chi.share

The chi.share module exposes a functional interface for interacting with shares of the testbed.

Deprecated since version 1.0: See chi.storage.Share

chi.share.create_share(size, name=None, description=None, metadata=None, is_public=False)[source]

Create a share.

Parameters:

  • size (int) – size in GiB.

  • name (str) – name of new share.

  • description (str) – description of a share.

  • is_public (bool) – whether to set share as public or not.

Returns:

The created share.

chi.share.delete_share(share)[source]

Delete a share.

Parameters:

share – either share object or text with its ID.

chi.share.extend_share(share, new_size)[source]

Extend the size of the specific share.

Parameters:

  • share – either share object or text with its ID.

  • new_size – desired size to extend share to.

chi.share.get_access_rules(share)[source]

Get access list to a share.

Parameters:

share – either share object or text with its ID.

Returns:

A list of access rules.

chi.share.get_share(ref)[source]

Get a share by its ID or name.

Parameters:

ref (str) – The ID or name of the share.

Returns:

The share matching the ID or name.

Raises:

NotFound – If the share could not be found.

chi.share.get_share_id(name)[source]

Look up a share’s ID from its name.

Parameters:

name (str) – The name of the share.

Returns:

The ID of the found share.

Raises:

ValueError – If the share could not be found, or if multiple shares matched the name.

chi.share.list_shares()[source]

List all shares under the current project.

Returns:

All shares associated with the current project.

chi.share.shrink_share(share, new_size)[source]

Shrink the size of the specific share.

Parameters:

  • share – either share object or text with its ID.

  • new_size – desired size to shrink share to.