limayaml: add a param field for defining variables used to customize scripts and other elements within lima.yaml.

examples/default.yaml

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ containerd:
 
 # Provisioning scripts need to be idempotent because they might be called
 # multiple times, e.g. when the host VM is being restarted.
-# The scripts can use the following template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, and {{.User}}
+# The scripts can use the following template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}
 # 🟢 Builtin default: null
 # provision:
 # # `system` is executed with root privileges
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ containerd:
 #   playbook: playbook.yaml
 
 # Probe scripts to check readiness.
+# The scripts can use the following template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}
 # 🟢 Builtin default: null
 # probes:
 # # Only `readiness` probes are supported right now.
@@ -377,8 +378,8 @@ networks:
 # - guestSocket: "/run/user/{{.UID}}/my.sock"
 #   hostSocket: mysocket
 # # default: reverse: false
-# # "guestSocket" can include these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, and {{.User}}.
-# # "hostSocket" can include {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, and {{.User}}.
+# # "guestSocket" can include these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
+# # "hostSocket" can include {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
 # # "reverse" can only be used for unix sockets right now, not for tcp sockets.
 # # Put sockets into "{{.Dir}}/sock" to avoid collision with Lima internal sockets!
 # # Sockets can also be forwarded to ports and vice versa, but not to/from a range of ports.
@@ -397,8 +398,8 @@ networks:
 # - guest: "/etc/myconfig.cfg"
 #   host: "{{.Dir}}/copied-from-guest/myconfig"
 # # deleteOnStop: false
-# # "guest" can include these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, and {{.User}}.
-# # "host" can include {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, and {{.User}}.
+# # "guest" can include these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
+# # "host" can include {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
 # # "deleteOnStop" will delete the file from the host when the instance is stopped.
 
 # Message. Information to be shown to the user, given as a Go template for the instance.
@@ -418,6 +419,11 @@ networks:
 # env:
 #   KEY: value
 
+# Defines variables used for customizing the functionality.
+# These variables can be referenced as {{.Param.Key}} in lima.yaml.
+# param:
+#   Key: value
+
 # Lima will override the proxy environment variables with values from the current process
 # environment (the environment in effect when you run `limactl start`). It will automatically
 # replace the strings "localhost" and "127.0.0.1" with the host gateway address from inside

pkg/hostagent/hostagent.go

@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ func New(instName string, stdout io.Writer, signalCh chan os.Signal, opts ...Opt
 	// Block ports 22 and sshLocalPort on all IPs
 	for _, port := range []int{sshGuestPort, sshLocalPort} {
 		rule := limayaml.PortForward{GuestIP: net.IPv4zero, GuestPort: port, Ignore: true}
-		limayaml.FillPortForwardDefaults(&rule, inst.Dir)
+		limayaml.FillPortForwardDefaults(&rule, inst.Dir, inst.Param)
 		rules = append(rules, rule)
 	}
 	rules = append(rules, y.PortForwards...)
 	// Default forwards for all non-privileged ports from "127.0.0.1" and "::1"
 	rule := limayaml.PortForward{}
-	limayaml.FillPortForwardDefaults(&rule, inst.Dir)
+	limayaml.FillPortForwardDefaults(&rule, inst.Dir, inst.Param)
 	rules = append(rules, rule)
 
 	limaDriver := driverutil.CreateTargetDriverInstance(&driver.BaseDriver{

pkg/limayaml/defaults.go

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func FillDefault(y, d, o *LimaYAML, filePath string) {
 		if provision.Mode == ProvisionModeDependency && provision.SkipDefaultDependencyResolution == nil {
 			provision.SkipDefaultDependencyResolution = ptr.Of(false)
 		}
-		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(provision.Script, instDir); err == nil {
+		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(provision.Script, instDir, y.Param); err == nil {
 			provision.Script = out.String()
 		} else {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Couldn't process provisioning script %q as a template", provision.Script)
@@ -460,17 +460,22 @@ func FillDefault(y, d, o *LimaYAML, filePath string) {
 		if probe.Description == "" {
 			probe.Description = fmt.Sprintf("user probe %d/%d", i+1, len(y.Probes))
 		}
+		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(probe.Script, instDir, y.Param); err == nil {
+			probe.Script = out.String()
+		} else {
+			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Couldn't process probing script %q as a template", probe.Script)
+		}
 	}
 
