Enhance get_arp_table and get_mac_address_table with filtering arguments

[kbirkeland]

I have to deal with some rather large ARP tables (>20k), so it would be nice to have some filtering built into the API.

I propose the following arguments for get_arp_table:

• ip
• mac
• interface

and the following arguments for get_mac_address_table:

• mac
• interface
• vlan

[mirceaulinic]

I am going to approve this request, it makes sense to me. Let's see what @dbarrosop and @ktbyers think about that as well.

[ktbyers]

Yes, I think this is a good idea.

[dbarrosop]

+1

[mirceaulinic]

Hi @kbirkeland - this API change is approved. I have created the issues for each driver.
As any API change, we must synchronise all drivers and apply the changed concomitantly. Would you be able to help with this?

Thanks!

[kbirkeland]

Yeah, I can help with this, but I don't have access to a VM for all the driver types. What's the best course of action for those? Just raise NotImplementedError?

[mirceaulinic]

Hi @kbirkeland - no problem about the platforms you don't have, please contribute as much as you are able to. Thanks!