[GitHub] [libcloud] r2ronoha opened a new issue #1334: Softlayer Servers always created with Hourly Billing (regardless of ex_hourly value)

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r2ronoha opened a new issue #1334: Softlayer Servers always created with Hourly Billing (regardless of ex_hourly value)
URL: https://github.com/apache/libcloud/issues/1334
 
 
   ## Summary
   
   Softlayer server are always created as Hourly Billing, regardless of what value (False / True) is passed on the ex_hourly parameter to deploy_server or create_server
   
   ## Detailed Information
   
   In the create_node method of the Softlayer driver, the ex_hourly parameter is converted to string ('true' / 'false') to forward it in the data to the createObject method of the Softlayer API.
   Nonetheless, the API is expecting a boolean param, and it is setting the default value (hourly = true), resulting in always creating hourly billed instances.
   
   - Test via libcloud to set Monthly Billing (ex_hourly = False):
   -- Formatted data:
   `{'domain': 'wandera.com', 'localDiskFlag': 'true', 'maxMemory': '4', 'blockDevices': [{'device': '0', 'diskImage': {'capacity': 100}}], 'networkComponents': [{'maxSpeed': 100}], 'datacenter': {'name': 'tor01'}, 'hourlyBillingFlag': 'false', 'hostname': '8ba73c347069993d.node.tor01.ca', 'startCpus': '2', 'operatingSystemReferenceCode': 'UBUNTU_18_64', 'sshKeys': [{'id': 1397799}]}`
   -- Setting: `'hourlyBillingFlag': 'false'`
   -- Result: Server created with Hourly Billing
   
   I did some manual tests directly to the SL API:
   
   - Same format as libcloud:
   -- Request:
   `curl -X POST --data '{"parameters":[[{"domain":"wandera.com","localDiskFlag":"true","maxMemory":"4","blockDevices":[{"device":"0","diskImage":{"capacity":100}}],"networkComponents":[{"maxSpeed":100}],"datacenter":{"name":"tor01"},"hourlyBillingFlag":"false","hostname":"8ba73c347069993d.node.tor01.ca","startCpus":"2","operatingSystemReferenceCode":"UBUNTU_18_64","sshKeys":[{"id":1397799}]}]]}' -u <username>:<api_token> https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/createObjects.json`
   -- Setting: `"hourlyBillingFlag": "false"`
   -- Result: Server created with Hourly Billing
   
   - Sent as boolean:
   -- Request:
   `curl -X POST --data '{"parameters":[[{"domain":"wandera.com","localDiskFlag":"true","maxMemory":"4","blockDevices":[{"device":"0","diskImage":{"capater":{"name":"tor01"},"hourlyBillingFlag":false,"hostname":"a2345678912345678.node.tor01.ca","startCpus":"2","operatingSystemReferenceCode":"UBUNTU_18_64","sshKeys":[{"id":1397799}]}]]}' -u <username>:<api_token> https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/createObjects.json`
   -- Setting: `"hourlyBillingFlag": false`
   -- Result: Server created with Monthly Billing

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