Re: vmdebootstrap plans

[Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl>]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 02:09:39PM +0000, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> Hello, those interested in vmdebootstrap. I have some news of changes
> I'm planning.
> 
> * My plan: I'll add a domain specific language to replace the main
>   code path. I'll have vmdb read a YAML file and executes steps listed
>   therein. The step implementations are provided by vmdb, or perhaps
>   plugins. Steps may be parameterised. This should give a lot of
>   flexibility to users without increasing complexity.
> 
>   I'll use YAML so I don't need to write a parser. Parameter values
>   will be run throught jinja2, with variables the are set via vmdb
>   command line options, of by steps that get executed.
> 
> * The YAML might look somethin like this:
> 
>         - step: create_raw_file
>           size: {{ size }}
>           filename: {{ image }}
>         - step: create_partition_table
>           partition_table_type: msdos
>         - step: create_partition
>           size: {{ bootsize }}
>           partition_type: ext2
>           bootable: yes
>           mount_point: /boot
>         - step: create_partition
>           size: rest
>           partition_type: ext4
>           mount_point: /
>         - step: mount_all
>         - step: debootstrap
               architecture: armhf
>         - step: install_grub
>         - step: run_customization_script
>           script: {{ customize }}
>         - step: cleanup
>         - step: convert_image_to_output_format
>           output_format: qcow2
> 
>   The "step:" key specifies the step to execute. The other keys are
>   parameters for the step. The {{...}} parts are where Jinja2 is used
>   to expand variable values.
> 
> * I can't promise when anything works.

Release early and release often  :-)



Groeten
Geert Stappers
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