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[2/3] incubator-ariatosca git commit: ARIA-48 cli

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/cli/commands/service_templates.py
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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import os
+import json
+
+from .. import utils
+from .. import csar
+from ..cli import aria
+from .. import service_template_utils
+from ..table import print_data
+from ..exceptions import AriaCliError
+from ...core import Core
+from ...exceptions import AriaException
+
+
+DESCRIPTION_LIMIT = 20
+SERVICE_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS = \
+    ['id', 'name', 'main_file_name', 'created_at', 'updated_at']
+
+
+@aria.group(name='service-templates')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+def service_templates():
+    """Handle service templates on the manager
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='show',
+                           short_help='Show service template information')
+@aria.argument('service-template-id')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def show(service_template_id, model_storage, logger):
+    """Show information for a specific service templates
+
+    `SERVICE_TEMPLATE_ID` is the id of the service template to show information on.
+    """
+    logger.info('Showing service template {0}...'.format(service_template_id))
+    service_template = model_storage.service_template.get(service_template_id)
+    services = [d.to_dict() for d in service_template.services]
+    service_template_dict = service_template.to_dict()
+    service_template_dict['#services'] = len(services)
+    columns = SERVICE_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS + ['#services']
+    print_data(columns, service_template_dict, 'Service-template:', max_width=50)
+
+    logger.info('Description:')
+    logger.info('{0}\n'.format(service_template_dict['description'].encode('UTF-8') or ''))
+
+    logger.info('Existing services:')
+    logger.info('{0}\n'.format(json.dumps([d['name'] for d in services])))
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='list',
+                           short_help='List service templates')
+@aria.options.sort_by()
+@aria.options.descending
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def list(sort_by, descending, model_storage, logger):
+    """List all service templates
+    """
+    def trim_description(service_template):
+        if service_template['description'] is not None:
+            if len(service_template['description']) >= DESCRIPTION_LIMIT:
+                service_template['description'] = '{0}..'.format(
+                    service_template['description'][:DESCRIPTION_LIMIT - 2])
+        else:
+            service_template['description'] = ''
+        return service_template
+
+    logger.info('Listing all service templates...')
+    service_templates = [trim_description(b.to_dict()) for b in model_storage.service_template.list(
+        sort=utils.storage_sort_param(sort_by, descending))]
+    print_data(SERVICE_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS, service_templates, 'Service templates:')
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='store',
+                           short_help='Store a service template')
+@aria.argument('service-template-path')
+@aria.argument('service-template-name')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_resource_storage
+@aria.pass_plugin_manager
+@aria.pass_logger
+def store(service_template_path, service_template_name, model_storage, resource_storage,
+          plugin_manager, logger):
+    """Store a service template
+
+    `SERVICE_TEMPLATE_PATH` is the path of the service template to store.
+
+    `SERVICE_TEMPLATE_NAME` is the name of the service template to store.
+    """
+    logger.info('Storing service template {0}...'.format(service_template_name))
+
+    service_template_path = service_template_utils.get(service_template_path)
+    core = Core(model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager)
+    core.create_service_template(service_template_path,
+                                 os.path.dirname(service_template_path),
+                                 service_template_name)
+
+    logger.info('Service template stored')
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='delete',
+                           short_help='Delete a service template')
+@aria.argument('service-template-id')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_resource_storage
+@aria.pass_plugin_manager
+@aria.pass_logger
+def delete(service_template_id, model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager, logger):
+    """Delete a service template
+    `SERVICE_TEMPLATE_ID` is the id of the service template to delete.
+    """
+    logger.info('Deleting service template {0}...'.format(service_template_id))
+    core = Core(model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager)
+    core.delete_service_template(service_template_id)
+    logger.info('Service template {0} deleted'.format(service_template_id))
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='inputs',
+                           short_help='Show service template inputs')
+@aria.argument('service-template-name')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def inputs(service_template_name, model_storage, logger):
+    """Show inputs for a specific service template
+
+    `SERVICE_TEMPLATE_NAME` is the name of the service template to show inputs for.
+    """
+    logger.info('Showing inputs for service template {0}...'.format(service_template_name))
+    print_service_template_inputs(model_storage, service_template_name)
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='validate',
+                           short_help='Validate a service template')
+@aria.argument('service-template')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_resource_storage
+@aria.pass_plugin_manager
+@aria.pass_logger
+def validate_service_template(service_template, model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager,
+                              logger):
+    """Validate a service template
+
+    `SERVICE_TEMPLATE` is the path or url of the service template or archive to validate.
+    """
+    logger.info('Validating service template: {0}'.format(service_template))
+    service_template_path = service_template_utils.get(service_template)
+    core = Core(model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager)
+
+    try:
+        core.validate_service_template(service_template_path)
+    except AriaException as e:
+        # TODO: gather errors from parser and dump them via CLI?
+        raise AriaCliError(str(e))
+
+    logger.info('Service template validated successfully')
+
+
+@service_templates.command(name='create-archive',
+                           short_help='Create a csar archive')
+@aria.argument('service-template-path')
+@aria.argument('destination')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_logger
+def create_archive(service_template_path, destination, logger):
+    """Create a csar archive
+
+    `service_template_path` is the path of the service template to create the archive from
+    `destination` is the path of the output csar archive
+    """
+    logger.info('Creating a csar archive')
+    csar.write(os.path.dirname(service_template_path), service_template_path, destination, logger)
+    logger.info('Csar archive created at {0}'.format(destination))
+
+
+@aria.pass_logger
+def print_service_template_inputs(model_storage, service_template_name, logger):
+    service_template = model_storage.service_template.get_by_name(service_template_name)
+
+    logger.info('Service template inputs:')
+    if service_template.inputs:
+        logger.info(utils.get_parameter_templates_as_string(service_template.inputs))
+    else:
+        logger.info('\tNo inputs')

