[ixpmanager] v4 OpenBGPd Template

[Barry O'Donovan]

Mike Hammett wrote:
> http://ixp-manager.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features/router-configuration.html#generation-overview
>
> URL="https://ixp.example.com/ixp/api/v4/router/gen_config"
>
> I don't seem to have a "gen_config" at that path. Where should I be
> pointing that?

The correct URL is:

https://ixp.example.com/ixp/api/v4/router/gen_config/{handle}

The handle element (which must be a key from config/routers.php) is 
essential.

  - Barry


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> *From: *"Mike Hammett" <ixp-manager at ics-il.net>
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> *Sent: *Thursday, January 26, 2017 7:48:14 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [ixpmanager] v4 OpenBGPd Template
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> It is indeed my intention to send the work upstream. Why work on
> something "new" for an open source project if you're not going to
> contribute it back?
>
> I've reached out to Peter to see what we can put together.
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> *From: *"Barry O'Donovan" <barry.odonovan at inex.ie>
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> *Sent: *Monday, January 23, 2017 1:45:22 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [ixpmanager] v4 OpenBGPd Template
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>
>
> Mike Hammett wrote:
>  > Oh, maybe
>  >
> http://ixp-manager.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features/router-configuration.html
>  > tells me that?
>
> Correct.
>
> To make it into the IXP Manager distribution (if that's your intention)
> would requires that the CLA [1] be signed and near feature parity with
> the existing Bird configs (specifically: secure by default):
>
> http://ixp-manager.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features/router-configuration.html#route-server
>
> Peter Hessler of OpenBGPd has also expressed an interest in working on this.
>
> v4 now also includes a looking glass using Birdseye. Non-Bird route
> servers would not be supported for this either BUT we've written the LG
> implementation so that it's backend agnostic.
>
> http://ixp-manager.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features/looking-glass.html
>
> I specifically had GoBGP in my mind here as they have a super API
> interface but we just need to see it used in production as route servers
> for a while before spending time on it.
>
> - Barry
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