print out original storage request

snow.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import click
-from util import login, list_tasks, show_ticket, patch
+from util import login, list_tasks, show_ticket, ticket_yaml, patch
 
 class AliasedGroup(click.Group):
     def get_command(self, ctx, cmd_name):
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ def show(ctx, number):
     """Show a ticket"""
     show_ticket.get_and_print_ticket(ctx.obj, number)
 
+@snow.command(name="extract_yaml")
+@click.argument('number')
+@click.pass_context
+def download_yaml(ctx, number):
+    """Show a ticket"""
+    ticket_yaml.extract(ctx.obj, number)
+
 @snow.command(name="comment")
 @click.argument('number')
 @click.pass_context

util/show_ticket.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 import json
+import re
 
 fields = [
     ("Ticket details", [

util/ticket_yaml.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+import json
+import re
+
+def extract(ctx, args):
+    BASE_URL = ctx["BASE_URL"]
+    s = ctx["s"]
+    query = "number=" + args
+    url = BASE_URL + "/api/now/table/task"
+    params = {
+        "sysparm_query": query,
+        "sysparm_display_value": "true",
+    }
+    r = s.get(url, params=params)
+    r = r.json()
+    if 'error' in r:
+        print(r["error"]["message"])
+        return
+    if not r['result']:
+        print("Ticket not found")
+        return
+    ticket = r['result'][0]
+    p = re.compile(r'^General$', re.M)
+    ticket_start_position = re.search(p, ticket['comments']).start()
+    with open('orig_request.yaml','w') as orig_request:
+        orig_request.write(ticket['comments'][ticket_start_position:])
+    print(ticket["comments"])
+    print(json.dumps(ticket, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
+
+# vim: fenc=utf-8: ft=python:sw=4:et:nu:fdm=indent:fdn=1:syn=python
+