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Automated process for migrating RPI v6.x files

Overview

This page describes a methodology for automating the migration of RPI v6.x files (assets, smart assets, interactions, etc.) using the RPI Integration APIs and the File Copy Utility. The Migration.py script at the end of the document is the basis of this document and can be used either as is or with customizations to fit your needs.

There are 2 main sections:

  1. Caveats: Warnings and things to keep in mind when trying to replicate this process.

  2. Process: Which API calls are used and how the responses are parsed, following the structure of the Migration.py script.

Caveats

  • The File Copy Utility is only available in RPI v6.x environments, so this process cannot apply for v7.x environments.

  • If you are not on RPI v6.6.2356 or higher, you will have to get the File Copy Utility from the newest deployment files.

  • This process is written in Python and a number of 3rd party Python libraries that must be installed alongside Python on the server running the process. This is not to say it would be impossible with another language, but others have not been tried.

  • This script does not handle paging of the APIs, so it is assumed your search criteria will not return over 20 results.

  • This process is designed to specifically run on Windows.

Process

Initialization

The first time the script is run it will create an .ini file. This needs to be populated with information for the rest of the script to run correctly. This includes the base URLs and clientIDs for the source and target environments.

  • sourceclientsecret is assumed to be the same in each environment, because it is often not configured away from the RPI default.

  • fileutilitypath is the exact location of the File Copy Utility in your copy.

  • The authorization user and password are also assumed to be the same across environments.

  • buildInI() is the function which builds the .ini and extracts its information.

Below is a copy of the .ini file.

[server]
sourceurlbase = https://local.rphelios.net/integrationapi6-6old/
sourceclientid = 12d7cfe3-d7fa-40a8-899b-8aed69d8242d
sourceclientsecret = rpiwebapiBF1C7B319E72457CB71EEC462D5BFB24

[credentials]
authmethod = password
authuser = coreuser
authpass = .Admin123

[utility]
fileutilitypath = C:\.local.RPI\RPI_DeploymentFiles-6.6.23256.1126---2023-0913\Utilities\FileCopy\RedPoint.Resonance.FileCopy.exe

[targetAPI]
targeturlbase = https://local.rphelios.net/integrationapi6-6old/
targetclientid = ecd5c006-d37a-41e9-b021-d721ca45b6a8

Authorization 

authToken=getAuthToken(sourceClientSecret,authUser,authPass,sourceUrlBase,debug)
jsonRequestHeader=getAuthedRequestHeader(sourceClientId,authToken,debug)

After all relevant information is ready for the process, the first step is authorization. A GET call is made to the '/token' endpoint, which returns a bearer token in the access_token field of the Response.

    url = urlBase + '/token'
    jsonAuthenticationHeader = {
        "accept": "application/json" ,
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
        }
    jsonAuthenticationData = {
        'client_id'     : 'rpiwebapi',
        'client_secret' : clientSecret,
        'grant_type'    : 'password',
        'username'      : authUser,
        'password'      : authPass,
        }

With the bearer token, we are able to create a request header that will be used in all subsequent calls.

jsonRequestHeader = {
        'accept': 'application/json' ,
        'X-ClientID': '' + clientID + '',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'authorization': 'Bearer ' + authToken + ''
        }

Search Definition 

searchString=getSearchString()
#***ADD CUSTOM FORMATTING HERE***

We have a simple function to take entry from the user as our search criteria. By default, this matches on the file name except for Realtime Layouts where it will match on file description. If you wish to search for something like metadata in files, you can add additional formatting such as this:

searchstring=r'{meta:StringMeta = "xxx"}'

Data Collection and Formatting

This section is split into two sections: one for most file types, and one for Realtime Layouts. This is because the /api/v1/client/file-system/search-file-infos endpoint cannot find Realtime Layouts. Beyond that they both follow the same basic pattern.