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import os
+from StringIO import StringIO
+
+from . import service_templates
+from ..cli import aria, helptexts
+from ..exceptions import AriaCliError
+from ..table import print_data
+from ..utils import storage_sort_param
+from ...core import Core
+from ...exceptions import AriaException
+
+
+SERVICE_COLUMNS = ['id', 'name', 'service_template_name', 'created_at', 'updated_at']
+
+
+@aria.group(name='services')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+def services():
+    """Handle services
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@services.command(name='list', short_help='List services')
+@aria.options.service_template_id()
+@aria.options.sort_by()
+@aria.options.descending
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def list(service_template_id,
+         sort_by,
+         descending,
+         model_storage,
+         logger):
+    """List services
+
+    If `--service-template-id` is provided, list services for that service template.
+    Otherwise, list services for all service templates.
+    """
+    if service_template_id:
+        logger.info('Listing services for service template {0}...'.format(
+            service_template_id))
+        service_template = model_storage.service_template.get(service_template_id)
+        filters = dict(service_template=service_template)
+    else:
+        logger.info('Listing all service...')
+        filters = {}
+
+    services = [d.to_dict() for d in model_storage.service.list(
+        sort=storage_sort_param(sort_by=sort_by, descending=descending),
+        filters=filters)]
+    print_data(SERVICE_COLUMNS, services, 'Services:')
+
+
+@services.command(name='create',
+                  short_help='Create a services')
+@aria.argument('service-name', required=False)
+@aria.options.service_template_name(required=True)
+@aria.options.inputs
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_resource_storage
+@aria.pass_plugin_manager
+@aria.pass_logger
+def create(service_template_name,
+           service_name,
+           inputs,
+           model_storage,
+           resource_storage,
+           plugin_manager,
+           logger):
+    """Create a service
+
+    `SERVICE_NAME` is the name of the service you'd like to create.
+
+    """
+    logger.info('Creating new service from service template {0}...'.format(
+        service_template_name))
+
+    try:
+        core = Core(model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager)
+        service = core.create_service(service_template_name, inputs, service_name)
+    except AriaException as e:
+        logger.info(str(e))
+        service_templates.print_service_template_inputs(model_storage, service_template_name)
+        raise AriaCliError(str(e))
+
+    logger.info("Service created. The service's name is {0}".format(service.name))
+
+
+@services.command(name='delete',
+                  short_help='Delete a service')
+@aria.argument('service-name')
+@aria.options.force(help=helptexts.IGNORE_RUNNING_NODES)
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_resource_storage
+@aria.pass_plugin_manager
+@aria.pass_logger
+def delete(service_name, force, model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager, logger):
+    """Delete a service
+
+    `SERVICE_NAME` is the name of the service to delete.
+    """
+    logger.info('Deleting service {0}...'.format(service_name))
+    core = Core(model_storage, resource_storage, plugin_manager)
+    core.delete_service(service_name, force=force)
+    logger.info('Service {0} deleted'.format(service_name))
+
+
+@services.command(name='outputs',
+                  short_help='Show service outputs')
+@aria.argument('service-name')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def outputs(service_name, model_storage, logger):
+    """Show outputs for a specific service
+
+    `SERVICE_NAME` is the name of the service to print outputs for.
+    """
+    logger.info('Showing outputs for service {0}...'.format(service_name))
+    service = model_storage.service.get_by_name(service_name)
+    #TODO fix this section..
+    outputs_def = service.outputs
+    response = model_storage.service.outputs.get(service_name)
+    outputs_ = StringIO()
+    for output_name, output in response.outputs.iteritems():
+        outputs_.write(' - "{0}":{1}'.format(output_name, os.linesep))
+        description = outputs_def[output_name].get('description', '')
+        outputs_.write('     Description: {0}{1}'.format(description,
+                                                         os.linesep))
+        outputs_.write('     Value: {0}{1}'.format(output, os.linesep))
+    logger.info(outputs_.getvalue())
+
+
+@services.command(name='inputs',
+                  short_help='Show service inputs')
+@aria.argument('service-name')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def inputs(service_name, model_storage, logger):
+    """Show inputs for a specific service
+
+    `SERVICE_NAME` is the id of the service to print inputs for.
+    """
+    logger.info('Showing inputs for service {0}...'.format(service_name))
+    service = model_storage.service.get_by_name(service_name)
+    if service.inputs:
+        inputs_ = StringIO()
+        for input_name, input in service.inputs.iteritems():
+            inputs_.write(' - "{0}":{1}'.format(input_name, os.linesep))
+            inputs_.write('     Value: {0}{1}'.format(input.value, os.linesep))
+        logger.info(inputs_.getvalue())
+    else:
+        logger.info('\tNo inputs')
+    logger.info('')

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from ..table import print_data
+from .. import utils
+from ..cli import aria
+from ..exceptions import AriaCliError
+from ...storage.exceptions import StorageError
+
+WORKFLOW_COLUMNS = ['name', 'service_template_name', 'service_name']
+
+
+@aria.group(name='workflows')
+def workflows():
+    """Handle service workflows
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@workflows.command(name='show',
+                   short_help='Show workflow information')
+@aria.argument('workflow-name')
+@aria.options.service_name(required=True)
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def show(workflow_name, service_name, model_storage, logger):
+    """Show information for a specific workflow of a specific service
+
+    `WORKFLOW_NAME` is the name of the workflow to get information on.
+    """
+    try:
+        logger.info('Retrieving workflow {0} for service {1}'.format(
+            workflow_name, service_name))
+        service = model_storage.service.get(service_name)
+        workflow = next((wf for wf in service.workflows if
+                         wf.name == workflow_name), None)
+        if not workflow:
+            raise AriaCliError(
+                'Workflow {0} not found for service {1}'.format(workflow_name, service_name))
+    except StorageError:
+        raise AriaCliError('service {0} not found'.format(service_name))
+
+    defaults = {
+        'service_template_name': service.service_template_name,
+        'service_name': service.name
+    }
+    print_data(WORKFLOW_COLUMNS, workflow, 'Workflows:', defaults=defaults)
+
+    # print workflow parameters
+    mandatory_params = dict()
+    optional_params = dict()
+    for param_name, param in workflow.parameters.iteritems():
+        params_group = optional_params if 'default' in param else \
+            mandatory_params
+        params_group[param_name] = param
+
+    logger.info('Workflow Parameters:')
+    logger.info('\tMandatory Parameters:')
+    for param_name, param in mandatory_params.iteritems():
+        if 'description' in param:
+            logger.info('\t\t{0}\t({1})'.format(param_name,
+                                                param['description']))
+        else:
+            logger.info('\t\t{0}'.format(param_name))
+
+    logger.info('\tOptional Parameters:')
+    for param_name, param in optional_params.iteritems():
+        if 'description' in param:
+            logger.info('\t\t{0}: \t{1}\t({2})'.format(
+                param_name, param['default'], param['description']))
+        else:
+            logger.info('\t\t{0}: \t{1}'.format(param_name,
+                                                param['default']))
+    logger.info('')
+
+
+@workflows.command(name='list',
+                   short_help='List workflows for a service')
+@aria.options.service_name(required=True)
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.pass_model_storage
+@aria.pass_logger
+def list(service_name, model_storage, logger):
+    """List all workflows of a specific service
+    """
+    logger.info('Listing workflows for service {0}...'.format(service_name))
+    service = model_storage.service.get_by_name(service_name)
+    workflows = [wf.to_dict() for wf in sorted(service.workflows.values(), key=lambda w: w.name)]
+
+    defaults = {
+        'service_template_name': service.service_template_name,
+        'service_name': service.name
+    }
+    print_data(WORKFLOW_COLUMNS, workflows, 'Workflows:', defaults=defaults)

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-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
-# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-"""
-CLI configuration
-"""
-
-import os
-import logging
-from getpass import getuser
-from tempfile import gettempdir
-
-from yaml import safe_load
-
-from .storage import config_file_path
-
-# path to a file where cli logs will be saved.
-logging_filename = os.path.join(gettempdir(), 'aria_cli_{0}.log'.format(getuser()))
-# loggers log level to show
-logger_level = logging.INFO
-# loggers log level to show
-colors = True
-
-import_resolver = None
-
-
-def load_configurations():
-    """
-    Dynamically load attributes into the config module from the ``config.yaml`` defined in the user
-    configuration directory
-    """
-    config_path = config_file_path()
-    with open(config_path) as config_file:
-        globals().update(safe_load(config_file) or {})

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import os
+import yaml
+import pkg_resources
+
+from jinja2.environment import Template
+
+
+class CliConfig(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, config_path):
+        with open(config_path) as f:
+            self._config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_config(cls, workdir):
+        config_path = os.path.join(workdir, 'config.yaml')
+        if not os.path.isfile(config_path):
+            config_template = pkg_resources.resource_string(
+                __package__,
+                'config_template.yaml')
+
+            default_values = {
+                'log_path': os.path.join(workdir, 'cli.log'),
+                'enable_colors': True
+            }
+
+            template = Template(config_template)
+            rendered = template.render(**default_values)
+            with open(config_path, 'w') as f:
+                f.write(rendered)
+                f.write(os.linesep)
+
+        return cls(config_path)
+
+    @property
+    def colors(self):
+        return self._config.get('colors', False)
+
+    @property
+    def logging(self):
+        return self.Logging(self._config.get('logging'))
+
+    class Logging(object):
+
+        def __init__(self, logging):
+            self._logging = logging or {}
+
+        @property
+        def filename(self):
+            return self._logging.get('filename')
+
+        @property
+        def loggers(self):
+            return self._logging.get('loggers', {})

