pybis.py

    def get_role_assignments(self, start_with=None, count=None, **search_args):
        """ Get the assigned roles for a given group, person or space
        """
        search_criteria = get_search_type_for_entity('roleAssignment', 'AND')
        allowed_search_attrs = ['role', 'roleLevel', 'user', 'group', 'person', 'space']

        sub_crit = []
        for attr in search_args:
            if attr in allowed_search_attrs:
                if attr == 'space':
                    sub_crit.append(
                        _subcriteria_for_code(search_args[attr], 'space')
                    )
                elif attr in ['user','person']:
                    userId = ''
                    if isinstance(search_args[attr], str):
                        userId = search_args[attr]
                    else:
                        userId = search_args[attr].userId

                    sub_crit.append(
                        _subcriteria_for_userId(userId)    
                    )
                elif attr == 'group':
                    groupId = ''
                    if isinstance(search_args[attr], str):
                        groupId = search_args[attr]
                    else:
                        groupId = search_args[attr].code
                    sub_crit.append(
                        _subcriteria_for_permid(groupId, 'AuthorizationGroup')
                    )
                elif attr == 'role':
                    # TODO
                    raise ValueError("not yet implemented")
                elif attr == 'roleLevel':
                    # TODO
                    raise ValueError("not yet implemented")
                else:
                    pass
            else:
                raise ValueError("unknown search argument {}".format(attr))

        search_criteria['criteria'] = sub_crit

        fetchopts = fetch_option['roleAssignments']
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        for option in ['space', 'project', 'user', 'authorizationGroup','registrator']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "searchRoleAssignments",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                search_criteria,
                fetchopts
            ]
        }

        attrs=['techId', 'role', 'roleLevel', 'user', 'group', 'space', 'project']
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
            roles = DataFrame(columns=attrs)
        else: 
            objects = resp['objects']
            parse_jackson(objects)
            roles = DataFrame(objects)
            roles['techId'] = roles['id'].map(extract_id)
            roles['user'] = roles['user'].map(extract_userId)
            roles['group'] = roles['authorizationGroup'].map(extract_code)
            roles['space'] = roles['space'].map(extract_code)
            roles['project'] = roles['project'].map(extract_code)

        return Things(
            openbis_obj = self,
            entity='role_assignment',
            df=roles[attrs],
            identifier_name='techId',
            start_with = start_with,
            count = count,
            totalCount = resp.get('totalCount'),
        )

    def get_role_assignment(self, techId, only_data=False):
        """ Fetches one assigned role by its techId.
        """

        fetchopts = {
            "@type": "as.dto.roleassignment.fetchoptions.RoleAssignmentFetchOptions"
        }
        for option in ['roleAssignments', 'space', 'project', 'user', 'authorizationGroup','registrator']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "getRoleAssignments",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [{
                    "techId": str(techId),
                    "@type": "as.dto.roleassignment.id.RoleAssignmentTechId"
                }],
                fetchopts
            ]
        }

        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        if len(resp) == 0:
            raise ValueError("No assigned role found for techId={}".format(techId))
        
        for id in resp:
            data = resp[id]
            parse_jackson(data)

            if only_data:
                return data
            else:
                return RoleAssignment(self, data=data)


    def assign_role(self, role, **args):
        """ general method to assign a role to either
            - a person
            - a group
        The scope is either
            - the whole instance
            - a space
            - a project
        """
         
        userId = None
        groupId = None
        spaceId = None
        projectId = None

        for arg in args:
            if arg in ['person', 'group', 'space', 'project']:
                permId = args[arg] if isinstance(args[arg],str) else args[arg].permId
                if arg == 'person':
                    userId = {
                        "permId": permId,
                        "@type": "as.dto.person.id.PersonPermId"
                    }
                elif arg == 'group':
                    groupId = {
                        "permId": permId,
                        "@type": "as.dto.authorizationgroup.id.AuthorizationGroupPermId"
                    }
                elif arg == 'space':
                    spaceId = {
                        "permId": permId,
                        "@type": "as.dto.space.id.SpacePermId"
                    }
                elif arg == 'project':
                    projectId = {
                        "permId": permId,
                        "@type": "as.dto.project.id.ProjectPermId"
                    }

        request = {
            "method": "createRoleAssignments",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [
	            {
                        "role": role,
                        "userId": userId,
		        "authorizationGroupId": groupId,
                        "spaceId": spaceId,
		        "projectId": projectId,
		        "@type": "as.dto.roleassignment.create.RoleAssignmentCreation",
	            }
	        ]
	    ]
	}
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        return


    def get_groups(self, start_with=None, count=None, **search_args):
        """ Get openBIS AuthorizationGroups. Returns a «Things» object.

