//go:generate struct-markdown package common import ( "fmt" "github.com/hashicorp/packer/common" "github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate" ) type OutputConfig struct { // This is the path on your local machine (the one running Packer) to the // directory where the resulting virtual machine will be created. // This may be relative or absolute. If relative, the path is relative to // the working directory when packer is executed. // // If you are running a remote esx build, the output_dir is the path on your // local machine (the machine running Packer) to which Packer will export // the vm if you have `"skip_export": false`. If you want to manage the // virtual machine's path on the remote datastore, use `remote_output_dir`. // // This directory must not exist or be empty prior to running // the builder. // // By default this is output-BUILDNAME where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the // build. OutputDir string `mapstructure:"output_directory" required:"false"` // This is the directoy on your remote esx host where you will save your // vm, relative to your remote_datastore. // // This option's default value is your `vm_name`, and the final path of your // vm will be vmfs/volumes/$remote_datastore/$vm_name/$vm_name.vmx where // `$remote_datastore` and `$vm_name` match their corresponding template // options // // For example, setting `"remote_output_directory": "path/to/subdir` // will create a directory `/vmfs/volumes/remote_datastore/path/to/subdir`. // // Packer will not create the remote datastore for you; it must already // exist. However, Packer will create all directories defined in the option // that do not currently exist. // // This option will be ignored unless you are building on a remote esx host. RemoteOutputDir string `mapstructure:"remote_output_directory" required:"false"` } func (c *OutputConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context, pc *common.PackerConfig) []error { if c.OutputDir == "" { c.OutputDir = fmt.Sprintf("output-%s", pc.PackerBuildName) } return nil }