No need for start_vm and stop_vm in the manager.

gns3server/handlers/virtualbox_handler.py

@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ class VirtualBoxHandler:
             404: "VirtualBox VM instance doesn't exist"
         },
         description="Start a VirtualBox VM instance")
-    def create(request, response):
+    def start(request, response):
 
         vbox_manager = VirtualBox.instance()
-        yield from vbox_manager.start_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        vm = vbox_manager.get_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        yield from vm.start()
         response.set_status(204)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -80,8 +81,9 @@ class VirtualBoxHandler:
             404: "VirtualBox VM instance doesn't exist"
         },
         description="Stop a VirtualBox VM instance")
-    def create(request, response):
+    def stop(request, response):
 
         vbox_manager = VirtualBox.instance()
-        yield from vbox_manager.stop_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        vm = vbox_manager.get_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        yield from vm.stop()
         response.set_status(204)

gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py

@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ class VPCSHandler:
             404: "VPCS instance doesn't exist"
         },
         description="Start a VPCS instance")
-    def create(request, response):
+    def start(request, response):
 
         vpcs_manager = VPCS.instance()
-        yield from vpcs_manager.start_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        vm = vpcs_manager.get_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        yield from vm.start()
         response.set_status(204)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -120,10 +121,11 @@ class VPCSHandler:
             404: "VPCS instance doesn't exist"
         },
         description="Stop a VPCS instance")
-    def create(request, response):
+    def stop(request, response):
 
         vpcs_manager = VPCS.instance()
-        yield from vpcs_manager.stop_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        vm = vpcs_manager.get_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        yield from vm.stop()
         response.set_status(204)
 
     @Route.post(

gns3server/modules/base_manager.py

@@ -126,20 +126,9 @@ class BaseManager:
             uuid = str(uuid4())
 
         vm = self._VM_CLASS(name, uuid, project, self, *args, **kwargs)
-        future = vm.create()
-        if isinstance(future, asyncio.Future):
-            yield from future
+        if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(vm.create):
+            yield from vm.create()
+        else:
+            vm.create()
         self._vms[vm.uuid] = vm
         return vm
-
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def start_vm(self, uuid):
-
-        vm = self.get_vm(uuid)
-        yield from vm.start()
-
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def stop_vm(self, uuid):
-
-        vm = self.get_vm(uuid)
-        yield from vm.stop()

gns3server/modules/base_vm.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,9 +28,9 @@ class BaseVM:
         self._project = project
         self._manager = manager
 
-        log.info("{module}: {name} [{uuid}] has been created".format(module=self.manager.module_name,
-                                                                     name=self.name,
-                                                                     uuid=self.uuid))
+        log.debug("{module}: {name} [{uuid}] initialized".format(module=self.manager.module_name,
+                                                                 name=self.name,
+                                                                 uuid=self.uuid))
 
     # TODO: When delete release console ports
 
@@ -63,10 +62,10 @@ class BaseVM:
         :param new_name: name
         """
 
-        log.info("{module}: {name} [{uuid}]: renamed to {new_name}".format(module=self.manager.module_name,
-                                                                           name=self.name,
-                                                                           uuid=self.uuid,
-                                                                           new_name=new_name))
+        log.info("{module}: {name} [{uuid}] renamed to {new_name}".format(module=self.manager.module_name,
+                                                                          name=self.name,
+                                                                          uuid=self.uuid,
+                                                                          new_name=new_name))
         self._name = new_name
 
     @property
@@ -102,7 +101,9 @@ class BaseVM:
         Creates the VM.
         """
 
-        return
+        log.info("{module}: {name} [{uuid}] created".format(module=self.manager.module_name,
+                                                            name=self.name,
+                                                            uuid=self.uuid))
 
     def start(self):
         """

gns3server/modules/project_manager.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ProjectManager:
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
+
         self._projects = {}
 
     @classmethod

gns3server/web/logger.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ColouredStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
 def init_logger(level, quiet=False):
 
     stream_handler = ColouredStreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-    stream_handler.formatter = ColouredFormatter("{asctime} {levelname:8} {filename}:{lineno}#RESET# {message}", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", "{")
+    stream_handler.formatter = ColouredFormatter("{asctime} {levelname} {filename}:{lineno}#RESET# {message}", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", "{")
     if quiet:
         stream_handler.addFilter(logging.Filter(name="user_facing"))
         logging.getLogger('user_facing').propagate = False