Introduction

This endpoint enables you to add the connections that are part of your network infrastructure, it allows you to customize a variety of attributes, specify where this connection is located and the organization that it belongs.

Creating a Connection

A connection can be created using the web interface if a user has a role that contains the connection::create permission. Go to menu: Manage -> Connections -> Create Connection. Also can be created from the Connection View, using the "Create" button.

Create Connections ' Create Connections Form

View Connection Details

Go to menu: Manage-> Connections -> List Connections.

You will see a list of connections. You can view a connection by clicking on the blue view icon. You can also edit or delete the connection.

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Database Schema

The schema for the database is below. It can also be found in the application is the user has database::read permission by going to menu -> Manage -> Database -> List Database, then clicking on the "connections" table.

Create Table: CREATE TABLE `connections` (
  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `org_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
  `name` varchar(200) NOT NULL,
  `provider` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `service_type` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `product_name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `service_identifier` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `speed` float(7,3) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0.000',
  `location_id_a` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
  `location_id_b` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
  `system_id_a` int(10) unsigned DEFAULT NULL,
  `system_id_b` int(10) unsigned DEFAULT NULL,
  `line_number_a` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `line_number_b` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `ip_address_external_a` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
  `ip_address_external_b` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
  `ip_address_internal_a` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
  `ip_address_internal_b` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
  `edited_by` varchar(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
  `edited_date` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '2000-01-01 00:00:00',
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=2 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

Example Database Entry

Connections are stored in the database in the "connections" table. A typical entry will look as below.

                   id: 5
               org_id: 0
                 name: Marks Home Connection
             provider: Telstra 23
         service_type: Cable
         product_name: Bigpond Cable Ultimate
   service_identifier: 
                speed: 100.000
        location_id_a: 2
        location_id_b: 2
          system_id_a: 0
          system_id_b: 0
        line_number_a: 
        line_number_b: 
ip_address_external_a: 
ip_address_external_b: 
ip_address_internal_a: 
ip_address_internal_b:

API / Web Access

You can access the /connections collection using the normal Open-AudIT JSON based API. Just like any other collection. Please see the API documentation for further details.

API Routes

Request Method	ID	Resulting Function	Permission Required	URL Example	Notes	Example Response
POST	n	create	connections::create	/connections	Insert a new connections entry.	connections_create.json
GET	y	read	connections::read	/connections/{id}	Returns a connection's details.	connections_read.json
PATCH	y	update	connections::update	/connections/{id}	Update an attribute of a connections entry.	connections_patch.json
DELETE	y	delete	connections::delete	/connections/{id}	Delete a connections entry.	connections_delete.json
GET	n	collection	connections::read	/connections	Returns a list of connections.	connections_collection.json

Web Application Routes

Request Method	ID	Action	Resulting Function	Permission Required	URL Example	Notes
GET	n	create	create_form	connections::create	/connections/create	Displays a standard web form for submission to POST /connections.
GET	y	update	update_form	connections::update	/connections/{id}/update	Show the connection's details with the option to update attributes using PATCH to /connections/{id}
GET	n	import	import_form	connections::create	/connections/import	Displays a standard web form for submission to POST /connections/import.
POST	n	import	import	connections::create	/connections/import	Import multiple connections using a CSV.