[pve-devel] [PATCH v2 pve-container/qemu-server/pve-docs] Add pre/post-restore hooks

[Stefan Hanreich]

On 11/11/22 14:58, Daniel Tschlatscher wrote:
> The new hookscript example works nicely out of the box.
>
> I tested restore for both VMs and containers via the GUI, the restore
> and create commands in the respective CLI commands and with the API.
>
> One thing which might some more consideration:
> When restoring a backup that does not configure a hookscript, the
> 'pre-restore' hook will run, however, the 'post-restore' will not. This
> was very confusing at first.
> Similarly, if the config does not include a hookscript, but the backup
> does, then the 'pre-restore' will not run but the 'post-restore' will.
> While this is not breaking, it is definitely very unexpected for an
> unsuspecting user.

Yes, it might be smarter to use the old config for both pre/post-restore 
and not mix both configurations I think.

Because of this and the minor issues with the example hookscript I will 
create a v3. Some input on whether to use the old configuration for both 
pre/post-restore or not would be much appreciated

Ty for the review!

>
> Otherwise, the core part of the series works as intended, therefore:
>
> Tested-by: Daniel Tschlatscher <d.tschlatscher at proxmox.com>
>
>
> On 11/10/22 16:33, Stefan Hanreich wrote:
>> This patch adds hooks that run when the user restores a backup from the Web UI
>> / CLI. I have tested this with both VMs/CTs via Web UI and CLI. Are there any
>> other places where the hook should get triggered that I missed?
>>
>> Changes compared to v1:
>> - slightly moved the call site of the exec_hookscript in qemu-server and
>> pve-container, so necessary checks are run before the hookscript runs.
>>
>>
>> pve-container:
>>
>> Stefan Hanreich (1):
>>    Add pre/post-restore hooks to CTs
>>
>>   src/PVE/API2/LXC.pm | 7 +++++++
>>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>>
>>
>> pve-docs:
>>
>> Stefan Hanreich (1):
>>    add pre/post-restore events to example hookscript
>>
>>   examples/guest-example-hookscript.pl | 14 ++++++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>
>>
>> qemu-server:
>>
>> Stefan Hanreich (1):
>>    Add pre/post-restore hooks to VMs
>>
>>   PVE/API2/Qemu.pm | 10 ++++++++--
>>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
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