tableau · graysonarts · Feb 16, 2018 · Feb 14, 2018 · Feb 14, 2018 · Feb 15, 2018
diff --git a/samples/export.py b/samples/export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import argparse
+import getpass
+import logging
+
+import tableauserverclient as TSC
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Export a view as an image, pdf, or csv')
+    parser.add_argument('--server', '-s', required=True, help='server address')
+    parser.add_argument('--username', '-u', required=True, help='username to sign into server')
+    parser.add_argument('--site', '-S', default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('-p', default=None)
+
+    parser.add_argument('--logging-level', '-l', choices=['debug', 'info', 'error'], default='error',
+                        help='desired logging level (set to error by default)')
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    group.add_argument('--pdf', dest='type', action='store_const', const=('populate_pdf', 'PDFRequestOptions', 'pdf',
+                                                                          'pdf'))
+    group.add_argument('--png', dest='type', action='store_const', const=('populate_image', 'ImageRequestOptions',
+                                                                          'image', 'png'))
+    group.add_argument('--csv', dest='type', action='store_const', const=('populate_csv', 'CSVRequestOptions', 'csv',
+                                                                          'csv'))
+
+    parser.add_argument('--file', '-f', help='filename to store the exported data')
+    parser.add_argument('--filter', '-vf', metavar='COLUMN:VALUE',
+                        help='View filter to apply to the view')
+    parser.add_argument('resource_id', help='LUID for the view')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.p is None:
+        password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
+    else:
+        password = args.p
+
+    # Set logging level based on user input, or error by default
+    logging_level = getattr(logging, args.logging_level.upper())
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging_level)
+
+    tableau_auth = TSC.TableauAuth(args.username, password, args.site)
+    server = TSC.Server(args.server, use_server_version=True)
+    with server.auth.sign_in(tableau_auth):
+        views = filter(lambda x: x.id == args.resource_id,
+                       TSC.Pager(server.views.get))
+        view = views.pop()
+
+        # We have a number of different types and functions for each different export type.
+        # We encode that information above in the const=(...) parameter to the add_argument function to make
+        # the code automatically adapt for the type of export the user is doing.
+        # We unroll that information into methods we can call, or objects we can create by using getattr()
+        (populate_func_name, option_factory_name, member_name, extension) = args.type
+        populate = getattr(server.views, populate_func_name)
+        option_factory = getattr(TSC, option_factory_name)
+
+        if args.filter:
+            options = option_factory().vf(*args.filter.split(':'))
+        else:
+            options = None
+        if args.file:
+            filename = args.file
+        else:
+            filename = 'out.{}'.format(extension)
+
+        populate(view, options)
+        with file(filename, 'wb') as f:
+            if member_name == 'csv':
+                f.writelines(getattr(view, member_name))
+            else:
+                f.write(getattr(view, member_name))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/samples/list.py b/samples/list.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Get all of the refresh tasks available on a server')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='List out the names and LUIDs for different resource types')
     parser.add_argument('--server', '-s', required=True, help='server address')
     parser.add_argument('--username', '-u', required=True, help='username to sign into server')
     parser.add_argument('--site', '-S', default=None)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--logging-level', '-l', choices=['debug', 'info', 'error'], default='error',
                         help='desired logging level (set to error by default)')
 
-    parser.add_argument('resource_type', choices=['workbook', 'datasource'])
+    parser.add_argument('resource_type', choices=['workbook', 'datasource', 'view'])
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def main():
     with server.auth.sign_in(tableau_auth):
         endpoint = {
             'workbook': server.workbooks,
-            'datasource': server.datasources
+            'datasource': server.datasources,
+            'view': server.views
         }.get(args.resource_type)
 
         for resource in TSC.Pager(endpoint.get):