Newsletter PacketFlow Newsletter #007 - May2021 Network Automation newsletter. Edition 007 - May2021 Rick Donato May 7, 2021 3 min read In Case You Missed it London IaC presentation on - Parsing with Genie Dq.How to Build a Custom ParserA guide into the world of parsing. Learn how to build your own custom parser from scratch.PacketFlowGary WoodwardAmazing guest post from Gary Woodward. Well worth a read!The Key to Automation SuccessWhen I first started in network automation, I took to Vim, vigorously writingout code. Was it clean code, easy to support and extend? Hell no! I have toadmit it was damn ugly code. At the end of the day, I had just started out andwas enjoying my newfound love for network automation. After a shor…PacketFlowRick DonatoQuickly Spot Container Vulnerabilities with Docker ScanPreviously [https://www.packetflow.co.uk/how-to-security-lint-your-code/] I shared how you canscan your Python code for security issues. However, with the increased use ofcontainers in network automation, I wanted to also share with you a way tolocally scan your Docker images for security issues/…PacketFlowRick DonatoShameless Plug Master Network AutomationTake your Network Automation Skills to the Next Level!PacketFlowRick DonatoSignup today to enjoy the founders rate and get access to 24x7 labs, courses, monthly meetups, and community support. Open-source Releases Two open-source projects saw recent releases worthy of a mention - Batfish and Network Importer. Release Batfish 2021-04-12 · batfish/batfishRelease notesThis release brings a huge number of new features including support for Fortigate devices and IOS cross-VRF leaking, major performance improvements to parsers, and hundreds more chang...GitHubbatfishAs always the latest release includes a ton of updates. But the key to this release is that this release now supports Fortinet FWs. Release v2.0.0 · networktocode/network-importerEnhancements Major Refactoring to leverage diffsync as the main engine to compare the state of the network with the state of the SOT.The new architecture supports third party extensions natively,...GitHubnetworktocodeNTC's Network Importer is now out of beta. If you are looking to sync your network to your SoT this is a go to tool. Everything Else Netmiko v3.4.0 Released Nautobot v1.x Released Netbox v2.11.x Released