+ 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
+ """
+ # 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.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
+
+