Implemented basic Command.forward() method

ipalib/frontend.py

@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ class Command(plugable.Plugin):
         print '  kw =', kw
 
     def forward(self, *args, **kw):
-        print '%s.execute():' % self.name
-        print '  args =', args
-        print '  kw =', kw
+        xmlrpc_client = self.api.Backend.xmlrpc.get_client()
+        return getattr(xmlrpc_client, self.name)(kw, *args)
+
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
         if len(args) > 0:

ipalib/plugins/f_user.py

@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ api.register(user_mod)
 
 class user_find(crud.Find):
     'Search the users.'
-    def execute(self, *args, **kw):
-        uid=args[0]
-        result = servercore.get_sub_entry(servercore.basedn, "uid=%s" % uid, ["*"])
-        return result
+#    def execute(self, *args, **kw):
+#        uid=args[0]
+#        result = servercore.get_sub_entry(servercore.basedn, "uid=%s" % uid, ["*"])
+#        return result
 api.register(user_find)
 
 

simple-server.py

@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ from ipalib import load_plugins
 
 api.finalize()
 
+class Dispatch(object):
+    def __init__(self, cmd):
+        self.__cmd = cmd
 
-def test_func(*args, **kw):
-    'A test function'
-    print args, kw
-    return '%s, %s' % (repr(args), repr(kw))
+    def __call__(self, *params):
+        if len(params) > 0:
+            kw = params[0]
+        else:
+            kw = {}
+        args = params[1:]
+        return cmd(*args, **kw)
 
-def stuff(first, last):
-    'Do stuff'
-    print first, last
-    return first + last
 
 server = SimpleXMLRPCServer(('localhost', 8080))
 server.register_introspection_functions()
-#server.register_function(test_func)
-#server.register_function(stuff)
 for cmd in api.Command():
-    server.register_function(cmd, cmd.name)
+    server.register_function(Dispatch(cmd), cmd.name)
 
 server.serve_forever()