X-Git-Url: https://git.llucax.com/software/pymin.git/blobdiff_plain/0b06609c08cbd1e1b7120f617a2261028b02dce5..5a0b7aa969cfabb1d087088975cf013d4d446180:/pymin/services/util.py?ds=inline

diff --git a/pymin/services/util.py b/pymin/services/util.py
index 9c96fca..21afa63 100644
--- a/pymin/services/util.py
+++ b/pymin/services/util.py
@@ -8,17 +8,22 @@ try:
     import cPickle as pickle
 except ImportError:
     import pickle
+import logging ; log = logging.getLogger('pymin.services.util')
 
 from pymin.dispatcher import Handler, handler, HandlerError, \
                                 CommandNotFoundError
+from pymin.seqtools import Sequence
 
 #DEBUG = False
 DEBUG = True
 
-__ALL__ = ('ServiceHandler', 'RestartHandler', 'ReloadHandler', 'InitdHandler',
-            'SubHandler', 'DictSubHandler', 'ListSubHandler', 'Persistent',
-            'ConfigWriter', 'Error', 'ReturnNot0Error', 'ExecutionError',
-            'ItemError', 'ItemAlreadyExistsError', 'ItemNotFoundError', 'call')
+__ALL__ = ('Error', 'ExecutionError', 'ItemError', 'ItemAlreadyExistsError',
+           'ItemNotFoundError', 'ContainerError', 'ContainerNotFoundError',
+           'call', 'get_network_devices', 'Persistent', 'Restorable',
+           'ConfigWriter', 'ServiceHandler', 'RestartHandler',
+           'ReloadHandler', 'InitdHandler', 'SubHandler', 'DictSubHandler',
+           'ListSubHandler', 'ComposedSubHandler', 'ListComposedSubHandler',
+           'DictComposedSubHandler', 'Device','Address')
 
 class Error(HandlerError):
     r"""
@@ -31,22 +36,6 @@ class Error(HandlerError):
     """
     pass
 
-class ReturnNot0Error(Error):
-    r"""
-    ReturnNot0Error(return_value) -> ReturnNot0Error instance.
-
-    A command didn't returned the expected 0 return value.
-
-    return_value - Return value returned by the command.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, return_value):
-        r"Initialize the object. See class documentation for more info."
-        self.return_value = return_value
-
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return 'The command returned %d' % self.return_value
-
 class ExecutionError(Error):
     r"""
     ExecutionError(command, error) -> ExecutionError instance.
@@ -126,23 +115,112 @@ class ItemNotFoundError(ItemError):
         r"Initialize the object. See class documentation for more info."
         self.message = u'Item not found: "%s"' % key
 
+class ContainerError(Error, KeyError):
+    r"""
+    ContainerError(key) -> ContainerError instance.
+
+    This is the base exception for all container related errors.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, key):
+        r"Initialize the object. See class documentation for more info."
+        self.message = u'Container error: "%s"' % key
+
+class ContainerNotFoundError(ContainerError):
+    r"""
+    ContainerNotFoundError(key) -> ContainerNotFoundError instance.
+
+    This exception is raised when trying to operate on an container that
+    doesn't exists.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, key):
+        r"Initialize the object. See class documentation for more info."
+        self.message = u'Container not found: "%s"' % key
+
+class Address(Sequence):
+    def __init__(self, ip, netmask, broadcast=None, peer=None):
+        self.ip = ip
+        self.netmask = netmask
+        self.broadcast = broadcast
+        self.peer = peer
+    def update(self, netmask=None, broadcast=None):
+        if netmask is not None: self.netmask = netmask
+        if broadcast is not None: self.broadcast = broadcast
+    def as_tuple(self):
+        return (self.ip, self.netmask, self.broadcast, self.peer)
+
+
+class Device(Sequence):
+    def __init__(self, name, mac, ppp):
+        self.name = name
+        self.mac = mac
+        self.ppp = ppp
+        self.addrs = dict()
+        self.routes = list()
+    def as_tuple(self):
+        return (self.name, self.mac, self.addrs)
+
+
+
+def get_network_devices():
+    p = subprocess.Popen(('ip', '-o', 'link'), stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                                    close_fds=True)
+    string = p.stdout.read()
+    p.wait()
+    d = dict()
+    devices = string.splitlines()
+    for dev in devices:
+        mac = ''
+        if dev.find('link/ether') != -1:
+            i = dev.find('link/ether')
+            mac = dev[i+11 : i+11+17]
+            i = dev.find(':')
+            j = dev.find(':', i+1)
+            name = dev[i+2: j]
+            d[name] = Device(name,mac,False)
+        elif dev.find('link/ppp') != -1:
+            i = dev.find('link/ppp')
+            mac =  '00:00:00:00:00:00'
+            i = dev.find(':')
+            j = dev.find(':', i+1)
+            name = dev[i+2 : j]
+            d[name] = Device(name,mac,True)
+            #since the device is ppp, get the address and peer
+            try:
+                p = subprocess.Popen(('ip', '-o', 'addr', 'show', name), stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                                        close_fds=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+                string = p.stdout.read()
+                p.wait()
+                addrs = string.splitlines()
+                inet = addrs[1].find('inet')
+                peer = addrs[1].find('peer')
+                bar = addrs[1].find('/')
+                from_addr = addrs[1][inet+5 : peer-1]
+                to_addr = addrs[1][peer+5 : bar]
+                d[name].addrs[from_addr] = Address(from_addr,24, peer=to_addr)
+            except IndexError:
+                pass
+    return d
+
+def get_peers():
+    p = subprocess.Popen(('ip', '-o', 'addr'), stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                                    close_fds=True)
 
