VAST Data

VAST Data openfiles API

The openfiles API from VAST Data — 3 operation(s) for openfiles.

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Operations 3

GET /openfiles/ Get all open files. #

GET /openfiles/{id}/ Return details of an open file. #

POST /openfiles/{id}/list_open_handles/ List open handles for an open file. #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: VAST Management API definition
  title: VAST API Swagger Schema activedirectory Openfiles API
  version: '1.0'
security:
- ApiToken: []
tags:
- name: openfiles
paths:
  /openfiles/:
    get:
      description: This endpoint lists open files.
      operationId: openfiles_list
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OpenFilesQueryIdQP'
      - description: Filter by file path substring
        in: query
        name: path__icontains
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by lock status
        in: query
        name: has_locks
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenFile'
                title: Open Files
                type: array
          description: open files information
      summary: Get all open files.
      tags:
      - openfiles
  /openfiles/{id}/:
    get:
      description: This endpoint returns information about a specific open file.
      operationId: openfiles_read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathObjectId'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenFile'
          description: ''
      summary: Return details of an open file.
      tags:
      - openfiles
  /openfiles/{id}/list_open_handles/:
    post:
      description: This endpoint creates an async open handles listing task.
      operationId: openfiles_list_open_handles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathObjectId'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/OpenFileHandlesQueryParamsBody'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncTaskInResponse'
          description: ''
      summary: List open handles for an open file.
      tags:
      - openfiles
components:
  schemas:
    AsyncTaskInResponse:
      properties:
        async_task:
          description: Creation Async task properties
          type: object
      type: object
    PartialVTask:
      properties:
        id:
          description: Task ID
          type: integer
        start_time:
          description: Task start time
          format: date-time
          type: string
          x-format: datetime2display
        state:
          description: Task state
          type: string
      type: object
    OpenFile:
      properties:
        has_locks:
          description: Whether the open file has locks
          type: boolean
        id:
          type: integer
          x-cli-header: ID
        list_open_handles_task:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartialVTask'
        open_files_query_id:
          description: Open files query ID
          type: integer
        path:
          description: Open file's path
          type: string
        tenant_id:
          description: Tenant ID
          type: integer
      type: object
      x-cli-pagination: true
    OpenFileHandlesQueryParams:
      properties:
        protocol:
          description: Protocol type
          enum:
          - SMB
          type: string
      required:
      - protocol
      type: object
  parameters:
    PageSize:
      in: query
      name: page_size
      schema:
        minimum: 1
        type: integer
    Page:
      in: query
      name: page
      schema:
        minimum: 1
        type: integer
    OpenFilesQueryIdQP:
      description: Open Files Query id to filter by.
      in: query
      name: open_files_query__id
      schema:
        minimum: 1
        type: integer
    PathObjectId:
      description: Object ID specified in the path
      in: path
      name: id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  requestBodies:
    OpenFileHandlesQueryParamsBody:
      content:
        '*/*':
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenFileHandlesQueryParams'
      x-originalParamName: OpenFileHandlesQueryParamsBody
  securitySchemes:
    ApiToken:
      description: Send current valid API token in an Authorization header with format Api-Token <token>.
      in: header
      name: ApiToken
      type: apiKey
    basicAuth:
      description: Basic authentication using VMS user name and password
      scheme: basic
      type: http