><userAgent></userAgent><callCount>0</callCount></returnval></LoginResponse>\n</soapenv:Body>\n</soapenv:Envelope>"}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: [no-cache]
+      connection: [Keep-Alive]
+      content-length: ['782']
+      content-type: [text/xml; charset=utf-8]
+      date: ['Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:21:18 GMT']
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+- request:
+    body: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+      <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
+      xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+
+      <soapenv:Body><RetrieveServiceContent xmlns="urn:vim25"><_this type="ServiceInstance">ServiceInstance</_this></RetrieveServiceContent></soapenv:Body>
+
+      </soapenv:Envelope>'
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Content-Type: [text/xml; charset=UTF-8]
+      Cookie: [vmware_soap_session="52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3"; Path=/;
+          HttpOnly; Secure;]
+      SOAPAction: ['"urn:vim25/5.5"']
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://vcsa:443/sdk
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<soapenv:Envelope
+        xmlns:soapenc=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\"\n xmlns:soapenv=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"\n
+        xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\n xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\">\n<soapenv:Body>\n<RetrieveServiceContentResponse
+        xmlns=\"urn:vim25\"><returnval><rootFolder type=\"Folder\">group-d1</rootFolder><propertyCollector
+        type=\"PropertyCollector\">propertyCollector</propertyCollector><viewManager
+        type=\"ViewManager\">ViewManager</viewManager><about><name>VMware vCenter
+        Server</name><fullName>VMware vCenter Server 5.5.0 build-1750787 (Sim)</fullName><vendor>VMware,
+        Inc.</vendor><version>5.5.0</version><build>1750787 (Sim)</build><localeVersion>INTL</localeVersion><localeBuild>000</localeBuild><osType>linux-x64</osType><productLineId>vpx</productLineId><apiType>VirtualCenter</apiType><apiVersion>5.5</apiVersion><instanceUuid>EAB4D846-C243-426B-A021-0547644CE59D</instanceUuid><licenseProductName>VMware
+        VirtualCenter Server</licenseProductName><licenseProductVersion>5.0</licenseProductVersion></about><setting
+        type=\"OptionManager\">VpxSettings</setting><userDirectory type=\"UserDirectory\">UserDirectory</userDirectory><sessionManager
+        type=\"SessionManager\">SessionManager</sessionManager><authorizationManager
+        type=\"AuthorizationManager\">AuthorizationManager</authorizationManager><serviceManager
+        type=\"ServiceManager\">ServiceMgr</serviceManager><perfManager type=\"PerformanceManager\">PerfMgr</perfManager><scheduledTaskManager
+        type=\"ScheduledTaskManager\">ScheduledTaskManager</scheduledTaskManager><alarmManager
+        type=\"AlarmManager\">AlarmManager</alarmManager><eventManager type=\"EventManager\">EventManager</eventManager><taskManager
+        type=\"TaskManager\">TaskManager</taskManager><extensionManager type=\"ExtensionManager\">ExtensionManager</extensionManager><customizationSpecManager
+        type=\"CustomizationSpecManager\">CustomizationSpecManager</customizationSpecManager><customFieldsManager
+        type=\"CustomFieldsManager\">CustomFieldsManager</customFieldsManager><diagnosticManager
+        type=\"DiagnosticManager\">DiagMgr</diagnosticManager><licenseManager type=\"LicenseManager\">LicenseManager</licenseManager><searchIndex
+        type=\"SearchIndex\">SearchIndex</searchIndex><fileManager type=\"FileManager\">FileManager</fileManager><datastoreNamespaceManager
+        type=\"DatastoreNamespaceManager\">DatastoreNamespaceManager</datastoreNamespaceManager><virtualDiskManager
+        type=\"VirtualDiskManager\">virtualDiskManager</virtualDiskManager><snmpSystem
+        type=\"HostSnmpSystem\">SnmpSystem</snmpSystem><vmProvisioningChecker type=\"VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker\">ProvChecker</vmProvisioningChecker><vmCompatibilityChecker
+        type=\"VirtualMachineCompatibilityChecker\">CompatChecker</vmCompatibilityChecker><ovfManager
+        type=\"OvfManager\">OvfManager</ovfManager><ipPoolManager type=\"IpPoolManager\">IpPoolManager</ipPoolManager><dvSwitchManager
+        type=\"DistributedVirtualSwitchManager\">DVSManager</dvSwitchManager><hostProfileManager
+        type=\"HostProfileManager\">HostProfileManager</hostProfileManager><clusterProfileManager
+        type=\"ClusterProfileManager\">ClusterProfileManager</clusterProfileManager><complianceManager
+        type=\"ProfileComplianceManager\">MoComplianceManager</complianceManager><localizationManager