 def call(command, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True, universal_newlines=True,
             **kw):
+    log.debug(u'call(%r)', command)
     if DEBUG:
-        if not isinstance(command, basestring):
-            command = ' '.join(command)
-        print 'Executing command:', command
+        log.debug(u'call: not really executing, DEBUG mode')
         return
     try:
-        r = subprocess.call(command, stdin=stdin, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr,
-                                universal_newlines=universal_newlines,
-                                close_fds=close_fds, **kw)
+        subprocess.check_call(command, stdin=stdin, stdout=stdout,
+                    stderr=stderr, close_fds=close_fds,
+                    universal_newlines=universal_newlines, **kw)
     except Exception, e:
+        log.debug(u'call: Execution error %r', e)
         raise ExecutionError(command, e)
-    if r is not 0:
-        raise ExecutionError(command, ReturnNot0Error(r))
 
 class Persistent:
     r"""Persistent([attrs[, dir[, ext]]]) -> Persistent.
@@ -199,14 +277,22 @@ class Persistent:
 
     def _dump_attr(self, attrname):
         r"_dump_attr() -> None :: Dump a specific variable to a pickle file."
+        fname = self._pickle_filename(attrname)
+        attr = getattr(self, attrname)
+        log.debug(u'Persistent._dump_attr(%r) -> file=%r, value=%r',
+                attrname, fname, attr)
         f = file(self._pickle_filename(attrname), 'wb')
-        pickle.dump(getattr(self, attrname), f, 2)
+        pickle.dump(attr, f, 2)
         f.close()
 
     def _load_attr(self, attrname):
         r"_load_attr() -> object :: Load a specific pickle file."
-        f = file(self._pickle_filename(attrname))
-        setattr(self, attrname, pickle.load(f))
+        fname = self._pickle_filename(attrname)
+        f = file(fname)
+        attr = pickle.load(f)
+        log.debug(u'Persistent._load_attr(%r) -> file=%r, value=%r',
+                attrname, fname, attr)
+        setattr(self, attrname, attr)
         f.close()
 
     def _pickle_filename(self, name):
@@ -250,24 +336,28 @@ class Restorable(Persistent):
 
     def _restore(self):
         r"_restore() -> bool :: Restore persistent data or create a default."
+        log.debug(u'Restorable._restore()')
         try:
+            log.debug(u'Restorable._restore: trying to load...')
             self._load()
-            # TODO tener en cuenta servicios que hay que levantar y los que no
-            if hasattr(self, 'commit'): # TODO deberia ser reload y/o algo para comandos
-                self.commit()
+            log.debug(u'Restorable._restore: load OK')
             return True
         except IOError:
+            log.debug(u'Restorable._restore: load FAILED, making defaults: %r',
+                        self._restorable_defaults)
             for (k, v) in self._restorable_defaults.items():
                 setattr(self, k, v)
             # TODO tener en cuenta servicios que hay que levantar y los que no
             if hasattr(self, 'commit'):
+                log.debug(u'Restorable._restore: commit() found, commiting...')
                 self.commit()
                 return False
+            log.debug(u'Restorable._restore: dumping new defaults...')
             self._dump()
             if hasattr(self, '_write_config'):
+                log.debug(u'Restorable._restore: _write_config() found, '
+                            u'writing new config...')
                 self._write_config()
-            if hasattr(self, 'reload'):
-                self.reload()
             return False
 