        Usage::
            groups = e.get.groups()
            groups[0]             # select first group
            groups['GROUP_NAME']  # select group with this code
            for group in groups:
                ...               # a Group object
            groups.df             # get a DataFrame object of the group list
            print(groups)         # print a nice ASCII table (eg. in IPython)
            groups                # HTML table (in a Jupyter notebook)

        """

        criteria = []
        for search_arg in ['code']:
            # unfortunately, there aren't many search possibilities yet...
            if search_arg in search_args:
                if search_arg == 'code':
                    criteria.append(_criteria_for_code(search_args[search_arg]))

        search_criteria = get_search_type_for_entity('authorizationGroup')
        search_criteria['criteria'] = criteria
        search_criteria['operator'] = 'AND'
                
        fetchopts = fetch_option['authorizationGroup']
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        for option in ['roleAssignments', 'registrator', 'users']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]
        request = {
            "method": "searchAuthorizationGroups",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                search_criteria,
                fetchopts
            ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

        attrs = ['permId', 'code', 'description', 'users', 'registrator', 'registrationDate', 'modificationDate']
        if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
            groups = DataFrame(columns=attrs)
        else:
            objects = resp['objects']
            parse_jackson(objects)
            groups = DataFrame(objects)

            groups['permId'] = groups['permId'].map(extract_permid)
            groups['registrator'] = groups['registrator'].map(extract_person)
            groups['users'] = groups['users'].map(extract_userId)
            groups['registrationDate'] = groups['registrationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            groups['modificationDate'] = groups['modificationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
        return Things(
            openbis_obj = self,
            entity='group',
            df=groups[attrs],
            identifier_name='permId',
            start_with = start_with,
            count = count,
            totalCount = resp.get('totalCount'),
        )


    def get_persons(self, start_with=None, count=None, **search_args):
        """ Get openBIS users
        """

        search_criteria = get_search_criteria('person', **search_args)
        fetchopts = fetch_option['person']
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        for option in ['space']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]
        request = {
            "method": "searchPersons",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                search_criteria,
                fetchopts
            ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

        attrs = ['permId', 'userId', 'firstName', 'lastName', 'email', 'space', 'registrationDate', 'active']
        if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
            persons = DataFrame(columns=attrs)
        else:
            objects = resp['objects']
            parse_jackson(objects)

            persons = DataFrame(resp['objects'])
            persons['permId'] = persons['permId'].map(extract_permid)
            persons['registrationDate'] = persons['registrationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            persons['space'] = persons['space'].map(extract_nested_permid)

        return Things(
            openbis_obj = self,
            entity='person',
            df=persons[attrs],
            identifier_name='permId',
            start_with = start_with,
            count = count,
            totalCount = resp.get('totalCount'),
        )


    get_users = get_persons # Alias


    def get_person(self, userId, only_data=False):
        """ Get a person (user)
        """
         
        ids = [{
            "@type": "as.dto.person.id.PersonPermId",
            "permId": userId
        }]

        fetchopts = {
            "@type": "as.dto.person.fetchoptions.PersonFetchOptions"
        }
        for option in ['space', 'project']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "getPersons",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                ids,
                fetchopts,
            ],
        }
        
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        if len(resp) == 0:
            raise ValueError("No person found!")


        for permid in resp:
            person = resp[permid]
            parse_jackson(person)

            if only_data:
                return person
            else:
                return Person(self, data=person)

    get_user = get_person # Alias


    def get_spaces(self, code=None, start_with=None, count=None):
        """ Get a list of all available spaces (DataFrame object). To create a sample or a
        dataset, you need to specify in which space it should live.
        """

        search_criteria = _subcriteria_for_code(code, 'space')
        fetchopts = fetch_option['space']
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        request = {
            "method": "searchSpaces",
            "params": [self.token,
                       search_criteria,
                       fetchopts,
                       ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

