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On 02/13/2015 10:01 AM, Jordan Pittier wrote:
>  >What is the difference between just calling the Glance API to upload
> an image, versus adding add() functionality to the HTTP image store?
> You mean using "glance image-create --location
> http://server1/myLinuxImage [..]" ? If so, I guess adding the add()
> functionality will save the user from having to find the right POST
> curl/wget command to properly upload his image.

How so?

If the user is already using Glance, they can use either the Glance REST 
API or the glanceclient tools.

-jay

> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Jay Pipes <jaypipes at gmail.com
> <mailto:jaypipes at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 02/13/2015 09:47 AM, Jordan Pittier wrote:
>
>         Hi list,
>
>         I would like to add the 'add' capability to the HTTP glance store.
>
>         Let's say I (as an operator or cloud admin) provide an HTTP
>         server where
>         (authenticated/trusted) users/clients can make the following
>         HTTP request :
>
>         POST http://server1/myLinuxImage HTTP/1.1
>         Host: server1
>         Content-Length: 256000000
>         Content-Type: application/octet-stream
>
>         mybinarydata[..]
>
>         Then the HTTP server will store the binary data, somewhere (for
>         instance
>         locally), some how (for instance in a plain file), so that the
>         data is
>         later on accessible by a simple GET http://server1/myLinuxImage
>
>         In that case, this HTTP server could easily be a full fleshed
>         Glance store.
>
>         Questions :
>         1) Has this been already discussed/proposed ? If so, could
>         someone give
>         me a pointer to this work ?
>         2) Can I start working on this ? (the 2 main work items are :
>         'add an
>         add method to glance_store._drivers.http.____Store' and 'add a
>         delete
>         method to glance_store._drivers.http.____Store (HTTP DELETE method)'
>
>
>     What is the difference between just calling the Glance API to upload
>     an image, versus adding add() functionality to the HTTP image store?
>
>     Best,
>     -jay
>
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