"""
This module is responsible to generate kickstart files and metadata.
Resources for kickstart-based installations can be found in the following locations:
* https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f36/install-guide/appendixes/Kickstart_Syntax_Reference/
* https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts
* https://anaconda-installer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/kickstart.html
"""
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
from cobbler import utils
from cobbler.autoinstall.generate.base import AutoinstallBaseGenerator
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from cobbler.items.abstract.bootable_item import BootableItem
from cobbler.items.template import Template
[docs]
class KickstartGenerator(AutoinstallBaseGenerator):
"""
This is the specific implementation to generate files related to a given kickstart installation.
"""
[docs]
def generate_autoinstall(
self,
obj: "BootableItem",
requested_file: "Template",
autoinstaller_subfile: str = "",
) -> str:
if obj.TYPE_NAME not in ("profile", "system"): # type: ignore
raise ValueError("obj must be either a system or profile!")
template: Optional["Template"] = obj.autoinstall # type: ignore
if template is None:
raise ValueError(f"No template set for object {obj.name}!")
meta = utils.blender(self.api, False, obj)
# make autoinstall_meta metavariable available at top level
autoinstall_meta = meta.pop("autoinstall_meta")
meta.update(autoinstall_meta)
meta["kernel_options"] = utils.dict_to_string(meta["kernel_options"])
if "kernel_options_post" in meta:
meta["kernel_options_post"] = utils.dict_to_string(
meta["kernel_options_post"]
)
return self.api.templar.render(template.content, meta, None) # type: ignore