        attrs = ['code', 'description', 'registrationDate', 'modificationDate']
        if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
            spaces = DataFrame(columns=attrs)
        else:
            spaces = DataFrame(resp['objects'])
            spaces['registrationDate'] = spaces['registrationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            spaces['modificationDate'] = spaces['modificationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
        return Things(
            openbis_obj = self,
            entity = 'space',
            df = spaces[attrs],
            start_with = start_with,
            count = count,
            totalCount = resp.get('totalCount'),
        )


    def get_space(self, code, only_data=False):
        """ Returns a Space object for a given identifier.
        """

        code = str(code).upper()
        fetchopts = {"@type": "as.dto.space.fetchoptions.SpaceFetchOptions"}
        for option in ['registrator']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "getSpaces",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [{
                    "permId": code,
                    "@type": "as.dto.space.id.SpacePermId"
                }],
                fetchopts
            ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        if len(resp) == 0:
            raise ValueError("No such space: %s" % code)

        for permid in resp:
            if only_data:
                return resp[permid]
            else:
                return Space(self, data=resp[permid])


    def get_samples(
        self, identifier=None, code=None, permId=None,
        space=None, project=None, experiment=None, type=None,
        start_with=None, count=None,
        withParents=None, withChildren=None, tags=None, props=None, **properties
    ):
        """ Get a list of all samples for a given space/project/experiment (or any combination)
        """

        sub_criteria = []

        # v3 API does not offer a search for identifiers. We need to do a combined search instead:
        # space && code or
        # space && project && code
        if identifier:
            identifier = identifier.lstrip('/')
            elements = identifier.split('/')
            if len(elements) == 2:
                space = elements[0]
                code  = elements[1]
            elif len(elements) == 3:
                space = elements[0]
                code  = elements[2]
            else:
                raise ValueError("{} is not a valid sample identifier.".format(identifier))

        if space:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(space, 'space'))
        if project:
            proj_crit = _subcriteria_for_code(project, 'project')
            sub_criteria.append(proj_crit)
        if experiment:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(experiment, 'experiment'))
        if properties is not None:
            for prop in properties:
                sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_properties(prop, properties[prop]))
        if type:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(type, 'sample_type'))
        if tags:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_tags(tags))
        if code:
            sub_criteria.append(_criteria_for_code(code))
        if permId:
            sub_criteria.append(_common_search("as.dto.common.search.PermIdSearchCriteria", permId))
        if withParents:
            if not isinstance(withParents, list):
                withParents = [withParents]
            for parent in withParents:
                sub_criteria.append(
                    _gen_search_criteria({
                        "sample": "SampleParents",
                        "identifier": parent
                    })
                )
        if withChildren:
            if not isinstance(withChildren, list):
                withChildren = [withChildren]
            for child in withChildren:
                sub_criteria.append(
                    _gen_search_criteria({
                        "sample": "SampleChildren",
                        "identifier": child
                    })
                )

        criteria = {
            "criteria": sub_criteria,
            "@type": "as.dto.sample.search.SampleSearchCriteria",
            "operator": "AND"
        }

        # build the various fetch options
        fetchopts = fetch_option['sample']
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count

        for option in ['tags', 'properties', 'registrator', 'modifier', 'experiment']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "searchSamples",
            "params": [self.token,
                       criteria,
                       fetchopts,
                       ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

        return self._sample_list_for_response(
            response=resp['objects'],
            props=props,
            start_with=start_with,
            count=count,
            totalCount=resp['totalCount'],
        )


    get_objects = get_samples # Alias


    def get_experiments(
        self, code=None, permId=None, type=None, space=None, project=None,
        start_with=None, count=None,
        tags=None, is_finished=None, props=None, **properties
    ):
        """ Searches for all experiment which match the search criteria. Returns a
        «Things» object which can be used in many different situations.

        Usage::
            experiments = get_experiments(project='PROJECT_NAME', props=['NAME','FINISHED_FLAG'])
            experiments[0]  # returns first experiment
            experiments['/MATERIALS/REAGENTS/ANTIBODY_COLLECTION']
            for experiment in experiment:
                # handle every experiment
                ...
            experiments.df      # returns DataFrame object of the experiment list
            print(experiments)  # prints a nice ASCII table
        """