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diff --git a/aria/cli/config/config_template.yaml b/aria/cli/config/config_template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13f2cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aria/cli/config/config_template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+colors: {{ enable_colors }}
+
+logging:
+
+  # path to a file where cli logs will be saved.
+  filename: {{ log_path }}
+
+  # configuring level per logger
+  loggers:
+
+    # main logger of the cli. provides basic descriptions for executed operations.
+    aria.cli.main: info

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diff --git a/aria/cli/constants.py b/aria/cli/constants.py
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index 0000000..67c094d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aria/cli/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+SAMPLE_SERVICE_TEMPLATE_FILENAME = 'service_template.yaml'
+HELP_TEXT_COLUMN_BUFFER = 5

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/cli/csar.py
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diff --git a/aria/cli/csar.py b/aria/cli/csar.py
index b185f46..5ab581b 100644
--- a/aria/cli/csar.py
+++ b/aria/cli/csar.py
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
+import logging
 import pprint
 import tempfile
 import zipfile
 
 import requests
-from ruamel import yaml # @UnresolvedImport
+from ruamel import yaml
 
 
 META_FILE = 'TOSCA-Metadata/TOSCA.meta'
@@ -167,5 +168,11 @@ class _CSARReader(object):
                     f.write(chunk)
 
 
-def read(source, destination, logger):
+def read(source, destination=None, logger=None):
+    destination = destination or tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    logger = logger or logging.getLogger('dummy')
     return _CSARReader(source=source, destination=destination, logger=logger)
+
+
+def is_csar_archive(source):
+    return source.endswith('.csar')

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/cli/dry.py
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diff --git a/aria/cli/dry.py b/aria/cli/dry.py
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index 82faf42..0000000
--- a/aria/cli/dry.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
-# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from threading import RLock
-
-from ..modeling import models
-from ..orchestrator.decorators import operation
-from ..utils.collections import OrderedDict
-from ..utils.console import puts, Colored
-from ..utils.formatting import safe_repr
-
-
-_TERMINAL_LOCK = RLock()
-
-
-def convert_to_dry(service):
-    """
-    Converts all operations on the service (on workflows, node interfaces, and relationship
-    interfaces) to run dryly.
-    """
-
-    for workflow in service.workflows:
-        convert_operation_to_dry(workflow)
-
-    for node in service.nodes.itervalues():
-        for interface in node.interfaces.itervalues():
-            for oper in interface.operations.itervalues():
-                convert_operation_to_dry(oper)
-        for relationship in node.outbound_relationships:
-            for interface in relationship.interfaces.itervalues():
-                for oper in interface.operations.itervalues():
-                    convert_operation_to_dry(oper)
-
-
-def convert_operation_to_dry(oper):
-    """
-    Converts a single :class:`Operation` to run dryly.
-    """
-
-    plugin = oper.plugin_specification.name \
-        if oper.plugin_specification is not None else None
-    if oper.inputs is None:
-        oper.inputs = OrderedDict()
-    oper.inputs['_implementation'] = models.Parameter(name='_implementation',
-                                                      type_name='string',
-                                                      value=oper.implementation)
-    oper.inputs['_plugin'] = models.Parameter(name='_plugin',
-                                              type_name='string',
-                                              value=plugin)
-    oper.implementation = '{0}.{1}'.format(__name__, 'dry_operation')
-    oper.plugin_specification = None
-
-
-@operation
-def dry_operation(ctx, _plugin, _implementation, **kwargs):
-    """
-    The dry operation simply prints out information about the operation to the console.
-    """
-
-    with _TERMINAL_LOCK:
-        print ctx.name
-        if hasattr(ctx, 'relationship'):
-            puts('> Relationship: {0} -> {1}'.format(
-                Colored.red(ctx.relationship.source_node.name),
-                Colored.red(ctx.relationship.target_node.name)))
-        else:
-            puts('> Node: {0}'.format(Colored.red(ctx.node.name)))
-        puts('  Operation: {0}'.format(Colored.green(ctx.name)))
-        _dump_implementation(_plugin, _implementation)
-
-
-def _dump_implementation(plugin, implementation):
-    if plugin:
-        puts('  Plugin: {0}'.format(Colored.magenta(plugin, bold=True)))
-    if implementation:
-        puts('  Implementation: {0}'.format(Colored.magenta(safe_repr(implementation))))

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diff --git a/aria/cli/env.py b/aria/cli/env.py
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index 0000000..5d34141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aria/cli/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import os
+import json
+import pkgutil
+
+from .config import config
+from .logger import Logging
+from .. import (application_model_storage, application_resource_storage)
+from ..orchestrator.plugin import PluginManager
+from ..storage.sql_mapi import SQLAlchemyModelAPI
+from ..storage.filesystem_rapi import FileSystemResourceAPI
+
+
+ARIA_DEFAULT_WORKDIR_NAME = '.aria'
+
+
+class Environment(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, workdir):
+
+        self._workdir = workdir
+        self._init_workdir()
+
+        self._config = config.CliConfig.create_config(workdir)
+        self._logging = Logging(self._config)
+
+        self._model_storage_dir = os.path.join(workdir, 'models')
+        self._resource_storage_dir = os.path.join(workdir, 'resources')
+        self._plugins_dir = os.path.join(workdir, 'plugins')
+
+        # initialized lazily
+        self._model_storage = None
+        self._resource_storage = None
+        self._plugin_manager = None
+
+    @property
+    def workdir(self):
+        return self._workdir
+
+    @property
+    def config(self):
+        return self._config
+
+    @property
+    def logging(self):
+        return self._logging
+
+    @property
+    def model_storage(self):
+        if not self._model_storage:
+            self._model_storage = self._init_sqlite_model_storage()
+        return self._model_storage
+
+    @property
+    def resource_storage(self):
+        if not self._resource_storage:
+            self._resource_storage = self._init_fs_resource_storage()
+        return self._resource_storage
+
+    @property
+    def plugin_manager(self):
+        if not self._plugin_manager:
+            self._plugin_manager = self._init_plugin_manager()
+        return self._plugin_manager
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_version_data():
+        data = pkgutil.get_data(__package__, 'VERSION')
+        return json.loads(data)
+
+    def _init_workdir(self):
+        if not os.path.exists(self._workdir):
+            os.makedirs(self._workdir)
+
+    def _init_sqlite_model_storage(self):
+        if not os.path.exists(self._model_storage_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self._model_storage_dir)
+
+        initiator_kwargs = dict(base_dir=self._model_storage_dir)
+        return application_model_storage(
+            SQLAlchemyModelAPI,
+            initiator_kwargs=initiator_kwargs)
+
+    def _init_fs_resource_storage(self):
+        if not os.path.exists(self._resource_storage_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self._resource_storage_dir)
+
+        fs_kwargs = dict(directory=self._resource_storage_dir)
+        return application_resource_storage(
+            FileSystemResourceAPI,
+            api_kwargs=fs_kwargs)
+
+    def _init_plugin_manager(self):
+        if not os.path.exists(self._plugins_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self._plugins_dir)
+
+        return PluginManager(self._model_storage, self._plugins_dir)
+
+
+env = Environment(os.path.join(
+    os.environ.get('ARIA_WORKDIR', os.path.expanduser('~')), ARIA_DEFAULT_WORKDIR_NAME))
+
+logger = env.logging.logger

