A VPP Configuration Utility

This tool reads a configuration file, checks it for syntax and semantic correctness, and then reconciles a running VPP daemon with its configuration. It is meant to be re-entrant and stateless. The tool connects to the VPP API and creates/removes all of the configuration in a minimally intrusive way.

NOTE This code is under development, and probably won't work well until this note is removed. If you're interested in helping, reach out to <pim at ipng dot ch> to discuss options.

Building

This program expects Python3 and PIP to be installed. It's known to work on OpenBSD and Debian.

sudo pip3 install argparse
sudo pip3 install yamale
sudo pip3 install pyyaml
sudo pip3 install pyinstaller

## Ensure all unittests pass.
./tests.py -d -t unittest/yaml/*.yaml

## Build the tool
pyinstaller vppcfg.spec --onefile
dist/vppcfg -h

Running

usage: vppcfg [-h] [-d] [-q] [-f] {check,dump,plan,apply} ...

positional arguments:
  {check,dump,plan,apply}
    check               check given YAML config for validity (no VPP)
    dump                dump current running VPP configuration (VPP readonly)
    plan                plan changes from current VPP dataplane to target config (VPP readonly)
    apply               apply changes from current VPP dataplane to target config

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d, --debug           enable debug logging, default False
  -q, --quiet           be quiet (only warnings/errors), default False
  -f, --force           force progress despite warnings, default False

Please see vppcfg <command> -h   for per-command arguments

Documentation

Main user-focused documentation:

• YAML Configuration Guide
• User Guide

Developer deep-dives:

• Validation
• Path Planning
• Design - Reconciliation