        sub_criteria = []
        if space:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(space, 'space'))
        if project:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(project, 'project'))
        if code:
            sub_criteria.append(_criteria_for_code(code))
        if permId:
            sub_criteria.append(_common_search("as.dto.common.search.PermIdSearchCriteria", permId))
        if type:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_type(type, 'Experiment'))
        if tags:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_tags(tags))
        if is_finished is not None:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_is_finished(is_finished))
        if properties is not None:
            for prop in properties:
                sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_properties(prop, properties[prop]))

        search_criteria = get_search_type_for_entity('experiment')
        search_criteria['criteria'] = sub_criteria
        search_criteria['operator'] = 'AND'

        fetchopts = fetch_option['experiment']
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        for option in ['tags', 'properties', 'registrator', 'modifier', 'project']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "searchExperiments",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                search_criteria,
                fetchopts,
            ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        attrs = ['identifier', 'permId', 'project', 'type',
                 'registrator', 'registrationDate', 'modifier', 'modificationDate']
        if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
            experiments = DataFrame(columns=attrs)
        else:
            objects = resp['objects']
            parse_jackson(objects)

            experiments = DataFrame(objects)
            experiments['registrationDate'] = experiments['registrationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            experiments['modificationDate'] = experiments['modificationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            experiments['project'] = experiments['project'].map(extract_code)
            experiments['registrator'] = experiments['registrator'].map(extract_person)
            experiments['modifier'] = experiments['modifier'].map(extract_person)
            experiments['identifier'] = experiments['identifier'].map(extract_identifier)
            experiments['permId'] = experiments['permId'].map(extract_permid)
            experiments['type'] = experiments['type'].map(extract_code)

        if props is not None:
            for prop in props:
                experiments[prop.upper()] = experiments['properties'].map(lambda x: x.get(prop.upper(), ''))
                attrs.append(prop.upper())

        return Things(
            openbis_obj = self,
            entity = 'experiment',
            df = experiments[attrs],
            identifier_name ='identifier',
            start_with = start_with,
            count = count,
            totalCount = resp.get('totalCount'),
        )
    get_collections = get_experiments  # Alias


    def get_datasets(
        self, code=None, type=None, withParents=None, withChildren=None,
        start_with=None, count=None, kind=None,
        status=None, sample=None, experiment=None, project=None,
        tags=None, props=None, **properties
    ):

        sub_criteria = []

        if code:
            sub_criteria.append(_criteria_for_code(code))
        if type:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_type(type, 'DataSet'))
        if withParents:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_permid(withParents, 'DataSet', 'Parents'))
        if withChildren:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_permid(withChildren, 'DataSet', 'Children'))

        if sample:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(sample, 'Sample'))
        if experiment:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(experiment, 'Experiment'))
        if project:
            exp_crit = _subcriteria_for_code(experiment, 'Experiment')
            proj_crit = _subcriteria_for_code(project, 'Project')
            exp_crit['criteria'] = []
            exp_crit['criteria'].append(proj_crit)
            sub_criteria.append(exp_crit)
        if tags:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_tags(tags))
        if status:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_status(status))
        if properties is not None:
            for prop in properties:
                sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_properties(prop, properties[prop]))

        search_criteria = get_search_type_for_entity('dataset')
        search_criteria['criteria'] = sub_criteria
        search_criteria['operator'] = 'AND'

        fetchopts = {
            "@type": "as.dto.dataset.fetchoptions.DataSetFetchOptions",
            "containers": {"@type": "as.dto.dataset.fetchoptions.DataSetFetchOptions"},
            "type": {"@type": "as.dto.dataset.fetchoptions.DataSetTypeFetchOptions"}
        }
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        if kind:
            kind = kind.upper()
            if kind not in ['PHYSICAL_DATA', 'CONTAINER', 'LINK']:
                raise ValueError("unknown dataSet kind: {}. It should be one of the following: PHYSICAL_DATA, CONTAINER or LINK".format(kind))
            fetchopts['kind'] = kind
            raise NotImplementedError('you cannot search for dataSet kinds yet')

        for option in ['tags', 'properties', 'sample', 'experiment', 'physicalData']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "searchDataSets",
            "params": [self.token,
                       search_criteria,
                       fetchopts,
                       ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

        return self._dataset_list_for_response(
            response=resp['objects'],
            props=props,
            start_with=start_with,
            count=count,
            totalCount=resp['totalCount'],
        )


    def get_experiment(self, expId, withAttachments=False, only_data=False):
        """ Returns an experiment object for a given identifier (expId).
        """

