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traversal spec for finding your datacenter

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#96 opened on Jul 28, 2014

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Description

Given any managed object, produce a traversal spec that will determine the containing datacenter for the managed object.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic PythonvSphere object modelpyVmomi basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Research the pyVmomi documentation for traversal specs, specifically the `TraversalSpec` class and its usage. Look at existing community samples for patterns. The issue requires writing a function that returns a traversal spec that can be used with the `SearchIndex` or similar to find the datacenter from any managed object. Consider starting from the root folder and recursing.