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diff --git a/aria/cli/exceptions.py b/aria/cli/exceptions.py
index 6897731..89cfacd 100644
--- a/aria/cli/exceptions.py
+++ b/aria/cli/exceptions.py
@@ -13,59 +13,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""
-CLI various exception classes
-"""
 
+from ..exceptions import AriaError
 
-class AriaCliError(Exception):
-    """
-    General CLI Exception class
-    """
-    pass
-
-
-class AriaCliFormatInputsError(AriaCliError):
-    """
-    Raised when provided inputs are malformed.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, message, inputs):
-        self.inputs = inputs
-        super(AriaCliFormatInputsError, self).__init__(message)
-
-    def user_message(self):
-        """
-        Describes the format error in detail.
-        """
-        return (
-            'Invalid input format: {0}, '
-            'the expected format is: '
-            'key1=value1;key2=value2'.format(self.inputs))
 
-
-class AriaCliYAMLInputsError(AriaCliError):
-    """
-    Raised when an invalid yaml file is provided
-    """
+class AriaCliError(AriaError):
     pass
-
-
-class AriaCliInvalidInputsError(AriaCliFormatInputsError):
-    """
-    Raised when provided inputs are invalid.
-    """
-
-    def user_message(self):
-        """
-        Describes the error in detail.
-        """
-        return (
-            'Invalid input: {0}. input must represent a dictionary.\n'
-            'Valid values can be one of:\n'
-            '- a path to a YAML file\n'
-            '- a path to a directory containing YAML files\n'
-            '- a single quoted wildcard based path (e.g. "*-inputs.yaml")\n'
-            '- a string formatted as JSON\n'
-            '- a string formatted as key1=value1;key2=value2'.format(self.inputs)
-        )

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diff --git a/aria/cli/inputs.py b/aria/cli/inputs.py
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+++ b/aria/cli/inputs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import glob
+import yaml
+
+from .env import logger
+from.exceptions import AriaCliError
+
+
+def inputs_to_dict(resources):
+    """Returns a dictionary of inputs
+
+    `resources` can be:
+    - A list of files.
+    - A single file
+    - A directory containing multiple input files
+    - A key1=value1;key2=value2 pairs string.
+    - A string formatted as JSON/YAML.
+    - Wildcard based string (e.g. *-inputs.yaml)
+    """
+    if not resources:
+        return dict()
+
+    parsed_dict = {}
+
+    for resource in resources:
+        logger.debug('Processing inputs source: {0}'.format(resource))
+        # Workflow parameters always pass an empty dictionary. We ignore it
+        if isinstance(resource, basestring):
+            try:
+                parsed_dict.update(_parse_single_input(resource))
+            except AriaCliError:
+                raise AriaCliError(
+                    "Invalid input: {0}. It must represent a dictionary. "
+                    "Valid values can be one of:\n "
+                    "- A path to a YAML file\n "
+                    "- A path to a directory containing YAML files\n "
+                    "- A single quoted wildcard based path "
+                    "(e.g. '*-inputs.yaml')\n "
+                    "- A string formatted as JSON/YAML\n "
+                    "- A string formatted as key1=value1;key2=value2".format(
+                        resource))
+    return parsed_dict
+
+
+def _parse_single_input(resource):
+    try:
+        # parse resource as string representation of a dictionary
+        return plain_string_to_dict(resource)
+    except AriaCliError:
+        input_files = glob.glob(resource)
+        parsed_dict = dict()
+        if os.path.isdir(resource):
+            for input_file in os.listdir(resource):
+                parsed_dict.update(
+                    _parse_yaml_path(os.path.join(resource, input_file)))
+        elif input_files:
+            for input_file in input_files:
+                parsed_dict.update(_parse_yaml_path(input_file))
+        else:
+            parsed_dict.update(_parse_yaml_path(resource))
+    return parsed_dict
+
+
+def _parse_yaml_path(resource):
+
+    try:
+        # if resource is a path - parse as a yaml file
+        if os.path.isfile(resource):
+            with open(resource) as f:
+                content = yaml.load(f.read())
+        else:
+            # parse resource content as yaml
+            content = yaml.load(resource)
+    except yaml.error.YAMLError as e:
+        raise AriaCliError("'{0}' is not a valid YAML. {1}".format(
+            resource, str(e)))
+
+    # Emtpy files return None
+    content = content or dict()
+    if not isinstance(content, dict):
+        raise AriaCliError()
+
+    return content
+
+
+def plain_string_to_dict(input_string):
+    input_string = input_string.strip()
+    input_dict = {}
+    mapped_inputs = input_string.split(';')
+    for mapped_input in mapped_inputs:
+        mapped_input = mapped_input.strip()
+        if not mapped_input:
+            continue
+        split_mapping = mapped_input.split('=')
+        try:
+            key = split_mapping[0].strip()
+            value = split_mapping[1].strip()
+        except IndexError:
+            raise AriaCliError(
+                "Invalid input format: {0}, the expected format is: "
+                "key1=value1;key2=value2".format(input_string))
+        input_dict[key] = value
+    return input_dict

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+++ b/aria/cli/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import os
+import copy
+import logging
+import logging.config
+
+
+HIGH_VERBOSE = 3
+MEDIUM_VERBOSE = 2
+LOW_VERBOSE = 1
+NO_VERBOSE = 0
+
+DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG = {
+    "version": 1,
+    "formatters": {
+        "file": {
+            "format": "%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s"
+        },
+        "console": {
+            "format": "%(message)s"
+        }
+    },
+    "handlers": {
+        "file": {
+            "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
+            "formatter": "file",
+            "maxBytes": "5000000",
+            "backupCount": "20"
+        },
+        "console": {
+            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            "stream": "ext://sys.stdout",
+            "formatter": "console"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+class Logging(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self._log_file = None
+        self._verbosity_level = NO_VERBOSE
+        self._all_loggers = []
+        self._configure_loggers(config)
+        self._lgr = logging.getLogger('aria.cli.main')
+
+    @property
+    def logger(self):
+        return self._lgr
+
+    @property
+    def log_file(self):
+        return self._log_file
+
+    @property
+    def verbosity_level(self):
+        return self._verbosity_level
+
+    def is_high_verbose_level(self):
+        return self.verbosity_level == HIGH_VERBOSE
+
+    @verbosity_level.setter
+    def verbosity_level(self, level):
+        self._verbosity_level = level
+        if self.is_high_verbose_level():
+            for logger_name in self._all_loggers:
+                logging.getLogger(logger_name).setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    def _configure_loggers(self, config):
+        loggers_config = config.logging.loggers
+        logfile = config.logging.filename
+
+        logger_dict = copy.deepcopy(DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG)
+        if logfile:
+            # set filename on file handler
+            logger_dict['handlers']['file']['filename'] = logfile
+            logfile_dir = os.path.dirname(logfile)
+            if not os.path.exists(logfile_dir):
+                os.makedirs(logfile_dir)
+            self._log_file = logfile
+        else:
+            del logger_dict['handlers']['file']
+
+        # add handlers to all loggers
+        loggers = {}
+        for logger_name in loggers_config:
+            loggers[logger_name] = dict(handlers=list(logger_dict['handlers'].keys()))
+        logger_dict['loggers'] = loggers
+
+        # set level for all loggers
+        for logger_name, logging_level in loggers_config.iteritems():
+            log = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+            level = logging._levelNames[logging_level.upper()]
+            log.setLevel(level)
+            self._all_loggers.append(logger_name)
+
+        logging.config.dictConfig(logger_dict)

