infi.pyvisdk Task facade API

gistfile1.py

from infi.pyvisdk import Vim
client = Vim()
managed_object = client.getHostSystems()[0]

def some_vmware_op()
    # This does something with the host
    raise NotImplementedError()

def simple_operation():
    task_manager = client.get_task_manager()
    with task_manager.task(managed_object, 'this is what I am going to do', 'com.infinidat.myapp'):
        some_vmware_op()

def another_operation()
    task_manager = client.get_task_manager()
    task = task_manager.task(managed_object, 'doing this', 'com.infinidat.app')
    op = task.wraps(some_vmware_op)
    op()

def complex_operationg():
    task_manager = client.get_task_manager()
    with task_manager.task(managed_object, 'doing something complex', 'com.infinidat.myapp') as task:
        some_vmware_op()
        task.update_progress(50)
        some_vmware_op()
        task.update_progress(100)

def another_complex_operation():
    task_manager = client.get_task_manager()
    with task_manager.task(managed_object, 'complex op', 'com.infinidat.myapp') as task:
        task.step(some_vmware_op, some_vmware_op, some_vmware_op)

def nested_operations():
    client = self.get_client()
    task_manager = client.get_task_manager()
    with task_manager.task(managed_object, 'doing this', 'com.infinidat.myapp') as parent:
        with task_manager.task(managed_object, "and this", 'com.infinifdat.myapp', parent=parent):
            some_vmware_op()