stare
The python wrapper for the Glance API.
Environment Variables
See stare/settings/base.py for all environment variables that can be set. All environment variables for this package are prefixed with STARE. As of now, there are:
STARE_USERNAME: CERN account usernameSTARE_PASSWORD: CERN account passwordSTARE_AUTH_URL: authentication serverSTARE_SITE_URL: API serverSTARE_CASSETTE_LIBRARY_DIR: for tests, where to store recorded requests/responses
CLI Usage
Use stare --help for the various options provided.
Python Usage
import stare
glance = stare.Glance()
# get publication information of a publication
pub_info = glance.publication('HDBS-2018-33')
# get publications for a given activity/reference code (see table below)
pubs = glance.publications(activity_id=26, reference_code='HIGG')Activity IDs
Activity IDs are currently in a different API project (under SCAB Nominations) which SUSY conveners have access to. For now, this is a partial list to make it easier.
| ID | CODE | NAME |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | SUSY | SUSY |
| 37 | BGF | Background forum |
| 38 | CDM | Common Dark Matter |
| 39 | TGSK | 3rd generation squarks |
| 40 | EW | EW |
| 41 | ISG | InclSqGl |
| 42 | RPVL | RPVLL |
| 43 | RVEW | SUSY Review |
| 199 | STPR | Strong production |
| 200 | RUN2 | Run2 Summaries |
SSL
In order to get SSL handshakes working (certificate verification), one needs to make sure we add/trust the CERN Certification Authorities (CA) for both the Root and the Grid CAs. Specifically, we rely on the Root CA to sign/issue the Grid CA. The Grid CA is what's relied on for the SSL chain. To make this happen, we'll need both PEM for each CA combined into a single CERN_chain.pem file which is bundled up with this package.
Going to the CERN CA Files website and downloading the CERN Root Certification Authority 2 (DER file) and CERN Grid Certification Authority (PEM file). We can then convert the DER to PEM as follows (for the Root CA):
openssl x509 -in CERN_ROOT_CA_2.crt -inform der -outform pem -out CERN_ROOT_CA_2.pemand then combine the two
cat CERN_GRID_CA_2.pem CERN_ROOT_CA_2.pem > CERN_chain.pemThis can be passed into any python requests::Session via verify='/path/to/CERN_chain.pem' and SSL verification should work.
[1] DER vs PEM?