vmware: reuse VLANs from VLAN groups the settings name as global

module/sources/common/source_base.py

@@ -1070,8 +1070,14 @@ def get_vlan_object_if_exists(self, vlan_data=None, vlan_site=None, vlan_cluster
         return_data = vlan_data
         vlan_object_by_site = None
         vlan_object_by_group = None
+        vlan_object_global_group = None
         vlan_object_global = None
 
+        # VLAN groups without a scope that the settings name as global (vlan_global_groups): their
+        # VLANs are matched like VLANs with neither site nor group, and before those
+        global_groups = {str(name).lower() for name in
+                         (getattr(getattr(self, "settings", None), "vlan_global_groups", None) or [])}
+
         for vlan in self.inventory.get_all_items(NBVLAN):
 
             if grab(vlan, "data.vid") != vlan_data.get("vid"):
@@ -1089,6 +1095,10 @@ def get_vlan_object_if_exists(self, vlan_data=None, vlan_site=None, vlan_cluster
                         vlan_group.matches_site_cluster(vlan_site, vlan_cluster):
                     vlan_object_by_group = vlan
                     break
+                if isinstance(vlan_group, NetBoxObject) and \
+                        str(grab(vlan_group, "data.name")).lower() in global_groups and \
+                        grab(vlan_group, "data.scope_id") is None and grab(vlan, "data.site") is None:
+                    vlan_object_global_group = vlan
 
             if grab(vlan, "data.site") is None and grab(vlan, "data.group") is None:
                 vlan_object_global = vlan
@@ -1110,6 +1120,11 @@ def get_vlan_object_if_exists(self, vlan_data=None, vlan_site=None, vlan_cluster
                        f"'{vlan_group_object.get_display_name()}'{scope_details}: %s" %
                        vlan_object_by_group.get_display_name(including_second_key=True))
 
+        elif isinstance(vlan_object_global_group, NetBoxObject):
+            return_data = vlan_object_global_group
+            log.debug2(f"Found a matching {return_data.name} object in a global VLAN group: %s" %
+                       vlan_object_global_group.get_display_name(including_second_key=True))
+
         elif isinstance(vlan_object_global, NetBoxObject):
             return_data = vlan_object_global
             log.debug2(f"Found a global matching {return_data.name} object: %s" %

module/sources/vmware/config.py

@@ -544,7 +544,17 @@ def __init__(self):
                                                Fist match wins.  Only newly discovered VLANs which are not present in
                                                NetBox will be assigned a VLAN group.
                                                """,
-                                               config_example="1023-1042 = VLAN Group 1, Tokio/2342 = VLAN Group 2")
+                                               config_example="1023-1042 = VLAN Group 1, Tokio/2342 = VLAN Group 2"),
+                                  ConfigOption("vlan_global_groups",
+                                               str,
+                                               description="""a comma separated list of VLAN groups without a scope whose
+                                               VLANs are valid everywhere, e.g. a group another tool fills from an IPAM.
+                                               A discovered VLAN then reuses the VLAN with the same ID from one of these
+                                               groups instead of creating its own. Matching order: a VLAN of the site, a
+                                               VLAN in a group scoped to the site or cluster, a VLAN in one of these
+                                               groups, a VLAN with neither site nor group.
+                                               """,
+                                               config_example="IPAM VLANs, Campus")
                               ]),
 
             ConfigOption("track_vm_host",
@@ -897,7 +907,7 @@ def validate_options(self):
 
                 option.set_value(value_list)
 
-            if option.key == "custom_attribute_exclude":
+            if option.key in ["custom_attribute_exclude", "vlan_global_groups"]:
 
                 option.set_value(quoted_split(option.value))
 

settings-example.ini

@@ -513,6 +513,13 @@ password = super-secret
 ; which are not present in NetBox will be assigned a VLAN group.
 ;vlan_group_relation_by_id = 1023-1042 = VLAN Group 1, Tokio/2342 = VLAN Group 2
 
+; a comma separated list of VLAN groups without a scope whose VLANs are valid everywhere,
+; e.g. a group another tool fills from an IPAM. A discovered VLAN then reuses the VLAN
+; with the same ID from one of these groups instead of creating its own. Matching order: a
+; VLAN of the site, a VLAN in a group scoped to the site or cluster, a VLAN in one of
+; these groups, a VLAN with neither site nor group.
+;vlan_global_groups = IPAM VLANs, Campus
+
 ; fills the 'Host Device' field of a VM in NetBox with the ESXi host it currently runs on.
 ; Needs NetBox 3.3 or newer
 ;track_vm_host = False

