A flexible tool to create and delete GSuite projects, service accounts and jsons which can be used with shared/team drives.
You can install safire from pypi , docker hub, github or Colab
After installing but before using safire you must
- create a creds.json file
- run both
safire auth projects
andsafire auth groups
to create token.pickle and grptoken.pickle- Creating two tokens allows you to use different accounts for creating projects/SAs and creating group(s)
- Leram, see below for further details :-)
BONUS: safire list all
will create both csv and xlsx files listing name/unique id/etc.
for all projects, service accounts, shared drives, groups and group members for your account.
Handy for use with other apps and scripts.
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Simple usage syntax: e.g.
safire list projects
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Available main commands:
- list
- add / create
- remove / delete
- auth
- enable
- rename
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Most commands will tell you which subcommands are available by simply typing the main command with no flags. e.g.
safire list
or optionallysafire list -h
. Subcommands include:- projects
- sas - aka service accounts
- keys / jsons
- groups
- members
- drives (yes, safire can create and delete shared drives)
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User configuration information such as project name/prefix, number of projects to create, service account prefix and so on are in the
config.py
file in the /safire/safire folder. -
All options can be set in either the config.py or via command line flags (-h or --help for any commands)
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If you install with pip then you can find the location of config.py with
pip list -v | grep safire
, then edit as needed -
Credential files and files created by safire are by default in the user home (~ in linux) directory under safire/creds, safire/data and safire/svcaccts. This location can be changed in config.py
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NOTE: Commands below are in the format
safire command subcommand
This assumes you pip install the script. You can run it directly without installing by navigating to /safire/safire and using./safire.py command subcommand
Several ways to install/use safire:
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Recommended: Python 3.6.1 or higher
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pip install safire
will install from pypi.org- Or I like pipx for a virtual env install with
pipx install safire
- Or I like pipx for a virtual env install with
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You can run safire directly after cloning from github using
safire.py
(Note that safire.py in two levels down:cd /opt/safire/safire
;./safire.py list projects
)- If running manually, first run
pip install -r requirements.txt
to get dependencies installed
- If running manually, first run
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For advanced or adventurous users there are other options to run safire from anywhere on your machine. e.g. using poetry, virtual env installs or directly using
pip install .
- For example to pip install locally:
- Navigate to to the base /safire dir where you git cloned safire (/safire, not /safire/safire)
- Use a recent version of pip that runs with pyproject.toml rather than setup.py [I just added setup.py, might help]
- If you want to upgrade pip use
pip install --upgrade pip
orsudo -H pip3 install --upgrade pip
- From your /safire folder run
pip install .
If successful then you should now be able to run safire everywhere
- For example to pip install locally:
Apologies: Python dependencies are complex in different environments. Bear with me as I try to make installs easier.
Setup of safire
Before running safire you will need one gsuite project (new or old is fine) with several apis enabled.
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If no project exists go to https://console.cloud.google.com/projectcreate to create one in your main gsuite account
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Then go to https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library. Ensure you choose your main project (dropdown at the top of the page), then enable the following APIs:
[ You only need to do this once. ]
- Admin SDK
- Google Drive API
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) API
- Cloud Resource Manager API
- Service Usage API
- Service Management API
- Google Sheets API
Once you have enabled the above APIs then go to this page
- https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials
- Click Create Credentials
- Choose
OAuth client ID
- For Application type choose
Desktop app
and name it as you like ( 'safire' or anything) - Click Create
- Finally choose
Download JSON
- You will use this JSON to create a token which allows you access to your account and gives you permission to
create projects, service accounts, etc.
- Keep one copy of this JSON in a safe place, then put a copy named
creds.json
in the~/safire/creds
folder [specified in your config.py file - you can change the location if you like]
- Keep one copy of this JSON in a safe place, then put a copy named
Once you have this initial project created, all the APIs above enabled and have created/downloaded the credentials creds.json you are ready to use safire.
The command line is very flexible. You can quickly and easily
- create projects via
safire add projects 5
will add 5 projects - create and delete service accounts(SAs) via
safire add sas proj000
will add - create and delete json keys (that let you access shared drives and copy/sync/move files)
- add the SA emails to groups and shared drives to use with tools like sasync, cloudplow/cloudbox, crop etc.
Don't be afraid to play with the commands. You can fix almost anything by deleting and recreating components in a few minutes. [The exception being projects, which you should not delete as they go into a 30-day holding bin before being fully deleted, and count against your project quota.]
