OpenStack Contributions

OpenStack is an open source cloud computing infrastructure software project and is one of the three most active open source projects in the world. Find out more about our contributions to OpenStack.

OpenStack 4J

OpenStack4j is an open source OpenStack client which allows provisioning and control of an OpenStack system. The library and has been broken out into several major API abstractions.

We contributed to bug fixes, release planning and feature development.

Date: 20th Jan 2016

Author: Vinod Borole

OpenStack 4j – Trove

OpenStack Trove is a DBaaS (Database as a service) solution. It offers IT organizations the ability to operate a complete DBaaS platform within the enterprise. OpenStack4j is an open source Openstack client which allows provisioning and control of an OpenStack system. This library has gained quite popularity in the open source/java community for the simple reason that it has the most fluent API’s available to interact with Openstack.

We provided support to this API library.

Date: 1st December 2016

Authors: Shital Patil, Sumit Gandhi

OpenStack 4j – CLI

We developed an automation tool to interact with OpenStack 4J CLI. The project was started with a thought of having an easy automation tool to interact with Openstack. Considering the challenges one has with existing Openstack CLI, this tool offers a very good starting point in overcoming those challenges.

It’s a an all-in-one tool

Date: 1st June 2016

Authors: Vinod Borole

OpenStack 4j – GBP

OpenStack4j is an open source Openstack client which allows provisioning and control of an OpenStack system. This library has gain quite popularity in the open source/java community for the simple reason that it has the most fluent API’s available to interact with Openstack. It also lists in the Openstack official wiki as the java library to interact with Openstack.

Our Contribution:
As openstack4j was the most widely used library amongst the developer community it was a good idea to have the support for GBP as well. With its simplistic fluent API and intelligent error handling the experience of interacting Openstack has been made its easy.

Date: 1st March 2016

Author: Vinod Borole