Sample usage of dewpoint

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# find out what sizes and types of nodes are available from your provider
# (these lists are truncated to just three items for clarity)

$ dewpoint list-sizes
-----
name: 256 server
price: None
ram: 256
bandwidth: None
disk: 10
id: 1
-----
name: 512 server
price: None
ram: 512
bandwidth: None
disk: 20
id: 2
-----
name: 1GB server
price: None
ram: 1024
bandwidth: None
disk: 40
id: 3
-----

$ dewpoint list-images
-----
id: 49
name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid)
-----
id: 10
name: Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS (hardy)
-----
id: 51
name: CentOS 5.5
-----

# create a new node using your default settings

$ dewpoint create-node my-new-node
Node "my-new-node" created!
-----
flavor_id: 1
state_name: pending
name: my-new-node
public_ip: ['184.106.78.243']
image_id: 49
state: 3
private_ip: ['10.180.166.56']
password: my-new-nodeND7E4b1qj
uuid: 07135bb6e6954f497bec08ab8a4659212c3c7e23
-----

# get a list of your nodes

$ dewpoint list-nodes
-----
flavor_id: 1
state_name: running
name: my-new-node
public_ip: ['184.106.78.243']
image_id: 49
state: 0
private_ip: ['10.180.166.56']
password: None
uuid: 07135bb6e6954f497bec08ab8a4659212c3c7e23
-----

# find the details of a specific node

$ dewpoint find-node my-new-node
-----
flavor_id: 1
state_name: running
name: my-new-node
public_ip: ['184.106.78.243']
image_id: 49
state: 0
private_ip: ['10.180.166.56']
password: None
uuid: 07135bb6e6954f497bec08ab8a4659212c3c7e23
-----

# how about we get that same information (or the output of any Dewpoint command) in json format?

$ dewpoint find-node my-new-node -j
{
  "data": [
    {
      "flavor_id": "1", 
      "image_id": "49", 
      "name": "my-new-node", 
      "password": null, 
      "private_ip": [
        "10.180.166.56"
      ], 
      "public_ip": [
        "184.106.78.243"
      ], 
      "state": 0, 
      "state_name": "running", 
      "uuid": "07135bb6e6954f497bec08ab8a4659212c3c7e23"
    }
  ]
}

# we're done with that node -- let's delete it

$ dewpoint destroy-node my-new-node
Node "my-new-node" destroyed!