  1. Identify files by searchstring

  2. Identify filepath

  3. Build a dictionary based on the filepath of objects to migrate

  4. Use the dictionary to build an array of commands

Most File Types 

fileInfoResponse=exportFileInfo(sourceUrlBase,searchString,jsonRequestHeader,debug,pageSize)
objectDict,folderDict,smartAssetArray=parseFileInfos(fileInfoResponse,sourceUrlBase,debug)
commandArray=buildCommandArray(sourceUrlBase,folderDict,objectDict,debug)

To collect files which qualify for the search, a call is made to the /api/v1/client/file-system/search-file-infos endpoint:

url = urlBase + '/api/v1/client/file-system/search-file-infos'
jsonRequestData = {'searchString':searchString,
                   "pageSize":pageSize}
Response = requests.post(url , headers = jsonRequestHeader , json = jsonRequestData)

The full response from the above call is passed into the parseFileInfos function. This function takes the following steps:

  1. Loop through the fileInfoResponse["results"] array

  2. From each result=fileInfoResponse["results"][i] extract result["id"], the file GUID

  3. Make a get call to /api/v1/client/file-system/file-info?message.id={id}

  4. From the response to step #3, extract fullPath

  5. Create a dictionary folderDict["\path\to\file\folder"]="id1;id2;id3"

  6. Create a dictionary objectDict["id"]=data where data is defined below:

    {
            "id":result["id"],
            "path":path,
            "name":result["name"]
        }

  7. Collect an arraysmartAssetArray, which consists of all the smartAssets being migrated so they can be published in the target environment

  8. We then return smartAssetArray, objectDict, and folderDict to be used by later functions

The objectDict and folderDict from #8 are passed intocommandArray.commandArray will build a list of commands using the File Copy Utility to migrate the files identified above. For each unique folderpath we identified in the previous step we do the following:

  1. Create a fileNameArray and fileNameDict

  2. Get the folderId using this call:

    folderPathUrl=urlBase+"/api/v1/client/file-system/folder/by-fullpath?message.fullPath="+folderPath.replace('\\\\',"\\")
Response=requests.get(folderPathUrl,headers=jsonRequestHeader)

  3. Then in the function parseFolderContents we use the folderId to extract the folder’s full contents

    folderContentUrl=urlBase+f"/api/v1/client/file-system/folders/content?message.id={folderId}"
    Response=requests.get(folderContentUrl,headers=jsonRequestHeader)

  4. We search through the contents in fileStorageItems from the Response, skipping over files with a typeName of Folder

  5. If the file["name"]is not in the fileNameArray, add it

  6. Append the file["id"] to an array of Ids in fileNameDict[file["name"]]

    • fileNameDict will have this structure

      {
    "filename1":["id1","id2","id3"],
    "filename2":["id4","id5","idt"]
}

  7. Repeat 1-6 for each file in the folder

  8. casefold sort fileNameArray

  9. Then generate the directory index of each file which has been identified for the folder in which it is located

  10. Based on the Directory Index create a commandfor the File Copy Utility:

    • command=f" \"cd \{folderPath}\" \"dir\" \"copy {directoryIndex}\" \"exit\""

  11. Return an array of command

Realtime Layouts 

layoutCommands,layoutArray=buildCommandsfromPath('Configuration Collections\Configuration Collections',sourceUrlBase,{},debug=debug,searchString=searchString)
commandArray+=layoutCommands

The difference for Realtime Layouts is it jumps right to step #1 of the last section:

  1. Create a fileNameArray and fileNameDict

This is because Realtime Layouts are always in the same folder. We also pass in the searchStringhere and filter out files based on the searchStringmatching the Realtime Layout’s file description. layoutArray would be used to publish Realtime Layouts if there was an API to do so.

Migration

processCommands(commandArray,fileUtilityPath,debug)

Migration uses the File Copy Utility path, and combines it with the arguments provided by commandArray to spawn processes that migrate the record.

  1. Concatenate fileUtilityPath+commandArray[i]

  2. Spawn process based on command in #1

  3. Use pywinauto to identify the process from #2 and then push the “o” key

    • This step is only necessary if the file already exists in both environments. We cannot know this before the utility is already running, so we send an “o” key press in each instance.

    • There are some delays put in place here to make sure the process stops before a new one is spawned.

Publishing Smart Assets in Target Environment 

targetAuthToken=getAuthToken(sourceClientSecret,authUser,authPass,targetUrlBase,debug)
targetRequestHeader=getAuthedRequestHeader(targetClientID,targetAuthToken,debug)
publishSmartAssets(smartAssetArray,targetUrlBase,debug)

The first two steps are the same as the ones from the Authentication section above, but with the target environment info instead of source.

The third step is to use the /api/v1/client/jobs/start/publish-smart-asset endpoint to publish the list of smartAssets from smartAssetArray.

Migration.py

Migration.py