Diode SDK Python

Diode SDK Python is a Python library for interacting with the Diode ingestion service utilizing gRPC.

Diode is a new NetBox ingestion service that greatly simplifies and enhances the process to add and update network data in NetBox, ensuring your network source of truth is always accurate and can be trusted to power your network automation pipelines.

More information about Diode can be found at https://netboxlabs.com/blog/introducing-diode-streamlining-data-ingestion-in-netbox/.

Installation

pip install netboxlabs-diode-sdk

Usage

Environment variables

• DIODE_API_KEY - API key for the Diode service
• DIODE_SDK_LOG_LEVEL - Log level for the SDK (default: INFO)
• DIODE_SENTRY_DSN - Optional Sentry DSN for error reporting

Example

• target should be the address of the Diode service, e.g. grpc://localhost:8081 for insecure connection or grpcs://example.com for secure connection.

from netboxlabs.diode.sdk import DiodeClient
from netboxlabs.diode.sdk.ingester import (
    Device,
    Entity,
)


def main():
    with DiodeClient(
        target="grpc://localhost:8081",
        app_name="my-test-app",
        app_version="0.0.1",
    ) as client:
        entities = []

        """
        Ingest device with device type, platform, manufacturer, site, role, and tags.
        """

        device = Device(
            name="Device A",
            device_type="Device Type A",
            platform="Platform A",
            manufacturer="Manufacturer A",
            site="Site ABC",
            role="Role ABC",
            serial="123456",
            asset_tag="123456",
            status="active",
            tags=["tag 1", "tag 2"],
        )

        entities.append(Entity(device=device))

        response = client.ingest(entities=entities)
        if response.errors:
            print(f"Errors: {response.errors}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Supported entities (object types)

• Device
• Interface
• Device Type
• Platform
• Manufacturer
• Site
• Role
• IP Address
• Prefix

Development notes

Code in netboxlabs/diode/sdk/diode/* is generated from Protocol Buffers definitions (will be published and referred here soon).

Linting

ruff netboxlabs/
black netboxlabs/

Testing

pytest tests/

License

Distributed under the Apache 2.0 License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.