A typical, simple flow to use safire:
- download a credentials json
- create auth token to enable safire to access your account:
safire auth all
will create two tokens, one to access projects/drives/etc and one to access groups - add projects:
safire add projects 5
will add 5 projects using the prefix in your config.py file - enable apis: happens automatically when you add projects, but can be done manually
- create sas:
safire add sas ""
will add sas to all or your projects using # of SAs in config.py - download json keys:
safire add jsons ""
will create and download service account json keys to the folder in config.py - add members to group:
safire add members "" mygroup@domain.com
will add all SA emails from all projects to a group called mygroup@domain.com - add group to shared (team) drive
list
safire list
SYNOPSIS
safire list COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
List drives, projects, service accounts (SAs), SA json keys, groups and group members.
In most cases a filter can be applied.
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
all
List all drives, projects, service accounts, json keys, groups and group members. Also exports
these lists with full data fields to csv and xlsx files in data_path folder
drives
List team/shared drives. Match 'filter'
groups
List groups in the authorized account. Match 'filter'
jsons
alias: jsons = keys. List service account jsons/keys in the svcaccts folder. Match 'filter'
keys
alias: jsons = keys. List service account jsons/keys in the svcaccts folder. Match 'filter'
members
List members in groups. Groups match 'filter'
projects
List projects. Match 'filter'
sas
List service accounts for projects. Projects match 'filter'
add
safire add
SYNOPSIS
safire add COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Add projects, drives, service accounts(SAs), SA keys/jsons and group members
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
apis
Enables apis for projects. 'drive' and 'iam' apis by default. Automatic when projects are
created but can be run manually also.
drive
Create a team/shared drive. Usage: 'safire add drive some_name'
drives
Create team/shared drives. Usage: 'safire add teamdrive some_filename' containing a list of drive names
jsons
Create and download json/key files to svcaccts folder. Add to TDs and/or groups.
keys
Create and download json/key files to svcaccts folder. Add to TDs and/or groups.
members
'add members' requires two arguments. Both 'project_filter' and 'group_filter' can be either the
full project/group name or a partial name which matches some projects/groups.
You can add SA emails from multiple projects to multiple groups if you wish.
projects
Create projects in authorized account. Usage: 'safire add projects 1'. Uses defaults in config if none specified.
sas
Create N service accounts/SAs in projects which match 'filter'. Usage: 'safire add sas 5 xyz' will
add 5 SAs to all projects containing 'xys' if fewer than 100 exist. Will not overwrite SAs.
user
Add user (typically group name) to a shared/team drive. Usage: 'safire add someTDid mygroup@domain.com'
delete
NAME
safire delete
SYNOPSIS
safire delete COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Delete sas, jsons/keys, drives and group members. Note: 'remove' and 'delete' are equivalent commands
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
drive
Delete a team/shared drive. Usage: 'safire add teamdrive unique ID'. USE CAREFULLY!
Does not work with non-empty drives.
drives
Delete team/shared drives. Usage: 'safire add teamdrive some_filename' with unique IDs. USE CAREFULLY
jsons
Remove json keys from svcaccts path
members
Remove members from groups. Match 'filter'
sas
Usage: 'safire remove sas filter' where filter is a string to match the projects from which you want
to delete service accounts. To remove all SAs for all projects use "" as your filter
user
Remove user (typically group name) from a shared/team drive. Usage: 'safire remove someTDid mygroup@domain.com'
auth
NAME
safire auth
SYNOPSIS
safire auth GROUP | COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Authorize the app to access your projects, SAs, drives and groups. To generate creds.json go
to https://developers.google.com/apps-script/api/quickstart/python , click Enable then download a json,
rename it to creds.json and put a copy in the /creds folder
GROUPS
GROUP is one of the following:
scopes_all
scopes_group
scopes_proj
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
all
Create an auth token for adding/removing group members
ask
check
groups
Create an auth token for adding/removing group members
projects
Create an auth token for accessing and changing projects, service accounts, json keys and drives
enable
NAME
safire enable
SYNOPSIS
safire enable COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Add projects, drives, service accounts(SAs), SA keys/jsons and group members
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
apis
Enables apis for projects. 'drive' and 'iam' apis by default. Automatic when projects
are created but can be run manually also.
rename
NAME
safire rename
SYNOPSIS
safire rename COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Rename json/key files to their email prefix, email numeric (omit prefix), uniqId or in a sequence.
Usage: 'safire rename jsons email' [choice email, email_seq, uniq, seq] Renaming is repeatable.
Can always delete and redownload keys if needed.
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
jsons
Usage: 'safire rename jsons email' [choice email, email_seq, uniq, seq]
Many ideas, some bits of code and inspiration from spazzlo, fionera and generally from l3uddz, ncw and others - all of whose projects are excellent and some of them do some/all of what safire does. If I forgot to mention you here let me know.
Thanks for testing by max, sk and recently by leram, jonfinley, 1activegeek and their posse