List SoftLayer package ids for ordering via SoftLayer_Product_Order (in python). For ordering see: https://softlayer.github.io/python/create_server_from_template/

list-packages.py

import SoftLayer
from pprint import pprint as pp

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class example():

    def __init__(self):

        self.client = SoftLayer.Client()

    def main(self):
        """
        Gets ALL packages, and prints their name and id
        """
        mask = "mask[hourlyBillingAvailableFlag]"
        result = self.client['Product_Package'].getAllObjects();

        for product in result:
            print str(product['id']) + " - " + product['name']

        # result has a LOT of stuff in it, only print it out if you are ready
        # pp.pprint(result)

    def getPackage(self, package_id=0):
        """
        Gets a specific package and prints out some useful information
        """
        mask = "mask[items[prices]]"

        # Not all packages are available in all locations, you can check that with getLocations()
        locations = self.client['Product_Package'].getLocations(id=package_id)
        print "\n\nLOCATIONS\n"
        for location in locations:
            print str(location['id']) + " - " + location["longName"]

        result = self.client['Product_Package'].getObject(mask=mask,id=package_id)
        # result has a LOT of output
        # pp(result)
        print "\n\nOPTIONS\n"
        for item in result['items']:
            print str(item['id']) + " - " + item['description'] + " --- " + item['keyName']
            for prices in item['prices']:
                print "\t" + str(prices['id']) + " - locationGroupId: " + str(prices['locationGroupId']) # more on locationGroupId: http://sldn.softlayer.com/blog/cmporter/Location-based-Pricing-and-You

        # # Will only get the server items for this package
        # serverItems = self.client['Product_Package'].getActiveServerItems(id=package_id)
        # print "\n\nSERVER ITEMS\n"
        # pp(serverItems)
        #
        # # Will only get the RAM items for the package
        # ramItems = self.client['Product_Package'].getActiveRamItems(id=package_id)
        # print "\n\nRAM ITEMS\n"
        # pp(ramItems)



    def getAllLocations(self):
        mask = "mask[id,locations[id,name]]"
        result = self.client['SoftLayer_Location_Group_Pricing'].getAllObjects(mask=mask);
        pp(result)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main = example()

    # # step 1, run main() to get list of (virtual) hardware to select
    # main.main()

    # step 2, once (virtual) hardware is selected run getPackage(HARDWAREID) to see possible selectable items for this hardware
    main.getPackage(46) # 46 is cloud server

    # # if you are lost you can always run the following:
    # main.getAllLocations()


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