Template XSLT based NETCONF data collector

A network management system, comprising:

• a memory comprising instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, the instructions configured cause the at least one processor to:
• send a network configuration protocol (NETCONF) request to a first network element of a first type and a second network element of a second type, wherein the first type is different from the second type, and wherein the NETCONF request is generated based on a NETCONF configuration file corresponding to the first type and the second type, and wherein the NETCONF request is a request for data corresponding to an operational bandwidth of at least one of the first network element or the second network element and a volume of traffic experienced by at least one of the first network element or the second network element;
• receive a first NETCONF reply message and a second NETCONF reply message, wherein the first NETCONF reply message is generated by the first network element in response to receiving the NETCONF request and the second NETCONF reply message is generated by the second network element in response to receiving the NETCONF request;
• generate a stylesheet corresponding to the NETCONF configuration file, wherein the stylesheet comprises a plurality of templates and generating the stylesheet includes:
• identifying a particular container associated with the NETCONF configuration file;
• generating a template of the plurality of templates by:
• writing at least one leaf element associated with one or more corresponding data nodes and based on a corresponding datatype and a child count for the at least one leaf element;
• and
• generating the stylesheet based on the plurality of templates;
• and
• transform the first NETCONF reply message and the second NETCONF reply message into a delimited data format using the stylesheet.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

• sending a network configuration protocol (NETCONF) request to a first network element of a first type and a second network element of a second type, wherein the first type is different from the second type, and wherein the NETCONF request is generated based on a NETCONF configuration file corresponding to the first type and the second type, and wherein the NETCONF request is a request for data corresponding to an operational bandwidth of at least one of the first network element or the second network element and a volume of traffic experienced by at least one of the first network element or the second network element;
• receiving a first NETCONF reply message and a second NETCONF reply message, wherein the first NETCONF reply message is generated by the first network element in response to receiving the NETCONF request and the second NETCONF reply message is generated by the second network element in response to receiving the NETCONF request;
• generating a stylesheet corresponding to the NETCONF configuration file, wherein the stylesheet comprises a plurality of templates and generating the stylesheet includes:
• identifying a particular container associated with the NETCONF configuration file;
• generating a template of the plurality of templates by:
• writing at least one leaf element associated with one or more corresponding data nodes and based on a corresponding datatype and a child count for the at least one leaf element;
• and
• generating the stylesheet based on the plurality of templates;
• and
• transforming the first NETCONF reply message and the second NETCONF reply message into a delimited data format using the stylesheet.