feat: reworked clout-init, UEFI boot, and ansible provisioner

builds/linux/debian/11/linux-debian.pkr.hcl

@@ -33,10 +33,51 @@ data "git-repository" "cwd" {}
 //  Defines the local variables.
 
 locals {  
+
+  bios_boot_command = [
+    "<wait><wait><wait><esc><wait><wait><wait>",
+    "/install.amd/vmlinuz ",
+    "initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz ",
+    "auto=true ",
+    "${local.data_source_command} ",
+    "netcfg/get_hostname=debian netcfg/get_domain=example.com ",
+    "interface=auto ",
+    "vga=788 noprompt quiet --<enter>"
+  ]
+
+  uefi_boot_command = [
+    // This waits for 3 seconds, sends the "c" key, and then waits for another 3 seconds. In the GRUB boot loader, this is used to enter command line mode.
+    "<wait3s>c<wait3s>",
+    // This types a command to load the Linux kernel from the specified path.
+    "linux /install.amd/vmlinuz",
+    // This types a string that sets the auto-install/enable option to true. This is used to automate the installation process.
+    " auto-install/enable=true",
+    // This types a string that sets the debconf/priority option to critical. This is used to minimize the number of questions asked during the installation process.
+    " debconf/priority=critical",
+    // This types the value of the 'data_source_command' local variable. This is used to specify the kickstart data source configured in the common variables.
+    " ${local.data_source_command}",
+    // This types a string that sets the noprompt option and then sends the "enter" key. This is used to prevent the installer from pausing for user input.
+    " noprompt --<enter>",
+    // This types a command to load the initial RAM disk from the specified path and then sends the "enter" key.
+    "initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz<enter>",
+    // This types the "boot" command and then sends the "enter" key. This starts the boot process using the loaded kernel and initial RAM disk.
+    "boot<enter>",
+    // This waits for 30 seconds. This is typically used to give the system time to boot before sending more commands.
+    "<wait30s>",
+    // This sends the "enter" key and then waits. This is typically used to dismiss any prompts or messages that appear during boot.
+    "<enter><wait>",
+    // This sends the "enter" key and then waits. This is typically used to dismiss any prompts or messages that appear during boot.
+    "<enter><wait>",
+    // This types the value of the `mount_cdrom` local variable. This is typically used to mount the installation media.
+    " ${local.mount_cdrom}",
+    // This sends four "down arrow" keys and then the "enter" key. This is typically used to select a specific option in a menu.
+    "<down><down><down><down><enter>"
+  ]
+
   build_by          = "Built by: HashiCorp Packer ${packer.version}"
   build_date        = formatdate("DD-MM-YYYY hh:mm ZZZ", "${timestamp()}" )
   build_version     = data.git-repository.cwd.head
-  build_description = "Version: ${local.build_version}\nBuilt on: ${local.build_date}\n${local.build_by}\nCloud-Init: ${var.vm_cloud_init_enable}"
+  build_description = "Version: ${local.build_version}\nBuilt on: ${local.build_date}\n${local.build_by}\nCloud-Init: ${var.vm_cloudinit}"
   vm_disk_type      = var.vm_disk_type == "virtio" ? "vda" : "sda"
   manifest_date     = formatdate("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss", timestamp())
   manifest_path     = "${path.cwd}/manifests/"
@@ -50,6 +91,15 @@ locals {
       vm_os_language           = var.vm_os_language
       vm_os_keyboard           = var.vm_os_keyboard
       vm_os_timezone           = var.vm_os_timezone
+      vm_cloudinit             = var.vm_cloudinit
+      common_data_source       = var.common_data_source
+      network = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/network.pkrtpl.hcl", {
+        device  = var.vm_network_device
+        ip      = var.vm_ip_address
+        netmask = var.vm_ip_netmask
+        gateway = var.vm_ip_gateway
+        dns     = var.vm_dns_list
+      })
       common_data_source       = var.common_data_source
       # lvm needs to be here so late commands can access vg names
       lvm                      = var.vm_disk_lvm
@@ -60,10 +110,14 @@ locals {
         lvm                    = var.vm_disk_lvm
         vm_bios                = var.vm_bios
       })
+      additional_packages = join(" ", var.additional_packages)
     })
   }
   data_source_command = var.common_data_source == "http" ? "url=http://{{.HTTPIP}}:{{.HTTPPort}}/preseed.cfg" : "file=/media/preseed.cfg"
+  mount_cdrom_command = "<leftAltOn><f2><leftAltOff> <enter><wait> mount /dev/sr1 /media<enter> <leftAltOn><f1><leftAltOff>"
+  mount_cdrom         = var.common_data_source == "http" ? " " : local.mount_cdrom_command
   vm_name = "${var.vm_os_family}-${var.vm_os_name}-${var.vm_os_version}"
+  boot_command = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? local.uefi_boot_command : local.bios_boot_command
   vm_bios = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? var.vm_firmware_path : null
 }
 
