Optimize GNS3StartNodeTool with device-type-aware wait time calculation
to significantly reduce startup time for fast devices (VPCS, IOU).
Changes:
- Add NODE_STARTUP_TIME configuration
* VPCS: 15s base + 2s per additional node
* IOU: 25s base + 3s per additional node
* Other devices: 120s base + 10s per additional node (conservative)
- Add calculate_startup_time() function
* Detects device types via node.node_type
* Uses fast startup time if all nodes are VPCS/IOU
* Uses conservative time if any slow device present
* Logs selected strategy and detected types
- Optimize GNS3StartNodeTool._run() method
* Retrieve node info (including node_type) before starting
* Calculate wait time based on detected device types
* Send start commands after info retrieval
* Use calculated wait time for progress bar
* Reuse collected node objects for status retrieval
Performance improvements:
- 1 VPCS node: 140s → 15s (89% faster)
- 5 VPCS nodes: 180s → 23s (87% faster)
- 1 IOU node: 140s → 25s (82% faster)
- 5 IOU nodes: 180s → 37s (79% faster)
- Mixed VPCS/IOU: 180s → 33s (82% faster)
Documentation:
- Update node-control-tools.md with dynamic wait time strategy
- Add device type comparison table
- Document performance improvements
- Update changelog
Code quality:
- All comments in English
- flake8 check passed
- mypy check passed
Optimize GNS3StartNodeTool with device-type-aware wait time calculation
to significantly reduce startup time for fast devices (VPCS, IOU).
Changes:
- Add NODE_STARTUP_TIME configuration
* VPCS: 10s base + 2s per additional node
* IOU: 20s base + 3s per additional node
* Other devices: 120s base + 10s per additional node (conservative)
- Add calculate_startup_time() function
* Detects device types via node.node_type
* Uses fast startup time if all nodes are VPCS/IOU
* Uses conservative time if any slow device present
* Logs selected strategy and detected types
- Optimize GNS3StartNodeTool._run() method
* Retrieve node info (including node_type) before starting
* Calculate wait time based on detected device types
* Send start commands after info retrieval
* Use calculated wait time for progress bar
* Reuse collected node objects for status retrieval
Performance improvements:
- 1 VPCS node: 140s → 10s (93% faster)
- 5 VPCS nodes: 180s → 18s (90% faster)
- 1 IOU node: 140s → 20s (86% faster)
- 5 IOU nodes: 180s → 32s (82% faster)
- Mixed VPCS/IOU: 180s → 28s (84% faster)
Documentation:
- Update node-control-tools.md with dynamic wait time strategy
- Add device type comparison table
- Document performance improvements
- Update changelog
Code quality:
- All comments in English
- flake8 check passed
- mypy check passed
Simplify the documentation structure in `README.md` by removing the
`todo/` directory reference and detailed design documents for planned
features. Consolidate future roadmap items into a high-level summary
under "Future Enhancements".
Update `node-control-tools.md` to include documentation for new topology
management tools (create node, create link, get template, rename node)
and reflect updated API imports for `Link` support.
- Add GNS3StopNodeTool and GNS3SuspendNodeTool to lab automation assistant mode
- Update tools_v2 __init__.py to export new node control tools
- Document node control tools in README with key features and implementation status
- Update last modified date in documentation
The new tools provide complete node lifecycle control for automated lab workflows, including stopping nodes for shutdown and suspending nodes while preserving state.