+        type=\"LocalizationManager\">LocalizationManager</localizationManager><storageResourceManager
+        type=\"StorageResourceManager\">StorageResourceManager</storageResourceManager><guestOperationsManager
+        type=\"GuestOperationsManager\">guestOperationsManager</guestOperationsManager></returnval></RetrieveServiceContentResponse>\n</soapenv:Body>\n</soapenv:Envelope>"}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: [no-cache]
+      connection: [Keep-Alive]
+      content-length: ['3611']
+      content-type: [text/xml; charset=utf-8]
+      date: ['Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:21:18 GMT']
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+- request:
+    body: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+      <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
+      xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+
+      <soapenv:Body><RetrievePropertiesEx xmlns="urn:vim25"><_this type="PropertyCollector">propertyCollector</_this><specSet><propSet><type>ServiceInstance</type><all>false</all><pathSet>content</pathSet></propSet><objectSet><obj
+      type="ServiceInstance">ServiceInstance</obj><skip>false</skip></objectSet></specSet><options><maxObjects>1</maxObjects></options></RetrievePropertiesEx></soapenv:Body>
+
+      </soapenv:Envelope>'
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Content-Type: [text/xml; charset=UTF-8]
+      Cookie: [vmware_soap_session="52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3"; Path=/;
+          HttpOnly; Secure;]
+      SOAPAction: ['"urn:vim25/5.5"']
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://vcsa:443/sdk
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<soapenv:Envelope
+        xmlns:soapenc=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\"\n xmlns:soapenv=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"\n
+        xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\n xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\">\n<soapenv:Body>\n<RetrievePropertiesExResponse
+        xmlns=\"urn:vim25\"><returnval><objects><obj type=\"ServiceInstance\">ServiceInstance</obj><propSet><name>content</name><val
+        xsi:type=\"ServiceContent\"><rootFolder type=\"Folder\">group-d1</rootFolder><propertyCollector
+        type=\"PropertyCollector\">propertyCollector</propertyCollector><viewManager
+        type=\"ViewManager\">ViewManager</viewManager><about><name>VMware vCenter
+        Server</name><fullName>VMware vCenter Server 5.5.0 build-1750787 (Sim)</fullName><vendor>VMware,
+        Inc.</vendor><version>5.5.0</version><build>1750787 (Sim)</build><localeVersion>INTL</localeVersion><localeBuild>000</localeBuild><osType>linux-x64</osType><productLineId>vpx</productLineId><apiType>VirtualCenter</apiType><apiVersion>5.5</apiVersion><instanceUuid>EAB4D846-C243-426B-A021-0547644CE59D</instanceUuid><licenseProductName>VMware
+        VirtualCenter Server</licenseProductName><licenseProductVersion>5.0</licenseProductVersion></about><setting
+        type=\"OptionManager\">VpxSettings</setting><userDirectory type=\"UserDirectory\">UserDirectory</userDirectory><sessionManager
+        type=\"SessionManager\">SessionManager</sessionManager><authorizationManager
+        type=\"AuthorizationManager\">AuthorizationManager</authorizationManager><serviceManager
+        type=\"ServiceManager\">ServiceMgr</serviceManager><perfManager type=\"PerformanceManager\">PerfMgr</perfManager><scheduledTaskManager
+        type=\"ScheduledTaskManager\">ScheduledTaskManager</scheduledTaskManager><alarmManager
+        type=\"AlarmManager\">AlarmManager</alarmManager><eventManager type=\"EventManager\">EventManager</eventManager><taskManager
+        type=\"TaskManager\">TaskManager</taskManager><extensionManager type=\"ExtensionManager\">ExtensionManager</extensionManager><customizationSpecManager
+        type=\"CustomizationSpecManager\">CustomizationSpecManager</customizationSpecManager><customFieldsManager
+        type=\"CustomFieldsManager\">CustomFieldsManager</customFieldsManager><diagnosticManager
+        type=\"DiagnosticManager\">DiagMgr</diagnosticManager><licenseManager type=\"LicenseManager\">LicenseManager</licenseManager><searchIndex
+        type=\"SearchIndex\">SearchIndex</searchIndex><fileManager type=\"FileManager\">FileManager</fileManager><datastoreNamespaceManager
+        type=\"DatastoreNamespaceManager\">DatastoreNamespaceManager</datastoreNamespaceManager><virtualDiskManager
+        type=\"VirtualDiskManager\">virtualDiskManager</virtualDiskManager><snmpSystem
+        type=\"HostSnmpSystem\">SnmpSystem</snmpSystem><vmProvisioningChecker type=\"VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker\">ProvChecker</vmProvisioningChecker><vmCompatibilityChecker
