Simple Network Templating

sample variables.csv and template.txt located in sample

1. Suggested folder structure:

   $HOME/simple-network-templates/
   └── project-name/
       ├── configs/
       ├── template.txt
       └── variables.csv
   

2. Create a template.txt config file, (file extension does not matter, as long as it is a plaintext file)

   a. Encapsulate the data you want to replace in double curly braces, {{LIKE SO}}

   ! example template
   
   config t
   
   hostname {{HOSTNAME}}
   int vlan 1
   ip add {{VLAN1IP}} {{VLAN1MASK}}

3. Create a variables.csv file in the same folder as your template file.

   It must be called variables.csv

   The A1 entry must be VARIABLES

   ex. variables.csv

   VARIABLES	DEVICE1	DEVICE2
   HOSTNAME	router1	router2
   VLAN1IP	192.168.0.1	192.168.1.1
   VLAN1MASK	255.255.255.0	255.255.255.0

4. Clone this repo, and run the gui

   git clone https://github.com/Noxsios/Simple-Network-Template.git
   
   cd Simple-Network-Template
   
   & .\gui.ps1

5. Drag and drop your template text file into the empty window, then click START.

6. Your template will be applied to the devices listed in the variables file. The files ending in _config located in the configs folder are the generated config files.

7. To overwrite your changes, simply rerun with different values in your variables.csv.

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Credits

Drag n Drop GUI derived from : this

Testing

Invoke-Pester -Output Detailed .\cli.Tests.ps1