Turn VPPApi into a threadsafe object

It now is tolerant to VPP restarts. Upon initialization, we connect(),
blocking all but the first thread from trying. The rest will see
self.connected=True and move on.

Then, on each/any error, call vpp.disconect() and set connected=False
which will make any subsequent AgentX updater run force a reconnect.

vpp-snmp-agent.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 from vppstats import VPPStats
-import vppapi
+from vppapi import VPPApi
 import time
 import pyagentx
 import logging
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ class ifMtu(pyagentx.Updater):
     def update(self):
         global vppstat, vpp
         vppstat.connect()
+        vpp.connect()
 
-        ifaces = vppapi.get_ifaces(vpp)
+        ifaces = vpp.get_ifaces()
 
         for i in range(len(vppstat['/if/names'])):
             ifname = vppstat['/if/names'][i]
@@ -69,8 +70,9 @@ class ifSpeed(pyagentx.Updater):
     def update(self):
         global vppstat, vpp
         vppstat.connect()
+        vpp.connect()
 
-        ifaces = vppapi.get_ifaces(vpp)
+        ifaces = vpp.get_ifaces()
 
         for i in range(len(vppstat['/if/names'])):
             ifname = vppstat['/if/names'][i]
@@ -91,8 +93,9 @@ class ifAdminStatus(pyagentx.Updater):
     def update(self):
         global vppstat, vpp
         vppstat.connect()
+        vpp.connect()
 
-        ifaces = vppapi.get_ifaces(vpp)
+        ifaces = vpp.get_ifaces()
 
         for i in range(len(vppstat['/if/names'])):
             ifname = vppstat['/if/names'][i]
@@ -112,8 +115,9 @@ class ifOperStatus(pyagentx.Updater):
     def update(self):
         global vppstat, vpp
         vppstat.connect()
+        vpp.connect()
 
-        ifaces = vppapi.get_ifaces(vpp)
+        ifaces = vpp.get_ifaces()
 
         for i in range(len(vppstat['/if/names'])):
             ifname = vppstat['/if/names'][i]
@@ -133,8 +137,9 @@ class ifPhysAddress(pyagentx.Updater):
     def update(self):
         global vppstat, vpp
         vppstat.connect()
+        vpp.connect()
 
-        ifaces = vppapi.get_ifaces(vpp)
+        ifaces = vpp.get_ifaces()
 
         for i in range(len(vppstat['/if/names'])):
             ifname = vppstat['/if/names'][i]
@@ -280,8 +285,9 @@ class ifHighSpeed(pyagentx.Updater):
     def update(self):
         global vppstat, vpp
         vppstat.connect()
+        vpp.connect()
 
-        ifaces = vppapi.get_ifaces(vpp)
+        ifaces = vpp.get_ifaces()
 
         for i in range(len(vppstat['/if/names'])):
             ifname = vppstat['/if/names'][i]
@@ -480,8 +486,8 @@ def main():
     vppstat = VPPStats(socketname='/run/vpp/stats.sock', timeout=2)
     vppstat.connect()
 
-    vpp = vppapi.vpp_connect()
+    vpp = VPPApi()
-    if not vpp:
+    if not vpp.connect():
         logger.error("Can't connect to VPP API, bailing")
         return
 
@@ -495,6 +501,7 @@ def main():
         a.stop()
 
     vppstat.disconnect()
+    vpp.disconnect()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

vppapi.py

@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@ class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
         pass
 
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('pyagentx.vppapi')
+class VPPApi():
-logger.addHandler(NullHandler())
+    def __init__(self, address='/run/vpp/api.sock'):
+        self.address = address
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+        self.connected = False
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger('pyagentx.vppapi')
+        self.logger.addHandler(NullHandler())
+        self.vpp = None
 
-vpp_lock = threading.Lock()
+    def connect(self):
-
+        self.lock.acquire()
-
+        if self.connected:
-def vpp_connect():
+            self.lock.release()
-    global logger
+            return True
 
         vpp_json_dir = '/usr/share/vpp/api/'
 
@@ -33,53 +39,55 @@ def vpp_connect():
                 jsonfiles.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
 
         if not jsonfiles:
-        logger.error('no json api files found')
+            self.logger.error('no json api files found')
+            self.lock.release()
             return False
 
-    vpp = VPPApiClient(apifiles=jsonfiles, server_address='/run/vpp/api.sock')
+        self.vpp = VPPApiClient(apifiles=jsonfiles,
+                                server_address=self.address)
         try:
-        vpp.connect('vpp-snmp-agent')
+            self.logger.info('Connecting to VPP')
+            self.vpp.connect('vpp-snmp-agent')
         except:
+            self.lock.release()
             return False
 
-    v = vpp.api.show_version()
+        v = self.vpp.api.show_version()
-    logger.info('VPP version is %s' % v.version)
+        self.logger.info('VPP version is %s' % v.version)
 
-    return vpp
+        self.connected = True
+        self.lock.release()
+        return True
 
+    def disconnect(self):
+        if not self.connected:
+            return True
+        self.vpp.disconnect()
+        self.connected = False
+        return True
 
-def get_iface(vpp, ifname):
+    def get_ifaces(self):
-    global logger
-
-    vpp_lock.acquire()
-    iface_list = vpp.api.sw_interface_dump(name_filter=ifname,
-                                           name_filter_valid=True)
-    if not iface_list:
-        logger.error("Can't get interface %s" % ifname)
-        vpp_lock.release()
-        return None
-
-    for iface in iface_list:
-        if iface.interface_name == ifname:
-            vpp_lock.release()
-            return iface
-    vpp_lock.release()
-    return None
-
-
-def get_ifaces(vpp):
-    global logger
-
-    vpp_lock.acquire()
         ret = {}
-    iface_list = vpp.api.sw_interface_dump()
+        if not self.connected:
+            return ret
+
+        self.lock.acquire()
+        try:
+            iface_list = self.vpp.api.sw_interface_dump()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error("VPP communication error, disconnecting", e)
+            self.vpp.disconnect()
+            self.connected = False
+            self.lock.release()
+            return ret
+
         if not iface_list:
-        logger.error("Can't get interface list")
+            self.logger.error("Can't get interface list")
-        vpp_lock.release()
+            self.lock.release()
             return ret
 
         for iface in iface_list:
             ret[iface.interface_name] = iface
 
-    vpp_lock.release()
+        self.lock.release()
         return ret