Name
global.OSChoice
Description
Utilities for the os field of cmdb_ci_computer.
Script
/**
* Utilities for the 'os' field of cmdb_ci_computer.
*/
var OSChoice = Class.create();
/**
* Adds the specified OS to the list of available operating systems in cmdb_ci_computer, if not already available.
* @param string os The label / value of the choice entry.
* @return string Returns the matched os value or the same os label / value passed to this method if not matched
*/
OSChoice.reconcile = function(os) {
var gr = new GlideRecord('sys_choice');
gr.setWorkflow(false); // dont write out changes
gr.addQuery('name', 'cmdb_ci_computer');
gr.addQuery('element', 'os');
gr.addQuery('label', os);
gr.query();
if (gr.next()) {
if (gr.inactive == false)
return gr.getValue("value");
gr.inactive = false;
gr.update();
return gr.getValue("value");
} else {
// use a mutex to prevent the insertion of duplicate OS in sys_choice table
var mutexName = '<<<-- OSChoice Mutex of '+ os + '-->>>';
var mutexMetricName = 'OSChoice Mutex';
var mutex = new SelfCleaningMutex(mutexName, mutexMetricName);
// limit our attempt to get a mutex to 120 seconds...
mutex.setSpinWait(500);
mutex.setMaxSpins(240);
mutex.setMutexExpires(120000); //120 seconds
if (mutex.get()) {
try {
// check to see that it doesn't exist already
var sr = new GlideRecord('sys_choice');
sr.setWorkflow(false); // dont write out changes
sr.addQuery('name', 'cmdb_ci_computer');
sr.addQuery('element', 'os');
sr.addQuery('label', os);
sr.query();
if (!sr.next()) {
sr.initialize();
sr.setValue('name', 'cmdb_ci_computer');
sr.setValue('element', 'os');
sr.setValue('value', os);
sr.setValue('label', os);
sr.setValue('inactive', false);
sr.setValue('language', 'en');
sr.insert();
}
} finally {
mutex.release();
}
} else {
//lock failed
gs.log("Unable to lock on to " + mutexName);
}
}
return os;
};
OSChoice.prototype = {
initialize: function() { /* do nothing */ },
reconcile: function(os) {
return OSChoice.reconcile(os);
},
type: 'OSChoice'
};
Sys ID
5107787137203000dcd48c00dfbe5da7