 class ConfigWriter:
@@ -330,6 +420,7 @@ class ConfigWriter:
 
     def _config_build_templates(self):
         r"_config_writer_templates() -> None :: Build the template objects."
+        log.debug(u'ConfigWriter.build_templates()')
         if isinstance(self._config_writer_files, basestring):
             self._config_writer_files = (self._config_writer_files,)
         if not hasattr(self, '_config_writer_templates') \
@@ -354,6 +445,8 @@ class ConfigWriter:
                 vars = dict()
         elif callable(vars):
             vars = vars(template_name)
+        log.debug(u'ConfigWriter._render_config: rendering template %r with '
+                    u'vars=%r', template_name, vars)
         return self._config_writer_templates[template_name].render(**vars)
 
     def _get_config_path(self, template_name, config_filename=None):
@@ -384,8 +477,11 @@ class ConfigWriter:
                 vars = dict()
         elif callable(vars):
             vars = vars(template_name)
-        f = file(self._get_config_path(template_name, config_filename), 'w')
+        fname = self._get_config_path(template_name, config_filename)
+        f = file(fname, 'w')
         ctx = Context(f, **vars)
+        log.debug(u'ConfigWriter._write_single_config: rendering template '
+                    u'%r with vars=%r to file %r', template_name, vars, fname)
         self._config_writer_templates[template_name].render_context(ctx)
         f.close()
 
@@ -395,7 +491,7 @@ class ConfigWriter:
             self._write_single_config(t)
 
 
-class ServiceHandler(Handler):
+class ServiceHandler(Handler, Restorable):
     r"""ServiceHandler([start[, stop[, restart[, reload]]]]) -> ServiceHandler.
 
     This is a helper class to inherit from to automatically handle services
@@ -422,30 +518,81 @@ class ServiceHandler(Handler):
 
     def __init__(self, start=None, stop=None, restart=None, reload=None):
         r"Initialize the object, see the class documentation for details."
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler(%r, %r, %r, %r)', start, stop, restart,
+                    reload)
         for (name, action) in dict(start=start, stop=stop, restart=restart,
                                                     reload=reload).items():
             if action is not None:
-                setattr(self, '_service_%s' % name, action)
+                attr_name = '_service_%s' % name
+                log.debug(u'ServiceHandler: using %r as %s', attr_name, action)
+                setattr(self, attr_name, action)
+        self._persistent_attrs = list(self._persistent_attrs)
+        self._persistent_attrs.append('_service_running')
+        if '_service_running' not in self._restorable_defaults:
+            self._restorable_defaults['_service_running'] = False
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler: restoring service configuration...')
+        self._restore()
+        if self._service_running:
+            log.debug(u'ServiceHandler: service was running, starting it...')
+            self._service_running = False
+            self.start()
 
     @handler(u'Start the service.')
     def start(self):
         r"start() -> None :: Start the service."
-        call(self._service_start)
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.start()')
+        if not self._service_running:
+            log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.start: not running, starting it...')
+            if callable(self._service_start):
+                self._service_start()
+            else:
+                call(self._service_start)
+            self._service_running = True
+            self._dump_attr('_service_running')
 
     @handler(u'Stop the service.')
     def stop(self):
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.stop()')
         r"stop() -> None :: Stop the service."
-        call(self._service_stop)
+        if self._service_running:
+            log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.stop: running, stoping it...')
+            if callable(self._service_stop):
+                self._service_stop()
+            else:
+                call(self._service_stop)
+            self._service_running = False
+            self._dump_attr('_service_running')
 
     @handler(u'Restart the service.')
     def restart(self):
         r"restart() -> None :: Restart the service."
-        call(self._service_restart)
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.restart()')
+        if callable(self._service_restart):
+            self._service_restart()
+        else:
+            call(self._service_restart)
+        self._service_running = True
+        self._dump_attr('_service_running')
 
