Container Base API¶

class libcloud.container.base.ContainerDriver(key, secret=None, secure=True, host=None, port=None, **kwargs)[source]¶

A base ContainerDriver class to derive from

This class is always subclassed by a specific driver.

Parameters

key (str) – API key or username to used (required)
secret (str) – Secret password to be used (required)
secure (bool) – Whether to use HTTPS or HTTP. Note: Some providers only support HTTPS, and it is on by default.
host (str) – Override hostname used for connections.
port (int) – Override port used for connections.

Returns

None

connectionCls¶: alias of libcloud.common.base.ConnectionUserAndKey

create_cluster(name, location=None)[source]¶

Create a container cluster

Parameters

name (str) – The name of the cluster
location (ClusterLocation) – The location to create the cluster in

Return type

ContainerCluster

deploy_container(name, image, cluster=None, parameters=None, start=True)[source]¶

Deploy an installed container image

Parameters

name (str) – The name of the new container
image (ContainerImage) – The container image to deploy
cluster (ContainerCluster) – The cluster to deploy to, None is default
parameters (str) – Container Image parameters
start (bool) – Start the container on deployment

Return type

Container

destroy_cluster(cluster)[source]¶

Delete a cluster

Returns: True if the destroy was successful, otherwise False.
Return type: bool

destroy_container(container)[source]¶

Destroy a deployed container

Parameters: container (Container) – The container to destroy
Return type: bool

get_cluster(id)[source]¶

Get a cluster by ID

Parameters: id (str) – The ID of the cluster to get
Return type: ContainerCluster

get_container(id)[source]¶

Get a container by ID

Parameters: id (str) – The ID of the container to get
Return type: Container

install_image(path)[source]¶

Install a container image from a remote path.

Parameters: path (str) – Path to the container image
Return type: ContainerImage

list_clusters(location=None)[source]¶

Get a list of potential locations to deploy clusters into

Parameters: location (ClusterLocation) – The location to search in
Return type: list of ContainerCluster

list_containers(image=None, cluster=None)[source]¶

List the deployed container images

Parameters

image (ContainerImage) – Filter to containers with a certain image
cluster (ContainerCluster) – Filter to containers in a cluster

Return type

list of Container

list_images()[source]¶

List the installed container images

Return type: list of ContainerImage

list_locations()[source]¶

Get a list of potential locations to deploy clusters into

Return type: list of ClusterLocation

restart_container(container)[source]¶

Restart a deployed container

Parameters: container (Container) – The container to restart
Return type: Container

start_container(container)[source]¶

Start a deployed container

Parameters: container (Container) – The container to start
Return type: Container

stop_container(container)[source]¶

Stop a deployed container

Parameters: container (Container) – The container to stop
Return type: Container

supports_clusters = False¶: Whether the driver supports containers being deployed into clusters

class libcloud.container.base.Container(id, name, image, state, ip_addresses, driver, extra=None, created_at=None)[source]¶

Container.

Parameters

id (str) – Container id.
name (str) – The name of the container.
image (ContainerImage) – The image this container was deployed using.
state (libcloud.container.types.ContainerState) – The state of the container, e.g. running
ip_addresses (list of str) – A list of IP addresses for this container
driver (ContainerDriver) – ContainerDriver instance.
extra (dict) – (optional) Extra attributes (driver specific).

class libcloud.container.base.ContainerImage(id, name, path, version, driver, extra=None)[source]¶

Container Image.

Parameters

id (str) – Container Image id.
name (str) – The name of the image.
path (str) – The path to the image
version (str) – The version of the image
driver (ContainerDriver) – ContainerDriver instance.
extra (dict) – (optional) Extra attributes (driver specific).

class libcloud.container.base.ContainerCluster(id, name, driver, extra=None)[source]¶

A cluster group for containers

Parameters

id (str) – Container Image id.
name (str) – The name of the image.
driver (ContainerDriver) – ContainerDriver instance.
extra (dict) – (optional) Extra attributes (driver specific).

class libcloud.container.base.ClusterLocation(id, name, country, driver)[source]¶

A physical location where clusters can be.

>>> from libcloud.container.drivers.dummy import DummyContainerDriver
>>> driver = DummyContainerDriver(0)
>>> location = driver.list_locations()[0]
>>> location.country
'US'

Parameters

id (str) – Location ID.
name (str) – Location name.
country (str) – Location country.
driver (ContainerDriver) – Driver this location belongs to.