"version 1.9.0"

Author: Vibaswan

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 include LICENSE
 include README.md
 include RELEASENOTES.md
-include setup.py
 include version.txt
 recursive-include ixnetwork_restpy *.py
 recursive-include uhd_restpy *.py

RELEASENOTES.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # Release Notes
+### December 2025
+* 1.9.0
+  * support for ixnetwork version 26.0.2601.6 (26.0.0)
+  * new option LogOnlyToFile exposed in SessionAssistant which only saves log to file without any logging in console.
 ### July 2025
 * 1.8.0
   * support for ixnetwork version 11.00.2407.67 (11.00 Update-1)

ixnetwork_restpy/assistants/sessions/sessionassistant.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def __init__(
         ClearConfig=False,
         UrlPrefix=None,
         IgnoreStrongPasswordPolicy=True,
+        LogOnlyToFile=False,
     ):
         """Create a session or connect to an existing session.
         Provides access to the TestPlatform, Sessions, Ixnetwork, PortMapAssistant and StatViewAssistant classes.
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ def __init__(
         - ClearConfig (bool): Clear the current configuration
         - UrlPrefix (str): Some appliances (like novus-mini) needs url prefix in their rest url nomenclature
         - IgnoreStrongPasswordPolicy (bool): By default True, it rejects authentication with server if password is weak.
+        - LogOnlyToFile (bool): By default False, if enabled the logs will be redirected to only files and not to the console.
 
         Raises
         ------
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ def __init__(
             verify_cert=VerifyCertificates,
             trace=LogLevel,
             url_prefix=UrlPrefix,
+            log_only_to_file=LogOnlyToFile,
         )
         if ApiKey is not None:
             testplatform.ApiKey = ApiKey

ixnetwork_restpy/connection.py

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def __init__(
         trace="none",
         script_watch=True,
         url_prefix=None,
+        log_only_to_file=False,
     ):
         """Set the connection parameters to a rest server
 
@@ -95,10 +96,19 @@ def __init__(
             verify_cert (bool):
             script_watch (bool):
             url_prefix (str): the prefix that needs to added in the rest url
+            log_only_to_file (bool): By default False, if enabled the logs will be redirected to only files and not to the console.
         """
         self.trace = trace
+        # we can only show logs after the logger is initialised , so therefore having a flag to display the warning.
+        display_log_warning = False
+        if log_only_to_file and log_file_name is None:
+            log_only_to_file = False
+            display_log_warning = True
         if len(logging.getLogger(__name__).handlers) == 0:
-            handlers = [logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)]
+            handlers = []
+            # only add stdout if the log_only_to_file is not set
+            if not log_only_to_file:
+                handlers = [logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)]
             if log_file_name is not None:
                 handlers.append(logging.FileHandler(log_file_name, mode="w"))
             formatter = logging.Formatter(
@@ -109,6 +119,11 @@ def __init__(
             for handler in handlers:
                 handler.setFormatter(formatter)
                 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(handler)
+            # display the log anomaly warning.
+            if display_log_warning:
+                logging.getLogger(__name__).warning(
+                    "log_only_to_file was set to True and log_file_name was not provided, so ignoring the attribute"
+                )
             logging.getLogger(__name__).info("using python version %s" % sys.version)
             try:
                 logging.getLogger(__name__).info(

ixnetwork_restpy/testplatform/sessions/ixnetwork/availablehardware/chassis/card/aggregation/aggregation.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Chassis(Base):
         "StateV2": "stateV2",
     }
     _SDM_ENUM_MAP = {
-        "chainTopology": ["daisy", "none", "star"],
+        "chainTopology": ["daisy", "none", "ptp", "star"],
         "chassisOSType": ["linux", "unknown", "windows"],
         "errorState": [
             "ConnectError",
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def ChainTopology(self):
         """
         Returns
         -------
-        - str(daisy | none | star): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
+        - str(daisy | none | ptp | star): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
         """
         return self._get_attribute(self._SDM_ATT_MAP["ChainTopology"])
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def update(
         Args
         ----
         - CableLength (number): Specifies the length of the cable between two adjacent chassis. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
-        - ChainTopology (str(daisy | none | star)): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
+        - ChainTopology (str(daisy | none | ptp | star)): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
         - Hostname (str): The IP address associated with the chassis.
         - MasterChassis (str): Specify the hostname of the primary chassis on a secondary chassis. Must be left blank on primary. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
         - PrimaryChassis (str): Specify the hostname of the primary chassis on a secondary chassis. Must be left blank on primary. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ def add(
         Args
         ----
         - CableLength (number): Specifies the length of the cable between two adjacent chassis. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
-        - ChainTopology (str(daisy | none | star)): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
+        - ChainTopology (str(daisy | none | ptp | star)): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
         - Hostname (str): The IP address associated with the chassis.
         - MasterChassis (str): Specify the hostname of the primary chassis on a secondary chassis. Must be left blank on primary. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
         - PrimaryChassis (str): Specify the hostname of the primary chassis on a secondary chassis. Must be left blank on primary. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def find(
         Args
         ----
         - CableLength (number): Specifies the length of the cable between two adjacent chassis. Must be set only after the chassis hostname has been set and committed on the current chassis.
-        - ChainTopology (str(daisy | none | star)): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
+        - ChainTopology (str(daisy | none | ptp | star)): The chain topology type. This must be defined on the primary chassis. It must be defined only after the chassis host name has been specified and applied on the current chassis. For legacy chassis chains, the daisy chainTopology should be indicated.
         - ChassisOSType (str(linux | unknown | windows)):
         - ChassisType (str): The type of chassis.
         - ChassisVersion (str): The version of the Chassis in use.

ixnetwork_restpy/testplatform/sessions/ixnetwork/availablehardware/chassis/card/card.py

@@ -155,6 +155,26 @@ def Licensing(self):
                 return self._properties.get("Licensing")
         return Licensing(self)._select()
 
+    @property
+    def Meshing(self):
+        """
+        Returns
+        -------
+        - obj(ixnetwork_restpy.testplatform.sessions.ixnetwork.globals.meshing.meshing.Meshing): An instance of the Meshing class
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        - ServerError: The server has encountered an uncategorized error condition
+        """
+        from ixnetwork_restpy.testplatform.sessions.ixnetwork.globals.meshing.meshing import (
+            Meshing,
+        )
+
+        if len(self._object_properties) > 0:
+            if self._properties.get("Meshing", None) is not None:
+                return self._properties.get("Meshing")
+        return Meshing(self)._select()
+
     @property
     def PortTestOptions(self):
         """