     @handler(u'Reload the service config (without restarting, if possible).')
     def reload(self):
         r"reload() -> None :: Reload the configuration of the service."
-        call(self._service_reload)
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.reload()')
+        if self._service_running:
+            log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.reload: running, reloading...')
+            if callable(self._service_reload):
+                self._service_reload()
+            else:
+                call(self._service_reload)
+
+    @handler(u'Tell if the service is running.')
+    def running(self):
+        r"reload() -> None :: Reload the configuration of the service."
+        log.debug(u'ServiceHandler.running() -> %r', self._service_running)
+        if self._service_running:
+            return 1
+        else:
+            return 0
 
 class RestartHandler(Handler):
     r"""RestartHandler() -> RestartHandler :: Provides generic restart command.
@@ -458,6 +605,7 @@ class RestartHandler(Handler):
     @handler(u'Restart the service (alias to stop + start).')
     def restart(self):
         r"restart() -> None :: Restart the service calling stop() and start()."
+        log.debug(u'RestartHandler.restart()')
         self.stop()
         self.start()
 
@@ -471,9 +619,13 @@ class ReloadHandler(Handler):
     @handler(u'Reload the service config (alias to restart).')
     def reload(self):
         r"reload() -> None :: Reload the configuration of the service."
-        self.restart()
+        log.debug(u'ReloadHandler.reload()')
+        if hasattr(self, '_service_running') and self._service_running:
+            log.debug(u'ReloadHandler.reload: running, reloading...')
+            self.restart()
 
-class InitdHandler(Handler):
+class InitdHandler(ServiceHandler):
+    # TODO update docs, declarative style is depracated
     r"""InitdHandler([initd_name[, initd_dir]]) -> InitdHandler.
 
     This is a helper class to inherit from to automatically handle services
@@ -498,30 +650,29 @@ class InitdHandler(Handler):
 
     def __init__(self, initd_name=None, initd_dir=None):
         r"Initialize the object, see the class documentation for details."
+        log.debug(u'InitdHandler(%r, %r)', initd_name, initd_dir)
         if initd_name is not None:
             self._initd_name = initd_name
         if initd_dir is not None:
             self._initd_dir = initd_dir
-
-    @handler(u'Start the service.')
-    def start(self):
-        r"start() -> None :: Start the service."
-        call((path.join(self._initd_dir, self._initd_name), 'start'))
-
-    @handler(u'Stop the service.')
-    def stop(self):
-        r"stop() -> None :: Stop the service."
-        call((path.join(self._initd_dir, self._initd_name), 'stop'))
-
-    @handler(u'Restart the service.')
-    def restart(self):
-        r"restart() -> None :: Restart the service."
-        call((path.join(self._initd_dir, self._initd_name), 'restart'))
-
-    @handler(u'Reload the service config (without restarting, if possible).')
-    def reload(self):
-        r"reload() -> None :: Reload the configuration of the service."
-        call((path.join(self._initd_dir, self._initd_name), 'reload'))
+        actions = dict()
+        for action in ('start', 'stop', 'restart', 'reload'):
+            actions[action] = (path.join(self._initd_dir, self._initd_name),
+                                action)
+        ServiceHandler.__init__(self, **actions)
+
+    def handle_timer(self):
+        # TODO documentation
+        log.debug(u'InitdHandler.handle_timer(): self=%r', self)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(('pgrep', '-f', self._initd_name),
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        pid = p.communicate()[0]
+        if p.returncode == 0 and len(pid) > 0:
+            log.debug(u'InitdHandler.handle_timer: pid present, running')
+            self._service_running = True
+        else:
+            log.debug(u'InitdHandler.handle_timer: pid absent, NOT running')
+            self._service_running = False
 
 class TransactionalHandler(Handler):
     r"""Handle command transactions providing a commit and rollback commands.
@@ -542,17 +693,28 @@ class TransactionalHandler(Handler):
     @handler(u'Commit the changes (reloading the service, if necessary).')
     def commit(self):
         r"commit() -> None :: Commit the changes and reload the service."
+        log.debug(u'TransactionalHandler.commit()')
         if hasattr(self, '_dump'):
+            log.debug(u'TransactionalHandler.commit: _dump() present, '
+                        u'dumping...')
             self._dump()
+        unchanged = False
         if hasattr(self, '_write_config'):
-            self._write_config()
-        if hasattr(self, 'reload'):
+            log.debug(u'TransactionalHandler.commit: _write_config() present, '
+                        u'writing config...')
+            unchanged = self._write_config()
+        if not unchanged and hasattr(self, 'reload'):
+            log.debug(u'TransactionalHandler.commit: reload() present, and'
+                        u'configuration changed, reloading...')
             self.reload()
 
