FreedomBox/plinth/package.py
Joseph Nuthalapati 53fbaf27f2
components: Add docstrings & tutorial for Packages
Signed-off-by: Joseph Nuthalapati <njoseph@riseup.net>
[sunil: Include the new component reference in the components index]
[sunil: Minor changes to component doc string]
Signed-off-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org>
Reviewed-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org>
2021-11-08 16:12:00 -08:00

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
"""
Framework for installing and updating distribution packages
"""
import json
import logging
import subprocess
import threading
from typing import Union
import apt.cache
from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy
from plinth import actions, app
from plinth.errors import ActionError
from plinth.utils import format_lazy
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class Packages(app.FollowerComponent):
"""Component to manage the packages of an app.
This component is responsible for installation, upgrades and uninstallation
of packages required by an app.
"""
def __init__(self, component_id: str, packages: list[str]):
"""Initialize a new packages component.
'component_id' should be a unique ID across all components of an app
and across all components.
'packages' is the list of Debian packages managed by this component.
"""
super().__init__(component_id)
self.component_id = component_id
self._packages = packages
@property
def packages(self) -> list[str]:
"""Return the list of packages managed by this component."""
return self._packages
class PackageException(Exception):
"""A package operation has failed."""
def __init__(self, error_string=None, error_details=None, *args, **kwargs):
"""Store apt-get error string and details."""
super(PackageException, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.error_string = error_string
self.error_details = error_details
def __str__(self):
"""Return the strin representation of the exception."""
return 'PackageException(error_string="{0}", error_details="{1}")' \
.format(self.error_string, self.error_details)
class Transaction(object):
"""Information about an ongoing transaction."""
def __init__(self, module_name, package_names):
"""Initialize transaction object.
Set most values to None until they are sent as progress update.
"""
self.module_name = module_name
self.package_names = package_names
self._reset_status()
def get_id(self):
"""Return a identifier to use as a key in a map of transactions."""
return frozenset(self.package_names)
def _reset_status(self):
"""Reset the current status progress."""
self.status_string = ''
self.percentage = 0
self.stderr = None
def install(self, skip_recommends=False, force_configuration=None,
reinstall=False, force_missing_configuration=False):
"""Run an apt-get transaction to install given packages.
If force_configuration is set to 'new', dpkg options will be enabled to
make it force overwrite (without prompts) new configuration in place of
old configuration (with a backup). This is useful when writing
migration scripts in FreedomBox to handle the upgrades when
unattended-upgrades refuse to upgrade a package due to configuration
prompts.
If force_configuration is set to 'old', dpkg options will be enabled to
make it keep the old configuration (without prompts). This is useful
when the Debian packages introduce new configuration with just
cosmetics (such as updates to comments) and keeping the old
configuration has same semantics.
If force_configuration is None, no special options are passed to
apt/dpkg for configuration file behavior.
If reinstall is True, packages will be reinstalled, even if they are
the latest version.
If force_missing_configuration is True, any configuration files that
have been removed after the first package has been installed will be
restored.
"""
try:
self._run_apt_command(['update'])
extra_arguments = []
if skip_recommends:
extra_arguments.append('--skip-recommends')
if force_configuration is not None:
extra_arguments.append(
'--force-configuration={}'.format(force_configuration))
if reinstall:
extra_arguments.append('--reinstall')
if force_missing_configuration:
extra_arguments.append('--force-missing-configuration')
self._run_apt_command(['install'] + extra_arguments +
[self.module_name] + self.package_names)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exception:
logger.exception('Error installing package: %s', exception)
raise
def refresh_package_lists(self):
"""Refresh apt package lists."""
try:
self._run_apt_command(['update'])
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exception:
logger.exception('Error updating package lists: %s', exception)
raise
def _run_apt_command(self, arguments):
"""Run apt-get and update progress."""
self._reset_status()
process = actions.superuser_run('packages', arguments,
run_in_background=True)
process.stdin.close()
stdout_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._read_stdout,
args=(process, ))
stderr_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._read_stderr,
args=(process, ))
stdout_thread.start()
stderr_thread.start()
stdout_thread.join()
stderr_thread.join()
return_code = process.wait()
if return_code != 0:
raise PackageException(_('Error during installation'), self.stderr)
def _read_stdout(self, process):
"""Read the stdout of the process and update progress."""
for line in process.stdout:
self._parse_progress(line.decode())
def _read_stderr(self, process):
"""Read the stderr of the process and store in buffer."""
self.stderr = process.stderr.read().decode()
def _parse_progress(self, line):
"""Parse the apt-get process output line.
See README.progress-reporting in apt source code.
"""
parts = line.split(':')
if len(parts) < 4:
return
status_map = {
'pmstatus':
gettext_lazy('installing'),
'dlstatus':
gettext_lazy('downloading'),
'media-change':
gettext_lazy('media change'),
'pmconffile':
format_lazy(gettext_lazy('configuration file: {file}'),
file=parts[1]),
}
self.status_string = status_map.get(parts[0], '')
self.percentage = int(float(parts[2]))
def is_package_manager_busy():
"""Return whether a package manager is running."""
try:
actions.superuser_run('packages', ['is-package-manager-busy'],
log_error=False)
return True
except actions.ActionError:
return False
def refresh_package_lists():
"""To be run in case apt package lists are outdated."""
transaction = Transaction(None, None)
transaction.refresh_package_lists()
def filter_conffile_prompt_packages(packages):
"""Return a filtered info on packages that require conffile prompts.
Information for each package includes: current_version, new_version and
list of modified_conffiles.
"""
response = actions.superuser_run(
'packages',
['filter-conffile-packages', '--packages'] + list(packages))
return json.loads(response)
def packages_installed(candidates: Union[list, tuple]) -> list:
"""Check which candidates are installed on the system.
:param candidates: A list of package names.
:return: A list of installed Debian package names.
"""
cache = apt.cache.Cache()
installed_packages = []
for package_name in candidates:
try:
package = cache[package_name]
if package.is_installed:
installed_packages.append(package_name)
except KeyError:
pass
return installed_packages
def remove(packages: Union[list, tuple]) -> None:
"""Remove packages."""
try:
actions.superuser_run('packages', ['remove', '--packages'] + packages)
except ActionError:
pass