liquidmetal-dev / liquidmetal-dev/flintlock
Support creation via spec retrived using ORAS
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Description
**Describe the solution you'd like:**
Currently, the API to create a microvm expects a full spec of the microvm to create as a parameter. It would be good to support a mode of creation where the spec for the vm is retrieved from a container registry using [ORAS](https://oras.land/). For example:
```
Create("ghcr.io/weaveworks/reignite/capi-node:v0.10")
```
It would be interesting if we also supported override values so a spec on Oras could also act as a template.
**Why do you want this feature:**
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Go implementation of the Create API and tracing how a full microVM spec is currently accepted. Then investigate how ORAS-based retrieval could fit that entry point; done should include creation from the example registry reference and a defined approach for optional spec overrides.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100