Merge pull request #311 from pierky/get_ipv6_neighbors_table

What about a get_ipv6_neighbors_table() method?

napalm_base/base.py

@@ -1538,6 +1538,37 @@ def get_firewall_policies(self):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def get_ipv6_neighbors_table(self):
+        """
+        Get IPv6 neighbors table information.
+
+        Return a list of dictionaries having the following set of keys:
+            * interface (string)
+            * mac (string)
+            * ip (string)
+            * age (float) in seconds
+            * state (string)
+
+        For example::
+            [
+                {
+                    'interface' : 'MgmtEth0/RSP0/CPU0/0',
+                    'mac'       : '5c:5e:ab:da:3c:f0',
+                    'ip'        : '2001:db8:1:1::1',
+                    'age'       : 1454496274.84,
+                    'state'     : 'REACH'
+                },
+                {
+                    'interface': 'MgmtEth0/RSP0/CPU0/0',
+                    'mac'       : '66:0e:94:96:e0:ff',
+                    'ip'        : '2001:db8:1:1::2',
+                    'age'       : 1435641582.49,
+                    'state'     : 'STALE'
+                }
+            ]
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def compliance_report(self, validation_file=None, validation_source=None):
         """
         Return a compliance report.

napalm_base/test/base.py

@@ -579,3 +579,15 @@ def test_get_network_instances(self):
                 self._test_model(models.network_instance_interfaces, network_instance['interfaces'])
 
         self.assertTrue(result)
+
+    def test_get_ipv6_neighbors_table(self):
+        try:
+            get_ipv6_neighbors_table = self.device.get_ipv6_neighbors_table()
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            raise SkipTest()
+        result = len(get_ipv6_neighbors_table) > 0
+
+        for entry in get_ipv6_neighbors_table:
+            result = result and self._test_model(models.ipv6_neighbor, entry)
+
+        self.assertTrue(result)

napalm_base/test/getters.py

@@ -288,6 +288,17 @@ def test_get_arp_table(self, test_case):
 
         return get_arp_table
 
+    @wrap_test_cases
+    def test_get_ipv6_neighbors_table(self, test_case):
+        """Test get_ipv6_neighbors_table."""
+        get_ipv6_neighbors_table = self.device.get_ipv6_neighbors_table()
+        assert len(get_ipv6_neighbors_table) > 0
+
+        for entry in get_ipv6_neighbors_table:
+            assert helpers.test_model(models.ipv6_neighbor, entry)
+
+        return get_ipv6_neighbors_table
+
     @wrap_test_cases
     def test_get_ntp_peers(self, test_case):
         """Test get_ntp_peers."""

napalm_base/test/models.py

@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@
     'age': float
 }
 
+ipv6_neighbor = {
+    'interface': text_type,
+    'mac': text_type,
+    'ip': text_type,
+    'age': float,
+    'state': text_type
+}
+
 ntp_peer = {
     # will populate it in the future wit potential keys
 }