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+++ b/aria/cli/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+#TODO handle
+if __name__ == '__main__' and __package__ is None:
+    import aria.cli
+    __package__ = 'aria.cli'
+
+# from . import env
+from . import logger
+from .cli import aria
+from .commands import service_templates
+from .commands import node_templates
+from .commands import services
+from .commands import nodes
+from .commands import workflows
+from .commands import executions
+from .commands import plugins
+from .commands import logs
+from .. import install_aria_extensions
+
+
+@aria.group(name='aria')
+@aria.options.verbose()
+@aria.options.version
+def _aria():
+    """ARIA's Command Line Interface
+
+    To activate bash-completion. Run: `eval "$(_ARIA_COMPLETE=source aria)"`
+
+    ARIA's working directory resides by default in ~/.aria. To change it, set
+    the environment variable `ARIA_WORKDIR` to something else (e.g. /tmp/).
+    """
+    aria.set_cli_except_hook()
+
+
+def _register_commands():
+    """
+    Register the CLI's commands.
+    """
+
+    _aria.add_command(service_templates.service_templates)
+    _aria.add_command(node_templates.node_templates)
+    _aria.add_command(services.services)
+    _aria.add_command(nodes.nodes)
+    _aria.add_command(workflows.workflows)
+    _aria.add_command(executions.executions)
+    _aria.add_command(plugins.plugins)
+    _aria.add_command(logs.logs)
+
+
+_register_commands()
+
+
+def main():
+    install_aria_extensions()
+    _aria()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

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@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+from urlparse import urlparse
+
+from . import csar
+from . import utils
+from .exceptions import AriaCliError
+from .constants import SAMPLE_SERVICE_TEMPLATE_FILENAME
+from ..utils import archive as archive_utils
+
+
+def get(source, service_template_filename=SAMPLE_SERVICE_TEMPLATE_FILENAME):
+    """Get a source and return a path to the main service template file
+
+    The behavior based on then source argument content is:
+        -
+        - local archive:
+            extract it locally and return path service template file
+        - local yaml file: return the file
+        - URL:
+            - return it (download=False)
+            - download and get service template from downloaded file (download=True)
+        - github repo:
+            - map it to a URL and return it (download=False)
+            - download and get service template from downloaded file (download=True)
+
+    Supported archive types are: csar, zip, tar, tar.gz and tar.bz2
+
+    :param source: Path/URL/github repo to archive/service-template file
+    :type source: str
+    :param service_template_filename: Path to service template (if source is an archive file)
+    :type service_template_filename: str
+    :param download: Download service template file if source is URL/github repo
+    :type download: bool
+    :return: Path to file (if archive/service-template file passed) or url
+    :rtype: str
+
+    """
+    if urlparse(source).scheme:
+        downloaded_file = utils.download_file(source)
+        return _get_service_template_file_from_archive(
+            downloaded_file, service_template_filename)
+    elif os.path.isfile(source):
+        if _is_archive(source):
+            return _get_service_template_file_from_archive(source, service_template_filename)
+        else:
+            # Maybe check if yaml.
+            return source
+    elif len(source.split('/')) == 2:
+        url = _map_to_github_url(source)
+        downloaded_file = utils.download_file(url)
+        return _get_service_template_file_from_archive(
+            downloaded_file, service_template_filename)
+    else:
+        raise AriaCliError(
+            'You must provide either a path to a local file, a remote URL '
+            'or a GitHub `organization/repository[:tag/branch]`')
+
+
+def _get_service_template_file_from_archive(archive, service_template_filename):
+    """Extract archive to temporary location and get path to service template file.
+
+    :param archive: Path to archive file
+    :type archive: str
+    :param service_template_filename: Path to service template file relative to archive
+    :type service_template_filename: str
+    :return: Absolute path to service template file
+    :rtype: str
+
+    """
+    if csar.is_csar_archive(archive):
+        service_template_file = _extract_csar_archive(archive)
+    else:
+        extract_directory = archive_utils.extract_archive(archive)(archive)
+        service_template_dir = os.path.join(
+            extract_directory,
+            os.listdir(extract_directory)[0],
+        )
+        service_template_file = os.path.join(service_template_dir, service_template_filename)
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(service_template_file):
+        raise AriaCliError(
+            'Could not find `{0}`. Please provide the name of the main '
+            'service template file by using the `-n/--service-template-filename` flag'
+            .format(service_template_filename))
+    return service_template_file
+
+
+def _map_to_github_url(source):
+    """Returns a path to a downloaded github archive.
+
+    :param source: github repo in the format of `org/repo[:tag/branch]`.
+    :type source: str
+    :return: URL to the archive file for the given repo in github
+    :rtype: str
+
+    """
+    source_parts = source.split(':', 1)
+    repo = source_parts[0]
+    tag = source_parts[1] if len(source_parts) == 2 else 'master'
+    url = 'https://github.com/{0}/archive/{1}.tar.gz'.format(repo, tag)
+    return url
+
+
+def generate_id(service_template_path, service_template_filename=SAMPLE_SERVICE_TEMPLATE_FILENAME):
+    """The name of the service template will be the name of the folder.
+    If service_template_filename is provided, it will be appended to the folder.
+    """
+    service_template_id = os.path.split(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(
+        service_template_path)))[-1]
+    if not service_template_filename == SAMPLE_SERVICE_TEMPLATE_FILENAME:
+        filename, _ = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(service_template_filename))
+        service_template_id = (service_template_id + '.' + filename)
+    return service_template_id.replace('_', '-')
+
+
+def _is_archive(source):
+    return archive_utils.is_archive(source) or csar.is_csar_archive(source)
+
+
+def _extract_csar_archive(archive):
+    if csar.is_csar_archive(archive):
+        reader = csar.read(source=archive)
+        main_service_template_file_name = os.path.basename(reader.entry_definitions)
+        return os.path.join(reader.destination,
+                            main_service_template_file_name)

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@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
-# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-"""
-Filesystem related CLI storage location and configuration
-"""
-
-import os
-import getpass
-from shutil import rmtree
-
-work_space_directory = '.aria'
-storage_directory_name = 'local-storage'
-
-
-def user_space(user_name=getpass.getuser()):
-    """
-    Base work directory
-    """
-    user_path = '~{0}'.format(user_name)
-    real_path = os.path.expanduser(user_path)
-    if os.path.exists(real_path):
-        return os.path.join(real_path, work_space_directory)
-    return os.path.join(os.getcwd(), work_space_directory)
-
-
-def local_storage(user_name=getpass.getuser()):
-    """
-    Base storage directory
-    """
-    return os.path.join(user_space(user_name), storage_directory_name)
-
-
-def local_model_storage():
-    """
-    Model storage directory
-    """
-    return os.path.join(local_storage(), 'models')
-
-
-def local_resource_storage():
-    """
-    Resource storage directory
-    """
-    return os.path.join(local_storage(), 'resources')
-
-
-def config_file_path():
-    """
-    Configuration file path
-    """
-    path = os.path.join(user_space(), 'config.yaml')
-    if not os.path.exists(path):
-        open(path, 'w').close()
-    return path
-
-
-def create_user_space(user_name=getpass.getuser(), override=False):
-    """
-    Creates the base work directory
-    """
-    path = user_space(user_name)
-    if os.path.exists(path):
-        if override:
-            rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
-        else:
-            raise IOError('user space {0} already exists'.format(path))
-    os.mkdir(path)
-    return path
-
-
-def create_local_storage(user_name=getpass.getuser(), override=False):
-    """
-    Creates the base storage directory
-    """
-    path = local_storage(user_name)
-    if os.path.exists(path):
-        if override:
-            rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
-        else:
-            raise IOError('local storage {0} already exists'.format(path))
-    os.mkdir(path)
-    return path

