kiwi.builder Package

Submodules

kiwi.builder.archive Module

class kiwi.builder.archive.ArchiveBuilder(xml_state, target_dir, root_dir, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Root archive image builder

Parameters

  • xml_state (obsject) – Instance of XMLState

  • target_dir (str) – target directory path name

  • root_dir (str) – root directory path name

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments defined as hash keys: * xz_options: string of XZ compression parameters

create()[source]

Create a root archive tarball

Build a simple XZ compressed root tarball from the image root tree

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • image=”tbz”

Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

kiwi.builder.container Module

class kiwi.builder.container.ContainerBuilder(xml_state, target_dir, root_dir, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Container image builder

Parameters

  • xml_state (object) – Instance of XMLState

  • target_dir (str) – target directory path name

  • root_dir (str) – root directory path name

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments defined as hash keys: * xz_options: string of XZ compression parameters

create()[source]

Builds a container image which is usually a data archive including container specific metadata.

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • image=”docker”

  • image=”oci”

  • image=”appx”

Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

kiwi.builder.disk Module

class kiwi.builder.disk.DiskBuilder(xml_state, target_dir, root_dir, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Disk image builder

Parameters

  • xml_state (object) – Instance of XMLState

  • target_dir (str) – Target directory path name

  • root_dir (str) – Root directory path name

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments defined as hash keys: * signing_keys: list of package signing keys * xz_options: string of XZ compression parameters

append_unpartitioned_space()[source]

Extends the raw disk if an unpartitioned area is specified

create()[source]

Build a bootable disk image and optional installation image The installation image is a bootable hybrid ISO image which embeds the disk image and an image installer

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • image=”oem”

  • image=”vmx”

Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

create_disk()[source]

Build a bootable raw disk image

Raises
Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

create_disk_format(result_instance)[source]

Create a bootable disk format from a previously created raw disk image

Parameters

result_instance (object) – instance of Result

Returns

updated result_instance

Return type

instance of Result

create_install_media(result_instance)[source]

Build an installation image. The installation image is a bootable hybrid ISO image which embeds the raw disk image and an image installer

Parameters

result_instance (object) – instance of Result

Returns

updated result_instance with installation media

Return type

instance of Result

kiwi.builder.filesystem Module

class kiwi.builder.filesystem.FileSystemBuilder(xml_state, target_dir, root_dir, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Filesystem image builder

Parameters

  • xml_state (obsject) – Instance of XMLState

  • target_dir (str) – target directory path name

  • root_dir (str) – root directory path name

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments defined as hash keys: * None

create()[source]

Build a mountable filesystem image

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • image=”ext2”

  • image=”ext3”

  • image=”ext4”

  • image=”btrfs”

  • image=”xfs”

Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

kiwi.builder.install Module

class kiwi.builder.install.InstallImageBuilder(xml_state, root_dir, target_dir, boot_image_task, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Installation image builder

Parameters

  • xml_state (object) – instance of XMLState

  • root_dir (str) – system image root directory

  • target_dir (str) – target directory path name

  • boot_image_task (object) – instance of BootImage

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments defined as hash keys: * xz_options: string of XZ compression parameters

create_install_iso()[source]

Create an install ISO from the disk_image as hybrid ISO bootable via legacy BIOS, EFI and as disk from Stick

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • installiso=”true|false”

  • installstick=”true|false”

create_install_pxe_archive()[source]

Create an oem install tar archive suitable for installing a disk image via the network using the PXE boot protocol. The archive contains:

  • The raw system image xz compressed

  • The raw system image checksum metadata file

  • The append file template for the boot server

  • The system image initrd for kexec

  • The install initrd

  • The kernel

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • installpxe=”true|false”

kiwi.builder.live Module

class kiwi.builder.live.LiveImageBuilder(xml_state, target_dir, root_dir, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Live image builder

Parameters

  • xml_state (object) – instance of XMLState

  • target_dir (str) – target directory path name

  • root_dir (str) – root directory path name

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments

create()[source]

Build a bootable hybrid live ISO image

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • image=”iso”

Raises

KiwiLiveBootImageError – if no kernel or hipervisor is found in boot image tree

Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

kiwi.builder.kis Module

class kiwi.builder.kis.KisBuilder(xml_state, target_dir, root_dir, custom_args=None)[source]

Bases: object

Filesystem based image builder.

Parameters

  • xml_state (object) – instance of XMLState

  • target_dir (str) – target directory path name

  • root_dir (str) – system image root directory

  • custom_args (dict) – Custom processing arguments defined as hash keys: * signing_keys: list of package signing keys * xz_options: string of XZ compression parameters

create()[source]

Build a component image consisting out of a boot image(initrd) plus its appropriate kernel files and the root filesystem image with a checksum.

Image types which triggers this builder are:

  • image=”kis”

  • image=”pxe”

Raises

KiwiKisBootImageError – if no kernel or hipervisor is found in boot image tree

Returns

result

Return type

instance of Result

Module Contents

class kiwi.builder.ImageBuilder[source]

Bases: object

Image builder factory

static new(xml_state: object, target_dir: str, root_dir: str, custom_args: Dict = None)[source]