feat: Add SSL/TLS support for QUADS WP Wiki.

This adds SSL/TLS support for the Python XMLRPC client used in
regenerate_wiki methods.

fixes: #401

Change-Id: I78ce230623be80c509cf0f95b1e08627c07ee6ad

conf/quads.yml

@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ ircbot_port: 5050
 ircbot_channel: #yourchannel
 
 # wordpress wiki
-wp_wiki: http://wiki.example.com/xmlrpc.php
+wp_wiki: https://wiki.example.com/xmlrpc.php
 wp_username: wikiadmin
 wp_password: wikipassword
-
 # you will have to know your wordpress page ID for the main and assignment pages
 wp_wiki_main_title: Lab Dashboard
 wp_wiki_main_page_id: 4

quads/tools/racks_wiki.py

@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-# Update an existing wordpress page with generated markdown
-# Assumes you have a markdown file with content you want published
-# to an existing wordpress page.
-# requires: python-wordpress-xmlrpc or python3-wordpress-xmlrpc
 
 from wordpress_xmlrpc import Client, WordPressPage
 from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.posts import EditPost
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 import argparse
+import ssl
 
 
 def update_wiki(url, username, password, _page_title, _page_id, _markdown):
+    """
+    Update an existing wordpress page with generated markdown.
+    Assumes you have a markdown file with content you want published
+    to an existing wordpress page.
+    requires: python-wordpress-xmlrpc or python3-wordpress-xmlrpc
+    :param url: wordpress xmlrpc endpoint
+    :param username: wordpress username
+    :param password: wordpress password
+    :param _page_title: post page title
+    :param _page_id: post page id
+    :param _markdown: path to markdown file for upload
+    """
+    scheme = urlparse(url)[0]
+    if scheme == "https":
+        ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+
     wp = Client(url, username, password)
 
     # define pages variable

quads/tools/regenerate_wiki.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 wp_wiki_git_manage = conf["wp_wiki_git_manage"]
 wp_wiki_git_repo_path = conf["wp_wiki_git_repo_path"]
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 
     try:
         racks_wiki.update_wiki(
-            url="http://%s/xmlrpc.php" % wp_wiki,
+            url=wp_wiki,
             username=wp_username,
             password=wp_password,
             _page_title=wp_wiki_main_title,
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
 
     try:
         racks_wiki.update_wiki(
-            url="http://%s/xmlrpc.php" % wp_wiki,
+            url=wp_wiki,
             username=wp_username,
             password=wp_password,
             _page_title=wp_wiki_assignments_title,