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+;
+;
+; Copyright (C) 2011 Cloud Conscious, LLC. <info@cloudconscious.com>
+;
+; ====================================================================
+; Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+; you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+; You may obtain a copy of the License at
+;
+; http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+;
+; Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+; distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+; WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+; See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+; limitations under the License.
+; ====================================================================
+;
+
+(ns
+  #^{:author "Chas Emerick, cemerick@snowtide.com"
+     :doc "A clojure binding to the jclouds EBS service interface."}
+  org.jclouds.ec2.ebs2
+  (:use [org.jclouds.compute2])
+  (:use (clojure.contrib def core))
+  (:import org.jclouds.aws.domain.Region
+    org.jclouds.compute.domain.NodeMetadata
+    (org.jclouds.ec2.domain Volume Volume$Status Snapshot Snapshot$Status AvailabilityZoneInfo)
+    (org.jclouds.ec2.options DescribeSnapshotsOptions DetachVolumeOptions CreateSnapshotOptions)))
+(defn snapshot?
+  "Returns true iff the argument is a org.jclouds.ec2.domain.Snapshot."
+  [s]
+  (instance? Snapshot s))
+
+(defn volume?
+  "Returns true iff the argument is a org.jclouds.ec2.domain.Volume."
+  [v]
+  (instance? Volume v))
+
+(defn #^org.jclouds.ec2.services.ElasticBlockStoreClient
+  ebs-service
+  ""
+  [compute]
+  (-> compute
+    .getContext
+    .getProviderSpecificContext
+    .getApi
+    .getElasticBlockStoreServices))
+
+(defn get-region
+  "Coerces the first parameter into a Region string; strings, keywords, and
+   NodeMetadata instances are acceptable arguments. An optional second argument
+   is returned if the first cannot be coerced into a region string.
+   Returns nil otherwise."
+  ([v] (get-region v nil))
+  ([v default-region]
+    (cond
+      (string? v) v
+      (keyword? v) (name v)
+      (instance? NodeMetadata v) (let [zone (location v)]
+      ; no easier way to go from zone -> region?
+      (if (> (.indexOf zone "-") -1)
+        (subs zone 0 (-> zone count dec))
+        zone))
+      :else default-region)))
+
+(defn get-volume-id
+  "Returns a string volume ID taken from the given string, keyword, or Volume argument."
+  [v]
+  (cond
+    (instance? Volume v) (.getId #^Volume v)
+    (keyword? v) (name v)
+    (string? v) v
+    :else (throw (IllegalArgumentException.
+    (str "Can't obtain volume id from argument of type " (class v))))))
+
+(defn volumes
+  "Returns a set of org.jclouds.ec2.domain.Volume instances corresponding to the
+   volumes in the specified region (defaulting to your account's default region)."
+
+  [compute & [region & volume-ids]]
+  (set
+    (.describeVolumesInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+      (get-region region)
+      (into-array String (map get-volume-id
+        (if (get-region region)
+          volume-ids
+          (when region (cons region volume-ids))))))))
+(defn- as-string
+  [v]
+  (cond
+    (string? v) v
+    (keyword? v) (name v)
+    :else v))
+(defn- get-string
+  [map key]
+  (as-string (get map key)))
+(defn- as-int
+  [v]
+  (cond
+    (number? v) (int v)
+    (string? v) (Integer/parseInt v)
+    :else (throw (IllegalArgumentException.
+    (str "Don't know how to convert object of type " (class v) " to a string")))))
+
+(defn- snapshot-options
+  [optmap]
+  (let [string-array #(let [v (% optmap)]
+    (into-array String (cond
+      (keyword? v) [(name v)]
+      (string? v) [v]
+      :else (map as-string v))))]
+    (-> (DescribeSnapshotsOptions.)
+      (.ownedBy (string-array :owner))
+      (.snapshotIds (string-array :ids))
+      (.restorableBy (string-array :restorable-by)))))
+
+(defn snapshots
+  "Returns a set of org.jclouds.aws.ec2.domain.Snapshot instances that match
+   the criteria provided.  Options include:
+
+   :region - region string, keyword, or NodeMetadata
+   :owner - AWS account id (or \"amazon\" or \"self\")
+   :restorable-by - AWS account id
+
+   Multiple values for each type of criteria can be provided by passing a seq
+   of the appropriate types as values."
+  [compute & options]
+  (let [options (apply hash-map options)
+        region (:region options)
+        options (snapshot-options (dissoc options :region))]
+    (set
+      (.describeSnapshotsInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+        (get-region region)
+        (into-array DescribeSnapshotsOptions [options])))))
+
+(defn create-snapshot
+  "Creates a snapshot of a volume in the specified region with an optional description.
+   If provided, the description must be < 255 characters in length. Returns the
+   org.jclouds.aws.ec2.domain.Snapshot object representing the created snapshot."
+
+  ([computess #^Volume volume] (create-snapshot computess volume nil))
+  ([compute #^Volume volume description] (create-snapshot compute (.getRegion volume) (.getId volume) description))
+  ([compute region volume-id description]
+    (.createSnapshotInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+      (get-region region)
+      (as-string volume-id)
+      (into-array CreateSnapshotOptions (when description
+        [(.withDescription (CreateSnapshotOptions.) description)])))))
+
+(defn delete-snapshot
+  "Deletes a snapshot in the specified region."
