make it work with a local vagrant box

builder/vagrant/builder.go

@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// By default this is "packer-BUILDNAME", where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.
 	OutputDir    string `mapstructure:"output_dir"`
 	SourceBox    string `mapstructure:"source_box"`
-	SourceBoxName string `mapstructure:"source_box_name"`
+	Checksum     string `mapstructure:"checksum"`
+	ChecksumType string `mapstructure:"checksum_type"`
+	BoxName      string `mapstructure:"box_name"`
+
 	Provider string `mapstructure:"provider"`
 
 	Communicator string `mapstructure:"communicator"`
@@ -104,6 +107,26 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs,
 			fmt.Errorf(`The Vagrant builder currently only supports the ssh communicator"`))
 	}
+	// The box isn't a namespace like you'd pull from vagrant cloud
+	if b.config.BoxName == "" {
+		b.config.BoxName = fmt.Sprintf("packer_%s", b.config.PackerBuildName)
+	}
+
+	if b.config.SourceBox == "" {
+		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("source_path is required"))
+	} else {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(b.config.SourceBox, ".box") {
+			b.config.SourceBox, err = common.ValidatedURL(b.config.SourceBox)
+			if err != nil {
+				errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("source_path is invalid: %s", err))
+			}
+			fileOK := common.FileExistsLocally(b.config.SourceBox)
+			if !fileOK {
+				packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs,
+					fmt.Errorf("Source file '%s' needs to exist at time of config validation!", b.config.SourceBox))
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	if b.config.TeardownMethod == "" {
 		b.config.TeardownMethod = "destroy"
@@ -147,21 +170,30 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 
 	// Build the steps.
 	steps := []multistep.Step{}
-	if !b.config.SkipPackage {
+	// Download if source box isn't from vagrant cloud.
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(b.config.SourceBox, ".box") {
+		steps = append(steps, &common.StepDownload{
+			Checksum:     b.config.Checksum,
+			ChecksumType: b.config.ChecksumType,
+			Description:  "Box",
+			Extension:    "box",
+			ResultKey:    "box_path",
+			Url:          []string{b.config.SourceBox},
+		})
+	}
+
 	steps = append(steps,
 		&common.StepOutputDir{
 			Force: b.config.PackerForce,
 			Path:  b.config.OutputDir,
-			})
-	}
-	steps = append(steps,
+		},
 		&StepInitializeVagrant{
-			BoxName:    b.config.SourceBoxName,
 			BoxVersion: b.config.BoxVersion,
 			Minimal:    b.config.Minimal,
 			Template:   b.config.Template,
 			SourceBox:  b.config.SourceBox,
 			OutputDir:  b.config.OutputDir,
+			BoxName:    b.config.BoxName,
 		},
 		&StepAddBox{
 			BoxVersion:   b.config.BoxVersion,
@@ -173,7 +205,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Insecure:     b.config.AddInsecure,
 			Provider:     b.config.Provider,
 			SourceBox:    b.config.SourceBox,
-			BoxName:      b.config.SourceBoxName,
+			BoxName:      b.config.BoxName,
 		},
 		&StepUp{
 			b.config.TeardownMethod,

builder/vagrant/step_add_box.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vagrant
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -25,12 +26,17 @@ type StepAddBox struct {
 func (s *StepAddBox) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	driver := state.Get("driver").(VagrantDriver)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
 
 	ui.Say("Adding box using vagrant box add..")
 	addArgs := []string{}
 
 	if strings.HasSuffix(s.SourceBox, ".box") {
 		// The box isn't a namespace like you'd pull from vagrant cloud
+		if s.BoxName == "" {
+			s.BoxName = fmt.Sprintf("packer_%s", config.PackerBuildName)
+		}
+
 		addArgs = append(addArgs, s.BoxName)
 	}
 

website/source/docs/builders/vagrant.html.md

@@ -9,58 +9,70 @@ builder that you have already installed what you need.
 