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from .env import logger
+
+from prettytable import PrettyTable
+
+
+def generate(cols, data, defaults=None):
+    """
+    Return a new PrettyTable instance representing the list.
+
+    Arguments:
+
+        cols - An iterable of strings that specify what
+               are the columns of the table.
+
+               for example: ['id','name']
+
+        data - An iterable of dictionaries, each dictionary must
+               have key's corresponding to the cols items.
+
+               for example: [{'id':'123', 'name':'Pete']
+
+        defaults - A dictionary specifying default values for
+                   key's that don't exist in the data itself.
+
+                   for example: {'serviceId':'123'} will set the
+                   serviceId value for all rows to '123'.
+
+    """
+    def get_values_per_column(column, row_data):
+        if column in row_data:
+            if row_data[column] and isinstance(row_data[column], basestring):
+                try:
+                    datetime.strptime(row_data[column][:10], '%Y-%m-%d')
+                    row_data[column] = \
+                        row_data[column].replace('T', ' ').replace('Z', ' ')
+                except ValueError:
+                    # not a timestamp
+                    pass
+            elif row_data[column] and isinstance(row_data[column], list):
+                row_data[column] = ','.join(row_data[column])
+            elif not row_data[column]:
+                # if it's empty list, don't print []
+                row_data[column] = ''
+            return row_data[column]
+        else:
+            return defaults[column]
+
+    pt = PrettyTable([col for col in cols])
+
+    for d in data:
+        values_row = []
+        for c in cols:
+            values_row.append(get_values_per_column(c, d))
+        pt.add_row(values_row)
+
+    return pt
+
+
+def log(title, tb):
+    logger.info('{0}{1}{0}{2}{0}'.format(os.linesep, title, tb))
+
+
+def print_data(columns, items, header_text, max_width=None, defaults=None):
+    if items is None:
+        items = []
+    elif not isinstance(items, list):
+        items = [items]
+
+    pt = generate(columns, data=items, defaults=defaults)
+    if max_width:
+        pt.max_width = max_width
+    log(header_text, pt)

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import sys
+import string
+import random
+import tempfile
+from StringIO import StringIO
+
+from backports.shutil_get_terminal_size import get_terminal_size
+import requests
+
+from .env import logger
+from .exceptions import AriaCliError
+
+
+def dump_to_file(collection, file_path):
+    with open(file_path, 'a') as f:
+        f.write(os.linesep.join(collection))
+        f.write(os.linesep)
+
+
+def is_virtual_env():
+    return hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix')
+
+
+def storage_sort_param(sort_by, descending):
+    return {sort_by: 'desc' if descending else 'asc'}
+
+
+def generate_random_string(size=6,
+                           chars=string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
+    return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))
+
+
+def generate_suffixed_id(id):
+    return '{0}_{1}'.format(id, generate_random_string())
+
+
+def get_parameter_templates_as_string(parameter_templates):
+    params_string = StringIO()
+
+    for param_name, param_template in parameter_templates.iteritems():
+        params_string.write('\t{0}:{1}'.format(param_name, os.linesep))
+        param_dict = param_template.to_dict()
+        del param_dict['id']  # not interested in printing the id
+        for k, v in param_dict.iteritems():
+            params_string.write('\t\t{0}: {1}{2}'.format(k, v, os.linesep))
+
+    params_string.write(os.linesep)
+    return params_string.getvalue()
+
+
+def download_file(url, destination=None):
+    """Download file.
+
+    :param url: Location of the file to download
+    :type url: str
+    :param destination:
+        Location where the file should be saved (autogenerated by default)
+    :type destination: str | None
+    :returns: Location where the file was saved
+    :rtype: str
+
+    """
+    CHUNK_SIZE = 1024
+
+    if not destination:
+        fd, destination = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        os.close(fd)
+    logger.info('Downloading {0} to {1}...'.format(url, destination))
+
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, stream=True)
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as ex:
+        raise AriaCliError(
+            'Failed to download {0}. ({1})'.format(url, str(ex)))
+
+    final_url = response.url
+    if final_url != url:
+        logger.debug('Redirected to {0}'.format(final_url))
+
+    try:
+        with open(destination, 'wb') as destination_file:
+            for chunk in response.iter_content(CHUNK_SIZE):
+                destination_file.write(chunk)
+    except IOError as ex:
+        raise AriaCliError(
+            'Failed to download {0}. ({1})'.format(url, str(ex)))
+
+    return destination
+
+
+def generate_progress_handler(file_path, action='', max_bar_length=80):
+    """Returns a function that prints a progress bar in the terminal
+
+    :param file_path: The name of the file being transferred
+    :param action: Uploading/Downloading
+    :param max_bar_length: Maximum allowed length of the bar. Default: 80
+    :return: The configured print_progress function
+    """
+    # We want to limit the maximum line length to 80, but allow for a smaller
+    # terminal size. We also include the action string, and some extra chars
+    terminal_width = get_terminal_size().columns
+
+    # This takes care of the case where there is no terminal (e.g. unittest)
+    terminal_width = terminal_width or max_bar_length
+    bar_length = min(max_bar_length, terminal_width) - len(action) - 12
+
+    # Shorten the file name if it's too long
+    file_name = os.path.basename(file_path)
+    if len(file_name) > (bar_length / 4) + 3:
+        file_name = file_name[:bar_length / 4] + '...'
+
+    bar_length -= len(file_name)
+
+    def print_progress(read_bytes, total_bytes):
+        """Print upload/download progress on a single line
+
+        Call this function in a loop to create a progress bar in the terminal
+
+        :param read_bytes: Number of bytes already processed
+        :param total_bytes: Total number of bytes in the file
+        """
+
+        filled_length = min(bar_length, int(round(bar_length * read_bytes /
+                                                  float(total_bytes))))
+        percents = min(100.00, round(
+            100.00 * (read_bytes / float(total_bytes)), 2))
+        bar = '#' * filled_length + '-' * (bar_length - filled_length)
+
+        # The \r caret makes sure the cursor moves back to the beginning of
+        # the line
+        sys.stdout.write('\r{0} {1} |{2}| {3}%'.format(
+            action, file_name, bar, percents))
+        if read_bytes >= total_bytes:
+            sys.stdout.write('\n')
+
+    return print_progress

