Chapter 9. Automation Is as Good as the Data Models, Their Related Metadata, and the Tools: For the Application Developer

This chapter covers

  • How to programmatically access YANG module metadata

  • How to create customized views of YANG module data

  • What libraries exist for programmatically communicating with devices using NETCONF and RESTCONF

  • How to work with YANG data using object-oriented programming constructs

Introduction

This chapter explores interacting with YANG modules, metadata, and devices from an application developer perspective. It explains how to integrate YANG-based data and the protocols that use YANG data into your network configuration, monitoring applications, and workflows. At the end of this chapter, you will know what application ...

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