Developing

Executing the create, retrieve, update, and delete operations on the following components in BMC Network Automation:

• All types of network spans (realms, combo groups, groups, and devices)
• Jobs

Using-the-REST-API

Use the REST API to interact with and control a BMC Network Automation application server from a remote machine. See the following topics for more information:

• REST-API-versioning describes how REST API is versioned as compared to BMC Network Automation and how you can use a version number to access endpoints for that version.
• Authentication-and-permissions-in-the-REST-API describes what are authentication tokens and the role permissions play in the execution of an operation.
• General-principles-for-using-the-REST-API describes the principles common to the endpoints provided by the REST API.
• Swagger-and-the-REST-API-documentation provides information about Swagger user interface and its limitations.
• Troubleshooting-the-REST-API contains information about troubleshooting various issues that you might encounter while using the REST API.
• Endpoints-in-the-REST-API-all-versions describes the endpoints common to all versions of the REST API.
• Endpoints-in-the-REST-API-v1-0-deprecated describes the endpoints available in version 1.0 of the REST API.
• REST-API-examples includes sample requests.

Retrieving and modifying objects, and executing command actions on the server

Understanding-the-Web-Services-Java-API 

Use the Web Services Java API as an interface between BMC Network Automation and other applications. See the following topics for more information:

• Distribution-files contain Javadoc documentation, the API .jar files, and other third-party .jar files on which the web services API relies. 
• General-API-classes-and-methods abstract the lower-level web service functionality into a set of easy to use Java classes.
• Virtual-Data-Center-API-classes-and-methods abstract the lower-level web service functionality into a set of easy-to use classes.
• View the sample code for some of the command actions that are performed in web services.

Creating different types of device adapters

Developing-device-adapters

Review the topics in this section to perform the following tasks:

• Learn the common concepts and XML elements of different types of device adapters.
• Learn basic concepts of a vendor adapter and how to develop this adapter.
• Learn basic concepts of a device type adapter and how to develop this adapter.
• Learn basic concepts of a configuration trail adapter and how to develop this adapter.
• Learn basic concepts of a custom action adapter and how to develop this adapter.
• Learn basic concepts of an external script action adapter and how to develop this adapter.