rancid.types.base5

One directive is listed per-line, where the syntax is one of:

<device_type>;alias;<alternate_device_type>
<device_type>;command;<filter_function>;<device_command_string>
<device_type>;inloop;<input_loop_function>
<device_type>;login;<login_program>
<device_type>;module;<perl_module_name>
<device_type>;prescript;<rancid_script> XXX temporary knob?  add this?
<device_type>;postscript;<rancid_script> XXX temporary knob?  add this?
<device_type>;script;<rancid_script>
<device_type>;timeout;<login_program_timeout>

For example:

cisco;login;clogin
cisco;timeout;120
cisco;module;rancid::ios
cisco;inloop;ios::inloop
cisco;command;ShowVersion;show version
juniper;login;/usr/local/bin/jlogin
juniper;module;rancid::junos
juniper;inloop;junos::inloop
juniper;command;ShowVersion;show version
srx;alias;juniper

<device_type> is a lower case name used in the router.db(5) file. Its case is forced to lower case when reading the configuration files.

Each <device_type> may have the following directives defined. The login and script directives are required, unless it is an alias.

alias

Defines an alias for another <device_type>, it does NOT augment it. The <device_type> target may be defined in either device type configuration file.

command

Defines commands to run for the <device_type> and the function that will process the input.

inloop

Intended for rancid(1), inloop defines a function to loop over the input from the device. It must have the calling signature f($INPUT, $OUTPUT).

login

Defines the login script used for the <device_type>, which does not need to be an FQPN, but then must be found in the path.

module

Loads a rancid perl module to supply functions used in the command directives for the <device_type>. Multiple module lines may exist for a device type, they are loaded in the order they appear.

script

Defines the rancid script used for the <device_type>, which does not need to be an FQPN, but then must be found in the process' path.

timeout

Defines the rancid login script timeout in seconds. In general, the default 90 seconds, but some modules themselves alter this.