'Makes REST API call to retrieve Host details based on its UUID.'

def show_by_uri(self, uri):

    (s, h) = common.service_json_request(self.ipaddr, self.port, 'GET', Host.URI_HOST_DETAILS.format(uri), None)
    o = common.json_decode(s)
    inactive = common.get_node_value(o, 'inactive')
    if inactive:
        return None
    return o
