package snapshot import ( "context" "github.com/containerd/containerd" ) // Kind identifies the kind of snapshot. type Kind int // definitions of snapshot kinds const ( KindActive Kind = iota KindCommitted ) // Info provides information about a particular snapshot. type Info struct { Name string // name or key of snapshot Parent string // name of parent snapshot Kind Kind // active or committed snapshot Readonly bool // true if readonly, only valid for active } // Snapshotter defines the methods required to implement a snapshot snapshotter for // allocating, snapshotting and mounting filesystem changesets. The model works // by building up sets of changes with parent-child relationships. // // A snapshot represents a filesystem state. Every snapshot has a parent, where // the empty parent is represented by the empty string. A diff can be taken // between a parent and its snapshot to generate a classic layer. // // An active snapshot is created by calling `Prepare`. After mounting, changes // can be made to the snapshot. The act of commiting creates a committed // snapshot. The committed snapshot will get the parent of active snapshot. The // committed snapshot can then be used as a parent. Active snapshots can never // act as a parent. // // Snapshots are best understood by their lifecycle. Active snapshots are // always created with Prepare or View. Committed snapshots are always created // with Commit. Active snapshots never become committed snapshots and vice // versa. All snapshots may be removed. // // For consistency, we define the following terms to be used throughout this // interface for snapshotter implementations: // // `key` - refers to an active snapshot // `name` - refers to a committed snapshot // `parent` - refers to the parent in relation // // Most methods take various combinations of these identifiers. Typically, // `name` and `parent` will be used in cases where a method *only* takes // committed snapshots. `key` will be used to refer to active snapshots in most // cases, except where noted. All variables used to access snapshots use the // same key space. For example, an active snapshot may not share the same key // with a committed snapshot. // // We cover several examples below to demonstrate the utility of a snapshot // snapshotter. // // Importing a Layer // // To import a layer, we simply have the Snapshotter provide a list of // mounts to be applied such that our dst will capture a changeset. We start // out by getting a path to the layer tar file and creating a temp location to // unpack it to: // // layerPath, tmpDir := getLayerPath(), mkTmpDir() // just a path to layer tar file. // // We start by using a Snapshotter to Prepare a new snapshot transaction, using a // key and descending from the empty parent "": // // mounts, err := snapshotter.Prepare(key, "") // if err != nil { ... } // // We get back a list of mounts from Snapshotter.Prepare, with the key identifying // the active snapshot. Mount this to the temporary location with the // following: // // if err := MountAll(mounts, tmpDir); err != nil { ... } // // Once the mounts are performed, our temporary location is ready to capture // a diff. In practice, this works similar to a filesystem transaction. The // next step is to unpack the layer. We have a special function unpackLayer // that applies the contents of the layer to target location and calculates the // DiffID of the unpacked layer (this is a requirement for docker // implementation): // // layer, err := os.Open(layerPath) // if err != nil { ... } // digest, err := unpackLayer(tmpLocation, layer) // unpack into layer location // if err != nil { ... } // // When the above completes, we should have a filesystem the represents the // contents of the layer. Careful implementations should verify that digest // matches the expected DiffID. When completed, we unmount the mounts: // // unmount(mounts) // optional, for now // // Now that we've verified and unpacked our layer, we commit the active // snapshot to a name. For this example, we are just going to use the layer // digest, but in practice, this will probably be the ChainID: // // if err := snapshotter.Commit(digest.String(), key); err != nil { ... } // // Now, we have a layer in the Snapshotter that can be accessed with the digest // provided during commit. Once you have committed the snapshot, the active // snapshot can be removed with the following: // // snapshotter.Remove(key) // // Importing the Next Layer // // Making a layer depend on the above is identical to the process described // above except that the parent is provided as parent when calling // Manager.Prepare, assuming a clean tmpLocation: // // mounts, err := snapshotter.Prepare(tmpLocation, parentDigest) // // We then mount, apply and commit, as we did above. The new snapshot will be // based on the content of the previous one. // // Running a Container // // To run a container, we simply provide Snapshotter.Prepare the committed image // snapshot as the parent. After mounting, the prepared path can // be used directly as the container's filesystem: // // mounts, err := snapshotter.Prepare(containerKey, imageRootFSChainID) // // The returned mounts can then be passed directly to the container runtime. If // one would like to create a new image from the filesystem, Manager.Commit is // called: // // if err := snapshotter.Commit(newImageSnapshot, containerKey); err != nil { ... } // // Alternatively, for most container runs, Snapshotter.Remove will be called to // signal the Snapshotter to abandon the changes. type Snapshotter interface { // Stat returns the info for an active or committed snapshot by name or // key. // // Should be used for parent resolution, existence checks and to discern // the kind of snapshot. Stat(ctx context.Context, key string) (Info, error) // Mounts returns the mounts for the active snapshot transaction identified // by key. Can be called on an read-write or readonly transaction. This is // available only for active snapshots. // // This can be used to recover mounts after calling View or Prepare. Mounts(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]containerd.Mount, error) // Prepare creates an active snapshot identified by key descending from the // provided parent. The returned mounts can be used to mount the snapshot // to capture changes. // // If a parent is provided, after performing the mounts, the destination // will start with the content of the parent. The parent must be a // committed snapshot. Changes to the mounted destination will be captured // in relation to the parent. The default parent, "", is an empty // directory. // // The changes may be saved to a committed snapshot by calling Commit. When // one is done with the transaction, Remove should be called on the key. // // Multiple calls to Prepare or View with the same key should fail. Prepare(ctx context.Context, key, parent string) ([]containerd.Mount, error) // View behaves identically to Prepare except the result may not be // committed back to the snapshot snapshotter. View returns a readonly view on // the parent, with the active snapshot being tracked by the given key. // // This method operates identically to Prepare, except that Mounts returned // may have the readonly flag set. Any modifications to the underlying // filesystem will be ignored. Implementations may perform this in a more // efficient manner that differs from what would be attempted with // `Prepare`. // // Commit may not be called on the provided key and will return an error. // To collect the resources associated with key, Remove must be called with // key as the argument. View(ctx context.Context, key, parent string) ([]containerd.Mount, error) // Commit captures the changes between key and its parent into a snapshot // identified by name. The name can then be used with the snapshotter's other // methods to create subsequent snapshots. // // A committed snapshot will be created under name with the parent of the // active snapshot. // // Commit may be called multiple times on the same key. Snapshots created // in this manner will all reference the parent used to start the // transaction. Commit(ctx context.Context, name, key string) error // Remove the committed or active snapshot by the provided key. // // All resources associated with the key will be removed. // // If the snapshot is a parent of another snapshot, its children must be // removed before proceeding. Remove(ctx context.Context, key string) error // Walk the committed snapshots. For each snapshot in the snapshotter, the // function will be called. Walk(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context, Info) error) error }