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+#!/usr/bin/ruby -w 
+#
+# create_system.rb - example of using rubygem-cobbler to create a system.
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
+# Written by Darryl L. Pierce <dpierce@redhat.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA  02110-1301, USA.  A copy of the GNU General Public License is
+# also available at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+ 
+base = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), ".."))
+$LOAD_PATH << File.join(base, "lib")
+$LOAD_PATH << File.join(base, "examples")
+
+require 'getoptlong'
+
+require 'cobbler'
+
+include Cobbler
+
+opts = GetoptLong.new(
+  ["--server",   "-s", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+  ["--name",     "-n", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+  ["--profile",  "-f", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+  ["--system",   "-y", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+  ["--username", "-u", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+  ["--password", "-p", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+  ["--help",     "-h", GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT]
+)
+
+hostname = name = profile = system = username = password = nil
+
+opts.each do |opt, arg|
+  case opt
+  when '--server'   then hostname = arg
+  when '--name'     then name     = arg
+  when '--system'   then system   = arg
+  when '--profile'  then profile  = arg
+  when '--username' then username = arg
+  when '--password' then password = arg
+  when '--help'     then usage
+  end
+end
+
+def usage
+  puts "Usage: #{$0} [--server hostname] --name system-name --system system-name [--username username] [--password password]\n"
+end
+  
+if name && profile 
+  
+  system = System.new('name' => name,'profile' => profile)
+  
+  system.interfaces=[ NetworkInterface.new('mac_address' => '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77') ]
+
+  puts "Saving a new system with name #{system.name} based on the profile #{system.profile}."
+
+  begin
+    system.save
+    puts "Successfully saved the new system."
+  rescue Exception => error
+    puts "Unable to create system: #{error.message}"
+  end
+else
+  usage
+end
+\ No newline at end of file