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NAME

       org.freedesktop.portable1 - The D-Bus interface of systemd-portabled

INTRODUCTION

       systemd-portabled.service(8) is a system service that may be used to attach, detach and
       inspect portable services. This page describes the D-Bus interface.

THE MANAGER OBJECT

       The service exposes the following interfaces on the Manager object on the bus:

           node /org/freedesktop/portable1 {
             interface org.freedesktop.portable1.Manager {
               methods:
                 GetImage(in  s image,
                          out o object);
                 ListImages(out a(ssbtttso) images);
                 GetImageOSRelease(in  s image,
                                   out a{ss} os_release);
                 GetImageMetadata(in  s image,
                                  in  as matches,
                                  out s image,
                                  out ay os_release,
                                  out a{say} units);
                 GetImageMetadataWithExtensions(in  s image,
                                                in  as extensions,
                                                in  as matches,
                                                in  t flags,
                                                out s image,
                                                out ay os_release,
                                                out a{say} extensions,
                                                out a{say} units);
                 GetImageState(in  s image,
                               out s state);
                 GetImageStateWithExtensions(in  s image,
                                             in  as extensions,
                                             in  t flags,
                                             out s state);
                 AttachImage(in  s image,
                             in  as matches,
                             in  s profile,
                             in  b runtime,
                             in  s copy_mode,
                             out a(sss) changes);
                 AttachImageWithExtensions(in  s image,
                                           in  as extensions,
                                           in  as matches,
                                           in  s profile,
                                           in  s copy_mode,
                                           in  t flags,
                                           out a(sss) changes);
                 DetachImage(in  s image,
                             in  b runtime,
                             out a(sss) changes);
                 DetachImageWithExtensions(in  s image,
                                           in  as extensions,
                                           in  t flags,
                                           out a(sss) changes);
                 ReattachImage(in  s image,
                               in  as matches,
                               in  s profile,
                               in  b runtime,
                               in  s copy_mode,
                               out a(sss) changes_removed,
                               out a(sss) changes_updated);
                 ReattachImageWithExtensions(in  s image,
                                             in  as extensions,
                                             in  as matches,
                                             in  s profile,
                                             in  s copy_mode,
                                             in  t flags,
                                             out a(sss) changes_removed,
                                             out a(sss) changes_updated);
                 RemoveImage(in  s image);
                 MarkImageReadOnly(in  s image,
                                   in  b read_only);
                 SetImageLimit(in  s image,
                               in  t limit);
                 SetPoolLimit(in  t limit);
               properties:
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly s PoolPath = '...';
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t PoolUsage = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t PoolLimit = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly as Profiles = ['...', ...];
             };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
           };

   Methods
       GetImage() may be used to get the image object path of the image with the specified name.

       ListImages() returns an array of all currently known images. The structures in the array
       consist of the following fields: image name, type, read-only flag, creation time,
       modification time, current disk space, usage and image object path.

       GetImageOSRelease() retrieves the OS release information of an image. This method returns
       an array of key value pairs read from the os-release(5) file in the image and is useful to
       identify the operating system used in a portable service.

       GetImageMetadata() retrieves metadata associated with an image. This method returns the
       image name, the image's os-release(5) content in the form of a (streamable) array of
       bytes, and a list of portable units contained in the image, in the form of a string (unit
       name) and an array of bytes with the content.

       GetImageMetadataWithExtensions() retrieves metadata associated with an image. This method
       is a superset of GetImageMetadata() with the addition of a list of extensions as input
       parameter, which were overlaid on top of the main image via AttachImageWithExtensions().
       The path of each extension and an array of bytes with the content of the respective
       extension-release file are returned, one such structure for each extension named in the
       input arguments.

