container/Sources/ContainerCommands/System/SystemStart.swift

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import ArgumentParser
import ContainerAPIClient
import ContainerPersistence
import ContainerPlugin
import ContainerXPC
import ContainerizationError
import Foundation
import SystemPackage
import TerminalProgress

extension Application {
    public struct SystemStart: AsyncLoggableCommand {
        public static let configuration = CommandConfiguration(
            commandName: "start",
            abstract: "Start `container` services"
        )

        @Option(
            name: .shortAndLong,
            help: "Path to the root directory for application data",
            transform: { URL(filePath: $0) })
        var appRoot = ApplicationRoot.defaultURL

        @Option(
            name: .long,
            help: "Path to the root directory for application executables and plugins",
            transform: { URL(filePath: $0) })
        var installRoot = InstallRoot.defaultURL

        @Option(
            name: .long,
            help: "Path to the root directory for log data, using macOS log facility if not set",
            transform: { FilePath($0) })
        var logRoot: FilePath? = nil

        @Flag(
            name: .long,
            inversion: .prefixedEnableDisable,
            help: "Specify whether the default kernel should be installed or not (default: prompt user)")
        var kernelInstall: Bool?

        @Option(
            help: "Number of seconds to wait for API service to become responsive",
            transform: {
                guard let timeoutSeconds = Double($0) else {
                    throw ValidationError("Invalid timeout value: \($0)")
                }
                return .seconds(timeoutSeconds)
            }
        )
        var timeout: Duration = XPCClient.xpcRegistrationTimeout

        @OptionGroup
        public var logOptions: Flags.Logging

        public init() {}

        public func run() async throws {
            let containerSystemConfig: ContainerSystemConfig = try SystemRuntimeOptions.loadConfig(
                configFile: SystemRuntimeOptions.configFileFromAppRoot(ApplicationRoot.url)
            )
            // Copy the user's config into appRoot/config/ so that all plugins
            // and the apiserver subsequently read the same snapshot.
            SystemRuntimeOptions.copyConfigToAppRoot(appRoot: appRoot)

            // Without the true path to the binary in the plist, `container-apiserver` won't launch properly.
            // Resolve the symlink to get the true binary path before writing the launchd plist.
            // Gatekeeper / amfid validates code signatures relative to the enclosing .app bundle
            // hierarchy; launching via a symlink outside the bundle fails that check.
            // TODO: Can we use the plugin loader to bootstrap the API server?
            let executableUrl = CommandLine.executablePathUrl
                .deletingLastPathComponent()
                .appendingPathComponent("container-apiserver")
                .resolvingSymlinksInPath()

            var args = [executableUrl.absolutePath()]

            args.append("start")
            if logOptions.debug {
                args.append("--debug")
            }

            let apiServerDataUrl = appRoot.appending(path: "apiserver")
            try! FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: apiServerDataUrl, withIntermediateDirectories: true)

            var env = PluginLoader.filterEnvironment()
            env[ApplicationRoot.environmentName] = appRoot.path(percentEncoded: false)
            env[InstallRoot.environmentName] = installRoot.path(percentEncoded: false)
            if let logRoot {
                env[LogRoot.environmentName] =
                    logRoot.isAbsolute
                    ? logRoot.string
                    : FilePath(FileManager.default.currentDirectoryPath).appending(logRoot.components).string
            }
            let plist = LaunchPlist(
                label: "com.apple.container.apiserver",
                arguments: args,
                environment: env,
                limitLoadToSessionType: [.Aqua, .Background, .System],
                runAtLoad: true,
                machServices: ["com.apple.container.apiserver"]
            )

            let plistURL = apiServerDataUrl.appending(path: "apiserver.plist")
            let data = try plist.encode()
            try data.write(to: plistURL)

            print("Registering API server with launchd...")
            try ServiceManager.register(plistPath: plistURL.path)

            // Now ping our friendly daemon. Fail if we don't get a response.
            do {
                print("Verifying apiserver is running...")
                _ = try await ClientHealthCheck.ping(timeout: timeout)
            } catch {
                throw ContainerizationError(
                    .internalError,
                    message: "failed to get a response from apiserver: \(error)"
                )
            }

            if await !initImageExists(containerSystemConfig: containerSystemConfig) {
                try? await installInitialFilesystem(initImage: containerSystemConfig.vminit.image)
            }

            guard await !kernelExists() else {
                return
            }
            try await installDefaultKernel(kernelURL: containerSystemConfig.kernel.url, kernelBinaryPath: containerSystemConfig.kernel.binaryPath)
        }

        private func installInitialFilesystem(initImage: String) async throws {
            var pullCommand = try ImagePull.parse()
            pullCommand.reference = initImage
            print("Installing base container filesystem...")
            do {
                try await pullCommand.run()
            } catch {
                log.error("failed to install base container filesystem", metadata: ["error": "\(error)"])
            }
        }

        private func installDefaultKernel(kernelURL: URL, kernelBinaryPath: String) async throws {
            var shouldInstallKernel = false
            if kernelInstall == nil {
                print("No default kernel configured.")
                print("Install the recommended default kernel from [\(kernelURL)]? [Y/n]: ", terminator: "")
                guard let read = readLine(strippingNewline: true) else {
                    throw ContainerizationError(.internalError, message: "failed to read user input")
                }
                guard read.lowercased() == "y" || read.count == 0 else {
                    print("Please use the `container system kernel set --recommended` command to configure the default kernel")
                    return
                }
                shouldInstallKernel = true
            } else {
                shouldInstallKernel = kernelInstall ?? false
            }
            guard shouldInstallKernel else {
                return
            }
            print("Installing kernel...")
            try await KernelSet.downloadAndInstallWithProgressBar(tarRemoteURL: kernelURL, kernelFilePath: kernelBinaryPath, force: true)
        }

        private func initImageExists(containerSystemConfig: ContainerSystemConfig) async -> Bool {
            do {
                let img = try await ClientImage.get(
                    reference: containerSystemConfig.vminit.image,
                    containerSystemConfig: containerSystemConfig
                )
                let _ = try await img.getSnapshot(platform: .current)
                return true
            } catch {
                return false
            }
        }

        private func kernelExists() async -> Bool {
            do {
                try await ClientKernel.getDefaultKernel(for: .current)
                return true
            } catch {
                return false
            }
        }
    }
}