Accept a node name when creating a node from a template using the API. Fixes #1708

gns3server/controller/project.py

@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class Project:
         return new_name
 
     @open_required
-    async def add_node_from_template(self, template_id, x=0, y=0, compute_id=None):
+    async def add_node_from_template(self, template_id, x=0, y=0, name=None, compute_id=None):
         """
         Create a node from a template.
         """
@@ -508,9 +508,10 @@ class Project:
             compute = self.controller.get_compute(compute_id)
         else:
             compute = self.controller.get_compute(template.pop("compute_id", compute_id))
-        name = template.pop("name")
+        template_name = template.pop("name")
         default_name_format = template.pop("default_name_format", "{name}-{0}")
-        name = default_name_format.replace("{name}", name)
+        if name is None:
+            name = default_name_format.replace("{name}", template_name)
         node_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
         node = await self.add_node(compute, name, node_id, node_type=node_type, **template)
         return node

gns3server/schemas/template.py

@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ TEMPLATE_USAGE_SCHEMA = {
             "description": "Y position",
             "type": "integer"
         },
+        "name": {
+            "description": "Use this name to create a new node",
+            "type": ["null", "string"]
+        },
         "compute_id": {
             "description": "If the template don't have a default compute use this compute",
             "type": ["null", "string"]

tests/handlers/api/controller/test_template.py

@@ -966,6 +966,6 @@ def test_create_node_from_template(http_controller, controller, project, compute
             "x": 42,
             "y": 12
         })
-    mock.assert_called_with(id, x=42, y=12, compute_id=None)
+    mock.assert_called_with(id, x=42, y=12, name=None, compute_id=None)
     assert response.route == "/projects/{project_id}/templates/{template_id}"
     assert response.status == 201