Introduction to the API

rVRRPd provides an Application Programming Interface (API) that allow remote tasks to be performed on the daemon and on the running virtual routers.

The Client API can be accessed by various means, but at this time of writing, only supports the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), in plain-text or securely by using a SSL/TLS channel. The use of the latter is highly recommended for integrity and confidentiality purposes.

RESTful HTTP Interface

The Client API can be accessed over HTTP using the Representational State Transfer or REST model, which provides a simple and uniform access model to the various data coming from the daemon instance, the VRRP virtual routers, and from the operating system such as interfaces information and kernel routes.

The API not only allow to read data and to parse it efficiently, but also to make modification to the running instance of rVRRPd, such as adding a new virtual router, or changing its priority so it can take over a Master router.

Note

As of version 0.1.3, the Client API is only providing read-only access. Modifications are not yet supported but will be introduced in a later release.

To query rVRRPd for information, such as the current role of a running VRRP virtual router, a simple HTTP GET request can be made to a specific resource path. If the query can be honored, the API will return a JSON formatted body response with all the attributes and values corresponding to your query.

The responses can be easily and efficiently parsed by both a human and a machine, thus providing a uniform and standardize interface that can be used as a console, as an automation interface for SDN applications and much more.