 	y.PortForwards = append(append(o.PortForwards, y.PortForwards...), d.PortForwards...)
 	for i := range y.PortForwards {
-		FillPortForwardDefaults(&y.PortForwards[i], instDir)
+		FillPortForwardDefaults(&y.PortForwards[i], instDir, y.Param)
 		// After defaults processing the singular HostPort and GuestPort values should not be used again.
 	}
 
 	y.CopyToHost = append(append(o.CopyToHost, y.CopyToHost...), d.CopyToHost...)
 	for i := range y.CopyToHost {
-		FillCopyToHostDefaults(&y.CopyToHost[i], instDir)
+		FillCopyToHostDefaults(&y.CopyToHost[i], instDir, y.Param)
 	}
 
 	if y.HostResolver.Enabled == nil {
@@ -669,6 +674,18 @@ func FillDefault(y, d, o *LimaYAML, filePath string) {
 	}
 	y.Env = env
 
+	param := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range d.Param {
+		param[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range y.Param {
+		param[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range o.Param {
+		param[k] = v
+	}
+	y.Param = param
+
 	if y.CACertificates.RemoveDefaults == nil {
 		y.CACertificates.RemoveDefaults = d.CACertificates.RemoveDefaults
 	}
@@ -735,15 +752,16 @@ func fixUpForPlainMode(y *LimaYAML) {
 	y.TimeZone = ptr.Of("")
 }
 
-func executeGuestTemplate(format, instDir string) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
+func executeGuestTemplate(format, instDir string, param map[string]string) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	tmpl, err := template.New("").Parse(format)
 	if err == nil {
 		user, _ := osutil.LimaUser(false)
-		data := map[string]string{
-			"Home": fmt.Sprintf("/home/%s.linux", user.Username),
-			"Name": filepath.Base(instDir),
-			"UID":  user.Uid,
-			"User": user.Username,
+		data := map[string]interface{}{
+			"Home":  fmt.Sprintf("/home/%s.linux", user.Username),
+			"Name":  filepath.Base(instDir),
+			"UID":   user.Uid,
+			"User":  user.Username,
+			"Param": param,
 		}
 		var out bytes.Buffer
 		if err := tmpl.Execute(&out, data); err == nil {
@@ -753,18 +771,19 @@ func executeGuestTemplate(format, instDir string) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	return bytes.Buffer{}, err
 }
 
-func executeHostTemplate(format, instDir string) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
+func executeHostTemplate(format, instDir string, param map[string]string) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	tmpl, err := template.New("").Parse(format)
 	if err == nil {
 		user, _ := osutil.LimaUser(false)
 		home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
 		limaHome, _ := dirnames.LimaDir()
-		data := map[string]string{
-			"Dir":  instDir,
-			"Home": home,
-			"Name": filepath.Base(instDir),
-			"UID":  user.Uid,
-			"User": user.Username,
+		data := map[string]interface{}{
+			"Dir":   instDir,
+			"Home":  home,
+			"Name":  filepath.Base(instDir),
+			"UID":   user.Uid,
+			"User":  user.Username,
+			"Param": param,
 
 			"Instance": filepath.Base(instDir), // DEPRECATED, use `{{.Name}}`
 			"LimaHome": limaHome,               // DEPRECATED, use `{{.Dir}}` instead of `{{.LimaHome}}/{{.Instance}}`
@@ -777,7 +796,7 @@ func executeHostTemplate(format, instDir string) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	return bytes.Buffer{}, err
 }
 