tests/test_vlan_global_groups.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#  Copyright (c) 2020 - 2026 netbox-sync team. All rights reserved.
+#
+#  netbox-sync.py
+#
+#  This work is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.
+#  For a copy, see file LICENSE.txt included in this
+#  repository or visit: <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>.
+
+"""
+A VLAN in a VLAN group without a scope matches neither by site, nor by group (no
+scope to match), nor as global (it has a group). Where another tool keeps the VLANs
+in such a group, e.g. filled from an IPAM, every discovered VLAN therefore got a
+duplicate without site or group. vlan_global_groups names those groups: their VLANs
+are reused like global ones, ahead of VLANs with neither site nor group. Unset, the
+lookup is unchanged.
+"""
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from module.netbox.object_classes import NBSite, NBVLAN, NBVLANGroup
+from module.sources.common.source_base import SourceBase
+from module.sources.vmware.config import VMWareConfig
+
+MINIMAL_CONFIG = """
+[netbox]
+host_fqdn = netbox.example.com
+api_token = xyz
+
+[source/vc]
+type = vmware
+host_fqdn = vcenter.example.com
+username = u
+password = p
+"""
+
+
+def _source(inventory, global_groups=None):
+    src = SourceBase()
+    src.inventory = inventory
+    src.settings = SimpleNamespace(vlan_global_groups=global_groups)
+    return src
+
+
+def _site(inventory, name="site1", group=None):
+    return inventory.add_object(NBSite, data={"name": name, "slug": name, "group": group}, read_from_netbox=True)
+
+
+def _group(inventory, name, scope=None):
+    data = {"name": name, "slug": name.lower().replace(" ", "-")}
+    if scope is not None:
+        data.update({"scope_type": "dcim.site", "scope_id": scope})
+    return inventory.add_object(NBVLANGroup, data=data, read_from_netbox=True)
+
+
+def _vlan(inventory, name, vid=891, group=None, site=None):
+    return inventory.add_object(NBVLAN, data={"vid": vid, "name": name, "group": group, "site": site},
+                                read_from_netbox=True)
+
+
+def _lookup(src, site, vid=891):
+    return src.get_vlan_object_if_exists({"vid": vid, "name": "port-group-891"}, vlan_site=site)
+
+
+def test_unset_keeps_the_current_lookup(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    ipam = _group(inventory, "ANU")
+    _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=ipam)
+    plain = _vlan(inventory, "its-automation-891")
+
+    assert _lookup(_source(inventory), site) is plain
+
+
+def test_vlan_in_an_unscoped_group_alone_is_not_reused_by_default(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=_group(inventory, "ANU"))
+
+    assert isinstance(_lookup(_source(inventory), site), dict)
+
+
+def test_named_global_group_is_reused(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    ipam_vlan = _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=_group(inventory, "ANU"))
+
+    assert _lookup(_source(inventory, ["ANU"]), site) is ipam_vlan
+
+
+def test_named_global_group_wins_over_a_vlan_without_site_and_group(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    plain = _vlan(inventory, "its-automation-891")
+    ipam_vlan = _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=_group(inventory, "ANU"))
+
+    assert _lookup(_source(inventory, ["anu"]), site) is ipam_vlan, "group names match case-insensitively"
+    assert plain is not ipam_vlan
+
+
+def test_vlan_in_a_group_scoped_to_the_site_still_wins(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=_group(inventory, "ANU"))
+    scoped = _vlan(inventory, "site-891", group=_group(inventory, "Site VLANs", scope=site))
+
+    assert _lookup(_source(inventory, ["ANU"]), site) is scoped
+
+
+def test_vlan_of_the_site_still_wins(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=_group(inventory, "ANU"))
+    on_site = _vlan(inventory, "on-site-891", site=site)
+
+    assert _lookup(_source(inventory, ["ANU"]), site) is on_site
+
+
+def test_a_scoped_group_is_not_made_global_by_naming_it(inventory):
+    site, other = _site(inventory, "site1"), _site(inventory, "site2")
+    _vlan(inventory, "other-891", group=_group(inventory, "ANU", scope=other))
+
+    assert isinstance(_lookup(_source(inventory, ["ANU"]), site), dict), "a scoped group matches only its scope"
+
+
+def test_other_vids_are_not_affected(inventory):
+    site = _site(inventory)
+    _vlan(inventory, "ITS-Automation", group=_group(inventory, "ANU"))
+
+    assert isinstance(_lookup(_source(inventory, ["ANU"]), site, vid=892), dict)
+
+
+def test_option_is_unset_by_default_and_parses_a_list(load_config):
+    load_config(MINIMAL_CONFIG)
+    handler = VMWareConfig()
+    handler.source_name = "vc"
+    assert handler.parse(do_log=False).vlan_global_groups is None
+
+    load_config(MINIMAL_CONFIG + 'vlan_global_groups = ANU, "Campus, Labs"\n')
+    handler = VMWareConfig()
+    handler.source_name = "vc"
+    assert handler.parse(do_log=False).vlan_global_groups == ["ANU", "Campus, Labs"]