I would agree. I like this solution.
Final code for this:
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// CODE: Javascript //
// TITLE: BuildFolderTree //
// AUTHOR: Brandt Winchell //
// COLLABORATORS: robrtb12, tschoergez //
// VERSION: 2.1.1 //
// DATE MODIFIED: July 5, 2013 //
// PURPOSE: Build a directory tree in vCenter VM & Template section //
// ADDITIONAL INFO: !!Root folder must be created manually before //
// running this code!! //
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// DECLARE VARIABLES
var folderBase = ["Dev","DMZ","Global","Prod","UAT"];//base folders
var folderT1 = ["Servers","Templates","Workstations"]; //sub-folders of $folderBase
var folderT2 = ["Windows","Linux"]; //sub-folders of $folderT1
var folderT3 = ["Repo1","Repo2","Repo3","Repo4"]; //sub-folders of $folderT2
var folderT4 = ["T1","T2","T3"]; //sub-folder of $folderT3
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// GLOBAL EXCEPTION CATCH FOR NULL INPUT VARIABLES
if (parentFolder == null) { throw "REFERENCE ERROR: $parentFolder IS NULL!!"; }
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// BUILD THE DIRECTORY TREE
// create the $folderBase level of directory
for (var a=0; a<folderBase.length; a++) { var newBaseFolder = buildFolderTree(parentFolder, folderBase[a]); var parentFolderObj = newBaseFolder; // Create the $folderT1 level of folders for (var b=0; b<folderT1.length; b++) { var newT1Folder = buildFolderTree(newBaseFolder, folderT1[b]); var parentFolderObj = newT1Folder; // Create the $folderT2 level of folders for (var c=0; c<folderT2.length; c++) { var newT2Folder = buildFolderTree(newT1Folder, folderT2[c]); var parentFolderObj = newT2Folder; // Create the $folderT3 level of folders for (var d=0; d<folderT3.length; d++) { var newT3Folder = buildFolderTree(newT2Folder, folderT3[d]); var parentFolderObj = newT3Folder; // Create the $folderT4 level of folders for (var e=0; e<folderT4.length; e++) { var newT4Folder = buildFolderTree(newT3Folder, folderT4[e]); } } } } }
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// BUILD FUNCTION $buildFolderTree
function buildFolderTree(parentFolderObj, folderName) { //Get a list of sublfolders var children = parentFolderObj.childEntity; var allSubFolders = new Properties(); for (var i in children) { if (children[i] instanceof VcFolder) { var subfolderParent = children[i]; var subName = subfolderParent.name; //Get only the folder name if (debugOutput == true) { System.log("subfolder Name($subName): " + subName); } allSubFolders.put(subName,subfolderParent); //Push to array all subfolder names and objects } } if (debugOutput == true) { System.log("subfolder list($allSubFolders): " + allSubFolders); } //Create folder if the folder does not already exists var found = allSubFolders.keys.indexOf(folderName); //Does $folderName exists in array? True:Index# of subName, False:-1 if (debugOutput == true) { System.log("Original found($found): " + found); } if (found != -1) { System.log("Folder " + folderName + " already exists. Continue with next item"); return allSubFolders.get(folderName); } if (found == -1) { System.log("Building folder " + folderName); var newFolder = parentFolderObj.createFolder(folderName); System.log("Built directory: " + parentFolderObj.name + "/" + folderName); return newFolder; } }
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