//go:generate struct-markdown package common import ( "errors" "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/template/interpolate" ) type ExportConfig struct { // Either ovf or ova, this specifies the output format // of the exported virtual machine. This defaults to ovf. Format string `mapstructure:"format" required:"false"` // Additional options to pass to the [VBoxManage // export](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#vboxmanage-export). // This can be useful for passing product information to include in the // resulting appliance file. Packer JSON configuration file example: // // In JSON: // ```json // { // "type": "virtualbox-iso", // "export_opts": // [ // "--manifest", // "--vsys", "0", // "--description", "{{user `vm_description`}}", // "--version", "{{user `vm_version`}}" // ], // "format": "ova", // } // ``` // // In HCL2: // ```hcl // source "virtualbox-iso" "basic-example" { // export_opts = [ // "--manifest", // "--vsys", "0", // "--description", "{{user `vm_description`}}", // "--version", "{{user `vm_version`}}" // ] // format = "ova" // } // ``` // // A VirtualBox [VM // description](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#vboxmanage-export-ovf) // may contain arbitrary strings; the GUI interprets HTML formatting. However, // the JSON format does not allow arbitrary newlines within a value. Add a // multi-line description by preparing the string in the shell before the // packer call like this (shell `>` continuation character snipped for easier // copy & paste): // // ```shell // vm_description='some // multiline // description' // // vm_version='0.2.0' // // packer build \ // -var "vm_description=${vm_description}" \ // -var "vm_version=${vm_version}" \ // "packer_conf.json" // ``` ExportOpts []string `mapstructure:"export_opts" required:"false"` } func (c *ExportConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error { if c.Format == "" { c.Format = "ovf" } var errs []error if c.Format != "ovf" && c.Format != "ova" { errs = append(errs, errors.New("invalid format, only 'ovf' or 'ova' are allowed")) } if c.ExportOpts == nil { c.ExportOpts = make([]string, 0) } return errs }