Allow setting aliases during raw image upload

client/incus_images.go

@@ -556,6 +556,16 @@ func (r *ProtocolIncus) CreateImage(image api.ImagesPost, args *ImageCreateArgs)
 		req.Header.Set("X-Incus-profiles", imgProfiles.Encode())
 	}
 
+	if len(image.Aliases) > 0 {
+		imgProfiles := url.Values{}
+
+		for _, v := range image.Aliases {
+			imgProfiles.Add("alias", v.Name)
+		}
+
+		req.Header.Set("X-Incus-aliases", imgProfiles.Encode())
+	}
+
 	// Set the user agent
 	if image.Source != nil && image.Source.Fingerprint != "" && image.Source.Secret != "" && image.Source.Mode == "push" {
 		// Set fingerprint

cmd/incusd/images.go

@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ func getImgPostInfo(ctx context.Context, s *state.State, r *http.Request, buildd
 	info.Public = util.IsTrue(r.Header.Get("X-Incus-public"))
 	propHeaders := r.Header[http.CanonicalHeaderKey("X-Incus-properties")]
 	profilesHeaders := r.Header.Get("X-Incus-profiles")
+	aliasesHeaders := r.Header.Get("X-Incus-aliases")
 	ctype, ctypeParams, err := mime.ParseMediaType(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
 	if err != nil {
 		ctype = "application/octet-stream"
@@ -781,6 +782,19 @@ func getImgPostInfo(ctx context.Context, s *state.State, r *http.Request, buildd
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(aliasesHeaders) > 0 {
+		info.Aliases = []api.ImageAlias{}
+		aliasNames, _ := url.ParseQuery(aliasesHeaders)
+
+		for _, aliasName := range aliasNames["alias"] {
+			alias := api.ImageAlias{
+				Name: aliasName,
+			}
+
+			info.Aliases = append(info.Aliases, alias)
+		}
+	}
+
 	var profileIds []int64
 	if len(profilesHeaders) > 0 {
 		p, _ := url.ParseQuery(profilesHeaders)
@@ -806,7 +820,6 @@ func getImgPostInfo(ctx context.Context, s *state.State, r *http.Request, buildd
 	}
 
 	var exists bool
-
 	err = s.DB.Cluster.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *db.ClusterTx) error {
 		// Check if the image already exists
 		exists, err = tx.ImageExists(ctx, project, info.Fingerprint)
@@ -945,6 +958,13 @@ func imageCreateInPool(s *state.State, info *api.Image, storagePool string) erro
 //	    schema:
 //	      type: string
 //	  - in: header
+//	    name: X-Incus-aliases
+//	    description: List of aliases to assign
+//	    schema:
+//	      type: array
+//	      items:
+//	        type: string
+//	  - in: header
 //	    name: X-Incus-properties
 //	    description: Descriptive properties
 //	    schema:
@@ -996,7 +1016,6 @@ func imagesPost(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 	fingerprint := r.Header.Get("X-Incus-fingerprint")
 
 	var imageMetadata map[string]any
-
 	if !trusted && (secret == "" || fingerprint == "") {
 		return response.Forbidden(nil)
 	} else {
@@ -1172,9 +1191,18 @@ func imagesPost(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 		}
 
 		// Apply any provided alias
-		aliases, ok := imageMetadata["aliases"]
-		if ok {
-			req.Aliases = aliases.([]api.ImageAlias)
+		if len(req.Aliases) == 0 {
+			aliases, ok := imageMetadata["aliases"]
+			if ok {
+				// Used to get aliases from push mode image copy operation.
+				aliases, ok := aliases.([]api.ImageAlias)
+				if ok {
+					req.Aliases = aliases
+				}
+			} else if len(info.Aliases) > 0 {
+				// Used to get aliases from HTTP headers on raw image imports.
+				req.Aliases = info.Aliases
+			}
 		}
 
 		err = s.DB.Cluster.Transaction(context.TODO(), func(ctx context.Context, tx *db.ClusterTx) error {
@@ -1199,7 +1227,7 @@ func imagesPost(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 				}
 
 				// Add the image alias to the authorizer.
-				err = s.Authorizer.AddImageAlias(r.Context(), projectName, alias.Name)
+				err = s.Authorizer.AddImageAlias(ctx, projectName, alias.Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("Failed to add image alias to authorizer", logger.Ctx{"name": alias.Name, "project": projectName, "error": err})
 				}

doc/api-extensions.md

@@ -2664,3 +2664,7 @@ This adds support for virtual-machines live-migration between storage pools.
 ## `instance_console_screenshot`
 
 This adds support to take screenshots of the current VGA console of a VM.
+
+## `image_import_alias`
+
+Adds a new `X-Incus-aliases` HTTP header to set aliases while uploading an image.

doc/rest-api.yaml

@@ -7834,6 +7834,13 @@ paths:
                   name: X-Incus-fingerprint
                   schema:
                     type: string
+                - description: List of aliases to assign
+                  in: header
+                  name: X-Incus-aliases
+                  schema:
+                    items:
+                        type: string
+                    type: array
                 - description: Descriptive properties
                   in: header
                   name: X-Incus-properties

internal/version/api.go

@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ var APIExtensions = []string{
 	"storage_initial_owner",
 	"storage_live_migration",
 	"instance_console_screenshot",
+	"image_import_alias",
 }
 
 // APIExtensionsCount returns the number of available API extensions.