usd - Ruby Class for SDM REST-API-Calls

There is a ruby class and a commandline tool rusdc.

installation

just install the gem:

gem install usd

Be aware that you need some compiler-tools and the ruby headers:

# ubuntu
sudo apt-get install build-essential ruby-dev
# redhat
yum group install "Development Tools"
yum install ruby-devel

external tools

If you use the rusdc find command with --format mlr option then you need mlr.

• mlr - Miller - a great tool for data-transforming to and from json, csv and many more

Place the mlr-binary in a path, which is in your PATH-Environment.

functions from the commandline-tool rusdc

rusdc
Commands:
  rusdc chg_add_nr <co> <ci>                                                   # add a CI to a changeorder
  rusdc chg_list_nr <co>                                                       # list all CIs of one changeorder
  rusdc create                                                                 # pipe json-data to create object
  rusdc field_names <object-type>                                              # list all fields of an object including its format
  rusdc find <object-type> [where-clause] [fields, comma separated] [options]  # finds each object which meets the wc-condition
  rusdc get <object-type> <common_name>                                        # shows one object
  rusdc get_attachment_of_ci <ci_name> <filename>                              # download an attachment of a CI and print it out on stdout
  rusdc get_attachment_of_co <co_name> <filename>                              # download an attachment of a changeorder and print it out on stdout
  rusdc help [COMMAND]                                                         # Describe available commands or one specific command
  rusdc in_list_child_ins <in>                                                 # list all child-incidents of one incident
  rusdc list_attachments_of_ci <ci_name>                                       # list all attachments of a CI
  rusdc list_attachments_of_co <co_name>                                       # list all attachments of a changeorder
  rusdc nr_add_child <nr-name> <child-name>                                    # add one child CI to another CI
  rusdc nr_changes <nr> [inactive-too]                                         # list all open changeorders of one CI
  rusdc nr_childs <ci-name>                                                    # lists all childs CIs of a specific CI
  rusdc nr_incidents <nr> [inactive-too]                                       # lists all incident of a specific CI
  rusdc nr_parents <ci-name>                                                   # lists all parent CIs of a specific CI
  rusdc update                                                                 # pipe json-data to update object
  rusdc update_attr <obj> <common_name> <key> <value>                          # updates a direct (not referenced) attribute of one object.
  rusdc update_ref_attr <obj> <common_name> <key> <value>                      # updates a referenced attribute of one object.

environment-variables

rusdc needs some environment-variables. there are:

usduser
usdpass
usdurl

you may set and export them via script:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# load with `source ./set_env`

export usduser=<your username>
export usdurl="http://<your sdm server>:8050"
if [ -z "$usdpass" ]
then
  read -s -p "password for $usduser ? " usdpass
  echo ""
  export usdpass
fi