jedi4ever/veewee
Veewee
Veewee es un framework para automatizar la generación y empaquetado de imágenes de máquinas virtuales personalizadas a través de múltiples hipervisores. Sirve como un constructor de imágenes de máquinas virtuales, automatizador de instalación de SO y convertidor de imágenes capaz de producir imágenes configuradas para KVM, Vagrant y VMware.
La herramienta se diferencia al utilizar la inyección de pulsaciones de teclas de escritorio remoto para simular entradas de teclado directamente en el búfer de la máquina invitada, automatizando instalaciones que normalmente requieren interacción manual. Además, permite la creación de cajas base personalizadas y formatos de imagen portátiles a través de un sistema de exportación multiproveedor.
El proyecto cubre pipelines de construcción de imágenes, incluyendo gestión de ISO, especificaciones de máquina basadas en YAML y generación de configuración basada en plantillas. Su superficie de capacidad se extiende a la configuración de parámetros de hardware, scripts de post-instalación secuenciales y validación de construcción para verificar que los componentes estén instalados correctamente.
Features
- Guest Keystroke Injection - Automates guest OS installation by sending simulated keyboard inputs directly to the virtual machine's display buffer.
- Guest OS Keystroke Injection - Uses simulated keyboard input sent to a guest virtual machine to automate installation interfaces via remote desktop.
- Machine Specifications - Provides declarative definitions of guest hardware and system configurations for virtual machine deployment.
- Image Build Automation - Automates the complete pipeline of machine creation, ISO mounting, and script execution to produce configured VMs.
- Guest Post-Installation Scripting - Executes a sequential series of shell scripts inside a guest VM after the primary OS installation is complete.
- VM Image Exporters - Converts virtual machine states into distributable file formats compatible with KVM, VMware, and Vagrant.
- Custom Container and VM Image Creation - Builds new virtual machine images from scratch or templates to ensure reproducible base environments across hypervisors.
- VM Configuration Templates - Defines and generates virtual machine specifications through reusable templates and source cloning.
- VM Image Format Conversions - Transforms virtual machine images between different provider formats to ensure compatibility across various hypervisors.
- YAML-Defined Image Builds - Generates virtual machine images from structured YAML definitions that specify hardware, OS targets, and network settings.
- Multi-Provider Image Builds - Defines a single machine specification that can be built into images for multiple different virtualization providers.
- Guest Keyboard Simulation - Simulates keyboard hardware events directly in the virtual machine's input buffer to automate build interactions.
- Guest OS Installation Automation - Automates the full guest operating system installation process using simulated input and scripting.
- KVM Image Generation - Programmatically creates virtual machine images specifically for QEMU/KVM hypervisors.
- Virtual Machine Image Construction - Provides a framework for building bootable disk images and runner scripts from a system specification across multiple hypervisors.
- ISO Image Sourcing - Provides automated retrieval of operating system ISO images from local paths or remote servers for VM bootstrapping.
- VM Image Validations - Runs automated test suites to verify the final state and configuration of a generated virtual machine image.
- VMware Image Generation - Creates virtual machine images specifically targeted for VMware products including automated guest interaction.
- Configuration-Driven Templating Engines - Uses a templating engine to dynamically generate installation scripts and system configuration files based on input data.
- Vagrant Box Builders - Automates the building and packaging of custom Vagrant base boxes and portable image formats.
- Vagrant Base Box Building - Constructs and packages virtual machine images specifically as custom base boxes for Vagrant.
- VM Hardware Parameterizations - Overrides default hardware parameters such as CPU features and audio drivers to match specific guest operating system requirements.
- Development Environment Tools - Automates the creation of custom base boxes and virtual images.
