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inecs f8d3cbdd59 Initial commit: VMware vSphere API simulator scaffold.
Add the FastAPI app, PostgreSQL migrations, Docker/Helm packaging, API
contracts, docs, client examples, and the unit/integration/compatibility
test suite for local client and tooling labs without a real vCenter.
2026-07-18 04:42:11 +03:00

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Language / Язык: English | Русский

Clients

Use the simulator from common VMware automation stacks: Python, Ansible, Terraform, Pulumi.

Connection matrix

Stack Transport Notes Code
REST (curl / SDK) HTTPS :443 vmware-api-session-id after Basic session examples/python/vsphere_rest_smoke.py, vsphere_lifecycle.py
SOAP / VIM HTTPS :443/sdk pyvmomi / govmomi / Terraform / Pulumi providers examples/python/vsphere_soap_smoke.py
Legacy /rest HTTPS :443 { "value": … } wrappers /rest/vcenter/vm
Terraform HTTPS :443 hashicorp/vsphere data sources + optional VM resource examples/terraform/vsphere/
Ansible HTTPS :443 REST lifecycle playbook (uri module) examples/ansible/vsphere_playbook.yml
Pulumi HTTPS :443 REST ComponentResource cookbook examples/pulumi/
govc HTTPS :443 GOVC_URL=https://… insecure see below
Go / Java / Perl HTTPS :443 Minimal REST cookbooks (Basic-auth session) examples/go/, examples/java/, examples/perl/

Credentials (seed)

User Password Role
administrator@vsphere.local VMware1! Administrator
readonly@vsphere.local VMware1! ReadOnly
operator@vsphere.local VMware1! VirtualMachinePowerUser
vmadmin@vsphere.local VMware1! VirtualMachineAdministrator

Inventory seed

make seed                          # large: 10 hosts / 1000 VMs
VSPHERE_PROFILE=demo-cluster make seed
VSPHERE_PROFILE=small make seed

Quick cookbooks

# All four stacks (Python/Ansible/Terraform/Pulumi-style) inside Compose
make client-cookbooks

# Python REST + SOAP CreateVM / NFC
VSPHERE_BASE=https://localhost python examples/python/vsphere_lifecycle.py

# Ansible
ansible-playbook -i examples/ansible/inventory.ini examples/ansible/vsphere_playbook.yml

# Terraform — hashicorp/vsphere data sources (plan) + optional CreateVM resource
cd examples/terraform/vsphere
terraform init
TF_VAR_vsphere_server=localhost TF_VAR_create_lab_vm=false terraform plan
TF_VAR_vsphere_server=localhost TF_VAR_create_lab_vm=true terraform apply

# Pulumi REST
cd examples/pulumi && pulumi up

Verified against the gateway (:443): Python lifecycle, Ansible playbook, Pulumi-style REST, and terraform plan (datacenter/cluster/datastore/network/VM data sources) are green. SOAP CreateVM_Task is available for the resource path; use a fresh seed if folder names were renamed by probes (make seed).

govc (optional host tool)

export GOVC_URL=https://localhost
export GOVC_USERNAME=administrator@vsphere.local
export GOVC_PASSWORD='VMware1!'
export GOVC_INSECURE=1
govc about
govc ls /
govc find / -type m | head
govc vm.info web-01

pyvmomi smoke

docker compose run --rm --no-deps -e VSPHERE_BASE=http://simulator:8080 \
  -e TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://vmware:vmware@postgres:5432/vmware_simulator \
  dev pytest tests/compatibility/test_vsphere_pyvmomi.py -q

Per-language guides: examples/overview.md. Coverage: api-coverage.md.