Dina Belova f015d3b55d [docs][5] Re-design docs to cover all user-groups
First pack of changes in upcoming chain to redesign Rally docs.
All information related to Rally plugins separated and refactored.
Modified files fit 80 symbols margin where possible.

[TODO] continue with other parts of the docs:
       - Contribute to Rally
       - Request New Features
       - Project Info
[TODO] add 80 symbols margin check similar to what
       Performance Documentation has

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.. _plugins_context_plugin:
Context as a plugin
===================
So what are contexts doing? These plugins will be executed before
scenario iteration starts. For example, a context plugin could create
resources (e.g., download 10 images) that will be used by the
scenarios. All created objects must be put into the *self.context*
dict, through which they will be available in the scenarios. Let's
create a simple context plugin that adds a flavor to the environment
before the benchmark task starts and deletes it after it finishes.
Creation
^^^^^^^^
Inherit a class for your plugin from the base *Context* class. Then,
implement the Context API: the *setup()* method that creates a flavor and the
*cleanup()* method that deletes it.
.. code-block:: python
from rally.task import context
from rally.common import logging
from rally import consts
from rally import osclients
LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@context.configure(name="create_flavor", order=1000)
class CreateFlavorContext(context.Context):
"""This sample creates a flavor with specified options before task starts
and deletes it after task completion.
To create your own context plugin, inherit it from
rally.task.context.Context
"""
CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
"type": "object",
"$schema": consts.JSON_SCHEMA,
"additionalProperties": False,
"properties": {
"flavor_name": {
"type": "string",
},
"ram": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"vcpus": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"disk": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
}
}
}
def setup(self):
"""This method is called before the task starts."""
try:
# use rally.osclients to get necessary client instance
nova = osclients.Clients(self.context["admin"]["credential"]).nova()
# and than do what you need with this client
self.context["flavor"] = nova.flavors.create(
# context settings are stored in self.config
name=self.config.get("flavor_name", "rally_test_flavor"),
ram=self.config.get("ram", 1),
vcpus=self.config.get("vcpus", 1),
disk=self.config.get("disk", 1)).to_dict()
LOG.debug("Flavor with id '%s'" % self.context["flavor"]["id"])
except Exception as e:
msg = "Can't create flavor: %s" % e.message
if logging.is_debug():
LOG.exception(msg)
else:
LOG.warning(msg)
def cleanup(self):
"""This method is called after the task finishes."""
try:
nova = osclients.Clients(self.context["admin"]["credential"]).nova()
nova.flavors.delete(self.context["flavor"]["id"])
LOG.debug("Flavor '%s' deleted" % self.context["flavor"]["id"])
except Exception as e:
msg = "Can't delete flavor: %s" % e.message
if logging.is_debug():
LOG.exception(msg)
else:
LOG.warning(msg)
Usage
^^^^^
You can refer to your plugin context in the benchmark task configuration
files in the same way as any other contexts:
.. code-block:: json
{
"Dummy.dummy": [
{
"args": {
"sleep": 0.01
},
"runner": {
"type": "constant",
"times": 5,
"concurrency": 1
},
"context": {
"users": {
"tenants": 1,
"users_per_tenant": 1
},
"create_flavor": {
"ram": 1024
}
}
}
]
}