How to configure GeoServer user/roles using programmatic way?

Question

I am working on GeoServer 2.15 on CentOS and configuring users/role manually. We have 300 layers,10 workspaces & 25 users, created 3 roles (internal, external & classified). I want to assign each role to every workspace and its associated layers.

Manually it's possible, but I am looking at a programmatic way to do this thing.

I am aware its possible using REST interface and curl commands (ultimately its updating that xml file only), so is this a proper way ? Or do I have to write Python code using gsconfig for this thing ?

Answer 1

You can use absolutely any program that is capable of requesting and sending XML or JSON files to and from the REST API endpoints. So curl or gsconfig are fine choices, so is PostMan or you can write something in Python, Java, RUST, Go etc. Whatever you feel most comforable in.