vRO: find objects by payload handed over via event broker

vro_get_objects_from_payload.js

// Retrieve the machine properties ------------------
var machine = payload.get("machine");
if(machine == null) { 
	throw("no machine found in payload, burn with fire!");
}
var machineProperties = machine.get('properties');
vmName = machine.get('name'); // vra vm hostname

// Find vcacVm and its relatives ---------------------
var virtualMachineId = machine.get("id");
var vCACVm = Server.findForType("vCAC:VirtualMachine", virtualMachineId);
if (vCACVm == null) {
	throw("vCACVm not found, burn with fire!");
}
System.log("Found vCACVm: "+vCACVm.displayName);
var hostId = vCACVm.getEntity().hostId;
var virtualMachineEntity = vCACVm.getEntity();
var vCACHost = Server.findForType("vCAC:VCACHost", hostId);
vCACVmProperties = System.getModule("com.vmware.library.vcac").getPropertiesFromVirtualMachine(vCACHost,vCACVm);



// find vcvm and its relatives ------------------------ (this works only POST, pre cloning there is no vcVM)
// get vmUuid 
var vmUuid = vCACVmProperties.get('VirtualMachine.Admin.UUID');
if (vmUuid == null) {
	throw("vmUuid not found, burn with fire!");
}
var vcVm = System.getModule("com.vmware.vcac.asd").findVcVmByUuid(vmUuid);
System.log("Found vcVm: "+vcVm.name);