Custom Form Aria Build Tools allows us to create a custom form using the JSON file. Ensure the JSON file’s name is the same as the workflow. We can create multiple workflows with their custom forms inside the same projects using this pattern. For example: workflow1.wf.ts will always come with workflows1.wf.form.json and workflow2.fw.ts will come with workflow2.wf.form.json The custom form ..read more

Problem There is a common use case where users require temporary resources to test something, often referred to as a Proof of Concept (POC). Unfortunately, many POCs are forgotten and left to consume unnecessary resources, energy, and money. What if we could create self-destructing resources that automatically expire after a specified time? This would be a convenient and efficient solution. T ..read more

In the previous step, we reached a point where we had an empty project with all the default, pre-defined packages and settings. This should look like the following: One important thing to remember is that certain elements, such as types, unit tests, etc., cannot be transferred to vRO. However, Build Tools can convert cool features like Classes and Promises to pure JS, making them compatib ..read more

Problem Ever crafted a meticulously designed workflow, only to have it fail midway through execution? The ensuing troubleshooting dilemma is familiar: manually complete the remaining steps or dismantle everything and start anew. Often, we design the “commissioning” workflow, neglecting a crucial counterpart – the “decommissioning” process that gracefully handles errors and cleans up created ob ..read more

Hey there! Do you happen to know how we can retry an async function on vRO? Let’s figure it out. Problem Let’s say we have some async function myFunction that we want to execute multiple times until we get the expected result. public myFunction = async ( varA: string ) => { return await someAsyncFunction( varA ) } Solution To achieve this goal, we need a retry function. Let’s see how ..read more

Configuration Element on steroids Configuration element is one of the essential and outstanding features of vRO. It is recommended that some constant variables be updated manually from time to time without hardcoding them in the main code, for example. Creation of the Configuration Element The vRBT allows us to create a Config Element using code. The example below shows how to do that. impo ..read more

Let’s see how we can use the built-in System.resolveHostName() method in vRO to resolve the FQDN to the IP address. Implementation We’re going to create a new class with a few methods: waitForDNSResolve isValidIPv4 throwError Let’s say we created a new A record in the DNS server and must wait until the address is resolved to continue the workflow. It may take some time until the IP ..read more

Implementation We’re going to create a new class SSH with a few methods: executeSshCommand setNewSshSessions Connecting with SSH to the remote server is always an asynchronous action. Therefore, we need to wait until the execution will be done. executeSshCommand() First, we will define a few mandatory constants, which are self-explanatory. One is the path where the private SSH key is ..read more

Let’s take a quick look at a simple one that returns the IP details of the VM running in VMware vCenter, using VSCode, Build Tools for VMware Aria, and Typescript project. Create a Class and a method We’ll create a sample class using one method to achieve this goal. First, our function (method) is a part of the Network class, where we can create more methods in the same topic if needed. Secon ..read more