novaclient.v2.client module

class novaclient.v2.client.Client(api_version=None, auth=None, auth_token=None, auth_url=None, cacert=None, cert=None, direct_use=True, endpoint_override=None, endpoint_type='publicURL', extensions=None, http_log_debug=False, insecure=False, logger=None, os_cache=False, password=None, project_domain_id=None, project_domain_name=None, project_id=None, project_name=None, region_name=None, service_name=None, service_type='compute', session=None, timeout=None, timings=False, user_domain_id=None, user_domain_name=None, user_id=None, username=None, **kwargs)

Bases: object

Top-level object to access the OpenStack Compute API.

Warning

All scripts and projects should not initialize this class directly. It should be done via novaclient.client.Client interface.

Initialization of Client object.

Parameters:

  • api_version (novaclient.api_versions.APIVersion) – Compute API version

  • auth (str) – Auth

  • auth_token (str) – Auth token

  • auth_url (str) – Auth URL

  • cacert (str) – ca-certificate

  • cert (str) – certificate

  • direct_use (bool) – Inner variable of novaclient. Do not use it outside novaclient. It’s restricted.

  • endpoint_override (str) – Bypass URL

  • endpoint_type (str) – Endpoint Type

  • extensions (str) – Extensions

  • http_log_debug (bool) – Enable debugging for HTTP connections

  • insecure (bool) – Allow insecure

  • logger (logging.Logger) – Logger instance to be used for all logging stuff

  • password (str) – User password

  • os_cache (bool) – OS cache

  • project_domain_id (str) – ID of project domain

  • project_domain_name (str) – Name of project domain

  • project_id (str) – Project/Tenant ID

  • project_name (str) – Project/Tenant name

  • region_name (str) – Region Name

  • service_name (str) – Service Name

  • service_type (str) – Service Type

  • session (str) – Session

  • timeout (float) – API timeout, None or 0 disables

  • timings (bool) – Timings

  • user_domain_id (str) – ID of user domain

  • user_domain_name (str) – Name of user domain

  • user_id (str) – User ID

  • username (str) – Username

property api_version
get_timings()
reset_timings()