Appliance fields that describe the appliance (vendor information, default
credentials, installation instructions...) were dropped when installing a
template. Keep them in a new appliance_metadata JSON column on the
templates table, filled by the appliance-to-template conversion for both
registry v1-6 and v8 (version level values override the appliance level
ones). The nested schema allows extra fields so future registry fields
persist without a migration.
Common template field (schema + templates table column + Alembic
migration) holding the Netmiko device type (e.g. 'cisco_xr', 'nokia_srl')
so Netmiko/Nornir based tooling can look up how to reach a node's CLI
without hard-coded vendor mappings. Free-form lowercase string on
purpose: Netmiko's platform list evolves independently of GNS3.
The extra_configs schema field needs a column on the docker_templates table
to actually round-trip through the controller DB (the schema alone is
accepted but dropped by the SQLAlchemy model mapping). Add the JSON column
and an Alembic migration so existing databases get it on upgrade.
- Add optional `tags` query parameter to `/nodes` and `/templates` endpoints
- Support filtering by tags in format "key:value" with multiple tags ANDed together
- Example: `?tags=vendor:cisco&tags=model:7200` filters nodes/templates with both tags
- Maintain backward compatibility for existing API usage without tags parameter
Add three new optional fields to the template schema:
- vendor: Device vendor (e.g., Cisco, Juniper, Huawei)
- model: Device model (e.g., ISR4451-X, MX204, NE40E)
- netmiko_device_type: Netmiko device type for automation (e.g., cisco_ios, juniper_junos, huawei)
These fields enable AI/LLM integration to determine the appropriate
Netmiko device type when automating network device configuration.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
