Simple Ruby Interface for vCenter Orchestrator

vco_interface.rb

class VCO
  #Require the Following Ruby Gems
  require "rubygems"
  require "savon"
  require "ostruct"

  #Set the Attributes
  attr_writer :vcoHostName, :username, :password

  def executeWfl(workflowName, workflowInputs)
    vcoWsdl = "http://" + @vcoHostName + ":8280/vmware-vmo-webcontrol/webservice?WSDL"
    client = Savon.client(vcoWsdl)
    #Call vCO API getWorkflowsWithName Method on the Workflow Name Provided
    response = client.request :get_workflows_with_name, :body => { :name => workflowName, :username => @username, :password => @password}

    #Convert the Response to a Hash and then get the Workflow ID from that Hash (ID Is needed to Execute the Workflow)
    response = response.to_hash
    response = OpenStruct.new response
    response = response.get_workflows_with_name_response
    response = OpenStruct.new response
    response = response.get_workflows_with_name_return
    response = OpenStruct.new response
    workflowId = response.id

    #Call the API Again to Execute the Workflow
    secondResponse = client.request :execute_workflow, :body => { :workflow_id => workflowId, :username => @username, :password => @password, :workflow_inputs => workflowInputs}
  end
end

#Create a new vcoServer Object and Set the Hostname, Username and Password.
vcoServer = VCO.new
vcoServer.vcoHostName = "172.16.253.136"
vcoServer.username = "vcoadmin"
vcoServer.password = "vcoadmin"

#Workflow Inputs need to be passed as an array of hashes. All vCO Workflow Input hashes have the following 3 keys name,type and value.
workflowInputs = [{:name => "firstName", :type => "String", :value => "Hello"}, {:name => "lastName", :type => "String", :value => "API"}]

#Execute the Workflow by passing the Workflow Name and the Input Parameters
vcoServer.executeWfl("helloapi", workflowInputs)