2.2.0

2.2.0

Released on Jun 27 2017

bug fixes

• lib directory updates:
  • requests and xmltodict now moved into lib/libs_external directory
  • lib/libs_external directory has support for multi-platform libraries, but not used as of yet - only "any" directory used
  • init.py in lib/pytan package now tries to import lib/libs_external directory before anything else
  • using requests[security] to overcome SSL oddities on OSX / other platforms
  • requests updated to latest version
  • xmltodict updated to latest version
  • ddt NOT updated to latest version, still lives in lib/ instead of lib/libs_external due to massive changes that break how pytan relies on ddt in testing suite

enhancements

• PEP8/flake8 fixes:
  • lib/pytan/sessions.py
  • lib/pytan/handler.py
• Modified default behavior of lib/pytan/sessions.py:Session.platform_is_6_5():
  • No longer assume that platform is 6.2
  • Will now default to assuming platform is 6.5 or greater
  • force_server_version can still be used to force pytan behavior to 6.2
• Modified default behavior of lib/taniumpy/object_types/result_set.py:
  • 'Count' column will no longer be removed from CSV exports of Result Sets by default, need to supply remove_count=True as an argument to the CSV exporter in order to revert to old behavior
• Callback support added to pytan.handler.Handler:
  • handle_cb is the new method added to handle callbacks
    • takes 3 arguments itself:
      • obj: the object to pass into a callback function and return
      • cb: the name of the callback to fetch from the callbacks dict argument in kwargs
      • kwargs: the extra arguments passed to the calling method
    • If a callback named "cb" is found in the callbacks dict argument in kwargs, that callback will be run with 3 arguments:
      • handler: the instantiated object of the handler itself
      • obj: the object that the callback method should return after modifying
      • kwargs: the extra arguments passed to the calling method
    • If a callback function fails, it will throw an exception. This behavior can be over-ridden by passing callback_exception_failure=False
  • _deploy_action now supports the following callbacks:
    • PackageDefinition: allows you to change the package definition dict object
    • ActionFilterDefinitions: allows you to change the action filter definitions list object
    • ActionOptionDefinitions: allows you to change the action option definitions list object
    • VerifyActionQuestion: allows you to change the verification question arguments dictionary if run=False
    • PreAddAction: allows you to change the Action object before it gets added
  • _ask_manual now supports the following callbacks:
    • SensorDefinitions: allows you to change the sensor definitions list object
    • QuestionFilterDefinitions: allows you to change the question filter definitions list object
    • QuestionOptionDefinitions: allows you to change the question option definitions list object
    • PreAddQuestion: allows you to change the Question object before it gets added
  • _add now supports the following callbacks:
    • PreAddObject: allows you to change ANY object before it gets added
  • More callbacks can be added throughout Handler with ease, please advise if you see the need for one somewhere
  • added EXAMPLES\POC\deploy_action_computer_groups.py as a proof to show callback support, specifically in deploy_action. Utilizies a callback function named handle_cgs that is an example PreAddAction callback that modifies the target_group of an Action if computer group names are supplied.