Documentation error for file-get-fingerprint

kevingraham — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:30:52 GMT

Documentation for file-get-fingrprint indicates it has a single member in the response, 'fingerprint' of type fingerprint-info, but the response is nested an extra level:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?>

<!DOCTYPE netapp SYSTEM '/na_admin/netapp_filer.dtd'>

<fingerprint-info>

<fingerprint-algorithm>md5</fingerprint-algorithm>

<fingerprint-start-time>1333312676</fingerprint-start-time>

<formatted-fingerprint-start-time>Sun Apr 1 20:37:56 GMT 2012</formatted-fingerprint-start-time>

<fingerprint-scope>data_only</fingerprint-scope>

<fingerprint-version>1</fingerprint-version>

[..snip..]

</fingerprint-info>

</fingerprint>

</results>

</netapp>

It would appear that the intent was for the return to be 'fingerprint fingerprint-info[]', to traverse with child_get( 'fingerprint' )->children_get. (Perhaps this was in anticipation of future support to collect fingerprints for an entire directory[1]?)

...contrast to system-get-info, which has a nearly identical response structure ('system-info system-info') in documentation:

<system-info>

<system-name>toaster</system-name>

<system-id>01111111</system-id>

[...]

</system-info>

</results>

</netapp>

[1] Though wouldn't that be the reason for metadata-files being an array? In its present form, I can't see where metadata-files would ever have more than a single member.

Re: Documentation error for file-get-fingerprint

mcope — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:45:59 GMT

Kevin,

Thanks for the feedback. Can you specify the name, version, and page number(s) of the document in question? The document should have a feedback email address you can send this information to. If it does not, try sending this to dl-doccomments@netapp.com

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