vmw-sdk
A promises-based Node.JS SDK for programmatic access to my.vmware.com
This low-level SDK implements a login workflow and provides a structured wrapper for REST API calls.
If you're looking for a CLI tool leveraging this SDK, see vmw-cli instead.
Highlights
Install
$ npm install vmw-sdk
Usage
Promise
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get product index
let products = await vmw.getProducts();
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(products, null, "\t"));
/*=> {
productCategoryList: [{
productList: [
{
name: "VMware vSphere",
actions: [ ... ]
},
...
]
}]
}*/
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();API Methods
login
Initiates a login session to my.vmware.com
Type: object
{
username: "<string>"
password: "<string>"
}example0.js: Create an authenticated vmw client
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();accountInfo
Retrieves account information
example1.js: Display current account info
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get accountInfo
let response = await vmw.accountInfo();
/*=> {
userType: 'Established',
accntList: [
{
eaNumber,
eaName,
isDefault
},
...
]
}*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, "\t"));
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();getProducts
Retrieves main product/solution list
example2.js: Get product list and build a product index
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get products
let response = await vmw.getProducts();
// construct a normalised product index from links
let links = response.productCategoryList[0].productList;
let result = links.map((item) => {
let target = item.actions.filter((link) => {
return (link.linkname == 'View Download Components');
})[0].target;
let values = target.split('/');
return {
name: item.name,
target: target,
category: values[3],
product: values[4],
version: values[5],
dlgType: 'PRODUCT_BINARY' // default type
};
});
/*=> [
{
"name": "VMware vSphere",
"target": "./info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/7_0",
"category": "datacenter_cloud_infrastructure",
"product": "vmware_vsphere",
"version": "7_0",
"dlgType": "PRODUCT_BINARY"
},
...
]*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, "\t"));
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();getProductHeader
Retrieves specific product information
Type: object
{
category: '<string>',
product: '<string>',
version: '<string>'
}Note: You can retrieve available <category>,<product> and <version> values by first calling .getProducts()
See example2.js above.
example3.js: Display specific product version information
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get and display latest [ vmware_nsx_t_data_center ] header information
let response = await vmw.getProductHeader({
category: 'networking_security',
product: 'vmware_nsx_t_data_center',
version: '3_x'
});
/*=> {
"versions": [
{
"id": "3_x",
"name": "3.x",
"slugUrl": "./info/slug/networking_security/vmware_nsx_t_data_center/3_x",
"isSelected": true
},
...
]
}*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, "\t"));
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();getRelatedDLGList
Retrieves file download groups for selected product
Type: object
{
category: '<string>',
product: '<string>',
version: '<string>',
dlgType: '<string>'
}dlgType is one of [ PRODUCT_BINARY, DRIVERS_TOOLS, OPEN_SOURCE, CUSTOM_ISO, ADDONS ]
Note: You can retrieve available <category>,<product> and <version> values by first calling .getProducts()
See example2.js above.
example4.js: Display download groups for current product
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get and list file download groups for [ vmware_nsx_t_data_center ]
let response = await vmw.getRelatedDLGList({
category: 'networking_security',
product: 'vmware_nsx_t_data_center',
version: '3_x',
dlgType: 'PRODUCT_BINARY'
});
/*=> {
"dlgEditionsLists": [
{
"name": "VMware NSX Data Center Enterprise Plus",
"dlgList": [
{
"name": "VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.0.1.1",
"code": "NSX-T-30110",
"releaseDate": "2020-07-16T07:00:00Z",
"productId": "982",
"releasePackageId": "48906",
"orderId": 1
},
...
]
},
...
]
}*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, "\t"));
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();getDLGHeader
Retrieves file download groups for selected product
Type: object
{
downloadGroup: '<string>',
productId: <integer>
}Note: You can retrieve available <downloadGroup> and <productId> values by first calling .getRelatedDLGList()
See example4.js above.
example5.js: Display download groups for current product
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get download information for group [ NSX-T-30110 ]
let response = await vmw.getDLGHeader({
downloadGroup: 'NSX-T-30110',
productId: 982
});
/*=> {
"versions": [
{
"id": "NSX-T-30110",
"name": "3.0.1.1",
"isSelected": true
}
]
}*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, "\t"));
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();getDLGDetails
Retrieves available files for current download group
Type: object
{
downloadGroup: '<string>',
productId: <integer>
}Note: You can retrieve available <downloadGroup> and <productId> values by first calling .getRelatedDLGList()
See example4.js above.
example6.js: Get available file downloads for given group
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// get available files for group [ NSX-T-30110 ]
let response = await vmw.getDLGDetails({
downloadGroup: 'NSX-T-30110',
productId: 982
});
/*=> {
"eligibilityResponse": {
"eligibleToDownload": true
},
"downloadFiles": [
{
"fileName": "nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova",
"build": "16556497",
"releaseDate": "2020-07-16",
"fileType": "ova"
...
},
...
]
}*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, "\t"));
} catch (error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();getDownload
Retrieve authenticated download URL for a specific selected file
Type: object
{
"locale": "en_US",
"downloadGroup": '<string>',
"productId": <integer>,
"md5checksum": '<string>',
"tagId": <integer>,
"uUId": <uuid>,
"dlgType": '<string>',
"productFamily": '<string>',
"releaseDate": '<string>',
"dlgVersion": '<string>',
"isBetaFlow": false
}Note: You can retrieve available <downloadGroup> and <productId> values by first calling .getRelatedDLGList()
See example4.js above.
example7.js: Get authenticated download URL for specific file
// load and create new client instance
const vmwClient = require('vmw-sdk');
const vmw = new vmwClient();
// run
(async() => {
try {
// login to my.vmware.com
await vmw.login({
username: "my.username",
password: "my.password"
});
// select download group
let body = {
downloadGroup: 'NSX-T-30110',
productId: 982
};
// get header information
let header = await vmw.getDLGHeader(body);
// get available files for group [ NSX-T-30110 ]
let details = await vmw.getDLGDetails(body);
// find first file result for [ nsx-unified-appliance* ]
let fileInfo = details.downloadFiles.filter((file) => {
return (new RegExp('nsx-unified-appliance', 'g').exec(file.fileName));
})[0];
// check if permitted to download
if(details.eligibilityResponse.eligibleToDownload) {
// create and fire off download request
let result = await vmw.getDownload({
"locale": "en_US",
"downloadGroup": header.dlg.code,
"productId": header.product.id,
"md5checksum": fileInfo.md5checksum,
"tagId": header.dlg.tagId,
"uUId": fileInfo.uuid,
"dlgType": header.dlg.type.replace(/&/g, '&'), // convert & to &
"productFamily": header.product.name,
"releaseDate": fileInfo.releaseDate,
"dlgVersion": fileInfo.version,
"isBetaFlow": false
});
/*=> {
"downloadURL": "https://download2.vmware.com/software/NST-T30110/nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova?...
"fileName": "nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova"
}*/
// print to console
console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, "\t"));
} else {
throw new Error('Not permitted to download this file, check account entitlement');
}
} catch(error) {
console.log(error.message);
}
})();Note: Make a HTTP GET to the downloadURL value returned from .getDownload() to download the file
For example using CURL:
curl -o nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova "https://download2.vmware.com/software/NST-T30110/nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova?..."