 Required:
 
-`source_box` (string) - URL of the vagrant box to use, or the name of the
-vagrant box. For example, `hashicorp/precise64` or
-`https://boxes.company.com/my-company.box` are valid source boxes. If using a URL like the latter example above, you will also need to provide a `box_name`.
+-	`source_box` (string) - URL of the vagrant box to use, or the name of the
+	vagrant box. `hashicorp/precise64`, `./mylocalbox.box` and
+	`https://boxes.company.com/my-company.box` are all valid source boxes. If your
+	source is a .box file, whether locally or from a URL like the latter example
+	above, you will also need to provide a `box_name`.
 
 Optional:
 
-`output_dir` (string) - The directory to create that will contain
+- 	`output_dir` (string) - The directory to create that will contain
 	your output box. We always create this directory and run from inside of it to
 	prevent Vagrant init collisions. If unset, it will be set to `packer-` plus
 	your buildname.
 
-`box_name` (string) - if your source\_box is a boxfile that we need to add to
-Vagrant, this is the name to give it.
+-   `box_name` (string) - if your source\_box is a boxfile that we need to add
+	to Vagrant, this is the name to give it. If left blank, will default to
+	"packer_" plus your buildname.
 
-`vagrantfile_template` (string) - a path to an ERB template to use for the
+-   `checksum` (string) - The checksum for the .box file. The type of the
+    checksum is specified with `checksum_type`, documented below.
+
+-   `checksum_type` (string) - The type of the checksum specified in `checksum`.
+    Valid values are `none`, `md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, or `sha512`. Although the
+    checksum will not be verified when `checksum_type` is set to "none", this is
+    not recommended since OVA files can be very large and corruption does happen
+    from time to time.
+
+- 	`vagrantfile_template` (string) - a path to an ERB template to use for the
 	vagrantfile when calling `vagrant init`. See the blog post
 	[here](https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-vagrant-2-0-2#customized-vagrantfile-templates)
 	for some more details on how this works. Available variables are `box_name`,
 	`box_url`, and `box_version`.
 
-`teardown_method` (string) - Whether to halt, suspend, or destroy the box when
+- 	`teardown_method` (string) - Whether to halt, suspend, or destroy the box when
 	the build has completed. Defaults to "halt"
 
-`box_version` (string) - What box version to use when initializing Vagrant.
+- 	`box_version` (string) - What box version to use when initializing Vagrant.
 
-`init_minimal` (bool) - If true, will add the --minimal flag to the Vagrant
+- 	`init_minimal` (bool) - If true, will add the --minimal flag to the Vagrant
 	init command, creating a minimal vagrantfile instead of one filled with helpful
 	comments.
 
-`add_cacert` (string) - Equivalent to setting the
+- 	`add_cacert` (string) - Equivalent to setting the
 	[`--cacert`](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/cli/box.html#cacert-certfile)
 	option in `vagrant add`; defaults to unset.
 
-`add_capath` (string) - Equivalent to setting the
+- 	`add_capath` (string) - Equivalent to setting the
 	[`--capath`](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/cli/box.html#capath-certdir) option
 	in `vagrant add`; defaults to unset.
 
-`add_cert` (string) - Equivalent to setting the
+- 	`add_cert` (string) - Equivalent to setting the
 	[`--cert`](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/cli/box.html#cert-certfile) option in
 	`vagrant add`; defaults to unset.
 
-`add_clean` (bool) - Equivalent to setting the
+- 	`add_clean` (bool) - Equivalent to setting the
 	[`--clean`](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/cli/box.html#clean) flag in
 	`vagrant add`; defaults to unset.
 
-`add_force` (bool) - Equivalent to setting the
+- 	`add_force` (bool) - Equivalent to setting the
 	[`--force`](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/cli/box.html#force) flag in
 	`vagrant add`; defaults to unset.
 
-`add_insecure` (bool) - Equivalent to setting the
+- 	`add_insecure` (bool) - Equivalent to setting the
 	[`--force`](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/cli/box.html#insecure) flag in
 	`vagrant add`; defaults to unset.
 
-`skip_package` (bool) - if true, Packer will not call `vagrant package` to
+- 	`skip_package` (bool) - if true, Packer will not call `vagrant package` to
 	package your base box into its own standalone .box file.