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#!/usr/bin/env python
# VMware vSphere Python SDK
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"""
Python program for listing the vms on an ESX / vCenter host
"""

import atexit

from pyVim import connect
from pyVmomi import vmodl
from pyVmomi import vim
import ssl
import sys

import tools.cli as cli


def print_vm_info(virtual_machine):
    """
    Print information for a particular virtual machine or recurse into a
    folder with depth protection
    """
    print(virtual_machine.summary)


def main():
    """
    Simple command-line program for listing the virtual machines on a system.
    """

    args = cli.get_args()

    context = None
    if sys.version_info[:3] > (2, 7, 8):
        context = ssl.create_default_context()
        context.check_hostname = False
        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE

    try:
        service_instance = connect.SmartConnect(host=args.host,
                                                user=args.user,
                                                pwd=args.password,
                                                port=int(args.port),
                                                sslContext=context)

        atexit.register(connect.Disconnect, service_instance)

        content = service_instance.RetrieveContent()

        container = content.rootFolder  # starting point to look into
        viewType = [vim.VirtualMachine]  # object types to look for
        recursive = True  # whether we should look into it recursively
        containerView = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView(
            container, viewType, recursive)

        children = containerView.view
        for child in children:
            print_vm_info(child)

    except vmodl.MethodFault as error:
        print("Caught vmodl fault : " + error.msg)
        return -1

    return 0

# Start program
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()