{"categories":[{"label":"Networking","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-networking/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A library for building applications that communicate with Open vSwitch via the OVSDB protocol, wrapping the ovs library with an event loop and transaction support.","skillfed_tags":["open-vswitch","network-management","openstack"],"use_cases":["Building OpenStack neutron agents or plugins that need to configure Open vSwitch ports and bridges.","Writing monitoring or management tools that query OVSDB for network configuration state.","Automating Open vSwitch setup and configuration in infrastructure-as-code workflows.","Creating custom network control applications that need reliable transactional updates to OVSDB."],"what_it_does":"ovsdbapp is a Python library that simplifies building applications that interact with Open vSwitch's OVSDB database. It wraps the lower-level ovs library and adds a thread-based event loop and transaction support, making it easier to work with OVSDB's protocol (RFC 7047) without managing raw socket communication or event handling manually.\n\nThe library is designed for OpenStack environments and system administrators who need to programmatically configure or monitor Open vSwitch instances. It handles the complexity of OVSDB's asynchronous communication model, allowing developers to write synchronous-style code with transactions that either succeed or fail atomically.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building applications that interact with Open vSwitch. The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive Apache license, and solves a real problem for OpenStack and network infrastructure tooling. Not relevant for projects that do not use Open vSwitch."},"id":"ovsdbapp","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ovsdbapp","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ovsdbapp.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ovsdbapp/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ovsdbapp","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A library for creating OVSDB applications"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":132180,"position":11562,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.18.0"}