One of my ISSW UK colleagues had asked how to invoke an externally located Python/Jython script from inside the wsadmin tool.
This is different from the normal method of starting wsadmin and directing it to load a file at startup e.g.
$ ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -c 'AdminApp.list()'
This is subtly different - one is already in wsadmin and wants to go fetch / execute an external script.
Well, thanks to the IBM Connections 2.5 documentation (!), here it is: -
wsadmin>execfile("<$WAS_HOME>/profiles/<DMGR>/config/bin_lc_admin/blogsAdmin.py")
My colleague also pointed out that one can execute OS commands from within a Python shell e.g.
$python
Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, May 27 2013, 05:35:12)
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>import os
>>>os.system("/bin/ls")
ConfigBPM.err ConfigNetworkPort.err ConfigPWD_USER.err License.err
ConfigBPM.out ConfigNetworkPort.out ConfigPWD_USER.out License.out
ConfigLocale.err ConfigNTP.err ConfigSSH.err _nowait
ConfigLocale.out ConfigNTP.out ConfigSSH.out ovf-env.ar
ConfigNET.1.err ConfigPWD_ROOT.err ConfigVNC.err ovf-env.done
ConfigNET.1.out ConfigPWD_ROOT.out ConfigVNC.out
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>import os
>>>os.system("/bin/ls")
ConfigBPM.err ConfigNetworkPort.err ConfigPWD_USER.err License.err
ConfigBPM.out ConfigNetworkPort.out ConfigPWD_USER.out License.out
ConfigLocale.err ConfigNTP.err ConfigSSH.err _nowait
ConfigLocale.out ConfigNTP.out ConfigSSH.out ovf-env.ar
ConfigNET.1.err ConfigPWD_ROOT.err ConfigVNC.err ovf-env.done
ConfigNET.1.out ConfigPWD_ROOT.out ConfigVNC.out
So, putting it all together, here's me executing an external Jython script from within wsadmin, where said Jython script gets a directory listing: -
$/opt/IBM/BPM/v85/profiles/BPMPCDmgrNode/bin/wsadmin.sh -lang jython -user wasadmin -password password
WASX7209I: Connected to process "dmgr" on node BPMPCDmgrNode using SOAP connector; The type of process is: DeploymentManager
WASX7031I: For help, enter: "print Help.help()"
wsadmin>execfile('/tmp/foobar.py')
Hello World!
Here comes the directory listing
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Public
Templates
Videos
workspace
WASX7031I: For help, enter: "print Help.help()"
wsadmin>execfile('/tmp/foobar.py')
Hello World!
Here comes the directory listing
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Public
Templates
Videos
workspace
and here's the Python script: -
$cat /tmp/foobar.py
import sys;
import os;
print "Hello World!"
print "Here comes the directory listing"
os.system("/bin/ls")
import sys;
import os;
print "Hello World!"
print "Here comes the directory listing"
os.system("/bin/ls")