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A simple command-line interface for Mininet.
The Mininet CLI provides a simple control console which
makes it easy to talk to nodes. For example, the command
mininet> h27 ifconfig
runs 'ifconfig' on host h27.
Having a single console rather than, for example, an xterm for each
node is particularly convenient for networks of any reasonable
The CLI automatically substitutes IP addresses for node names,
so commands like
mininet> h2 ping h3
should work correctly and allow host h2 to ping host h3
Several useful commands are provided, including the ability to
list all nodes ('nodes'), to print out the network topology
('net') and to check connectivity ('pingall', 'pingpair')
and bandwidth ('iperf'.)
from subprocess import call
from cmd import Cmd
from os import isatty
from select import poll, POLLIN
import time
import atexit
from mininet.log import info, output, error
from mininet.term import makeTerms, runX11
from mininet.util import ( quietRun, dumpNodeConnections,
                         dumpPorts )
class CLI( Cmd ):
    "Simple command-line interface to talk to nodes."
    prompt = 'mininet> '
    def __init__( self, mininet, stdin=sys.stdin, script=None ):
        self.mn = mininet
        # Local variable bindings for py command
        self.locals = { 'net': mininet }
        # Attempt to handle input
        self.stdin = stdin
        self.inPoller = poll()
        self.inPoller.register( stdin )
        self.inputFile = script
        Cmd.__init__( self )
        info( '*** Starting CLI:\n' )
        # Set up history if readline is available
        try:
            import readline
        except ImportError:
            pass
        else:
            history_path = os.path.expanduser('~/.mininet_history')
            if os.path.isfile(history_path):
                readline.read_history_file(history_path)
            atexit.register(lambda: readline.write_history_file(history_path))
        if self.inputFile:
            self.do_source( self.inputFile )
            return
        while True:
            try:
                # Make sure no nodes are still waiting
                for node in self.mn.values():
                    while node.waiting:
                        node.sendInt()
                        node.waitOutput()
                if self.isatty():
                    quietRun( 'stty echo sane intr "^C"' )
                self.cmdloop()
                break
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                output( '\nInterrupt\n' )
    def emptyline( self ):
        "Don't repeat last command when you hit return."
        pass
    def getLocals( self ):
        "Local variable bindings for py command"
        self.locals.update( self.mn )
        return self.locals
    # Disable pylint "Unused argument: 'arg's'" messages, as well as
    # "method could be a function" warning, since each CLI function
    # must have the same interface
    # pylint: disable-msg=R0201
    helpStr = (
        'You may also send a command to a node using:\n'
        '  <node> command {args}\n'
        'For example:\n'
        '  mininet> h1 ifconfig\n'
        '\n'
        'The interpreter automatically substitutes IP addresses\n'
        'for node names when a node is the first arg, so commands\n'
        'like\n'
        '  mininet> h2 ping h3\n'
        'should work.\n'
        '\n'
        'Some character-oriented interactive commands require\n'
        'noecho:\n'
        '  mininet> noecho h2 vi foo.py\n'
        'However, starting up an xterm/gterm is generally better:\n'
        '  mininet> xterm h2\n\n'
    def do_help( self, line ):
        "Describe available CLI commands."
        Cmd.do_help( self, line )
        if line is '':
            output( self.helpStr )
    def do_nodes( self, _line ):
        "List all nodes."
        nodes = ' '.join( sorted( self.mn ) )
        output( 'available nodes are: \n%s\n' % nodes )
    def do_ports( self, line ):
        "display ports and interfaces for each switch"
        dumpPorts( self.mn.switches )
    def do_net( self, _line ):
        "List network connections."
        dumpNodeConnections( self.mn.values() )
    def do_sh( self, line ):
        """Run an external shell command
           Usage: sh [cmd args]"""
        call( line, shell=True )
    # do_py() and do_px() need to catch any exception during eval()/exec()
    # pylint: disable-msg=W0703
    def do_py( self, line ):
        """Evaluate a Python expression.
           Node names may be used, e.g.: py h1.cmd('ls')"""
        try:
            result = eval( line, globals(), self.getLocals() )
            if not result:
                return
            elif isinstance( result, str ):
                output( result + '\n' )
            else:
                output( repr( result ) + '\n' )
        except Exception, e:
            output( str( e ) + '\n' )
    # We are in fact using the exec() pseudo-function
    # pylint: disable-msg=W0122
    def do_px( self, line ):
        """Execute a Python statement.