       GetImageState() retrieves the image state as one of the following strings:

       •   detached

       •   attached

       •   attached-runtime

       •   enabled

       •   enabled-runtime

       •   running

       •   running-runtime

       GetImageStateWithExtensions() is a superset of GetImageState(), with additional support
       for a list of extensions as input parameters, which is necessary to query the state in
       case the image was attached in that particular way. The flag parameter is currently unused
       and reserved for future purposes.

       AttachImage() attaches a portable image to the system. This method takes an image path or
       name, a list of strings that will be used to search for unit files inside the image
       (partial or complete matches), a string indicating which portable profile to use for the
       image (see Profiles property for a list of available profiles), a boolean indicating
       whether to attach the image only for the current boot session, and a string representing
       the preferred copy mode (whether to copy the image or to just symlink it) with the
       following possible values:

       •   (null)

       •   copy

       •   symlink

       This method returns the list of changes applied to the system (for example, which unit was
       added and is now available as a system service). Each change is represented as a triplet
       of strings: the type of change applied, the path on which it was applied, and the source
       (if any). The type of change applied will be one of the following possible values:

       •   copy

       •   symlink

       •   write

       •   mkdir

       Note that an image cannot be attached if a unit that it contains is already present on the
       system.

       AttachImageWithExtensions() attaches a portable image to the system. This method is a
       superset of AttachImage() with the addition of a list of extensions as input parameter,
       which will be overlaid on top of the main image. When this method is used, detaching must
       be done by passing the same arguments via the DetachImageWithExtensions() method. For more
       details on this functionality, see the MountImages= entry on systemd.exec(5) and systemd-
       sysext(8). The flag parameter is currently unused and reserved for future purposes.

       DetachImage() detaches a portable image from the system. This method takes an image path
       or name, and a boolean indicating whether the image to detach was attached only for the
       current boot session or persistently. This method returns the list of changes applied to
       the system (for example, which unit was removed and is no longer available as a system
       service). Each change is represented as a triplet of strings: the type of change applied,
       the path on which it was applied, and the source (if any). The type of change applied will
       be one of the following possible values:

       •   unlink

       Note that an image cannot be detached if a unit that it contains is running.

       DetachImageWithExtensions() detaches a portable image from the system. This method is a
       superset of DetachImage() with the addition of a list of extensions as input parameter,
       which were overlaid on top of the main image via AttachImageWithExtensions(). The flag
       parameter is currently unused and reserved for future purposes.

       ReattachImage() combines the effects of the AttachImage() method and the DetachImage()
       method. The difference is that it is allowed to reattach an image while one or more of its
       units are running. The reattach operation will fail if no matching image is attached. The
       input parameters match the AttachImage() method, and the return parameters are the
       combination of the return parameters of the DetachImage() method (first array, units that
       were removed) and the AttachImage() method (second array, units that were updated or
       added).

       ReattachImageWithExtensions() reattaches a portable image to the system. This method is a
       superset of ReattachImage() with the addition of a list of extensions as input parameter,
       which will be overlaid on top of the main image. For more details on this functionality,
       see the MountImages= entry on systemd.exec(5) and systemd-sysext(8). The flag parameter is
       currently unused and reserved for future purposes

       RemoveImage() removes the image with the specified name.

       MarkImageReadOnly() toggles the read-only flag of an image.

       SetPoolLimit() sets an overall quota limit on the pool of images.

       SetImageLimit() sets a per-image quota limit.

       The AttachImageWithExtensions(), DetachImageWithExtensions() and
       ReattachImageWithExtensions() methods take in options as flags instead of booleans to
       allow for extendability.  SD_SYSTEMD_PORTABLE_FORCE_ATTACH will cause safety checks that
       ensure the units are not running while the new image is attached or detached to be
       skipped.  SD_SYSTEMD_PORTABLE_FORCE_SYSEXT will cause the check that the
       extension-release.NAME file in the extension image matches the image name to be skipped.
       They are defined as follows:

           #define SD_SYSTEMD_PORTABLE_RUNTIME         (UINT64_C(1) << 0)
           #define SD_SYSTEMD_PORTABLE_FORCE_ATTACH    (UINT64_C(1) << 1)
           #define SD_SYSTEMD_PORTABLE_FORCE_SYSEXT    (UINT64_C(1) << 2)

   Properties
       PoolPath specifies the file system path where images are written to.

