PRJ-netapi-tui: Network API Testing & Automation Companion

1. Project Summary

Field Value

PRJ ID

PRJ-2025-TOOL-001

Date Created

~2025

Owner

Evan Rosado

Priority

P1 (Companion to netapi/Kora)

Category

Network Automation / API Testing / Companion Tooling

Status

Active (low velocity)

Commits

10

Repository

github.com/EvanusModestus/netapi-tui (private)

Local Path

~/atelier/_projects/personal/netapi-tui

2. Purpose

netapi-tui is the operational companion to the netapi Python API library. While netapi provides the programmatic interface, netapi-tui houses the practical artifacts: HTTP request collections for direct API testing, automation scripts across multiple languages, SQL queries for ISE DataConnect, Ansible playbooks, and vendor-specific automation workflows.

This repository is the hands-on testing ground where API interactions are prototyped before being formalized into netapi or Kora.

3. Scope

3.1. Directory Structure

Directory Content

00_META/

API discovery archives, tooling references (xq), TUI documentation, setup guides

01_APIS/

HTTP request collections organized by vendor and technology

02_AUTOMATA/

Automation scripts organized by vendor, framework, and language

03_DATA/

SQL queries, data analysis, reporting

3.2. API Coverage (01_APIS/)

Category Vendors/Technologies

NAC

Cisco ISE (ERS, MNT, OpenAPI, pxGrid, DataConnect, Diagnostic), Aruba ClearPass

Firewalls

Cisco FTD/FMC, Palo Alto, pfSense, Fortinet, Juniper, SonicWall

Switches

Cisco 3850, 9300, 9500, Nexus 3K/9K

Wireless

Cisco 9800 WLC

Identity

Windows AD / Graph API

DNS/DHCP

Infoblox

Full Stack

Domus Digitalis API

3.3. Automation Frameworks (02_AUTOMATA/)

  • Languages: Python, Go, Rust, Shell, PowerShell, Ansible

  • Frameworks: Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, pyATS, Scrapli, NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI

  • Vendors: Cisco (ISE, switches, wireless, IOS, firewalls), Infoblox, Microsoft, Arista, Palo Alto

3.4. Analytics & Data Science (02_AUTOMATA/)

Beyond automation scripts, the 02_AUTOMATA/ directory includes data science pipelines for network intelligence:

ISE Analytics:

  • MSCHAPv2 Migration Analytics (cisco/ise/python/analytics/mschapv2/)

    • 4-tier analytics: descriptive, temporal, network, migration intelligence

    • 13 visualizations (plotly interactive + seaborn/matplotlib static)

    • Processes 6K+ device dataset from ISE DataConnect

    • Generates HTML dashboard for migration wave planning

Technical Stack:

  • Data: pandas, numpy, regex-based parsing

  • Visualization: plotly (interactive HTML), seaborn, matplotlib

  • Output: HTML dashboards, PNG charts, migration planning tables

4. Status

Aspect Status

Active Use

Active — used for API prototyping and testing

Commits

10 (content-heavy, large batch commits)

Maintenance

Ongoing as new APIs are explored

Value

Primary API testing surface and automation recipe library

4.1. Relationship to netapi & Kora

Phase Tool Role

Prototype

netapi-tui

Test HTTP requests, discover API behavior

Library

netapi

Formalize as Python client with Atomic Design

CLI

Kora

Ship as universal Go CLI for end users

5. Related

6. Metadata

Field Value

PRJ ID

PRJ-2025-TOOL-001

Author

Evan Rosado

Date Created

~2025

Last Updated

2026-03-30

Status

Active

Next Review

2026-04-15