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-rw-r--r--ipalib/__init__.py3
-rw-r--r--ipalib/frontend.py31
-rw-r--r--tests/test_ipalib/test_frontend.py56
3 files changed, 88 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/__init__.py b/ipalib/__init__.py
index 53462cff3..b9a3c96d5 100644
--- a/ipalib/__init__.py
+++ b/ipalib/__init__.py
@@ -873,7 +873,8 @@ freeIPA.org:
import plugable
from backend import Backend, Context
-from frontend import Command, Object, Method, Property, Application
+from frontend import Command, LocalOrRemote, Application
+from frontend import Object, Method, Property
from ipa_types import Bool, Int, Unicode, Enum
from frontend import Param, DefaultFrom
diff --git a/ipalib/frontend.py b/ipalib/frontend.py
index 3e04db519..446384a3a 100644
--- a/ipalib/frontend.py
+++ b/ipalib/frontend.py
@@ -782,6 +782,37 @@ class Command(plugable.Plugin):
yield arg
+class LocalOrRemote(Command):
+ """
+ A command that is explicitly executed locally or remotely.
+
+ This is for commands that makes sense to execute either locally or
+ remotely to return a perhaps different result. The best example of
+ this is the `ipalib.plugins.f_misc.env` plugin which returns the
+ key/value pairs describing the configuration state: it can be
+ """
+
+ takes_options = (
+ Param('server', type=ipa_types.Bool(), default=False,
+ doc='Forward to server instead of running locally',
+ ),
+ )
+
+ def run(self, *args, **options):
+ """
+ Dispatch to forward() or execute() based on ``server`` option.
+
+ When running in a client context, this command is executed remotely if
+ ``options['server']`` is true; otherwise it is executed locally.
+
+ When running in a server context, this command is always executed
+ locally and the value of ``options['server']`` is ignored.
+ """
+ if options['server'] and not self.env.in_server:
+ return self.forward(*args, **options)
+ return self.execute(*args, **options)
+
+
class Object(plugable.Plugin):
__public__ = frozenset((
'backend',
diff --git a/tests/test_ipalib/test_frontend.py b/tests/test_ipalib/test_frontend.py
index 2a8c08fe7..45c6bb80d 100644
--- a/tests/test_ipalib/test_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/test_ipalib/test_frontend.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Test the `ipalib.frontend` module.
"""
from tests.util import raises, getitem, no_set, no_del, read_only
-from tests.util import check_TypeError, ClassChecker
+from tests.util import check_TypeError, ClassChecker, get_api
from ipalib import frontend, backend, plugable, errors, ipa_types, config
@@ -796,6 +796,60 @@ class test_Command(ClassChecker):
assert o.run.im_func is my_cmd.forward.im_func
+class test_LocalOrRemote(ClassChecker):
+ """
+ Test the `ipalib.frontend.LocalOrRemote` class.
+ """
+ _cls = frontend.LocalOrRemote
+
+ def test_init(self):
+ """
+ Test the `ipalib.frontend.LocalOrRemote.__init__` method.
+ """
+ o = self.cls()
+ o.finalize()
+ assert list(o.args) == []
+ assert list(o.options) == ['server']
+ op = o.options.server
+ assert op.required is True
+ assert op.default is False
+
+ def test_run(self):
+ """
+ Test the `ipalib.frontend.LocalOrRemote.run` method.
+ """
+ class example(self.cls):
+ takes_args = ['key?']
+
+ def forward(self, *args, **options):
+ return ('forward', args, options)
+
+ def execute(self, *args, **options):
+ return ('execute', args, options)
+
+ # Test when in_server=False:
+ (api, home) = get_api(in_server=False)
+ api.register(example)
+ api.finalize()
+ cmd = api.Command.example
+ assert cmd() == ('execute', (None,), dict(server=False))
+ assert cmd('var') == ('execute', (u'var',), dict(server=False))
+ assert cmd(server=True) == ('forward', (None,), dict(server=True))
+ assert cmd('var', server=True) == \
+ ('forward', (u'var',), dict(server=True))
+
+ # Test when in_server=True (should always call execute):
+ (api, home) = get_api(in_server=True)
+ api.register(example)
+ api.finalize()
+ cmd = api.Command.example
+ assert cmd() == ('execute', (None,), dict(server=False))
+ assert cmd('var') == ('execute', (u'var',), dict(server=False))
+ assert cmd(server=True) == ('execute', (None,), dict(server=True))
+ assert cmd('var', server=True) == \
+ ('execute', (u'var',), dict(server=True))
+
+
class test_Object(ClassChecker):
"""
Test the `ipalib.frontend.Object` class.