vmware / vmware/pyvmomi

static classes for vim.* and vmodl.* (or use static proxies and python-skeletons)

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Description

For better support of IDE and other static code analysis tools it would best to have static classes with decorators to reference. This makes documentation, testing, and other tasks much easier as well. It should be possible to modify the dynamic class generators to decorate a set of static classes to match the vSphere API.

This is a big task and should not be attempted until higher priority and more critical issues are tackled.

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Research direction

Start by locating the dynamic class generators responsible for the vim.* and vmodl.* APIs. Define the scope for matching them with static classes or static proxies and Python skeletons, then verify that IDE support, documentation, and testing can use the resulting API representations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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