     @handler(u'Discard all the uncommited changes.')
     def rollback(self):
         r"rollback() -> None :: Discard the changes not yet commited."
+        log.debug(u'TransactionalHandler.reload()')
         if hasattr(self, '_load'):
+            log.debug(u'TransactionalHandler.reload: _load() present, loading'
+                        u'pickled values...')
             self._load()
 
 class ParametersHandler(Handler):
@@ -576,31 +738,41 @@ class ParametersHandler(Handler):
 
     def __init__(self, attr=None):
         r"Initialize the object, see the class documentation for details."
+        log.debug(u'ParametersHandler(%r)', attr)
         if attr is not None:
             self._parameters_attr = attr
 
     @handler(u'Set a service parameter.')
     def set(self, param, value):
         r"set(param, value) -> None :: Set a service parameter."
+        log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.set(%r, %r)', param, value)
         if not param in self.params:
+            log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.set: parameter not found')
             raise ParameterNotFoundError(param)
         self.params[param] = value
+        if hasattr(self, '_update'):
+            log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.set: _update found, setting to True')
+            self._update = True
 
     @handler(u'Get a service parameter.')
     def get(self, param):
         r"get(param) -> None :: Get a service parameter."
+        log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.get(%r)', param)
         if not param in self.params:
+            log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.get: parameter not found')
             raise ParameterNotFoundError(param)
         return self.params[param]
 
     @handler(u'List all available service parameters.')
     def list(self):
         r"list() -> tuple :: List all the parameter names."
+        log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.list()')
         return self.params.keys()
 
     @handler(u'Get all service parameters, with their values.')
     def show(self):
         r"show() -> (key, value) tuples :: List all the parameters."
+        log.debug(u'ParametersHandler.show()')
         return self.params.items()
 
 class SubHandler(Handler):
@@ -614,6 +786,7 @@ class SubHandler(Handler):
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         r"Initialize the object, see the class documentation for details."
+        log.debug(u'SubHandler(%r)', parent)
         self.parent = parent
 
 class ContainerSubHandler(SubHandler):
@@ -643,6 +816,7 @@ class ContainerSubHandler(SubHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, parent, attr=None, cls=None):
         r"Initialize the object, see the class documentation for details."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler(%r, %r, %r)', parent, attr, cls)
         self.parent = parent
         if attr is not None:
             self._cont_subhandler_attr = attr
@@ -664,17 +838,21 @@ class ContainerSubHandler(SubHandler):
     @handler(u'Add a new item')
     def add(self, *args, **kwargs):
         r"add(...) -> None :: Add an item to the list."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.add(%r, %r)', args, kwargs)
         item = self._cont_subhandler_class(*args, **kwargs)
         if hasattr(item, '_add'):
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.add: _add found, setting to True')
             item._add = True
         key = item
         if isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
             key = item.as_tuple()[0]
         # do we have the same item? then raise an error
         if key in self._vattr():
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.add: allready exists')
             raise ItemAlreadyExistsError(item)
         # do we have the same item, but logically deleted? then update flags
         if key in self._attr():
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.add: was deleted, undeleting it')
             index = key
             if not isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
                 index = self._attr().index(item)
@@ -691,39 +869,51 @@ class ContainerSubHandler(SubHandler):
     @handler(u'Update an item')
     def update(self, index, *args, **kwargs):
         r"update(index, ...) -> None :: Update an item of the container."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.update(%r, %r, %r)',
+                    index, args, kwargs)
         # TODO make it right with metaclasses, so the method is not created
         # unless the update() method really exists.
-        # TODO check if the modified item is the same of an existing one
         if not isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
             index = int(index) # TODO validation
         if not hasattr(self._cont_subhandler_class, 'update'):
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.update: update() not found, '
+                        u"can't really update, raising command not found")
             raise CommandNotFoundError(('update',))
         try:
             item = self._vattr()[index]
             item.update(*args, **kwargs)
             if hasattr(item, '_update'):
+                log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.update: _update found, '
+                            u'setting to True')
                 item._update = True
         except LookupError:
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.update: item not found')
             raise ItemNotFoundError(index)
 
