adding ruby script to remove the ip address from the A Record in dynect

scripts/ruby_delete_a_record.rb

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+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'net/https'
+require 'uri'
+require 'json'
+require '/home/zenoss/gameday/script_resources/DynectConfig.rb'
+
+if __FILE__ == $0
+  # Set the desired parameters on the command line 
+  CUSTOMER_NAME = DynectConfig::DYN_CN
+  USER_NAME = DynectConfig::DYN_UN
+  PASSWORD = DynectConfig::DYN_PWD
+  ZONE = DynectConfig::DYN_ZONE
+  FQDN = DynectConfig::DYN_FQDN
+  ip_address =ARGV[0]
+
+  # Set up our HTTP object with the required host and path
+  url = URI.parse('https://api2.dynect.net/REST/Session/')
+  headers = { "Content-Type" => 'application/json' }
+  http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
+  http.use_ssl = true
+
+  # Login and get an authentication token that will be used for all subsequent requests.
+  session_data = { :customer_name => CUSTOMER_NAME, :user_name => USER_NAME, :password => PASSWORD }
+
+  resp, data = http.post(url.path, session_data.to_json, headers)
+  result = JSON.parse(data)
+
+  if result['status'] == 'success'    
+  	auth_token = result['data']['token']
+   else
+    puts "Command Failed:\n"
+    # the messages returned from a failed command are a list
+    result['msgs'][0].each{|key, value| print key, " : ", value, "\n"}
+  end
+
+  # New headers to use from here on with the auth-token set
+  headers = { "Content-Type" => 'application/json', 'Auth-Token' => auth_token }
+
+  # Get the A recrods for the zone and fqdn
+  url = URI.parse("https://api2.dynect.net/REST/ARecord/#{ZONE}/#{FQDN}/")
+  resp, data = http.get(url.path, headers)
+  get_result = JSON.parse(data)
+
+  # Loop through each A record until we find the one that matches the ip address we want to remove then
+  # call delete on this record
+  found_record = false
+  deleted_record = false 
+  get_result['data'].each  do |path|
+	url = URI.parse("https://api2.dynect.net" + path)
+        resp, data = http.get(url.path, headers)
+        get_record = JSON.parse(data)
+        # Check if the ip address coming in matches the record's ip address 
+        if get_record['data']['rdata']['address'] == ip_address
+            url = URI.parse("https://api2.dynect.net" + path)
+            resp, data = http.delete(url.path, headers)
+            # Check that we in fact returned the record correctly 
+	    if result['status'] != 'success'
+    		puts "Delete Failed:\n"
+    		# the messages returned from a failed command are a list
+   	 	result['msgs'][0].each{|key, value| print key, " : ", value, "\n"}
+  	    else
+		deleted_record = true
+	    end
+            found_record = true
+	    break 
+        end 
+  end
+
+  # If the record was not found at all, notify the user
+  if found_record == false
+	puts "A record was not found in the zone/fqdn supplied"
+  else
+  	if deleted_record == true
+		# Publish the changes if the record was found and deleted
+  		url = URI.parse("https://api2.dynect.net/REST/Zone/#{ZONE}/") 
+ 		publish_data = { "publish" => "true" }
+  		resp, data = http.put(url.path, publish_data.to_json, headers)
+		if result['status'] != 'success'
+                	puts "Publish Zone Failed:\n"
+                	# the messages returned from a failed command are a list
+                	result['msgs'][0].each{|key, value| print key, " : ", value, "\n"}
+            	else
+			puts "A Record Removed!"
+		end 
+        end 
+  end
+
+  # Logout
+  url = URI.parse('https://api2.dynect.net/REST/Session/')
+  resp, data = http.delete(url.path, headers)
+end