sample-api.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import json

from flask import Flask
from flask import request

app = Flask(__name__)


def send_json(data, code=200):
    return json.dumps(data), 200, {"Content-Type": "application/json"}


@app.route("/", methods=["POST"])
def profile():
    # data is fed with something like:
    # {'cluster': {
    # 	'fqdn': 'supercluster.fqdn.org', 'name': 'supercluster', 'type': 'proxmox'},
    # 	'vm': {'name': 'super-server', 'vmid': 115},
    # 'disk': {'rbd': 'vm-115-disk-1', 'ceph': 'cephcluster'}
    # }
    data = request.get_json()

    # Add your logic here
    # As a sample, we only add profiles if the VM's name is 'super-server'
    if data["vm"]["name"] == "super-server" or True:
        # A sample output, which is roughly the same as config's profiles
        # Each profiles will be added to the config's
        # Thus, there is no replacement nor override
        json = {
            "profiles": {
                "daily": {
                    "count": 365,
                    "max_on_live": 10,
                },
                "hourly": {
                    "count": 48,
                    "max_on_live": 0,
                    "priority": "high",
                },
            }
        }
    else:
        # An empty dict means "no additional profile"
        json = {}

    # Additionally, we can disable backups by setting 'backup' to False
    # Any other values are meaningless
    if data["vm"]["vmid"] == 1234:
        json["backup"] = False

    return send_json(json)