            Node names may be used, e.g.: px print h1.cmd('ls')"""
        try:
            exec( line, globals(), self.getLocals() )
        except Exception, e:
            output( str( e ) + '\n' )
    # pylint: enable-msg=W0703,W0122
    def do_pingall( self, line ):
        "Ping between all hosts."
        self.mn.pingAll( line )
    def do_pingpair( self, _line ):
        "Ping between first two hosts, useful for testing."
        self.mn.pingPair()
    def do_pingallfull( self, _line ):
        "Ping between all hosts, returns all ping results."
        self.mn.pingAllFull()
    def do_pingpairfull( self, _line ):
        "Ping between first two hosts, returns all ping results."
        self.mn.pingPairFull()
    def do_iperf( self, line ):
        """Simple iperf TCP test between two (optionally specified) hosts.
           Usage: iperf node1 node2"""
        args = line.split()
        if not args:
            self.mn.iperf()
        elif len(args) == 2:
            hosts = []
            err = False
            for arg in args:
                if arg not in self.mn:
                    err = True
                    error( "node '%s' not in network\n" % arg )
                else:
                    hosts.append( self.mn[ arg ] )
            if not err:
                self.mn.iperf( hosts )
        else:
            error( 'invalid number of args: iperf src dst\n' )
    def do_iperfudp( self, line ):
        """Simple iperf UDP test between two (optionally specified) hosts.
           Usage: iperfudp bw node1 node2"""
        args = line.split()
        if not args:
            self.mn.iperf( l4Type='UDP' )
        elif len(args) == 3:
            udpBw = args[ 0 ]
            hosts = []
            err = False
            for arg in args[ 1:3 ]:
                if arg not in self.mn:
                    err = True
                    error( "node '%s' not in network\n" % arg )
                else:
                    hosts.append( self.mn[ arg ] )
            if not err:
                self.mn.iperf( hosts, l4Type='UDP', udpBw=udpBw )
        else:
            error( 'invalid number of args: iperfudp bw src dst\n' +
                   'bw examples: 10M\n' )
    def do_intfs( self, _line ):
        "List interfaces."
        for node in self.mn.values():
            output( '%s: %s\n' %
                    ( node.name, ','.join( node.intfNames() ) ) )
    def do_dump( self, _line ):
        "Dump node info."
        for node in self.mn.values():
            output( '%s\n' % repr( node ) )
    def do_link( self, line ):
        """Bring link(s) between two nodes up or down.
           Usage: link node1 node2 [up/down]"""
        args = line.split()
        if len(args) != 3:
            error( 'invalid number of args: link end1 end2 [up down]\n' )
        elif args[ 2 ] not in [ 'up', 'down' ]:
            error( 'invalid type: link end1 end2 [up down]\n' )
        else:
            self.mn.configLinkStatus( *args )
    def do_xterm( self, line, term='xterm' ):
        """Spawn xterm(s) for the given node(s).
           Usage: xterm node1 node2 ..."""
        args = line.split()
        if not args:
            error( 'usage: %s node1 node2 ...\n' % term )
        else:
            for arg in args:
                if arg not in self.mn:
                    error( "node '%s' not in network\n" % arg )
                else:
                    node = self.mn[ arg ]
                    self.mn.terms += makeTerms( [ node ], term = term )
    def do_x( self, line ):
        """Create an X11 tunnel to the given node,
           optionally starting a client.
           Usage: x node [cmd args]"""
        args = line.split()
        if not args:
            error( 'usage: x node [cmd args]...\n' )
        else:
            node = self.mn[ args[ 0 ] ]
            cmd = args[ 1: ]
            self.mn.terms += runX11( node, cmd )
    def do_gterm( self, line ):
        """Spawn gnome-terminal(s) for the given node(s).
           Usage: gterm node1 node2 ..."""
        self.do_xterm( line, term='gterm' )
    def do_exit( self, _line ):
        "Exit"
        return 'exited by user command'
    def do_quit( self, line ):
        "Exit"
        return self.do_exit( line )
    def do_EOF( self, line ):
        "Exit"
        output( '\n' )
        return self.do_exit( line )
    def isatty( self ):
        "Is our standard input a tty?"
        return isatty( self.stdin.fileno() )
    def do_noecho( self, line ):
        """Run an interactive command with echoing turned off.
