Several necessary changes have been made to the itential_tools package utility to make it compatible with Cisco NSO 6.4 and higher.
With NSO version 6.4, several breaking changes were introduced that made itential_tools no longer compatible — it could not be compiled nor function correctly, primarily due to Log4j updates and deprecated NavNode methods.
In NSO 6.4, the Log4j library was upgraded to version 2.24.1, resulting in deprecated methods that were replaced with alternatives. The import style also changed in Log4j 2.24.1, requiring modifications to existing import statements to align with the new structure. The itential_tools codebase has been updated to support Log4j 2.24.1.
In NSO 6.4, the getChanges() method was deprecated in NavNode and replaced with alternatives. The itential_tools codebase has been updated to support this change.
The updated itential_tools is compatible only with Cisco NSO 6.4 and higher and is not backward compatible with earlier versions of NSO. If you are using NSO 6.4 or later, use the updated itential_tools package available in the software repository.
The adapter-nso codebase has also been updated to ensure compatibility with both the new itential-tools-64 and the existing itential_tools packages. To take advantage of this compatibility update, use one of the following minimum versions of adapter-nso:
Ensure adapter-nso uses the appropriate version to avoid compatibility issues.
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