       PoolUsage specifies the current usage size of the image pool in bytes.

       PoolLimit specifies the size limit of the image pool in bytes.

       Profiles specifies the available runtime profiles for portable services.

THE IMAGE OBJECT

       The service exposes the following interfaces on the Image object on the bus:

           node /org/freedesktop/portable1 {
             interface org.freedesktop.portable1.Image {
               methods:
                 GetOSRelease(out a{ss} os_release);
                 GetMetadata(in  as matches,
                             out s image,
                             out ay os_release,
                             out a{say} units);
                 GetMetadataWithExtensions(in  as extensions,
                                           in  as matches,
                                           in  t flags,
                                           out s image,
                                           out ay os_release,
                                           out a{say} extensions,
                                           out a{say} units);
                 GetState(out s state);
                 GetStateWithExtensions(in  as extensions,
                                        in  t flags,
                                        out s state);
                 Attach(in  as matches,
                        in  s profile,
                        in  b runtime,
                        in  s copy_mode,
                        out a(sss) changes);
                 AttachWithExtensions(in  as extensions,
                                      in  as matches,
                                      in  s profile,
                                      in  s copy_mode,
                                      in  t flags,
                                      out a(sss) changes);
                 Detach(in  b runtime,
                        out a(sss) changes);
                 DetachWithExtensions(in  as extensions,
                                      in  t flags,
                                      out a(sss) changes);
                 Reattach(in  as matches,
                          in  s profile,
                          in  b runtime,
                          in  s copy_mode,
                          out a(sss) changes_removed,
                          out a(sss) changes_updated);
                 ReattacheWithExtensions(in  as extensions,
                                         in  as matches,
                                         in  s profile,
                                         in  s copy_mode,
                                         in  t flags,
                                         out a(sss) changes_removed,
                                         out a(sss) changes_updated);
                 Remove();
                 MarkReadOnly(in  b read_only);
                 SetLimit(in  t limit);
               properties:
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly s Name = '...';
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly s Path = '...';
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly s Type = '...';
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly b ReadOnly = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t CreationTimestamp = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t ModificationTimestamp = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t Usage = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t Limit = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t UsageExclusive = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t LimitExclusive = ...;
             };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
           };

   Methods
       The following methods implement the same operation as the respective methods on the
       Manager object (see above). However, these methods operate on the image object and hence
       does not take an image name parameter. Invoking the methods directly on the Manager object
       has the advantage of not requiring a GetImage() call to get the image object for a
       specific image name. Calling the methods on the Manager object is hence a round trip
       optimization. List of methods:

       •   GetOSRelease()

       •   GetMetadata()

       •   GetMetadataWithExtensions()

       •   GetState()

       •   Attach()

       •   AttachWithExtensions()

       •   Detach()

       •   DetachWithExtensions()

       •   Reattach()

       •   ReattacheWithExtensions()

       •   Remove()

       •   MarkReadOnly()

       •   SetLimit()

   Properties
       Name specifies the image name.

       Path specifies the file system path where image is stored.

       Type specifies the image type.

       ReadOnly specifies whether the image is read-only.

       CreationTimestamp specifies the image creation timestamp.

       ModificationTimestamp specifies the image modification timestamp.

       Usage specifies the image disk usage.

       Limit specifies the image disk usage limit.

       UsageExclusive specifies the image disk usage (exclusive).

       LimitExclusive specifies the image disk usage limit (exclusive).

VERSIONING

       These D-Bus interfaces follow the usual interface versioning guidelines[1].

NOTES

        1. the usual interface versioning guidelines
           http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/versioning-dbus.html