           Usage: noecho [cmd args]"""
        if self.isatty():
            quietRun( 'stty -echo' )
        self.default( line )
        if self.isatty():
            quietRun( 'stty echo' )
    def do_source( self, line ):
        """Read commands from an input file.
           Usage: source <file>"""
        args = line.split()
        if len(args) != 1:
            error( 'usage: source <file>\n' )
            return
        try:
            self.inputFile = open( args[ 0 ] )
            while True:
                line = self.inputFile.readline()
                if len( line ) > 0:
                    self.onecmd( line )
                else:
        except IOError:
            error( 'error reading file %s\n' % args[ 0 ] )
        self.inputFile.close()
        self.inputFile = None
    def do_dpctl( self, line ):
        """Run dpctl (or ovs-ofctl) command on all switches.
           Usage: dpctl command [arg1] [arg2] ..."""
        args = line.split()
        if len(args) < 1:
            error( 'usage: dpctl command [arg1] [arg2] ...\n' )
            return
        for sw in self.mn.switches:
            output( '*** ' + sw.name + ' ' + ('-' * 72) + '\n' )
            output( sw.dpctl( *args ) )
    def do_time( self, line ):
        "Measure time taken for any command in Mininet."
        start = time.time()
        self.onecmd(line)
        elapsed = time.time() - start
        self.stdout.write("*** Elapsed time: %0.6f secs\n" % elapsed)
    def do_links( self, line ):
        "Report on links"
        for link in self.mn.links:
            print link, link.status()
    def do_switch( self, line ):
        "Starts or stops a switch"
        args = line.split()
        if len(args) != 2:
            error( 'invalid number of args: switch <switch name> {start, stop}\n' )
            return
        sw = args[ 0 ]
        command = args[ 1 ]
        if sw not in self.mn or self.mn.get( sw ) not in self.mn.switches :
            error( 'invalid switch: %s\n' % args[ 1 ] )
        else:
            sw = args[ 0 ]
            command = args[ 1 ]
            if command == 'start':
                self.mn.get( sw ).start( self.mn.controllers )
            elif command == 'stop':
                self.mn.get( sw ).stop( deleteIntfs=False )
            else:
                error( 'invalid command: switch <switch name> {start, stop}\n' )
    def default( self, line ):
        """Called on an input line when the command prefix is not recognized.
        Overridden to run shell commands when a node is the first CLI argument.
        Past the first CLI argument, node names are automatically replaced with
        corresponding IP addrs."""
        first, args, line = self.parseline( line )
        if first in self.mn:
            if not args:
                print "*** Enter a command for node: %s <cmd>" % first
                return
            node = self.mn[ first ]
            rest = args.split( ' ' )
            # Substitute IP addresses for node names in command
            # If updateIP() returns None, then use node name
            rest = [ self.mn[ arg ].defaultIntf().updateIP() or arg
                     if arg in self.mn else arg
                     for arg in rest ]
            rest = ' '.join( rest )
            # Run cmd on node:
            node.sendCmd( rest )
            self.waitForNode( node )
        else:
            error( '*** Unknown command: %s\n' % line )
    # pylint: enable-msg=R0201
    def waitForNode( self, node ):
        "Wait for a node to finish, and print its output."
        # Pollers
        nodePoller = poll()
        nodePoller.register( node.stdout )
        bothPoller = poll()
        bothPoller.register( self.stdin, POLLIN )
        bothPoller.register( node.stdout, POLLIN )
        if self.isatty():
            # Buffer by character, so that interactive
            # commands sort of work
            quietRun( 'stty -icanon min 1' )
        while True:
            try:
                bothPoller.poll()
                # XXX BL: this doesn't quite do what we want.
                if False and self.inputFile:
                    key = self.inputFile.read( 1 )
                    if key is not '':
                        node.write( key )
                        self.inputFile = None
                if isReadable( self.inPoller ):
                    key = self.stdin.read( 1 )
                    node.write( key )
                if isReadable( nodePoller ):
                    data = node.monitor()
                    output( data )
                if not node.waiting:
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                # There is an at least one race condition here, since
                # it's possible to interrupt ourselves after we've
                # read data but before it has been printed.
                node.sendInt()
    def precmd( self, line ):
        "allow for comments in the cli"
        if '#' in line:
            line = line.split( '#' )[ 0 ]
        return line
# Helper functions
def isReadable( poller ):
    "Check whether a Poll object has a readable fd."
    for fdmask in poller.poll( 0 ):
        mask = fdmask[ 1 ]
        if mask & POLLIN:
            return True
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