A simple Slack webhook example for netpalm
Installing the webhook:
- Load slack.py to netpalm/backend/plugins/extensibles/custom_webhooks/
Example when using a slack slash command:
/myslackapp show version on <my_device_name>
Create the end point for the Slack slash command:
@app.route("/slack/slash_command_netpalm", methods=["POST"])
def slack_netpalm():
# verify the slack request
# https://api.slack.com/authentication/verifying-requests-from-slack
response = external.verify(request)
if response[1] != 200:
return response
data = request.values
if " on " in data["text"]:
command = data["text"].split(" on ")[0]
device = data["text"].split()[-1]
payload = {
"library": "netmiko",
"connection_args": {
"device_type": "cisco_ios",
"host": device,
"username": username,
"password": password
},
"command": command,
"webhook": {
"name": "slack",
"args": {
"slack_response_url": data["response_url"],
"slack_text": data["text"],
"slack_username": data["user_name"],
"slack_command": data["command"]
}
},
"args": {
"use_textfsm": True,
},
"queue_strategy": "pinned",
}
headers = {"x-api-key": "api_key_here"}
response = requests.post("https://netpalm_url:9500/getconfig",
json=payload, headers=headers)
if response.status_code == 201:
return "Working...", 200
return "Invalid command", 400