-func FillPortForwardDefaults(rule *PortForward, instDir string) {
+func FillPortForwardDefaults(rule *PortForward, instDir string, param map[string]string) {
 	if rule.Proto == "" {
 		rule.Proto = TCP
 	}
@@ -809,14 +828,14 @@ func FillPortForwardDefaults(rule *PortForward, instDir string) {
 		}
 	}
 	if rule.GuestSocket != "" {
-		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(rule.GuestSocket, instDir); err == nil {
+		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(rule.GuestSocket, instDir, param); err == nil {
 			rule.GuestSocket = out.String()
 		} else {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Couldn't process guestSocket %q as a template", rule.GuestSocket)
 		}
 	}
 	if rule.HostSocket != "" {
-		if out, err := executeHostTemplate(rule.HostSocket, instDir); err == nil {
+		if out, err := executeHostTemplate(rule.HostSocket, instDir, param); err == nil {
 			rule.HostSocket = out.String()
 		} else {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Couldn't process hostSocket %q as a template", rule.HostSocket)
@@ -827,16 +846,16 @@ func FillPortForwardDefaults(rule *PortForward, instDir string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func FillCopyToHostDefaults(rule *CopyToHost, instDir string) {
+func FillCopyToHostDefaults(rule *CopyToHost, instDir string, param map[string]string) {
 	if rule.GuestFile != "" {
-		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(rule.GuestFile, instDir); err == nil {
+		if out, err := executeGuestTemplate(rule.GuestFile, instDir, param); err == nil {
 			rule.GuestFile = out.String()
 		} else {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Couldn't process guest %q as a template", rule.GuestFile)
 		}
 	}
 	if rule.HostFile != "" {
-		if out, err := executeHostTemplate(rule.HostFile, instDir); err == nil {
+		if out, err := executeHostTemplate(rule.HostFile, instDir, param); err == nil {
 			rule.HostFile = out.String()
 		} else {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Couldn't process host %q as a template", rule.HostFile)

pkg/limayaml/defaults_test.go

@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		MountType: ptr.Of(NINEP),
 		Provision: []Provision{
-			{Script: "#!/bin/true"},
+			{Script: "#!/bin/true # {{.Param.ONE}}"},
 		},
 		Probes: []Probe{
-			{Script: "#!/bin/false"},
+			{Script: "#!/bin/false # {{.Param.ONE}}"},
 		},
 		Networks: []Network{
 			{Lima: "shared"},
@@ -145,19 +145,22 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 			{GuestPort: 80},
 			{GuestPort: 8080, HostPort: 8888},
 			{
-				GuestSocket: "{{.Home}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}}",
-				HostSocket:  "{{.Home}} | {{.Dir}} | {{.Name}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}}",
+				GuestSocket: "{{.Home}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}} | {{.Param.ONE}}",
+				HostSocket:  "{{.Home}} | {{.Dir}} | {{.Name}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}} | {{.Param.ONE}}",
 			},
 		},
 		CopyToHost: []CopyToHost{
 			{
-				GuestFile: "{{.Home}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}}",
-				HostFile:  "{{.Home}} | {{.Dir}} | {{.Name}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}}",
+				GuestFile: "{{.Home}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}} | {{.Param.ONE}}",
+				HostFile:  "{{.Home}} | {{.Dir}} | {{.Name}} | {{.UID}} | {{.User}} | {{.Param.ONE}}",
 			},
 		},
 		Env: map[string]string{
 			"ONE": "Eins",
 		},
+		Param: map[string]string{
+			"ONE": "Eins",
+		},
 		CACertificates: CACertificates{
 			Files: []string{"ca.crt"},
 			Certs: []string{
@@ -212,10 +215,12 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expect.Provision = y.Provision
 	expect.Provision[0].Mode = ProvisionModeSystem
+	expect.Provision[0].Script = "#!/bin/true # Eins"
 
 	expect.Probes = y.Probes
 	expect.Probes[0].Mode = ProbeModeReadiness
 	expect.Probes[0].Description = "user probe 1/1"
+	expect.Probes[0].Script = "#!/bin/true # Eins"
 
 	expect.Networks = y.Networks
 	expect.Networks[0].MACAddress = MACAddress(fmt.Sprintf("%s#%d", filePath, 0))
@@ -243,14 +248,16 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	expect.PortForwards[2].HostPort = 8888
 	expect.PortForwards[2].HostPortRange = [2]int{8888, 8888}
 