+  ([compute #^Snapshot snapshot] (delete-snapshot compute (.getRegion snapshot) (.getId snapshot)))
+  ([compute region snapshot-id]
+    (.deleteSnapshotInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+      (get-region region)
+      (as-string snapshot-id))))
+
+(defn get-zone
+  [v]
+  (cond
+    (instance? AvailabilityZoneInfo v) (.getZone v)
+    (instance? NodeMetadata v) (location #^NodeMetadata v)
+    (string? v) v
+    (keyword? v) (name v)
+    :else (throw (IllegalArgumentException.
+    (str "Can't obtain zone from argument of type " (class v))))))
+
+(defn attach-volume
+  "Attaches a volume to an instance, returning the resulting org.jclouds.aws.ec2.domain.Attachment."
+  ([compute #^NodeMetadata node volume device]
+    (attach-volume compute node (.getProviderId node) (get-volume-id volume) device))
+  ([compute region instance-id volume-id device]
+    (apply #(.attachVolumeInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+      (get-region region) % %2 %3)
+      (map as-string [volume-id instance-id device]))))
+
+(defn detach-volume
+  "Detaches a volume from the instance to which it is currently attached.
+   The volume may be specified with a Volume instance, a string, or a keyword.
+   Providing a logical true value for the :force option will cause the volume
+   to be forcibly detached, regardless of whether it is in-use (mounted) or not.
+
+   If the volume is specified as a string or keyword, one of the following options
+   is additionally required:
+
+   :region - the region where the volume is allocated
+   :node - a node in the region where the volume is allocated
+
+   FYI: It appears that issuing a detatch-volume command while the volume in question is mounted
+   will cause the volume to be detatched immediately upon the volume beign unmounted."
+  [compute volume & options]
+  (let [options (apply hash-map options)
+        volume-id (get-volume-id volume)
+        region (get-region (if (instance? Volume volume)
+      (.getRegion volume)
+      (or (:region options) (:node options))))]
+    (when (not region)
+      (throw (IllegalArgumentException.
+        "Must specify volume's region via :region or :node options, or by providing a Volume instance.")))
+    (.detachVolumeInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+      region
+      volume-id
+      (boolean (:force options))
+      (into-array DetachVolumeOptions []))))
+
+(defn create-volume
+  "Creates a new volume given a set of options:
+
+   - one of :zone (keyword, string, or AvailabilityZoneInfo) or :node (NodeMetadata)
+   - one or both of :snapshot (keyword, string, or Snapshot instance) or :size
+     (string, keyword, or number)
+   - :device (string or keyword) provided *only* when you want to attach the new volume to
+     the :node you specified!
+
+   Returns a vector of [created org.jclouds.ec2.domain.Volume,
+                        optional org.jclouds.ec2.domain.Attachment]
+
+   Note that specifying :node instead of :zone will only attach the created volume
+   :device is also provided.  Otherwise, the node is only used to obtain the desired
+   availability zone.
+
+   Note also that if :device and :node are specified, and the attach operation fails,
+   you will have \"leaked\" the newly-created volume
+   (volume creation and attachment cannot be done atomically)."
+
+  [compute & options]
+  (when (-> options count odd?)
+    (throw (IllegalArgumentException. "Must provide key-value pairs, e.g. :zone :us-east-1d :size 200")))
+  (let [options (apply hash-map options)
+        snapshot (get-string options :snapshot)
+        snapshot (if (snapshot? snapshot) (.getId snapshot) snapshot)
+        size (-?> (get-string options :size) as-int)
+        #^NodeMetadata node (:node options)
+        zone (or node (get-string options :zone))
+        zone (if zone
+      (get-zone zone)
+      (throw (IllegalArgumentException. "Must supply a :zone or :node option.")))
+        ebs (ebs-service compute)]
+    (when (and (:device options) (not node))
+      (throw (IllegalArgumentException. "Cannot create and attach new volume; no :node specified")))
+    (let [new-volume (cond
+      (and snapshot size) (.createVolumeFromSnapshotInAvailabilityZone ebs zone size snapshot)
+      snapshot (.createVolumeFromSnapshotInAvailabilityZone ebs zone snapshot)
+      size (.createVolumeInAvailabilityZone ebs zone size)
+      :else (throw (IllegalArgumentException. "Must supply :size and/or :snapshot options.")))]
+      [new-volume (when (:device options)
+        (attach-volume compute node new-volume (as-string (:device options))))])))
+
+(defn delete-volume
+  "Deletes a volume in the specified region."
+  ([compute #^Volume volume]
+    (delete-volume (.getRegion volume) (.getId volume)))
+  ([compute region volume-id]
+    (.deleteVolumeInRegion (ebs-service compute)
+      (get-region region)
+      (as-string volume-id))))
+
+(defn status
+  "Returns the status of the given entity; works for Volumes and Snapshots."
+  [k]
+  (.getStatus k))
+
+(defn status-available?
+  [#^Volume v]
+  (= Volume$Status/AVAILABLE (status v)))
+
+(defn status-creating?
+  [#^Volume v]
+  (= Volume$Status/CREATING (status v)))
+
+(defn status-deleting?
+  [#^Volume v]
+  (= Volume$Status/DELETING (status v)))
+
+(defn status-in-use?
+  [#^Volume v]
+  (= Volume$Status/IN_USE (status v)))
+
+(defn status-completed?
+  [#^Snapshot s]
+  (= Snapshot$Status/COMPLETED (status s)))
+
+(defn status-error?
+  [#^Snapshot s]
+  (= Snapshot$Status/ERROR (status s)))
+
+(defn status-pending?
+  [#^Snapshot s]
+  (= Snapshot$Status/PENDING (status s)))
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