Looks very much like a bug (double json encoding). File a bug on launchpad against python-neutronclient.
On Sep 30, 2016 05:10, "Bill Nerenberg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > When I run neutron -f json in the command below, the pools value is quoted > so I cannot use it with JSON parsers like jq > > For example, this is neutron's problematic output [1] (see the pools line) > > $ neutron lbaas-loadbalancer-show ef315cff-1d0a-4327-93c6-e9bf7e544e2d -f > json > { > "description": "", > "admin_state_up": false, > "tenant_id": "1bcf7ba13bcb496196d72f481bfebb5c", > "provisioning_status": "ACTIVE", > "vip_subnet_id": "d02c8267-30be-4cdc-aa4a-a7c1ca6504b8", > "listeners": "", > "vip_address": "10.0.2.160", > "vip_port_id": "07227a77-1afe-466b-9d54-20e8637fc2b0", > "provider": "f5networks", > "pools": "{\"id\": \"1b792ace-0cbf-47cc-a3d5-2140c570ccee\"}", > "id": "ef315cff-1d0a-4327-93c6-e9bf7e544e2d", > "operating_status": "ONLINE", > "name": "test-lbaasv2" > } > > Which triggers an error in jq (or other tools) > > neutron lbaas-loadbalancer-show ef315cff-1d0a-4327-93c6-e9bf7e544e2d -f > json | jq ".pools.id" > jq: error: Cannot index string with string > > > If instead I use the followin JSON without the double quotes it works just > fine > > $ cat myjson > { > "description": "", > "admin_state_up": false, > "tenant_id": "1bcf7ba13bcb496196d72f481bfebb5c", > "provisioning_status": "ACTIVE", > "vip_subnet_id": "d02c8267-30be-4cdc-aa4a-a7c1ca6504b8", > "listeners": "", > "vip_address": "10.0.2.160", > "vip_port_id": "07227a77-1afe-466b-9d54-20e8637fc2b0", > "provider": "f5networks", > "pools": {"id": "1b792ace-0cbf-47cc-a3d5-2140c570ccee"}, > "id": "ef315cff-1d0a-4327-93c6-e9bf7e544e2d", > "operating_status": "ONLINE", > "name": "test-lbaasv2" > } > $ cat myjson | jq ".pools.id" > "1b792ace-0cbf-47cc-a3d5-2140c570ccee" > > Questions, questions... > > Is it intentional the output of [1] or is it a bug? If it is not a bug and > it is intentional... how is it expected we should be parsing it? > > Comments would be greatly appreciated > > Many thanks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ > openstack > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ > openstack > >
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