        fetchopts = {
            "@type": "as.dto.experiment.fetchoptions.ExperimentFetchOptions",
            "type": {
                "@type": "as.dto.experiment.fetchoptions.ExperimentTypeFetchOptions",
            },
        }

        search_request = _type_for_id(expId, 'experiment')
        for option in ['tags', 'properties', 'attachments', 'project', 'samples', 'registrator', 'modifier']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]


        if withAttachments:
            fetchopts['attachments'] = fetch_option['attachmentsWithContent']

        request = {
            "method": "getExperiments",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [search_request],
                fetchopts
            ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        if len(resp) == 0:
            raise ValueError("No such experiment: %s" % expId)

        parse_jackson(resp)
        for id in resp:
            if only_data:
                return resp[id]
            else:
                return Experiment(
                    openbis_obj = self,
                    type = self.get_experiment_type(resp[expId]["type"]["code"]),
                    data = resp[id]
                )
    get_collection = get_experiment  # Alias


    def new_experiment(self, type, code, project, props=None, **kwargs):
        """ Creates a new experiment of a given experiment type.
        """
        return Experiment(
            openbis_obj = self,
            type = self.get_experiment_type(type),
            project = project,
            data = None,
            props = props,
            code = code,
            **kwargs
        )
    new_collection = new_experiment  # Alias


    def update_experiment(self, experimentId, properties=None, tagIds=None, attachments=None):
        params = {
            "experimentId": {
                "permId": experimentId,
                "@type": "as.dto.experiment.id.ExperimentPermId"
            },
            "@type": "as.dto.experiment.update.ExperimentUpdate"
        }
        if properties is not None:
            params["properties"] = properties
        if tagIds is not None:
            params["tagIds"] = tagIds
        if attachments is not None:
            params["attachments"] = attachments

        request = {
            "method": "updateExperiments",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [params]
            ]
        }
        self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
    update_collection = update_experiment  # Alias


    def create_external_data_management_system(self, code, label, address, address_type='FILE_SYSTEM'):
        """Create an external DMS.
        :param code: An openBIS code for the external DMS.
        :param label: A human-readable label.
        :param address: The address for accessing the external DMS. E.g., a URL.
        :param address_type: One of OPENBIS, URL, or FILE_SYSTEM
        :return:
        """
        request = {
            "method": "createExternalDataManagementSystems",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [
                    {
                        "code": code,
                        "label": label,
                        "addressType": address_type,
                        "address": address,
                        "@type": "as.dto.externaldms.create.ExternalDmsCreation",
                    }
                ]
            ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        return self.get_external_data_management_system(resp[0]['permId'])

    def update_sample(self, sampleId, space=None, project=None, experiment=None,
                      parents=None, children=None, components=None, properties=None, tagIds=None, attachments=None):
        params = {
            "sampleId": {
                "permId": sampleId,
                "@type": "as.dto.sample.id.SamplePermId"
            },
            "@type": "as.dto.sample.update.SampleUpdate"
        }
        if space is not None:
            params['spaceId'] = space
        if project is not None:
            params['projectId'] = project
        if properties is not None:
            params["properties"] = properties
        if tagIds is not None:
            params["tagIds"] = tagIds
        if attachments is not None:
            params["attachments"] = attachments

        request = {
            "method": "updateSamples",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [params]
            ]
        }
        self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

    update_object = update_sample # Alias


    def delete_entity(self, entity, id, reason, id_name='permId'):
        """Deletes Spaces, Projects, Experiments, Samples and DataSets
        """

        entity_type = "as.dto.{}.id.{}{}{}".format(
            entity.lower(), entity,
            id_name[0].upper(), id_name[1:]
        )
        request = {
            "method": "delete{}s".format(entity),
            "params": [
                self.token,
                [
                    {
                        id_name: id,
                        "@type": entity_type
                    }
                ],
                {
                    "reason": reason,
                    "@type": "as.dto.{}.delete.{}DeletionOptions".format(
                        entity.lower(), entity)
                }
            ]
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)


    def delete_openbis_entity(self, entity, objectId, reason='No reason given'):
        method = get_method_for_entity(entity, 'delete')
        delete_options = get_type_for_entity(entity, 'delete')
        delete_options['reason'] = reason

        request = {
           "method": method,
           "params": [
                self.token,
                [ objectId ],
                delete_options
            ]
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        return