+        type=\"VirtualMachineCompatibilityChecker\">CompatChecker</vmCompatibilityChecker><ovfManager
+        type=\"OvfManager\">OvfManager</ovfManager><ipPoolManager type=\"IpPoolManager\">IpPoolManager</ipPoolManager><dvSwitchManager
+        type=\"DistributedVirtualSwitchManager\">DVSManager</dvSwitchManager><hostProfileManager
+        type=\"HostProfileManager\">HostProfileManager</hostProfileManager><clusterProfileManager
+        type=\"ClusterProfileManager\">ClusterProfileManager</clusterProfileManager><complianceManager
+        type=\"ProfileComplianceManager\">MoComplianceManager</complianceManager><localizationManager
+        type=\"LocalizationManager\">LocalizationManager</localizationManager><storageResourceManager
+        type=\"StorageResourceManager\">StorageResourceManager</storageResourceManager><guestOperationsManager
+        type=\"GuestOperationsManager\">guestOperationsManager</guestOperationsManager></val></propSet></objects></returnval></RetrievePropertiesExResponse>\n</soapenv:Body>\n</soapenv:Envelope>"}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: [no-cache]
+      connection: [Keep-Alive]
+      content-length: ['3751']
+      content-type: [text/xml; charset=utf-8]
+      date: ['Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:21:18 GMT']
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+- request:
+    body: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+      <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
+      xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+
+      <soapenv:Body><RetrievePropertiesEx xmlns="urn:vim25"><_this type="PropertyCollector">propertyCollector</_this><specSet><propSet><type>SessionManager</type><all>false</all><pathSet>currentSession</pathSet></propSet><objectSet><obj
+      type="SessionManager">SessionManager</obj><skip>false</skip></objectSet></specSet><options><maxObjects>1</maxObjects></options></RetrievePropertiesEx></soapenv:Body>
+
+      </soapenv:Envelope>'
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Content-Type: [text/xml; charset=UTF-8]
+      Cookie: [vmware_soap_session="52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3"; Path=/;
+          HttpOnly; Secure;]
+      SOAPAction: ['"urn:vim25/5.5"']
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://vcsa:443/sdk
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<soapenv:Envelope
+        xmlns:soapenc=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\"\n xmlns:soapenv=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"\n
+        xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\n xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\">\n<soapenv:Body>\n<RetrievePropertiesExResponse
+        xmlns=\"urn:vim25\"><returnval><objects><obj type=\"SessionManager\">SessionManager</obj><propSet><name>currentSession</name><val
+        xsi:type=\"UserSession\"><key>52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3</key><userName>my_user</userName><fullName>My User
+        </fullName><loginTime>2014-07-23T21:21:18.297208Z</loginTime><lastActiveTime>2014-07-23T21:21:18.297208Z</lastActiveTime><locale>en</locale><messageLocale>en</messageLocale><extensionSession>false</extensionSession><ipAddress>172.16.16.1</ipAddress><userAgent></userAgent><callCount>1</callCount></val></propSet></objects></returnval></RetrievePropertiesExResponse>\n</soapenv:Body>\n</soapenv:Envelope>"}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: [no-cache]
+      connection: [Keep-Alive]
+      content-length: ['958']
+      content-type: [text/xml; charset=utf-8]
+      date: ['Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:21:18 GMT']
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+version: 1
diff --git a/tests/test_connect.py b/tests/test_connect.py
index bf6dceca9..03afc04ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_connect.py
+++ b/tests/test_connect.py
@@ -50,3 +50,15 @@ def should_fail():
                             pwd='bad_password')
 
         self.assertRaises(vim.fault.InvalidLogin, should_fail)
+
+    @vcr.use_cassette('smart_connection.yaml',
+                      cassette_library_dir=fixtures_path, record_mode='none')
+    def test_smart_connection(self):
+        # see: http://python3porting.com/noconv.html
+        si = connect.SmartConnect(host='vcsa',
+                                  user='my_user',
+                                  pwd='my_password')
+        session_id = si.content.sessionManager.currentSession.key
+        # NOTE (hartsock): assertIsNotNone does not work in Python 2.6
+        self.assertTrue(session_id is not None)
+        self.assertEqual('52773cd3-35c6-b40a-17f1-fe664a9f08f3', session_id)