//native
/**
* Set device variables
* Declaratively set the template variables of a device: reads the current variables, returns the diff and applies only the difference (nothing changes while dry_run is true). mode "merge" only sets the given keys; "replace" also removes keys not given (except _sys_*). For a device with no variables yet, _sys_lan_mac is required.
*/
export async function main(
auth: RT.ArubaCentralOnprem,
device_serial: string,
variables: { [key: string]: any },
mode: "merge" | "replace" | undefined,
dry_run: boolean = true
) {
const dryRun = dry_run !== false
const replace = mode === "replace"
const token = await getAccessToken(auth, dryRun ? "read" : "all")
const base = auth.base_url.replace(/\/+$/, "")
const url = `${base}/configuration/v1/devices/${encodeURIComponent(device_serial)}/template_variables`
const headers = {
Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
Accept: "application/json",
}
// 1. Read the current state
const current = await fetch(url, {
headers: { Authorization: headers.Authorization, Accept: headers.Accept },
})
if (!current.ok) {
throw new Error(`${current.status} ${await current.text()}`)
}
const currentBody = (await current.json()) as {
data?: { total?: number; variables?: { [key: string]: any } }
}
const existing: { [key: string]: any } = currentBody?.data?.variables ?? {}
const intended: { [key: string]: any } = variables ?? {}
// 2. Compute the difference
const same = (a: any, b: any) => JSON.stringify(a) === JSON.stringify(b)
const added: { [key: string]: any } = {}
const changed: { [key: string]: { from: any; to: any } } = {}
const removed: { [key: string]: any } = {}
for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(intended)) {
if (!(k in existing)) {
added[k] = v
} else if (!same(existing[k], v)) {
changed[k] = { from: existing[k], to: v }
}
}
if (replace) {
for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(existing)) {
if (!(k in intended) && !k.startsWith("_sys_")) {
removed[k] = v
}
}
}
const diff = { added, changed, removed }
const hasChanges =
Object.keys(added).length +
Object.keys(changed).length +
Object.keys(removed).length >
0
const creating = Object.keys(existing).length === 0
// _sys_serial and _sys_lan_mac are mandatory variable definitions (CoP "Managing Variable Files")
if (creating && hasChanges && !intended._sys_lan_mac) {
throw new Error(
"device has no variables yet: include _sys_lan_mac (the device MAC address) to create them"
)
}
if (!hasChanges || dryRun) {
return { changed: hasChanges, diff, applied: false, dry_run: dryRun }
}
// 3. Apply only the difference, always with the device's _sys_* identifiers
const sys = Object.fromEntries(
Object.entries(existing).filter(([k]) => k.startsWith("_sys_"))
)
let method: "POST" | "PUT" | "PATCH"
let payload: { [key: string]: any }
if (creating) {
// No variables yet: create them (PATCH/PUT reject a device without variables)
method = "POST"
payload = { _sys_serial: device_serial, ...intended }
} else if (Object.keys(removed).length > 0) {
// Removing keys needs a full replace
method = "PUT"
payload = { ...sys, ...intended }
} else {
method = "PATCH"
payload = {
...sys,
...added,
...Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(changed).map(([k, c]) => [k, c.to])),
}
}
const response = await fetch(url, {
method,
headers,
body: JSON.stringify({
total: Object.keys(payload).length,
variables: payload,
}),
})
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`${response.status} ${await response.text()}`)
}
return { changed: true, diff, applied: true, dry_run: false, method }
}
// OAuth grant mechanism documented for Central On-Premises (API Gateway > OAuth grant):
// login -> authorization code -> access token. Tokens last 2 hours, so a fresh one is minted per run.
async function getAccessToken(
auth: RT.ArubaCentralOnprem,
scope: "read" | "all"
): Promise<string> {
const base = auth.base_url.replace(/\/+$/, "")
const loginUrl = new URL(`${base}/oauth2/authorize/central/api/login`)
loginUrl.searchParams.append("client_id", auth.client_id)
const login = await fetch(loginUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Accept: "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ username: auth.username, password: auth.password }),
})
if (!login.ok) {
throw new Error(`login: ${login.status} ${await login.text()}`)
}
const cookies = login.headers.get("set-cookie") ?? ""
const csrf = cookies.match(/csrftoken=([^;,\s]+)/)?.[1]
const session = cookies.match(/session=([^;,\s]+)/)?.[1]
if (!csrf || !session) {
throw new Error(
"login: response did not set the csrftoken and session cookies"
)
}
const authorizeUrl = new URL(`${base}/oauth2/authorize/central/api`)
authorizeUrl.searchParams.append("client_id", auth.client_id)
authorizeUrl.searchParams.append("response_type", "code")
authorizeUrl.searchParams.append("scope", scope)
const authorize = await fetch(authorizeUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
Accept: "application/json",
Cookie: `session=${session}`,
"X-CSRF-Token": csrf,
},
body: JSON.stringify({ customer_id: auth.customer_id }),
})
if (!authorize.ok) {
throw new Error(`authorize: ${authorize.status} ${await authorize.text()}`)
}
const { auth_code } = (await authorize.json()) as { auth_code: string }
const tokenUrl = new URL(`${base}/oauth2/token`)
tokenUrl.searchParams.append("client_id", auth.client_id)
tokenUrl.searchParams.append("client_secret", auth.client_secret)
tokenUrl.searchParams.append("grant_type", "authorization_code")
tokenUrl.searchParams.append("code", auth_code)
const token = await fetch(tokenUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: { Accept: "application/json" },
})
if (!token.ok) {
throw new Error(`token: ${token.status} ${await token.text()}`)
}
const { access_token } = (await token.json()) as { access_token: string }
return access_token
}
Submitted by hugo989 7 hours ago