Add napalm_optional_args field to platform model

netbox/dcim/api/views.py

@@ -293,12 +293,21 @@ class DeviceViewSet(CustomFieldModelViewSet):
         # TODO: Improve error handling
         response = OrderedDict([(m, None) for m in napalm_methods])
         ip_address = str(device.primary_ip.address.ip)
+
+        # Merge NAPALM_ARGS and form data
+        optional_args = {}
+        if settings.NAPALM_ARGS:
+            optional_args.update(settings.NAPALM_ARGS)
+
+        if device.platform.napalm_optional_args:
+            optional_args.update(parse_optional_args(device.platform.napalm_optional_args))
+
         d = driver(
             hostname=ip_address,
             username=settings.NAPALM_USERNAME,
             password=settings.NAPALM_PASSWORD,
             timeout=settings.NAPALM_TIMEOUT,
-            optional_args=settings.NAPALM_ARGS
+            optional_args=optional_args
         )
         try:
             d.open()
@@ -446,3 +455,11 @@ class ConnectedDeviceViewSet(ViewSet):
             return Response()
 
         return Response(serializers.DeviceSerializer(local_interface.device, context={'request': request}).data)
+
+
+# Helper function to parser optional_args
+def parse_optional_args(optional_args):
+    if optional_args is not None:
+        return {x.split('=')[0].strip(): x.split('=')[1].strip()
+                for x in optional_args.split(',')}
+    return {}

netbox/dcim/forms.py

@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ class PlatformForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Platform
-        fields = ['name', 'slug', 'manufacturer', 'napalm_driver', 'rpc_client']
+        fields = ['name', 'slug', 'manufacturer', 'napalm_driver', 'napalm_optional_args', 'rpc_client']
 
 
 class PlatformCSVForm(forms.ModelForm):

netbox/dcim/migrations/0056_platform_napalm_optional_args.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.13 on 2018-06-22 19:51
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dcim', '0055_virtualchassis_ordering'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='platform',
+            name='napalm_optional_args',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, help_text='Comma separated key=value pairs passed via optional_args to the driver.', max_length=200, verbose_name='NAPALM optional arguments'),
+        ),
+    ]

netbox/dcim/models.py

@@ -815,6 +815,12 @@ class Platform(models.Model):
         verbose_name='NAPALM driver',
         help_text="The name of the NAPALM driver to use when interacting with devices"
     )
+    napalm_optional_args = models.CharField(
+        max_length=200,
+        blank=True,
+        verbose_name='NAPALM optional arguments',
+        help_text="Comma separated key=value pairs passed via optional_args to the driver."
+    )
     rpc_client = models.CharField(
         max_length=30,
         choices=RPC_CLIENT_CHOICES,
@@ -822,7 +828,7 @@ class Platform(models.Model):
         verbose_name="Legacy RPC client"
     )
 
-    csv_headers = ['name', 'slug', 'manufacturer', 'napalm_driver']
+    csv_headers = ['name', 'slug', 'manufacturer', 'napalm_driver', 'napalm_optional_args']
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ['name']