     @handler(u'Delete an item')
     def delete(self, index):
         r"delete(index) -> None :: Delete an item of the container."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.delete(%r)', index)
         if not isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
             index = int(index) # TODO validation
         try:
             item = self._vattr()[index]
             if hasattr(item, '_delete'):
+                log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.delete: _delete found, '
+                            u'setting to True')
                 item._delete = True
             else:
                 del self._attr()[index]
             return item
         except LookupError:
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.delete: item not found')
             raise ItemNotFoundError(index)
 
     @handler(u'Remove all items (use with care).')
     def clear(self):
         r"clear() -> None :: Delete all items of the container."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.clear()')
+        # FIXME broken really, no _delete attribute is setted :S
         if isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
             self._attr.clear()
         else:
@@ -732,16 +922,19 @@ class ContainerSubHandler(SubHandler):
     @handler(u'Get information about an item')
     def get(self, index):
         r"get(index) -> item :: List all the information of an item."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.get(%r)', index)
         if not isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
             index = int(index) # TODO validation
         try:
             return self._vattr()[index]
         except LookupError:
+            log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.get: item not found')
             raise ItemNotFoundError(index)
 
     @handler(u'Get information about all items')
     def show(self):
         r"show() -> list of items :: List all the complete items information."
+        log.debug(u'ContainerSubHandler.show()')
         if isinstance(self._attr(), dict):
             return self._attr().values()
         return self._vattr()
@@ -749,65 +942,271 @@ class ContainerSubHandler(SubHandler):
 class ListSubHandler(ContainerSubHandler):
     r"""ListSubHandler(parent) -> ListSubHandler instance.
 
-    This is a helper class to inherit from to automatically handle subcommands
-    that operates over a list parent attribute.
-
-    The list attribute to handle and the class of objects that it contains can
-    be defined by calling the constructor or in a more declarative way as
-    class attributes, like:
-
-    class TestHandler(ListSubHandler):
-        _cont_subhandler_attr = 'some_list'
-        _cont_subhandler_class = SomeClass
-
-    This way, the parent's some_list attribute (self.parent.some_list) will be
-    managed automatically, providing the commands: add, update, delete, get,
-    list and show. New items will be instances of SomeClass, which should
-    provide a cmp operator to see if the item is on the list and an update()
-    method, if it should be possible to modify it. If SomeClass has an _add,
-    _update or _delete attribute, it set them to true when the item is added,
-    updated or deleted respectively (in case that it's deleted, it's not
-    removed from the list, but it's not listed either).
+    ContainerSubHandler holding lists. See ComposedSubHandler documentation
+    for details.
     """
 
     @handler(u'Get how many items are in the list')
     def len(self):
         r"len() -> int :: Get how many items are in the list."
+        log.debug(u'ListContainerSubHandler.len()')
         return len(self._vattr())
 
 class DictSubHandler(ContainerSubHandler):
     r"""DictSubHandler(parent) -> DictSubHandler instance.
 
-    This is a helper class to inherit from to automatically handle subcommands
-    that operates over a dict parent attribute.
+    ContainerSubHandler holding dicts. See ComposedSubHandler documentation
+    for details.
+    """
 
-    The dict attribute to handle and the class of objects that it contains can
-    be defined by calling the constructor or in a more declarative way as
-    class attributes, like:
+    @handler(u'List all the items by key')
+    def list(self):
+        r"list() -> tuple :: List all the item keys."
+        log.debug(u'DictContainerSubHandler.list()')
+        return self._attr().keys()
 
-    class TestHandler(DictSubHandler):
-        _cont_subhandler_attr = 'some_dict'
-        _cont_subhandler_class = SomeClass
+class ComposedSubHandler(SubHandler):
+    r"""ComposedSubHandler(parent) -> ComposedSubHandler instance.
+
+    This is a helper class to implement ListComposedSubHandler and
+    DictComposedSubHandler. You should not use it directly.
 
