Convert to NetBox Plugin

[ryanmerolle]

In NetBox 2.8, the plugins feature was released.

You should look to convert this adhoc script into a plugin with the following features:

• Select (via the GUI) multiple devices to import interface and interconnect data.
• Mass create / import new devices using csv.
• Show import status of the running jobs similar to how netbox-onboarding

Details on how to develop a plugin can be found here.

A reference plugin can be found here.

[ryanmerolle]

Just to elaborate, this would allow you to add tighter integration and allow this project to achieve the the following features:

• Track scan status in the plugin page for each device
• Import devices to scan just like any other netbox import function using csv
• Link scanned devices in a queue to the actual device page
• Add a scan button to the device page
• Eventually schedule jobs to scan in the background (coming in a future update)