Class Rox
from rox.server.rox_server import RoxThe Rox class provides your application its primary interface with
feature flags in the CloudBees Feature Management system. This is the central repository for
your application’s flags. It handles communications with the server to
obtain the latest values, experiment settings, and configurations. It
provides a mechanism through which you can use the feature flags to
control your application’s behavior. It works with a
RoxContainer-derived object, which holds your application’s feature
flags. The values contained in the provided container will be marked
as feature flags and will appear in your application’s CloudBees Feature Management
dashboard once the application is run.
This class also allows you to manage custom properties. These can be static settings of type string, boolean, int, float and semver. You can use a lambda or functions class to provide a custom property that is dependent upon code state.
You can also use a RoxOptions object to configure some aspects of this
class. You can set the verbosity level, custom platform, impression
handler, fetch handler,
Setup
Rox.setup(apiKey)Rox.setup(apiKey, options)Configures the Rox object to work with the provided Android application.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
apiKey |
string |
The environment key provided by the CloudBees Feature Management dashboard |
options |
RoxOptions |
A |
Returns
Returns a Future object representing the execution of the call. It
is called when the SDK loads the configuration from the network for the
first time.
Register
Rox.register(namespace, container)Registers a feature flag container with the Rox client. The public member variables of this container will become a flag in your CloudBees Feature Management dashboard and will be named with the object name.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
namespace |
string |
The prefix namespace for all flags in this container |
container |
object |
An object that contains your application’s feature flags |
For example, assuming we have the following container:
from rox.server.flags.rox_flag import RoxFlag
class MyContainer:
def __init__(self):
self.include_facebook = RoxFlag()
self.include_github = RoxFlag();and we register the container with the following code:
from rox.server.rox_server import Rox
my_container = MyContainer()
Rox.register(Login', myContainer)
Rox.setup(<ROLLOUT_KEY>)The flags and configurations in the dashboard will have the names
Login.includeFacebook and Login.includeGithub.
This can be used to create several namespaces, each with its own group of flags and configurations.
If you don’t need a namespace, you can set the namespace to an empty string.
set_custom_boolean_property
Rox.set_custom_boolean_property(name, value)Sets a custom boolean property on the Rox client. The value can be either a boolean value or a function that gets invoked with the context that was passed to the flag is_enabled function. The function should return a boolean value.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
string |
The name of the property to create |
value |
boolean |
function |
set_custom_string_property
Rox.set_custom_string_property(name, value)Sets a custom string property on the Rox client. The value can be either a string value or a function that gets invoked with the context that was passed to the flag is_enabled function. The function should return a string value.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
string |
The name of the property to create |
value |
string |
function |
set_custom_int_property
Rox.set_custom_int_property(name, value)Sets a custom integer property on the Rox client. The value can be either a string value or a function that gets invoked with the context that was passed to the flag is_enabled function. The function should return an integer value.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
string |
The name of the property to create |
value |
int |
function |
set_custom_semver_property
Rox.set_custom_semver_property(name, value)Sets a custom semver property on the Rox client. The value can be either a string value or a function that gets invoked with the context that was passed to the flag is_enabled function. The function should return an string value.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
string |
The name of the property to create |
generator |
string |
function |
set_custom_float_property
Rox.set_custom_float_property(name, value)Sets a custom float property on the Rox client. The value can be either a string value or a function that gets invoked with the context that was passed to the flag is_enabled function. The function should return a float value.
| Parameter | Modifier and Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
string |
The property name |
value |
float |
function |
set_context
Rox.set_context(context)Set a global context, which will be available to all flag evaluations.
fetch
Rox.fetch()Create a network request for the latest configuration.
Returns
Returns a Future object representing the execution of the call.
Class RoxOptions
from roxserver.rox_options import RoxOptionsRoxOptions covers configuration options for the Rox client. This
includes settings like the verbosity of the logging. Instances of this
class should be created using RoxOptions.Builder.
Example
Here is an example of setting up a new RoxOptions object. This
object sets the version, logger, provides an impression handler, and includes a fetch
handler.
from rox.server.rox import Rox
from rox.server.rox_options import RoxOptions
# setup configuration_fetched_handler in the options object
options = RoxOptions(
configuration_fetched_handler=on_configuration_fetched
impression_handler=on_impression
)
cancel_event = Rox.setup('<key>', options).result();version
Set the version of the service running the CloudBees Feature Management SDK (semver string).
fetch_interval
Set the polling interval (in seconds) for fetching configuration from the CloudBees Feature Management storage service. The default setting is 60 seconds, and the minimum time setting is 30 seconds.
logger
Set the logger to be used for logging.
The logger should implement the following:
def debug(self, message, ex=None)
def error(self, message, ex=None)
def warn(self, message, ex=None)See Turning on verbose logging for an example.
configuration_fetched_handler
Set the configuration event handler, to add actions after configurations are fetched.
For an example, see Flag update flow.
impression_handler
Set the impression event handler, to add actions after an impression.
For an example, see Impression handler.
roxy_url
A roxy url (see Microservices automated testing and local development.
Class RoxVariant
from rox.server.flags.rox_variant import RoxVariantRoxVariant is a feature flag object that can have values more complex
than a simple boolean true or false. RoxVariant accepts a list of
possible values for the feature flag and a default value. This list of
values will be used when selecting new values for the feature and will
be available for override via the dashboard.
Using impression_handler
The impression_handler delegate/method (you can provide to RoxOptions)
has a couple of useful parameters which can help you decide on further actions.
This event handler data type is ImpressionArgs.
ImpressionArgs class
This object has two properties: flag name and the value.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
name |
The flag name |
value |
The evaluation result |
|
The experiment of the flag: |
name |
Experiment name |
identifier |
Experiment id |
is_archived |
If the experiment is archived |
labels |
Experiment’s labels |
For an example, see Impression handler.