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+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from . import exceptions
+from .modeling import models
+from .modeling import utils as modeling_utils
+from .parser.consumption import (
+    ConsumptionContext,
+    ConsumerChain,
+    Read,
+    Validate,
+    ServiceTemplate)
+from .parser.loading.location import UriLocation
+
+
+class Core(object):
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 model_storage,
+                 resource_storage,
+                 plugin_manager):
+        self._model_storage = model_storage
+        self._resource_storage = resource_storage
+        self._plugin_manager = plugin_manager
+
+    @property
+    def model_storage(self):
+        return self._model_storage
+
+    @property
+    def resource_storage(self):
+        return self._resource_storage
+
+    @property
+    def plugin_manager(self):
+        return self._plugin_manager
+
+    def validate_service_template(self, service_template_path):
+        self._parse_service_template(service_template_path)
+
+    def create_service_template(self, service_template_path, service_template_dir,
+                                service_template_name):
+        context = self._parse_service_template(service_template_path)
+        service_template = context.modeling.template
+        service_template.name = service_template_name
+        self.model_storage.service_template.put(service_template)
+        self.resource_storage.service_template.upload(
+            entry_id=str(service_template.id), source=service_template_dir)
+
+    def delete_service_template(self, service_template_id):
+        service_template = self.model_storage.service_template.get(service_template_id)
+        if service_template.services.all():
+            raise exceptions.DependentServicesError(
+                "Can't delete service template {0} - Service template has existing services")
+
+        self.model_storage.service_template.delete(service_template)
+        self.resource_storage.service_template.delete(entry_id=str(service_template.id))
+
+    def create_service(self, service_template_name, inputs, service_name=None):
+        service_template = self.model_storage.service_template.get_by_name(service_template_name)
+
+        # creating an empty ConsumptionContext, initiating a threadlocal context
+        ConsumptionContext()
+        with self.model_storage._all_api_kwargs['session'].no_autoflush:
+            service = service_template.instantiate(None)
+
+        template_inputs = service_template.inputs
+        service.inputs = modeling_utils.create_inputs(inputs, template_inputs)
+        # TODO: now that we have inputs, we should scan properties and inputs and evaluate functions
+
+        # first put the service model so it could have an id, as fallback for setting its name
+        self.model_storage.service.put(service)
+        service.name = service_name or '{0}_{1}'.format(service_template_name, service.id)
+        self.model_storage.service.update(service)
+        return service
+
+    def delete_service(self, service_name, force=False):
+        service = self.model_storage.service.get_by_name(service_name)
+
+        active_executions = [e for e in service.executions
+                             if e.status not in models.Execution.ACTIVE_STATES]
+        if active_executions:
+            raise exceptions.DependentActiveExecutionsError(
+                "Can't delete service {0} - there is an active execution for this service. "
+                "Active execution id: {1}".format(service_name, active_executions[0].id))
+
+        if not force:
+            available_nodes = [n for n in service.nodes.values()
+                               if n.state not in ('deleted', 'errored')]
+            if available_nodes:
+                raise exceptions.DependentAvailableNodesError(
+                    "Can't delete service {0} - there are available nodes for this service. "
+                    "Available node ids: {1}".format(service_name, available_nodes))
+
+        self.model_storage.service.delete(service)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_service_template(service_template_path):
+        context = ConsumptionContext()
+        context.presentation.location = UriLocation(service_template_path)
+        ConsumerChain(context, (Read, Validate, ServiceTemplate)).consume()
+        if context.validation.dump_issues():
+            raise exceptions.ParsingError('Failed to parse service template')
+        return context

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@@ -44,3 +44,19 @@ class AriaException(Exception):
                 # Make sure it's our traceback
                 cause_traceback = traceback
         self.cause_traceback = cause_traceback
+
+
+class DependentServicesError(AriaError):
+    pass
+
+
+class DependentActiveExecutionsError(AriaError):
+    pass
+
+
+class DependentAvailableNodesError(AriaError):
+    pass
+
+
+class ParsingError(AriaError):
+    pass

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--- a/aria/modeling/__init__.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from . import (
     mixins,
     types,
     models,
+    utils,
     service_template as _service_template_bases,
     service_instance as _service_instance_bases,
     service_changes as _service_changes_bases,
@@ -45,4 +46,5 @@ __all__ = (
     'types',
     'models',
     'model_bases',
+    'utils'
 )

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diff --git a/aria/modeling/exceptions.py b/aria/modeling/exceptions.py
index 6931c78..f699560 100644
--- a/aria/modeling/exceptions.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/exceptions.py
@@ -32,3 +32,21 @@ class CannotEvaluateFunctionException(ModelingException):
     """
     ARIA modeling exception: cannot evaluate the function at this time.
     """
+
+
+class MissingRequiredInputsException(ModelingException):
+    """
+    ARIA modeling exception: Required inputs have been omitted
+    """
+
+
+class InputOfWrongTypeException(ModelingException):
+    """
+    ARIA modeling exception: Inputs of the wrong types have been provided
+    """
+
+
+class UndeclaredInputsException(ModelingException):
+    """
+    ARIA modeling exception: Undeclared inputs have been provided
+    """

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/modeling/orchestration.py
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diff --git a/aria/modeling/orchestration.py b/aria/modeling/orchestration.py
index 2d58671..f00571e 100644
--- a/aria/modeling/orchestration.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/orchestration.py
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ class ExecutionBase(ModelMixin):
     __tablename__ = 'execution'
 
     __private_fields__ = ['service_fk',
-                          'service_name',
-                          'service_template',
-                          'service_template_name']
+                          'service_template']
 
     TERMINATED = 'terminated'
     FAILED = 'failed'
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ class ExecutionBase(ModelMixin):
     ended_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=True, index=True)
     error = Column(Text, nullable=True)
     is_system_workflow = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
-    parameters = Column(Dict)
     status = Column(Enum(*STATES, name='execution_status'), default=PENDING)
     workflow_name = Column(Text)
 
@@ -106,6 +103,10 @@ class ExecutionBase(ModelMixin):
     def service(cls):
         return relationship.many_to_one(cls, 'service')
 
+    @declared_attr
+    def inputs(cls):
+        return relationship.many_to_many(cls, 'parameter', prefix='inputs', dict_key='name')
+
     # region foreign keys
 
     @declared_attr
@@ -208,10 +209,7 @@ class TaskBase(ModelMixin):
     __private_fields__ = ['node_fk',
                           'relationship_fk',
                           'plugin_fk',
-                          'execution_fk',
-                          'node_name',
-                          'relationship_name',
-                          'execution_name']
+                          'execution_fk']
 
     PENDING = 'pending'
     RETRYING = 'retrying'

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/modeling/service_changes.py
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diff --git a/aria/modeling/service_changes.py b/aria/modeling/service_changes.py
index a33e6ae..71b7503 100644
--- a/aria/modeling/service_changes.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/service_changes.py
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ class ServiceUpdateBase(ModelMixin):
     __tablename__ = 'service_update'
 
     __private_fields__ = ['service_fk',
-                          'execution_fk',
-                          'execution_name',
-                          'service_name']
+                          'execution_fk']
 
     created_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=False, index=True)
     service_plan = Column(Dict, nullable=False)
@@ -108,8 +106,7 @@ class ServiceUpdateStepBase(ModelMixin):
 
     __tablename__ = 'service_update_step'
 
-    __private_fields__ = ['service_update_fk',
-                          'service_update_name']
+    __private_fields__ = ['service_update_fk']
 
     _action_types = namedtuple('ACTION_TYPES', 'ADD, REMOVE, MODIFY')
     ACTION_TYPES = _action_types(ADD='add', REMOVE='remove', MODIFY='modify')
@@ -189,8 +186,7 @@ class ServiceModificationBase(ModelMixin):
 
     __tablename__ = 'service_modification'
 
-    __private_fields__ = ['service_fk',
-                          'service_name']
+    __private_fields__ = ['service_fk']
 
     STARTED = 'started'
     FINISHED = 'finished'