@@ -128,16 +182,7 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "debian" {
   http_port_max     = var.common_data_source == "http" ? var.common_http_port_max : null
   boot              = var.vm_boot
   boot_wait         = var.vm_boot_wait
-  boot_command = [
+  boot_command      = local.boot_command
-    "<wait><wait><wait><esc><wait><wait><wait>",
-    "/install.amd/vmlinuz ",
-    "initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz ",
-    "auto=true ",
-    "${local.data_source_command} ",
-    "netcfg/get_hostname=debian netcfg/get_domain=example.com ",
-    "interface=auto ",
-    "vga=788 noprompt quiet --<enter>"
-  ]
 
   dynamic "additional_iso_files" {
     for_each = var.common_data_source == "disk" ? [1] : []
@@ -152,8 +197,8 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "debian" {
   template_description = "${local.build_description}"
 
   # VM Cloud Init Settings
-  cloud_init              = var.vm_cloud_init_enable
+  cloud_init              = var.vm_cloudinit
-  cloud_init_storage_pool = var.vm_cloud_init_enable == true ? var.vm_storage_pool : null
+  cloud_init_storage_pool = var.vm_cloudinit == true ? var.vm_storage_pool : null
 
 }
 
@@ -162,19 +207,22 @@ build {
   sources = ["source.proxmox-iso.debian"]
 
   provisioner "ansible" {
-    user          = "${var.build_username}"
+    user                   = var.build_username
-    playbook_file = "${path.cwd}/ansible/main.yml"
+    galaxy_file            = "${path.cwd}/ansible/linux-requirements.yml"
+    galaxy_force_with_deps = true
+    playbook_file          = "${path.cwd}/ansible/linux-playbook.yml"
     roles_path             = "${path.cwd}/ansible/roles"
     ansible_env_vars = [
-      "ANSIBLE_CONFIG=${path.cwd}/ansible/ansible.cfg"
+      "ANSIBLE_CONFIG=${path.cwd}/ansible/ansible.cfg",
+      "ANSIBLE_PYTHON_INTERPRETER=/usr/bin/python3"
     ]
     extra_arguments = [
       "--extra-vars", "display_skipped_hosts=false",
-      "--extra-vars", "BUILD_USERNAME=${var.build_username}",
+      "--extra-vars", "build_username=${var.build_username}",
-      "--extra-vars", "BUILD_SECRET='${var.build_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "build_key='${var.build_key}'",
-      "--extra-vars", "ANSIBLE_USERNAME=${var.ansible_username}",
+      "--extra-vars", "ansible_username=${var.ansible_username}",
-      "--extra-vars", "ANSIBLE_SECRET='${var.ansible_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "ansible_key='${var.ansible_key}'",
-      "--extra-vars", "cloud_init='${var.vm_cloud_init_enable}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "enable_cloudinit='${var.vm_cloudinit}'",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -195,7 +243,7 @@ build {
       vm_os_type               = "${var.vm_os_type}"
       vm_mem_size              = "${var.vm_mem_size}"
       vm_network_card_model    = "${var.vm_network_card_model}"
-      vm_cloud_init_enable     = "${var.vm_cloud_init_enable}"
+      vm_cloudinit             = "${var.vm_cloudinit}"
     }
   }
 }