vmware-vmls

[Now just support Windows]

Scan path and add found vmx file to vmware

Example

On disk

D:\Vmware Machines
                    \Job
                        \Win7
                            \Win7.vmx
                    \Funny
                        \Win10
                            \Win10.vmx

Now VMWare will look like

My Computer
    - Job
        Win7
    - Funny
        Win10

const vmls = require('vmware-vmls');
const fs = require('fs');
 
// Current inventory vmware list
const vmls_file = 'C:/Users/Username/AppData/Roaming/VMware/inventory.vmls';
// Scan this path and put results to inventory
// Please notice that in window's path you must use \\ instead of \
const scanPath = 'D:\\';
 
// Load current vmware list
vmls.parse(fs.readFileSync(vmls_file).toString());
// Scan vm
vmls.scanVm(scanPath);
// new inventory
let inventory = vmls.toString();
// write it to inventory file
fs.writeFileSync(vmls_file, vmls.toString());

Refs

• encoding: default windows-1252
• lists: [get only] return parsed inventory lists
• insertFolder({name, parent = 0}): insert new folder to VMware
  • name: folder name
  • parent: parent folder ItemID, 0 mean belong to root
• insertVm({name, parent = 0, vmxPath}): insert vm
  • name: vm name
  • parent: parent folder ItemID, 0 mean belong to root
  • vmxPath: full path to vmx
• parse(inventory_content_string): parse inventory.vmls to .lists
• minimal(): minimal inventory lists. All setting like eth static MAC, uuid, seqId will be removed
• scanDir(path_scan): scan folder and add found result vmx to lists
  • path_scan: full path to scan folder