-	expect.PortForwards[3].GuestSocket = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s", guestHome, user.Uid, user.Username)
-	expect.PortForwards[3].HostSocket = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s | %s | %s", hostHome, instDir, instName, user.Uid, user.Username)
+	expect.PortForwards[3].GuestSocket = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s | %s", guestHome, user.Uid, user.Username, y.Param["ONE"])
+	expect.PortForwards[3].HostSocket = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s", hostHome, instDir, instName, user.Uid, user.Username, y.Param["ONE"])
 
-	expect.CopyToHost[0].GuestFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s", guestHome, user.Uid, user.Username)
-	expect.CopyToHost[0].HostFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s | %s | %s", hostHome, instDir, instName, user.Uid, user.Username)
+	expect.CopyToHost[0].GuestFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s | %s", guestHome, user.Uid, user.Username, y.Param["ONE"])
+	expect.CopyToHost[0].HostFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s", hostHome, instDir, instName, user.Uid, user.Username, y.Param["ONE"])
 
 	expect.Env = y.Env
 
+	expect.Param = y.Param
+
 	expect.CACertificates = CACertificates{
 		RemoveDefaults: ptr.Of(false),
 		Files:          []string{"ca.crt"},
@@ -380,6 +387,10 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 			"ONE": "one",
 			"TWO": "two",
 		},
+		Param: map[string]string{
+			"ONE": "one",
+			"TWO": "two",
+		},
 		CACertificates: CACertificates{
 			RemoveDefaults: ptr.Of(true),
 			Certs: []string{
@@ -459,6 +470,8 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	// "TWO" does not exist in filledDefaults.Env, so is set from d.Env
 	expect.Env["TWO"] = d.Env["TWO"]
 
+	expect.Param["TWO"] = d.Param["TWO"]
+
 	FillDefault(&y, &d, &LimaYAML{}, filePath)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, &y, &expect, opts...)
 
@@ -584,6 +597,10 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 			"TWO":   "deux",
 			"THREE": "trois",
 		},
+		Param: map[string]string{
+			"TWO":   "deux",
+			"THREE": "trois",
+		},
 		CACertificates: CACertificates{
 			RemoveDefaults: ptr.Of(true),
 		},
@@ -632,6 +649,8 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	// ONE remains from filledDefaults.Env; the rest are set from o
 	expect.Env["ONE"] = y.Env["ONE"]
 
+	expect.Param["ONE"] = y.Param["ONE"]
+
 	expect.CACertificates.RemoveDefaults = ptr.Of(true)
 	expect.CACertificates.Files = []string{"ca.crt"}
 	expect.CACertificates.Certs = []string{

pkg/limayaml/limayaml.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type LimaYAML struct {
 	Networks           []Network     `yaml:"networks,omitempty" json:"networks,omitempty"`
 	// `network` was deprecated in Lima v0.7.0, removed in Lima v0.14.0. Use `networks` instead.
 	Env          map[string]string `yaml:"env,omitempty" json:"env,omitempty"`
+	Param        map[string]string `yaml:"param,omitempty" json:"param,omitempty"`
 	DNS          []net.IP          `yaml:"dns,omitempty" json:"dns,omitempty"`
 	HostResolver HostResolver      `yaml:"hostResolver,omitempty" json:"hostResolver,omitempty"`
 	// `useHostResolver` was deprecated in Lima v0.8.1, removed in Lima v0.14.0. Use `hostResolver.enabled` instead.

pkg/limayaml/load.go

@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ func Load(b []byte, filePath string) (*LimaYAML, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// It should be called before the `y` parameter is passed to FillDefault() that execute template.
+	if err := ValidateParamIsUsed(&y); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	FillDefault(&y, &d, &o, filePath)
 	return &y, nil
 }