Add --cli switch that disables the GUI window. (#20)

appvm.go

@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ func isRunning(l *libvirt.Libvirt, name string) bool {
 
 func generateAppVM(l *libvirt.Libvirt,
 	nixName, vmName, appvmPath, sharedDir string,
-	verbose, online bool) (err error) {
+	verbose, online, gui bool) (err error) {
 
 	realpath, reginfo, qcow2, err := generateVM(appvmPath, nixName, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	xml := generateXML(vmName, online, realpath, reginfo, qcow2, sharedDir)
+	xml := generateXML(vmName, online, gui, realpath, reginfo, qcow2, sharedDir)
 	_, err = l.DomainCreateXML(xml, libvirt.DomainStartValidate)
 	return
 }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func isAppvmConfigurationExists(appvmPath, name string) bool {
 	return fileExists(appvmPath + "/nix/" + name + ".nix")
 }
 
-func start(l *libvirt.Libvirt, name string, verbose, online, stateless bool,
+func start(l *libvirt.Libvirt, name string, verbose, online, gui, stateless bool,
 	args, open string) {
 
 	appvmPath := configDir
@@ -267,14 +267,16 @@ func start(l *libvirt.Libvirt, name string, verbose, online, stateless bool,
 		}
 
 		err := generateAppVM(l, name, vmName, appvmPath, sharedDir,
-			verbose, online)
+			verbose, online, gui)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("virt-viewer", "-c", "qemu:///system", vmName)
+	if gui {
-	cmd.Start()
+		cmd := exec.Command("virt-viewer", "-c", "qemu:///system", vmName)
+		cmd.Start()
+	}
 }
 
 func stop(l *libvirt.Libvirt, name string) {
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ func main() {
 	startArgs := startCommand.Flag("args", "Command line arguments").String()
 	startOpen := startCommand.Flag("open", "Pass file to application").String()
 	startOffline := startCommand.Flag("offline", "Disconnect").Bool()
+	startCli := startCommand.Flag("cli", "Disable graphics mode, enable serial").Bool()
 	startStateless := startCommand.Flag("stateless", "Do not use default state directory").Bool()
 
 	stopName := kingpin.Command("stop", "Stop application").Arg("name", "Application name").Required().String()
@@ -496,7 +499,7 @@ func main() {
 			*generateBuildVM)
 	case "start":
 		start(l, *startName,
-			!*startQuiet, !*startOffline, *startStateless,
+			!*startQuiet, !*startOffline, !*startCli, *startStateless,
 			*startArgs, *startOpen)
 	case "stop":
 		stop(l, *stopName)

xml.go

@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ import "fmt"
 // You may think that you want to rewrite to proper golang structures.
 // Believe me, you shouldn't.
 
-func generateXML(vmName string, online bool,
+func generateXML(vmName string, online, gui bool,
 	vmNixPath, reginfo, img, sharedDir string) string {
 
+	devices := ""
+
+	if gui {
+		devices = guiDevices
+	}
+
 	qemuParams := `
           <qemu:commandline>
             <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
@@ -27,9 +33,25 @@ func generateXML(vmName string, online bool,
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf(xmlTmpl, vmName, vmNixPath, vmNixPath, vmNixPath,
-		reginfo, img, sharedDir, sharedDir, sharedDir, qemuParams)
+		reginfo, img, sharedDir, sharedDir, sharedDir, devices, qemuParams)
 }
 
+var guiDevices = `
+    <!-- Graphical console -->
+    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'>
+      <listen type='address'/>
+      <image compression='off'/>
+    </graphics>
+    <!-- Guest additionals support -->
+    <channel type='spicevmc'>
+      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
+    </channel>
+    <video>
+      <model type='qxl' ram='524288' vram='524288' vgamem='262144' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </video>
+`
+
 var xmlTmpl = `
 <domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
   <name>%s</name>
@@ -50,25 +72,12 @@ var xmlTmpl = `
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <!-- Graphical console -->
-    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'>
-      <listen type='address'/>
-      <image compression='off'/>
-    </graphics>
-    <!-- Guest additionals support -->
-    <channel type='spicevmc'>
-      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
-    </channel>
     <!-- Fake (because -snapshot) writeback image -->
     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='writeback' error_policy='report'/>
       <source file='%s'/>
       <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
     </disk>
-    <video>
-      <model type='qxl' ram='524288' vram='524288' vgamem='262144' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
     <!-- filesystems -->
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/nix/store'/>
@@ -87,6 +96,7 @@ var xmlTmpl = `
       <source dir='%s'/>
       <target dir='home'/>
     </filesystem>
+    %s
   </devices>
   %s
 </domain>