Orchestration (Heat)

Orchestration (Heat) is a service that you can use to orchestrate multiple composite cloud applications. Using OpenStack4j you can control Stacks, Templates, Resources and Events.

Stacks

A stack is a model that holds a template, parameters and other meta data related to it’s purpose. See some of the examples below on common stack usages found within the API.

Creating a Stack

To create and launch a stack see the example below:

Using a Builder

Stack stack = os.heat().stacks().create(Builders.stack()
                                          .name("Stack Name")
                                          .jsonTemplate(template)
                                          .parameters(params)
                                          .timeoutMins(5).build());

Calling with arguments

Stack stack = os.heat().stacks().create(name, template, params, disableRollback, timeoutMins);

Deleting a Stack

os.heat().stacks().delete(stackName, id);

Finding details about a Stack

Stack stack = os.heat().stacks().getDetails(stackName, id);

List available Stacks

List<? extends Stack> stacks = os.heat().stacks().list();

Templates

OpenStack4j supports template validation which allows you to test acceptance when creating a stack.

Template Validation

There are two ways to validate a template. You can validate the template in String form or as a Template object.

Input as a String

String result = os.heat().templates().validateTemplate(templateString);

Input as a Template

String result = os.heat().templates().validateTemplate(template);

Resources

Below are methods for finding resources associated with Stacks

Finding a Resource

Resource resource = os.heat().resources().show(stackName, id, resourceName);

Listing Resources for a Given Stack

List<? extends Resource> resources = os.heat().resources().list(stackName, id);

Events

Events are useful for detecting errors or deployment problems within a Stack. Below are examples of the events API for Heat services.

Listing Events for a Stack

All Events for a Stack

List<? extends Event> events = os.heat().events().list(stackName, id);

All Events for a Stack and corresponding Resource

List<? extends Event> events = os.heat().events().list(stackName, id, resourceName);

Looking up an Event

Event event = os.heat().events().show(stackName, id, resourceName, eventId);