software: added utility function for instance name creation

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/software/lmi/software/util/__init__.py b/src/software/lmi/software/util/__init__.py
index d92fd7c..a9047d9 100644
--- a/src/software/lmi/software/util/__init__.py
+++ b/src/software/lmi/software/util/__init__.py
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@
 """
 
 import platform
+import pywbem
 import re
 import signal
+from lmi.software.util.SoftwareConfiguration \
+    import SoftwareConfiguration as Configuration
 
 RE_INSTANCE_ID = re.compile(r'LMI:(?P<clsname>[a-z][a-z_0-9]+):(?P<id>\d+)',
     re.IGNORECASE)
@@ -168,3 +171,20 @@ def get_signal_name(signal_num):
     except KeyError:
         return "UNKNOWN_SIGNAL(%d)" % signal_num
 
+def new_instance_name(class_name, namespace=None, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Create new CIMInstanceName with provided attributes.
+
+    :param class_name: (``str``) Name of CIM Class that will be instantiated.
+    :param namespace: (``str``) Target CIM namespace.
+    :param kwargs: (``dict``) Key properties with associated values.
+    :rtype: (``pywbem.CIMInstanceName``) New object path.
+    """
+    keybindings = pywbem.NocaseDict(kwargs)
+    if namespace is None:
+        namespace = Configuration().namespace
+    return pywbem.CIMInstanceName(
+            class_name,
+            host=Configuration().system_name,
+            namespace=namespace,
+            keybindings=keybindings)