-    This way, the parent's some_dict attribute (self.parent.some_dict) will be
-    managed automatically, providing the commands: add, update, delete, get,
-    list and show. New items will be instances of SomeClass, which should
-    provide a constructor with at least the key value, an as_tuple() method
-    and an update() method,     if it should be possible to modify
+    This class is usefull when you have a parent that has a dict (cont)
+    that stores some object that has an attribute (attr) with a list or
+    a dict of objects of some class. In that case, this class provides
+    automated commands to add, update, delete, get and show that objects.
+    This commands takes the cont (key of the dict for the object holding
+    the attr), and an index for access the object itself (in the attr
+    list/dict).
+
+    The container object (cont) that holds a containers, the attribute of
+    that object that is the container itself, and the class of the objects
+    that it contains can be defined by calling the constructor or in a
+    more declarative way as class attributes, like:
+
+    class TestHandler(ComposedSubHandler):
+        _comp_subhandler_cont = 'some_cont'
+        _comp_subhandler_attr = 'some_attr'
+        _comp_subhandler_class = SomeClass
+
+    This way, the parent's some_cont attribute (self.parent.some_cont)
+    will be managed automatically, providing the commands: add, update,
+    delete, get and show for manipulating a particular instance that holds
+    of SomeClass. For example, updating an item at the index 5 is the same
+    (simplified) as doing parent.some_cont[cont][5].update().
+    SomeClass should provide a cmp operator to see if the item is on the
+    container and an update() method, if it should be possible to modify
     it. If SomeClass has an _add, _update or _delete attribute, it set
     them to true when the item is added, updated or deleted respectively
-    (in case that it's deleted, it's not removed from the dict, but it's
-    not listed either).
+    (in case that it's deleted, it's not removed from the container,
+    but it's not listed either). If the container objects
+    (parent.some_cont[cont]) has an _update attribute, it's set to True
+    when any add, update or delete command is executed.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, cont=None, attr=None, cls=None):
+        r"Initialize the object, see the class documentation for details."
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler(%r, %r, %r, %r)',
+                    parent, cont, attr, cls)
+        self.parent = parent
+        if cont is not None:
+            self._comp_subhandler_cont = cont
+        if attr is not None:
+            self._comp_subhandler_attr = attr
+        if cls is not None:
+            self._comp_subhandler_class = cls
+
+    def _cont(self):
+        return getattr(self.parent, self._comp_subhandler_cont)
+
+    def _attr(self, cont, attr=None):
+        if attr is None:
+            return getattr(self._cont()[cont], self._comp_subhandler_attr)
+        setattr(self._cont()[cont], self._comp_subhandler_attr, attr)
+
+    def _vattr(self, cont):
+        if isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            return dict([(k, i) for (k, i) in self._attr(cont).items()
+                    if not hasattr(i, '_delete') or not i._delete])
+        return [i for i in self._attr(cont)
+                if not hasattr(i, '_delete') or not i._delete]
+
+    @handler(u'Add a new item')
+    def add(self, cont, *args, **kwargs):
+        r"add(cont, ...) -> None :: Add an item to the list."
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add(%r, %r, %r)', cont, args, kwargs)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: container not found')
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        item = self._comp_subhandler_class(*args, **kwargs)
+        if hasattr(item, '_add'):
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: _add found, setting to True')
+            item._add = True
+        key = item
+        if isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            key = item.as_tuple()[0]
+        # do we have the same item? then raise an error
+        if key in self._vattr(cont):
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: allready exists')
+            raise ItemAlreadyExistsError(item)
+        # do we have the same item, but logically deleted? then update flags
+        if key in self._attr(cont):
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: was deleted, undeleting it')
+            index = key
+            if not isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+                index = self._attr(cont).index(item)
+            if hasattr(item, '_add'):
+                self._attr(cont)[index]._add = False
+            if hasattr(item, '_delete'):
+                self._attr(cont)[index]._delete = False
+        else: # it's *really* new
+            if isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+                self._attr(cont)[key] = item
+            else:
+                self._attr(cont).append(item)
+        if hasattr(self._cont()[cont], '_update'):
+            log.debug(u"ComposedSubHandler.add: container's _update found, "
+                        u'setting to True')
+            self._cont()[cont]._update = True
+
+    @handler(u'Update an item')
+    def update(self, cont, index, *args, **kwargs):
+        r"update(cont, index, ...) -> None :: Update an item of the container."
+        # TODO make it right with metaclasses, so the method is not created
+        # unless the update() method really exists.
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.update(%r, %r, %r, %r)',
+                    cont, index, args, kwargs)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: container not found')
