Is it possible to use wildcards in the API?

1

Through the API, I have tried a wildcard for the interface number in

InternetGatewayDevice.LANDevice.1.LANEthernetInterfaceConfig.*.Stats

using query just to retrieve the “Stats” node on each LANEthernetInforfaceConfig child.

The query just brings back the result:

[
{"_id":"302364-XS%2D2426G%2DA-ALCLFC123456","InternetGatewayDevice":{"LANDevice":{"1":{"LANEthernetInterfaceConfig":{}}}}}
]

Is there a way to bring back just the stats nodes in the result?

Thanks, Mark.

2

have you tried to refresh the path before doing the query?

3

Hi, yes, the data is there. If I request InternetGatewayDevice.LANDevice.1.LANEthernetInterfaceConfig, then I get the whole tree.

So really looking for two optimizations - can I request refreshObject using wildcards for IDs (to reduce workload/traffic CPE<-> ACS) and can I query the data using wildcards (reduce workload/traffic ACS<->OSS).

This network will eventually have many tens of thousands of CPE so looking ahead to optimising as much as is possible in these early days.

Thanks for your help.
Mark.

4

have you seen this section of the docs?

Return specific parameters for a given device:

query = {“_id”: “202BC1-BM632w-000000”}

curl -i ‘http://localhost:7557/devices?query={“_id”%3A"202BC1-BM632w-000000"}&projection=InternetGatewayDevice.DeviceInfo.ModelName,InternetGatewayDevice.DeviceInfo.Manufacturer’

The projection URL param is a comma-separated list of the parameters to receive.

5

thank you, yes, and used it many times.
What I am after is wildcards in refresh and in query.

If you see my OP, the ‘*’ is a wildcard for the interface number.

…InterfaceConfig.*.Stats
vs
…InterfaceConfig.1.Stats,
…InterfaceConfig.2.Stats,
…interfaceConfig.3.Stats, etc.

Is it Ok if this is not supported. Just checking if it is supported and I am just screwing up the request.

6

To the best of my knowledge, wildcards are not supported via the API.

You can do a refresh object on InternetGatewayDevice.LANDevice.1.LANEthernetInterfaceConfig that will refresh all children for that parameter.

7

thanks to you both - I’ll stick with parent level requests. Regards, Mark.