"""
-def nova_client(os_creds):
+def nova_client(os_creds, session=None):
"""
Instantiates and returns a client for communications with OpenStack's Nova
server
:param os_creds: The connection credentials to the OpenStack API
+ :param session: the keystone session object (optional)
:return: the client object
"""
logger.debug('Retrieving Nova Client')
+ if not session:
+ session = keystone_utils.keystone_session(os_creds)
+
return Client(os_creds.compute_api_version,
- session=keystone_utils.keystone_session(os_creds),
+ session=session,
region_name=os_creds.region_name)