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Note that all public methods, unless otherwise noted, are available in sync and async form depending on the driver you have selected.

Drivers

Driver

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
open 2020.03.29
close 2020.03.29
isalive 2020.03.29

AsyncDriver

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
open 2020.06.06
close 2020.06.06
isalive 2020.06.06

GenericDriver (and NetworkDriver sub-classes unless overridden)

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
get_prompt 2020.03.29
send_command 2020.03.29 2020.08.09 added timeout_ops keyword argument to modify timeout
send_commands 2020.03.29 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_commands_from_file 2020.04.30 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_interactive 2020.03.29 2021.01.30 added interaction_complete_patterns keyword argument
send_and_read 2020.08.28

AsyncGenericDriver (and NetworkDriver sub-classes unless overridden)

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
get_prompt 2020.06.06
send_command 2020.06.06 2020.08.09 added timeout_ops keyword argument to modify timeout
send_commands 2020.06.06 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_commands_from_file 2020.06.06 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_interactive 2020.06.06 2021.01.30 added interaction_complete_patterns keyword argument
send_and_read 2020.08.28

NetworkDriver (and Platform driver sub-classes unless overridden)

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
update_privilege_levels 2020.05.09 update priv map/all prompt pattern if adding/modifying privs
acquire_priv 2020.03.29
register_configuration_session 2020.05.09 register a config session so the priv level can be tracked
send_config 2020.05.09 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_configs 2020.03.29 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_configs_from_file 2020.04.30 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_interactive 2020.03.29 2021.01.30 added interaction_complete_patterns keyword argument

AsyncNetworkDriver (and Platform driver sub-classes unless overridden)

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
update_privilege_levels 2020.06.06
acquire_priv 2020.06.06
register_configuration_session 2020.06.06
send_config 2020.06.06 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_configs 2020.06.06 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_configs_from_file 2020.06.06 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_interactive 2020.06.06 2021.01.30 added interaction_complete_patterns keyword argument

Channel

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
get_prompt 2020.03.29
send_input 2020.03.29 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_inputs_interact 2020.03.29 2020.04.11 changed to support list of "events" to interact with
send_input_and_read 2020.08.28

AsyncChannel

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
get_prompt 2020.06.06
send_input 2020.06.06 2020.12.31 added eager keyword argument
send_inputs_interact 2020.06.06
send_input_and_read 2020.08.28

Transport

Transport ABC (and Transport sub-classes unless overridden)

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
open 2020.03.29
close 2020.03.29
isalive 2020.03.29
read 2020.03.29
write 2020.03.29
set_timeout 2020.03.29

AsyncTransport ABC (and Transport sub-classes unless overridden)

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
open 2020.06.06
close 2020.06.06
isalive 2020.06.06
read 2020.06.06
write 2020.06.06
set_timeout 2020.06.06

Response

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
genie_parse_output 2020.03.29
textfsm_parse_output 2020.03.29
ttp_parse_output 2020.10.10 Unlike other parse methods, requires a template argument
raise_for_status 2020.05.09

MultiResponse

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
raise_for_status 2020.05.09

SSHConfig

Method Implemented Last Change Notes
lookup 2020.03.29