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/modeling/service_instance.py
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diff --git a/aria/modeling/service_instance.py b/aria/modeling/service_instance.py
index 1e18db0..ba6a8b9 100644
--- a/aria/modeling/service_instance.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/service_instance.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class ServiceBase(InstanceModelMixin): # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
     __tablename__ = 'service'
 
     __private_fields__ = ['substitution_fk',
-                          'service_template_fk',
-                          'service_template_name']
+                          'service_template_fk']
+
 
     @declared_attr
     def service_template(cls):
@@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ class NodeBase(InstanceModelMixin): # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
     __private_fields__ = ['type_fk',
                           'host_fk',
                           'service_fk',
-                          'node_template_fk',
-                          'service_name']
+                          'node_template_fk']
 
     INITIAL = 'initial'
     CREATING = 'creating'
@@ -487,6 +486,11 @@ class NodeBase(InstanceModelMixin): # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         """Required for use by SQLAlchemy queries"""
         return association_proxy('service', 'name')
 
+    @declared_attr
+    def node_template_name(cls):
+        """Required for use by SQLAlchemy queries"""
+        return association_proxy('node_template', 'name')
+
     # endregion
 
     def satisfy_requirements(self):
@@ -1023,9 +1027,7 @@ class RelationshipBase(InstanceModelMixin):
                           'target_node_fk',
                           'target_capability_fk',
                           'requirement_template_fk',
-                          'relationship_template_fk',
-                          'source_node_name',
-                          'target_node_name']
+                          'relationship_template_fk']
 
     @declared_attr
     def relationship_template(cls):

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/modeling/service_template.py
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diff --git a/aria/modeling/service_template.py b/aria/modeling/service_template.py
index 8b619bf..fd13c7f 100644
--- a/aria/modeling/service_template.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/service_template.py
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ class ServiceTemplateBase(TemplateModelMixin): # pylint: disable=too-many-public
                                  updated_at=now,
                                  description=deepcopy_with_locators(self.description),
                                  service_template=self)
-        #service.name = '{0}_{1}'.format(self.name, service.id)
 
         context.modeling.instance = service
 
@@ -280,12 +279,6 @@ class ServiceTemplateBase(TemplateModelMixin): # pylint: disable=too-many-public
         utils.instantiate_dict(self, service.inputs, self.inputs)
         utils.instantiate_dict(self, service.outputs, self.outputs)
 
-        for name, the_input in context.modeling.inputs.iteritems():
-            if name not in service.inputs:
-                context.validation.report('input "{0}" is not supported'.format(name))
-            else:
-                service.inputs[name].value = the_input
-
         return service
 
     def validate(self):
@@ -410,8 +403,7 @@ class NodeTemplateBase(TemplateModelMixin):
     __tablename__ = 'node_template'
 
     __private_fields__ = ['type_fk',
-                          'service_template_fk',
-                          'service_template_name']
+                          'service_template_fk']
 
     @declared_attr
     def type(cls):
@@ -466,6 +458,11 @@ class NodeTemplateBase(TemplateModelMixin):
         """Required for use by SQLAlchemy queries"""
         return association_proxy('service_template', 'name')
 
+    @declared_attr
+    def type_name(cls):
+        """Required for use by SQLAlchemy queries"""
+        return association_proxy('type', 'name')
+
     # endregion
 
     def is_target_node_valid(self, target_node_template):
@@ -498,6 +495,7 @@ class NodeTemplateBase(TemplateModelMixin):
                            type=self.type,
                            description=deepcopy_with_locators(self.description),
                            state=models.Node.INITIAL,
+                           runtime_properties={},
                            node_template=self)
         utils.instantiate_dict(node, node.properties, self.properties)
         utils.instantiate_dict(node, node.interfaces, self.interface_templates)

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ariatosca/blob/de2d57dd/aria/modeling/utils.py
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diff --git a/aria/modeling/utils.py b/aria/modeling/utils.py
index 0b4015c..f172a50 100644
--- a/aria/modeling/utils.py
+++ b/aria/modeling/utils.py
@@ -13,12 +13,95 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from json import JSONEncoder
+from StringIO import StringIO
+
+from . import exceptions
 from ..parser.consumption import ConsumptionContext
 from ..parser.exceptions import InvalidValueError
 from ..parser.presentation import Value
 from ..utils.collections import OrderedDict
 from ..utils.console import puts
-from .exceptions import CannotEvaluateFunctionException
+from ..utils.type import validate_value_type
+
+
+class ModelJSONEncoder(JSONEncoder):
+    def default(self, o):
+        from .mixins import ModelMixin
+        if isinstance(o, ModelMixin):
+            if hasattr(o, 'value'):
+                dict_to_return = o.to_dict(fields=('value',))
+                return dict_to_return['value']
+            else:
+                return o.to_dict()
+        else:
+            return JSONEncoder.default(self, o)
+
+
+def create_inputs(inputs, template_inputs):
+    """
+    :param inputs: key-value dict
+    :param template_inputs: parameter name to parameter object dict
+    :return: dict of parameter name to Parameter models
+    """
+    merged_inputs = _merge_and_validate_inputs(inputs, template_inputs)
+
+    from . import models
+    input_models = []
+    for input_name, input_val in merged_inputs.iteritems():
+        parameter = models.Parameter(
+            name=input_name,
+            type_name=template_inputs[input_name].type_name,
+            description=template_inputs[input_name].description,
+            value=input_val)
+        input_models.append(parameter)
+
+    return {input.name: input for input in input_models}
+
+
+def _merge_and_validate_inputs(inputs, template_inputs):
+    """
+    :param inputs: key-value dict
+    :param template_inputs: parameter name to parameter object dict
+    :return:
+    """
+    merged_inputs = inputs.copy()
+
+    missing_inputs = []
+    wrong_type_inputs = {}
+    for input_name, input_template in template_inputs.iteritems():
+        if input_name not in inputs:
+            if input_template.value is not None:
+                merged_inputs[input_name] = input_template.value  # apply default value
+            else:
+                missing_inputs.append(input_name)
+        else:
+            # Validate input type
+            try:
+                validate_value_type(inputs[input_name], input_template.type_name)
+            except ValueError:
+                wrong_type_inputs[input_name] = input_template.type_name
+
+    if missing_inputs:
+        raise exceptions.MissingRequiredInputsException(
+            'Required inputs {0} have not been specified - expected inputs: {1}'
+            .format(missing_inputs, template_inputs.keys()))
+
+    if wrong_type_inputs:
+        error_message = StringIO()
+        for param_name, param_type in wrong_type_inputs.iteritems():
+            error_message.write('Input "{0}" must be of type {1}\n'.
+                                format(param_name, param_type))
+        raise exceptions.InputOfWrongTypeException(error_message.getvalue())
+
+    undeclared_inputs = [input_name for input_name in inputs.keys()
+                         if input_name not in template_inputs]
+    if undeclared_inputs:
+        raise exceptions.UndeclaredInputsException(
+            'Undeclared inputs have been specified: {0}; Expected inputs: {1}'
+            .format(undeclared_inputs, template_inputs.keys()))
+
+    return merged_inputs
 
 
 def coerce_value(container, value, report_issues=False):
@@ -35,7 +118,7 @@ def coerce_value(container, value, report_issues=False):
         try:
             value = value._evaluate(context, container)
             value = coerce_value(container, value, report_issues)
-        except CannotEvaluateFunctionException:
+        except exceptions.CannotEvaluateFunctionException:
             pass
         except InvalidValueError as e:
             if report_issues: