demos/gbpsfc-env/demo-asymmetric-coexistence/rest.py

   1 #!/usr/bin/python\r
   2 import argparse\r
   3 import requests,json\r
   4 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth\r
   5 from subprocess import call\r
   6 import time\r
   7 import sys\r
   8 import os\r
   9 \r
  10 \r
  11 DEFAULT_PORT='8181'\r
  12 \r
  13 \r
  14 USERNAME='admin'\r
  15 PASSWORD='admin'\r
  16 \r
  17 \r
  18 CONF_TENANT='/restconf/config/policy:tenants'\r
  19 \r
  20 def get(host, port, uri):\r
  21     url='http://'+host+":"+port+uri\r
  22     r = requests.get(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(USERNAME, PASSWORD))\r
  23     return r\r
  24 \r
  25 def put(host, port, uri, data, debug=False):\r
  26     '''Perform a PUT rest operation, using the URL and data provided'''\r
  27 \r
  28     url='http://'+host+":"+port+uri\r
  29 \r
  30     headers = {'Content-type': 'application/yang.data+json',\r
  31                'Accept': 'application/yang.data+json'}\r
  32     if debug == True:\r
  33         print "PUT %s" % url\r
  34         print json.dumps(data, indent=4, sort_keys=True)\r
  35     r = requests.put(url, data=json.dumps(data), headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(USERNAME, PASSWORD))\r
  36     if debug == True:\r
  37         print r.text\r
  38     r.raise_for_status()\r
  39 \r
  40 def post(host, port, uri, data, debug=False):\r
  41     '''Perform a POST rest operation, using the URL and data provided'''\r
  42 \r
  43     url='http://'+host+":"+port+uri\r
  44     headers = {'Content-type': 'application/yang.data+json',\r
  45                'Accept': 'application/yang.data+json'}\r
  46     if debug == True:\r
  47         print "POST %s" % url\r
  48         print json.dumps(data, indent=4, sort_keys=True)\r
  49     r = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(data), headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(USERNAME, PASSWORD))\r
  50     if debug == True:\r
  51         print r.text\r
  52     r.raise_for_status()\r
  53 \r
  54 def wait_for_sff_in_datastore(url):\r
  55     for i in xrange(30):\r
  56         resp=get(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, url)\r
  57         if ('192.168.50.70' in resp.text) and ('192.168.50.71' in resp.text):\r
  58             break\r
  59         time.sleep(3)\r
  60     if ('192.168.50.70' not in resp.text):\r
  61         print "ERROR: SFF1 has not been initialized!"\r
  62         sys.exit(1)\r
  63     if ('192.168.50.71' not in resp.text):\r
  64         print "ERROR: SFF2 has not been initialized!"\r
  65         sys.exit(1)\r
  66 \r
  67 \r
  68 \r
  69 def get_service_functions_uri():\r
  70     return "/restconf/config/service-function:service-functions"\r
  71 \r
  72 def get_service_functions_data():\r
  73     return {\r
  74     "service-functions": {\r
  75         "service-function": [\r
  76             {\r
  77                 "name": "firewall-72",\r
  78                 "ip-mgmt-address": "192.168.50.72",\r
  79                 "type": "service-function-type:firewall",\r
  80                 "nsh-aware": "true",\r
  81                 "sf-data-plane-locator": [\r
  82                     {\r
  83                         "name": "2",\r
  84                         "port": 6633,\r
  85                         "ip": "192.168.50.72",\r
  86                         "transport": "service-locator:vxlan-gpe",\r
  87                         "service-function-forwarder": "SFF1"\r
  88                     }\r
  89                 ]\r
  90             },\r
  91             {\r
  92                 "name": "dpi-74",\r
  93                 "ip-mgmt-address": "192.168.50.74",\r
  94                 "type": "service-function-type:dpi",\r
  95                 "nsh-aware": "true",\r
  96                 "sf-data-plane-locator": [\r
  97                     {\r
  98                         "name": "3",\r
  99                         "port": 6633,\r
 100                         "ip": "192.168.50.74",\r
 101                         "transport": "service-locator:vxlan-gpe",\r
 102                         "service-function-forwarder": "SFF2"\r
 103                     }\r
 104                 ]\r
 105             }\r
 106         ]\r
 107     }\r
 108 }\r
 109 \r
 110 def get_service_function_forwarders_uri():\r
 111     return "/restconf/config/service-function-forwarder:service-function-forwarders"\r
 112 \r
 113 def get_service_function_forwarders_data():\r
 114     return {\r
 115     "service-function-forwarders": {\r
 116         "service-function-forwarder": [\r
 117             {\r
 118                 "name": "SFF1",\r
 119                 "service-node": "OVSDB2",\r
 120                 "service-function-forwarder-ovs:ovs-bridge": {\r
 121                     "bridge-name": "sw1"\r
 122                 },\r
 123                 "service-function-dictionary": [\r
 124                     {\r
 125                         "name": "firewall-72",\r
 126                         "sff-sf-data-plane-locator": {\r
 127                             "sf-dpl-name": "2",\r
 128                             "sff-dpl-name": "sfc-tun2"\r
 129                         }\r
 130                     }\r
 131                 ],\r
 132                 "sff-data-plane-locator": [\r
 133                     {\r
 134                         "name": "sfc-tun2",\r
 135                         "data-plane-locator": {\r
 136                             "transport": "service-locator:vxlan-gpe",\r
 137                             "port": 6633,\r
 138                             "ip": "192.168.50.70"\r
 139                         },\r
 140                         "service-function-forwarder-ovs:ovs-options": {\r
 141                             "remote-ip": "flow",\r
 142                             "dst-port": "6633",\r
 143                             "key": "flow",\r
 144                             "nsp": "flow",\r
 145                             "nsi": "flow",\r
 146                             "nshc1": "flow",\r
 147                             "nshc2": "flow",\r
 148                             "nshc3": "flow",\r
 149                             "nshc4": "flow"\r
 150                         }\r
 151                     }\r
 152                 ]\r
 153             },\r
 154             {\r
 155                 "name": "SFF2",\r
 156                 "service-node": "OVSDB2",\r
 157                 "service-function-forwarder-ovs:ovs-bridge": {\r
 158                     "bridge-name": "sw2"\r
 159                 },\r
 160                 "service-function-dictionary": [\r
 161                     {\r
 162                         "name": "dpi-74",\r
 163                         "sff-sf-data-plane-locator": {\r
 164                             "sf-dpl-name": "3",\r
 165                             "sff-dpl-name": "sfc-tun4"\r
 166                         }\r
 167                     }\r
 168                 ],\r
 169                 "sff-data-plane-locator": [\r
 170                     {\r
 171                         "name": "sfc-tun4",\r
 172                         "data-plane-locator": {\r
 173                             "transport": "service-locator:vxlan-gpe",\r
 174                             "port": 6633,\r
 175                             "ip": "192.168.50.71"\r
 176                         },\r
 177                         "service-function-forwarder-ovs:ovs-options": {\r
 178                             "remote-ip": "flow",\r
 179                             "dst-port": "6633",\r
 180                             "key": "flow",\r
 181                             "nsp": "flow",\r
 182                             "nsi": "flow",\r
 183                             "nshc1": "flow",\r
 184                             "nshc2": "flow",\r
 185                             "nshc3": "flow",\r
 186                             "nshc4": "flow"\r
 187                         }\r
 188                     }\r
 189                 ]\r
 190             }\r
 191         ]\r
 192     }\r
 193 }\r
 194 \r
 195 def get_service_function_chains_uri():\r
 196     return "/restconf/config/service-function-chain:service-function-chains/"\r
 197 \r
 198 def get_service_function_chains_data():\r
 199     return {\r
 200     "service-function-chains": {\r
 201         "service-function-chain": [\r
 202             {\r
 203                 "name": "SFCGBP",\r
 204                 "symmetric": "false",\r
 205                 "sfc-service-function": [\r
 206                     {\r
 207                         "name": "firewall-abstract1",\r
 208                         "type": "service-function-type:firewall"\r
 209                     },\r
 210                     {\r
 211                         "name": "dpi-abstract1",\r
 212                         "type": "service-function-type:dpi"\r
 213                     }\r
 214                 ]\r
 215             }\r
 216         ]\r
 217     }\r
 218 }\r
 219 \r
 220 def get_service_function_paths_uri():\r
 221     return "/restconf/config/service-function-path:service-function-paths/"\r
 222 \r
 223 def get_service_function_paths_data():\r
 224     return {\r
 225     "service-function-paths": {\r
 226         "service-function-path": [\r
 227             {\r
 228                 "name": "SFCGBP-Path",\r
 229                 "service-chain-name": "SFCGBP",\r
 230                 "starting-index": 255,\r
 231                 "symmetric": "false"\r
 232 \r
 233             }\r
 234         ]\r
 235     }\r
 236 }\r
 237 \r
 238 def get_tenant_data():\r
 239     return {\r
 240         "tenant": [\r
 241           {\r
 242             "id": "tenant-red",\r
 243             "name": "DockerTenant",\r
 244             "forwarding-context": {\r
 245               "l2-flood-domain": [\r
 246                 {\r
 247                   "id": "flood-domain-1",\r
 248                   "parent": "bridge-domain1"\r
 249                 },\r
 250                 {\r
 251                   "id": "flood-domain-2",\r
 252                   "parent": "bridge-domain1"\r
 253                 }\r
 254               ],\r
 255               "l3-context": [\r
 256                 {\r
 257                   "id": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 258                 }\r
 259               ],\r
 260               "l2-bridge-domain": [\r
 261                 {\r
 262                   "id": "bridge-domain1",\r
 263                   "parent": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 264                 }\r
 265               ],\r
 266               "subnet": [\r
 267                 {\r
 268                   "id": "subnet-10.0.36.0/24",\r
 269                   "virtual-router-ip": "10.0.36.1",\r
 270                   "parent": "flood-domain-2",\r
 271                   "ip-prefix": "10.0.36.1/24"\r
 272                 },\r
 273                 {\r
 274                   "id": "subnet-10.0.35.0/24",\r
 275                   "virtual-router-ip": "10.0.35.1",\r
 276                   "parent": "flood-domain-1",\r
 277                   "ip-prefix": "10.0.35.1/24"\r
 278                 }\r
 279               ]\r
 280             },\r
 281             "policy": {\r
 282               "endpoint-group": [\r
 283                 {\r
 284                   "id": "webservers",\r
 285                   "name": "webservers",\r
 286                   "provider-named-selector": [\r
 287                     {\r
 288                       "name": "webservers-clients-icmp-http-contract",\r
 289                       "contract": [\r
 290                         "icmp-http-contract"\r
 291                       ]\r
 292                     }\r
 293                   ]\r
 294                 },\r
 295                 {\r
 296                   "id": "clients",\r
 297                   "name": "clients",\r
 298                   "consumer-named-selector": [\r
 299                     {\r
 300                       "name": "webservers-clients-icmp-http-contract",\r
 301                       "contract": [\r
 302                         "icmp-http-contract"\r
 303                       ]\r
 304                     }\r
 305                   ]\r
 306                 }\r
 307               ],\r
 308               "subject-feature-instances": {\r
 309                 "classifier-instance": [\r
 310                   {\r
 311                     "name": "icmp",\r
 312                     "classifier-definition-id": "Classifier-IP-Protocol",\r
 313                     "parameter-value": [\r
 314                       {\r
 315                         "name": "proto",\r
 316                         "int-value": 1\r
 317                       }\r
 318                     ]\r
 319                   },\r
 320                   {\r
 321                     "name": "http-dest",\r
 322                     "classifier-definition-id": "Classifier-L4",\r
 323                     "parameter-value": [\r
 324                       {\r
 325                         "int-value": "6",\r
 326                         "name": "proto"\r
 327                       },\r
 328                       {\r
 329                         "int-value": "80",\r
 330                         "name": "destport"\r
 331                       }\r
 332                     ]\r
 333                   },\r
 334                   {\r
 335                     "name": "http-src",\r
 336                     "classifier-definition-id": "Classifier-L4",\r
 337                     "parameter-value": [\r
 338                       {\r
 339                         "int-value": "6",\r
 340                         "name": "proto"\r
 341                       },\r
 342                       {\r
 343                         "int-value": "80",\r
 344                         "name": "sourceport"\r
 345                       }\r
 346                     ]\r
 347                   }\r
 348                 ],\r
 349                 "action-instance": [\r
 350                   {\r
 351                     "name": "chain1",\r
 352                     "action-definition-id": "Action-Chain",\r
 353                     "parameter-value": [\r
 354                       {\r
 355                         "name": "sfc-chain-name",\r
 356                         "string-value": "SFCGBP"\r
 357                       }\r
 358                     ]\r
 359                   },\r
 360                   {\r
 361                     "name": "allow1",\r
 362                     "action-definition-id": "Action-Allow"\r
 363                   }\r
 364                 ]\r
 365               },\r
 366               "contract": [\r
 367                 {\r
 368                   "id": "icmp-http-contract",\r
 369                   "subject": [\r
 370                     {\r
 371                       "name": "icmp-subject",\r
 372                       "rule": [\r
 373                         {\r
 374                           "name": "allow-icmp-rule",\r
 375                           "order": 0,\r
 376                           "classifier-ref": [\r
 377                             {\r
 378                               "name": "icmp",\r
 379                               "instance-name": "icmp"\r
 380                             }\r
 381                           ],\r
 382                           "action-ref": [\r
 383                             {\r
 384                               "name": "allow1",\r
 385                               "order": 0\r
 386                             }\r
 387                           ]\r
 388                         }\r
 389                       ]\r
 390                     },\r
 391                     {\r
 392                       "name": "http-subject",\r
 393                       "rule": [\r
 394                         {\r
 395                           "name": "http-chain-rule",\r
 396                           "classifier-ref": [\r
 397                             {\r
 398                               "name": "http-dest",\r
 399                               "instance-name": "http-dest",\r
 400                               "direction": "in"\r
 401                             }\r
 402                           ],\r
 403                           "action-ref": [\r
 404                             {\r
 405                               "name": "chain1",\r
 406                               "order": 0\r
 407                             }\r
 408                           ]\r
 409                         },\r
 410                         {\r
 411                           "name": "http-out-rule",\r
 412                           "classifier-ref": [\r
 413                             {\r
 414                               "name": "http-src",\r
 415                               "instance-name": "http-src",\r
 416                               "direction": "out"\r
 417                             }\r
 418                           ],\r
 419                           "action-ref": [\r
 420                             {\r
 421                               "name": "allow1",\r
 422                               "order": 0\r
 423                             }\r
 424                           ]\r
 425                         }\r
 426                       ]\r
 427                     }\r
 428                   ],\r
 429                   "clause": [\r
 430                     {\r
 431                       "name": "icmp-http-clause",\r
 432                       "subject-refs": [\r
 433                         "icmp-subject",\r
 434                         "http-subject"\r
 435                       ]\r
 436                     }\r
 437                   ]\r
 438                 }\r
 439               ]\r
 440             }\r
 441           }\r
 442         ]\r
 443     }\r
 444 \r
 445 # Main definition - constants\r
 446 \r
 447 # =======================\r
 448 #     MENUS FUNCTIONS\r
 449 # =======================\r
 450 \r
 451 # Main menu\r
 452 \r
 453 # =======================\r
 454 #      MAIN PROGRAM\r
 455 # =======================\r
 456 \r
 457 # Main Program\r
 458 \r
 459 def get_tenant_uri():\r
 460     return "/restconf/config/policy:tenants/policy:tenant/tenant-red"\r
 461 \r
 462 def get_tunnel_data_1():\r
 463     return {\r
 464     "node": [\r
 465       {\r
 466         "id": "openflow:1",\r
 467         "ofoverlay:tunnel": [\r
 468           {\r
 469             "tunnel-type": "overlay:tunnel-type-vxlan-gpe",\r
 470             "node-connector-id": "openflow:1:1",\r
 471             "ip": "192.168.50.70",\r
 472             "port": 6633\r
 473           },\r
 474           {\r
 475             "tunnel-type": "overlay:tunnel-type-vxlan",\r
 476             "node-connector-id": "openflow:1:2",\r
 477             "ip": "192.168.50.70",\r
 478             "port": 4789\r
 479           }\r
 480         ]\r
 481       }\r
 482     ]\r
 483   }\r
 484 \r
 485 def get_tunnel_uri_1():\r
 486     return "/restconf/config/opendaylight-inventory:nodes/node/openflow:1"\r
 487 \r
 488 def get_tunnel_data_6():\r
 489     return {\r
 490     "node": [\r
 491       {\r
 492         "id": "openflow:6",\r
 493         "ofoverlay:tunnel": [\r
 494           {\r
 495             "tunnel-type": "overlay:tunnel-type-vxlan-gpe",\r
 496             "node-connector-id": "openflow:6:1",\r
 497             "ip": "192.168.50.75",\r
 498             "port": 6633\r
 499           },\r
 500           {\r
 501             "tunnel-type": "overlay:tunnel-type-vxlan",\r
 502             "node-connector-id": "openflow:6:2",\r
 503             "ip": "192.168.50.75",\r
 504             "port": 4789\r
 505           }\r
 506         ]\r
 507       }\r
 508     ]\r
 509   }\r
 510 \r
 511 def get_tunnel_uri_6():\r
 512     return "/restconf/config/opendaylight-inventory:nodes/node/openflow:6"\r
 513 \r
 514 def get_endpoint_data():\r
 515     return [\r
 516 {\r
 517 "input": {\r
 518 \r
 519     "endpoint-group": "webservers",\r
 520 \r
 521     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.36.0/24",\r
 522 \r
 523     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 524     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:36:02",\r
 525 \r
 526     "l3-address": [\r
 527         {\r
 528             "ip-address": "10.0.36.2",\r
 529             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 530         }\r
 531     ],\r
 532     "port-name": "vethl-h36_2",\r
 533     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 534 }\r
 535 },\r
 536 {\r
 537 "input": {\r
 538     "endpoint-group": "clients",\r
 539 "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.35.0/24",\r
 540 "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 541 "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:35:02",\r
 542 "l3-address": [\r
 543     {\r
 544         "ip-address": "10.0.35.2",\r
 545         "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 546     }\r
 547 ],\r
 548 "port-name": "vethl-h35_2",\r
 549 "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 550 }\r
 551 },\r
 552 {\r
 553 "input": {\r
 554 \r
 555     "endpoint-group": "clients",\r
 556 \r
 557     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.35.0/24",\r
 558 \r
 559     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 560     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:35:03",\r
 561 \r
 562     "l3-address": [\r
 563         {\r
 564             "ip-address": "10.0.35.3",\r
 565             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 566         }\r
 567     ],\r
 568     "port-name": "vethl-h35_3",\r
 569     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 570 }\r
 571 },\r
 572 {\r
 573 "input": {\r
 574 \r
 575     "endpoint-group": "webservers",\r
 576 \r
 577     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.36.0/24",\r
 578 \r
 579     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 580     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:36:03",\r
 581 \r
 582     "l3-address": [\r
 583         {\r
 584             "ip-address": "10.0.36.3",\r
 585             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 586         }\r
 587     ],\r
 588     "port-name": "vethl-h36_3",\r
 589     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 590 }\r
 591 },\r
 592 {\r
 593 "input": {\r
 594 \r
 595     "endpoint-group": "webservers",\r
 596 \r
 597     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.36.0/24",\r
 598 \r
 599     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 600     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:36:04",\r
 601 \r
 602     "l3-address": [\r
 603         {\r
 604             "ip-address": "10.0.36.4",\r
 605             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 606         }\r
 607     ],\r
 608     "port-name": "vethl-h36_4",\r
 609     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 610 }\r
 611 },\r
 612 {\r
 613 "input": {\r
 614 \r
 615     "endpoint-group": "clients",\r
 616 \r
 617     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.35.0/24",\r
 618 \r
 619     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 620     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:35:04",\r
 621 \r
 622     "l3-address": [\r
 623         {\r
 624             "ip-address": "10.0.35.4",\r
 625             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 626         }\r
 627     ],\r
 628     "port-name": "vethl-h35_4",\r
 629     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 630 }\r
 631 },\r
 632 {\r
 633 "input": {\r
 634 \r
 635     "endpoint-group": "clients",\r
 636 \r
 637     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.35.0/24",\r
 638 \r
 639     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 640     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:35:05",\r
 641 \r
 642     "l3-address": [\r
 643         {\r
 644             "ip-address": "10.0.35.5",\r
 645             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 646         }\r
 647     ],\r
 648     "port-name": "vethl-h35_5",\r
 649     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 650 }\r
 651 },\r
 652 {\r
 653 "input": {\r
 654 \r
 655     "endpoint-group": "webservers",\r
 656 \r
 657     "network-containment" : "subnet-10.0.36.0/24",\r
 658 \r
 659     "l2-context": "bridge-domain1",\r
 660     "mac-address": "00:00:00:00:36:05",\r
 661 \r
 662     "l3-address": [\r
 663         {\r
 664             "ip-address": "10.0.36.5",\r
 665             "l3-context": "l3-context-vrf-red"\r
 666         }\r
 667     ],\r
 668     "port-name": "vethl-h36_5",\r
 669     "tenant": "tenant-red"\r
 670 }\r
 671 }]\r
 672 \r
 673 \r
 674 def get_endpoint_uri():\r
 675     return "/restconf/operations/endpoint:register-endpoint"\r
 676 \r
 677 def get_tunnel_oper_uri():\r
 678     return "/restconf/operational/opendaylight-inventory:nodes/"\r
 679 \r
 680 def get_topology_oper_uri():\r
 681     return "/restconf/operational/network-topology:network-topology/topology/ovsdb:1/"\r
 682 \r
 683 if __name__ == "__main__":\r
 684     # Launch main menu\r
 685 \r
 686 \r
 687     # Some sensible defaults\r
 688     controller=os.environ.get('ODL')\r
 689     if controller == None:\r
 690         sys.exit("No controller set.")\r
 691 \r
 692     print "Contacting controller at %s" % controller\r
 693     print "waiting for manager on SFFs..."\r
 694     wait_for_sff_in_datastore(get_topology_oper_uri())\r
 695     print "sending service functions"\r
 696     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_service_functions_uri(), get_service_functions_data(), True)\r
 697     print "sending service function forwarders"\r
 698     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_service_function_forwarders_uri(), get_service_function_forwarders_data(), True)\r
 699     print "waiting for switches on SFFs..."\r
 700     wait_for_sff_in_datastore(get_tunnel_oper_uri())\r
 701     print "sending service function chains"\r
 702     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_service_function_chains_uri(), get_service_function_chains_data(), True)\r
 703     print "sending service function paths"\r
 704     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_service_function_paths_uri(), get_service_function_paths_data(), True)\r
 705     print "sending tunnel"\r
 706     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_tunnel_uri_1(), get_tunnel_data_1(), True)\r
 707     print "sending tenant"\r
 708     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_tunnel_uri_6(), get_tunnel_data_6(), True)\r
 709     print "sending tenant"\r
 710     put(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_tenant_uri(), get_tenant_data(),True)\r
 711     print "registering endpoints"\r
 712     for endpoint in get_endpoint_data():\r
 713         post(controller, DEFAULT_PORT, get_endpoint_uri(),endpoint,True)\r