Python API

HubTools provides a powerful yet simple Python API, best explained by example:

from hub import Hub
hub = Hub(apikey="AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA")

# get all appliances
appliances = hub.appliances.get()

# get specific appliance
appliance = hub.appliances.get(name="lamp")[0]
print appliance.name
print appliance.version
print appliance.description
print appliance.preseeds

# get all servers
servers = hub.servers.get()
    
# get specific server
server = hub.servers.get(instanceid="i-1234135")[0]
print server.name
print server.instanceid
print server.type
print server.region
print server.ipaddress
print server.status
print server.boot_status
print server.label

# get all backups
backups = hub.backups.get()

# get specific backup
backup = hub.backups.get(backup_id=2)[0]
print backup.backup_id
print backup.label
print backup.size
print backup.created
print backup.updated
print backup.turnkey_version
print backup.skpp  # secret key passphrase protection

# launch a new cloud server
server = hub.servers.launch("lamp", root_pass="foo", db_pass="bar")

# restore backup to a new cloud server
server = hub.servers.launch("1")

# server actions
server.update()
server.reboot()
server.stop()
server.start()
server.destroy()
server.unregister()