VirtualBox SDK (via SOAP) Example

vbox_soap_getting_started.groovy

@GrabResolver(name='clojars.org', root='http://clojars.org/repo')
@Grab('org.clojars.tbatchelli:vboxjws:4.3.4')
import org.virtualbox_4_3.*

// Setup Instructions
// ------------------
//
// Getting setup is a bit of a PITA. I recommend disabling auth for testing purposes. Also in a
// a real development environment I would recommend pulling the vboxjws.jar from VirtualBox
// rather than using the version published on Clojars... why VirtualBox does not publish more
// recent versions of vboxjws.jar to Maven is a mystery to me.
//
// 1. disable virtualbox authentication with the following command:
//     
//     $ VBoxManage setproperty websrvauthlibrary null
// 
// 2. start the SOAP server
//
//    $ vboxwebsrv
//
// 3. Go!
//

def url="http://localhost:18083"
def username = null
def password = null

def vboxManager = VirtualBoxManager.createInstance(null)
vboxManager.connect(url, username, password)

def vbox = vboxManager.vbox

println "VirtualBox version: ${vbox.version}"

println "--- [Machines] ---"
vbox.machines.each {
    println it.name
}