    def get_deletions(self, start_with=None, count=None):
        search_criteria = {
            "@type": "as.dto.deletion.search.DeletionSearchCriteria"
        }
        fetchopts = fetch_option['deletion']
        fetchoptsDeleted = fetch_option['deletedObjects']
        fetchoptsDeleted['from'] = start_with
        fetchoptsDeleted['count'] = count
        fetchopts['deletedObjects'] = fetchoptsDeleted

        request = {
            "method": "searchDeletions",
            "params": [
                self.token,
                search_criteria,
                fetchopts,
            ]
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
        objects = resp['objects']
        parse_jackson(objects)

        new_objs = []
        for value in objects:
            del_objs = extract_deletion(value)
            if len(del_objs) > 0:
                new_objs.append(*del_objs)

        return DataFrame(new_objs)

    def new_project(self, space, code, description=None, **kwargs):
        return Project(self, None, space=space, code=code, description=description, **kwargs)

    def _gen_fetchoptions(self, options, foType):
        fo = {
            "@type": foType
        }
        for option in options:
            fo[option] = fetch_option[option]
        return fo

    def get_project(self, projectId, only_data=False):
        options = ['space', 'registrator', 'modifier', 'attachments']
        if is_identifier(projectId) or is_permid(projectId):
            request = self._create_get_request(
                'getProjects', 'project', projectId, options,
                "as.dto.project.fetchoptions.ProjectFetchOptions"
            )
            resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
            if only_data:
                return resp[projectId]

            return Project(self, resp[projectId])

        else:
            search_criteria = _gen_search_criteria({
                'project': 'Project',
                'operator': 'AND',
                'code': projectId
            })
            fo = self._gen_fetchoptions(options, foType="as.dto.project.fetchoptions.ProjectFetchOptions")
            request = {
                "method": "searchProjects",
                "params": [self.token, search_criteria, fo]
            }
            resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)
            if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
                raise ValueError("No such project: %s" % projectId)
            if only_data:
                return resp['objects'][0]

            return Project(self, resp['objects'][0])

    def get_projects(
        self, space=None, code=None,
        start_with=None, count=None,
    ):
        """ Get a list of all available projects (DataFrame object).
        """

        sub_criteria = []
        if space:
            sub_criteria.append(_subcriteria_for_code(space, 'space'))
        if code:
            sub_criteria.append(_criteria_for_code(code))

        criteria = {
            "criteria": sub_criteria,
            "@type": "as.dto.project.search.ProjectSearchCriteria",
            "operator": "AND"
        }

        fetchopts = {"@type": "as.dto.project.fetchoptions.ProjectFetchOptions"}
        fetchopts['from'] = start_with
        fetchopts['count'] = count
        for option in ['registrator', 'modifier', 'leader']:
            fetchopts[option] = fetch_option[option]

        request = {
            "method": "searchProjects",
            "params": [self.token,
                       criteria,
                       fetchopts,
                       ],
        }
        resp = self._post_request(self.as_v3, request)

        attrs = ['identifier', 'permId', 'leader', 'registrator', 'registrationDate', 'modifier', 'modificationDate']
        if len(resp['objects']) == 0:
            projects = DataFrame(columns=attrs)        
        else:
            objects = resp['objects']
            parse_jackson(objects)

            projects = DataFrame(objects)

            projects['registrationDate'] = projects['registrationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            projects['modificationDate'] = projects['modificationDate'].map(format_timestamp)
            projects['leader'] = projects['leader'].map(extract_person)
            projects['registrator'] = projects['registrator'].map(extract_person)
            projects['modifier'] = projects['modifier'].map(extract_person)
            projects['permId'] = projects['permId'].map(extract_permid)
            projects['identifier'] = projects['identifier'].map(extract_identifier)

        return Things(
            openbis_obj = self,
            entity = 'project',
            df = projects[attrs],
            identifier_name = 'identifier',
            start_with = start_with,
            count = count,
            totalCount = resp.get('totalCount'),
        )


    def _create_get_request(self, method_name, entity, permids, options, foType):

        if not isinstance(permids, list):
            permids = [permids]

        type = "as.dto.{}.id.{}".format(entity.lower(), entity.capitalize())
        search_params = []
        for permid in permids:
            # decide if we got a permId or an identifier
            match = re.match('/', permid)
            if match:
                search_params.append(
                    {"identifier": permid, "@type": type + 'Identifier'}