+ def _shorten_server_name(self, name, char_limit=9):
+ """
+ Docker does not like too long instance names.
+ This function provides a shorter name if needed
+ """
+ # fix for NetSoft'17 demo
+ # TODO remove this after the demo
+ #if "http" in name or "apache" in name:
+ # return "http"
+ #elif "l4fw" in name or "socat" in name:
+ # return "l4fw"
+ #elif "proxy" in name or "squid" in name:
+ # return "proxy"
+ # this is a ugly fix, but we cannot do better for now (interface names are to long)
+ if len(name) > char_limit:
+ LOG.info("Long server name: {}".format(name))
+ # construct a short name
+ # name = name.strip("-_ .")
+ # name = name.replace("_vnf", "")
+ # p = name.split("_")
+ # if len(p) > 0:
+ # name = p[len(p)-1]
+ name = name[-char_limit:].strip("-_ .")
+ LOG.info("Short server name: {}".format(name))
+ return name
+
+