REST and RESTCONF

Description

REST and RESTCONF training course description

An introduction to REST and RESTCONF using Python. The course progresses from how to use them onto how they work and then looks at using them from within Python all the time on network devices.

What will you learn

• Explain what REST and RESTCONF are.
• Use the REST API on network device.
• Use RESTCONF.

REST and RESTCONF training course details

REST and RESTCONF training course contents

• Using REST

Curl, Browser plugins, Postman, RESTClient, Python.
Hands on Using the REST API on network devices.

• What is REST?

What is REST? Architecture, APIs, RESTful APIs, APIs over HTTP/HTTPS, URIs, resources, HTTP methods, GET, POST, PUT, DELETE. CRUD. Comparison with other APIs.
Hands on REST analysis with Wireshark.

• Rest conventions

Passing parameters, return values, HTTP status, JSON. XML.
Hands on Configuring REST on network devices, changing format of responses, POST requests, using parameters.

• Configuring network devices with REST

Invoking multiple RPCs.
Hands on Device configuration with REST.

• The request library

RESTFUL APIs in Python, the request library, Installation, example to retrieve the interface configuration.
Hands on Using the Python requests library on network devices.

• RESTCONF

What is RESTCONF? YANG and NETCONF, relationship with REST, RESTCONF URIs, A RESTCONF example with ietf-interfaces, RESTCONF responses. PATCH.
Hands on Using RESTCONF to update a network device configuration.