+ :returns: An `juju.action.Action` instance.
+
+ Note that this only enqueues the action. You will need to call
+ ``action.wait()`` on the resulting `Action` instance if you wish
+ to block until the action is complete.
+ """
+ action_facade = client.ActionFacade()
+ action_facade.connect(self.connection)
+
+ log.debug('Starting action `%s` on %s', action_name, self.name)
+
+ res = await action_facade.Enqueue([client.Action(
+ name=action_name,
+ parameters=params,
+ receiver=self.tag,
+ )])
+ action = res.results[0].action
+ error = res.results[0].error
+ if error and error.code == 'not found':
+ raise ValueError('Action `%s` not found on %s' % (action_name,
+ self.name))
+ elif error:
+ raise Exception('Unknown action error: %s' % error.serialize())
+ action_id = action.tag[len('action-'):]
+ log.debug('Action started as %s', action_id)
+ # we can't use wait_for_new here because we don't
+ # consistently (ever?) get an "add" delta for the action
+ return await self.model._wait('action', action_id, None)