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        if not isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            index = int(index) # TODO validation
+        if not hasattr(self._comp_subhandler_class, 'update'):
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.update: update() not found, '
+                        u"can't really update, raising command not found")
+            raise CommandNotFoundError(('update',))
+        try:
+            item = self._vattr(cont)[index]
+            item.update(*args, **kwargs)
+            if hasattr(item, '_update'):
+                log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.update: _update found, '
+                            u'setting to True')
+                item._update = True
+            if hasattr(self._cont()[cont], '_update'):
+                log.debug(u"ComposedSubHandler.add: container's _update found, "
+                            u'setting to True')
+                self._cont()[cont]._update = True
+        except LookupError:
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.update: item not found')
+            raise ItemNotFoundError(index)
+
+    @handler(u'Delete an item')
+    def delete(self, cont, index):
+        r"delete(cont, index) -> None :: Delete an item of the container."
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.delete(%r, %r)', cont, index)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: container not found')
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        if not isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            index = int(index) # TODO validation
+        try:
+            item = self._vattr(cont)[index]
+            if hasattr(item, '_delete'):
+                log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.delete: _delete found, '
+                            u'setting to True')
+                item._delete = True
+            else:
+                del self._attr(cont)[index]
+            if hasattr(self._cont()[cont], '_update'):
+                log.debug(u"ComposedSubHandler.add: container's _update found, "
+                            u'setting to True')
+                self._cont()[cont]._update = True
+            return item
+        except LookupError:
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.delete: item not found')
+            raise ItemNotFoundError(index)
+
+    @handler(u'Remove all items (use with care).')
+    def clear(self, cont):
+        r"clear(cont) -> None :: Delete all items of the container."
+        # FIXME broken really, no item or container _delete attribute is
+        #       setted :S
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.clear(%r)', cont)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: container not found')
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        if isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            self._attr(cont).clear()
+        else:
+            self._attr(cont, list())
+
+    @handler(u'Get information about an item')
+    def get(self, cont, index):
+        r"get(cont, index) -> item :: List all the information of an item."
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.get(%r, %r)', cont, index)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: container not found')
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        if not isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            index = int(index) # TODO validation
+        try:
+            return self._vattr(cont)[index]
+        except LookupError:
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.get: item not found')
+            raise ItemNotFoundError(index)
+
+    @handler(u'Get information about all items')
+    def show(self, cont):
+        r"show(cont) -> list of items :: List all the complete items information."
+        log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.show(%r)', cont)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            log.debug(u'ComposedSubHandler.add: container not found')
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        if isinstance(self._attr(cont), dict):
+            return self._attr(cont).values()
+        return self._vattr(cont)
+
+class ListComposedSubHandler(ComposedSubHandler):
+    r"""ListComposedSubHandler(parent) -> ListComposedSubHandler instance.
+
+    ComposedSubHandler holding lists. See ComposedSubHandler documentation
+    for details.
+    """
+
+    @handler(u'Get how many items are in the list')
+    def len(self, cont):
+        r"len(cont) -> int :: Get how many items are in the list."
+        log.debug(u'ListComposedSubHandler.len(%r)', cont)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        return len(self._vattr(cont))
+
+class DictComposedSubHandler(ComposedSubHandler):
+    r"""DictComposedSubHandler(parent) -> DictComposedSubHandler instance.
+
+    ComposedSubHandler holding dicts. See ComposedSubHandler documentation
+    for details.
     """
 
     @handler(u'List all the items by key')
-    def list(self):
-        r"list() -> tuple :: List all the item keys."
-        return self._attr().keys()
+    def list(self, cont):
+        r"list(cont) -> tuple :: List all the item keys."
+        log.debug(u'DictComposedSubHandler.list(%r)', cont)
+        if not cont in self._cont():
+            raise ContainerNotFoundError(cont)
+        return self._attr(cont).keys()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level   = logging.DEBUG,
+        format  = '%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
+        datefmt = '%H:%M:%S',
+    )
+
+    import sys
+
     # Execution tests
     class STestHandler1(ServiceHandler):
         _service_start = ('service', 'start')
@@ -910,3 +1309,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     os.rmdir('templates')
     print
 
+    print get_network_devices()
+