auto-update: make output more user friendly

The rather raw and scarce output of `podman auto-update` has been a
thorn in my eyes for a longer while.  So far, Podman would only print
updated systemd units, one per line, without further formatting.

Motivated by issue containers#9949 which is asking for some more useful
information in combination with a dry-run feature, I sat down and
reflected which information may come in handy.

Running `podman auto-update` will now look as follows:

```
$ podman auto-update
Trying to pull [...]

UNIT                    CONTAINER            IMAGE                   POLICY      UPDATED
container-test.service  08fd34e533fd (test)  localhost:5000/busybox  registry    false
```

Also refactor the spaghetti code in the backend a bit to make it easier
to digest and maintain.

For easier testing and for the sake of consistency with other commands
listing output, add a `--format` flag.

The man page will get an overhaul in a follow up commit.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Rothberg <[email protected]>

cmd/podman/auto-update.go

@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/auth"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion"
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/report"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/domain/entities"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/errorhandling"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+type cliAutoUpdateOptions struct {
+	entities.AutoUpdateOptions
+	format string
+}
+
 var (
-	autoUpdateOptions     = entities.AutoUpdateOptions{}
+	autoUpdateOptions     = cliAutoUpdateOptions{}
 	autoUpdateDescription = `Auto update containers according to their auto-update policy.
 
   Auto-update policies are specified with the "io.containers.autoupdate" label.
@@ -42,20 +52,93 @@ func init() {
 	authfileFlagName := "authfile"
 	flags.StringVar(&autoUpdateOptions.Authfile, authfileFlagName, auth.GetDefaultAuthFile(), "Path to the authentication file. Use REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE environment variable to override")
 	_ = autoUpdateCommand.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(authfileFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
+
+	flags.StringVar(&autoUpdateOptions.format, "format", "", "Change the output format to JSON or a Go template")
+	_ = autoUpdateCommand.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("format", common.AutocompleteFormat(autoUpdateOutput{}))
 }
 
 func autoUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		// Backwards compat. System tests expect this error string.
 		return errors.Errorf("`%s` takes no arguments", cmd.CommandPath())
 	}
-	report, failures := registry.ContainerEngine().AutoUpdate(registry.GetContext(), autoUpdateOptions)
-	if report != nil && len(report.Units) > 0 {
-		// Make it more obvious to users what the output means.
-		fmt.Println("\nRestarted the following systemd units:")
-		for _, unit := range report.Units {
-			fmt.Println(unit)
-		}
+
+	allReports, failures := registry.ContainerEngine().AutoUpdate(registry.GetContext(), autoUpdateOptions.AutoUpdateOptions)
+	if allReports == nil {
+		return errorhandling.JoinErrors(failures)
+	}
+
+	if err := writeTemplate(allReports, autoUpdateOptions.format); err != nil {
+		failures = append(failures, err)
 	}
+
 	return errorhandling.JoinErrors(failures)
 }
+
+type autoUpdateOutput struct {
+	Unit          string
+	Container     string
+	ContainerName string
+	ContainerID   string
+	Image         string
+	Policy        string
+	Updated       string
+}
+
+func reportsToOutput(allReports []*entities.AutoUpdateReport) []autoUpdateOutput {
+	output := make([]autoUpdateOutput, len(allReports))
+	for i, r := range allReports {
+		output[i] = autoUpdateOutput{
+			Unit:          r.SystemdUnit,
+			Container:     fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", r.ContainerID[:12], r.ContainerName),
+			ContainerName: r.ContainerName,
+			ContainerID:   r.ContainerID,
+			Image:         r.ImageName,
+			Policy:        r.Policy,
+			Updated:       r.Updated,
+		}
+	}
+	return output
+}
+
+func writeTemplate(allReports []*entities.AutoUpdateReport, inputFormat string) error {
+	var format string
+	var printHeader bool
+
+	output := reportsToOutput(allReports)
+	switch inputFormat {
+	case "":
+		rows := []string{"{{.Unit}}", "{{.Container}}", "{{.Image}}", "{{.Policy}}", "{{.Updated}}"}
+		format = "{{range . }}" + strings.Join(rows, "\t") + "\n{{end -}}"
+		printHeader = true
+	case "json":
+		prettyJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(output, "", "    ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Println(string(prettyJSON))
+		return nil
+	default:
+		format = "{{range . }}" + inputFormat + "\n{{end -}}"
+	}
+
+	tmpl, err := report.NewTemplate("auto-update").Parse(format)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	w, err := report.NewWriterDefault(os.Stdout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer w.Flush()
+
+	if printHeader {
+		headers := report.Headers(autoUpdateOutput{}, nil)
+		if err := tmpl.Execute(w, headers); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tmpl.Execute(w, output)
+}

docs/source/markdown/podman-auto-update.1.md

@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ If the authorization state is not found there, `$HOME/.docker/config.json` is ch
 
 Note: There is also the option to override the default path of the authentication file by setting the `REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE` environment variable. This can be done with **export REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE=_path_**.
 
+#### **--format**=*format*
+
+Change the default output format.  This can be of a supported type like 'json' or a Go template.
+Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
+
+| **Placeholder** | **Description**                        |
+| --------------- | -------------------------------------- |
+| .Unit           | Name of the systemd unit               |
+| .ContainerName  | Name of the container                  |
+| .ContainerID    | ID of the container                    |
+| .Container      | ID and name of the container           |
+| .Image          | Name of the image                      |
+| .Policy         | Auto-update policy of the container    |
+| .Updated        | Update status: true,false,failed       |
+
+
 ## EXAMPLES
 Autoupdate with registry policy
 
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@ bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417507c13ce1533dbdcd9d
 
 ### Generate a systemd unit for this container
 $ podman generate systemd --new --files bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417507c13ce1533dbdcd9d
-/home/user/containers/libpod/container-bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417507c13ce1533dbdcd9d.service
+/home/user/container-bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417507c13ce1533dbdcd9d.service
 
 ### Load the new systemd unit and start it
 $ mv ./container-bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417507c13ce1533dbdcd9d.service ~/.config/systemd/user
@@ -67,7 +83,7 @@ $ systemctl --user start container-bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417
 
 ### Auto-update the container
 $ podman auto-update
-container-bc219740a210455fa27deacc96d50a9e20516492f1417507c13ce1533dbdcd9d.service
+[...]
 ```
 
 Autoupdate with local policy
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ be0889fd06f252a2e5141b37072c6bada68563026cb2b2649f53394d87ccc338
 
 ### Generate a systemd unit for this container
 $ podman generate systemd --new --files be0889fd06f252a2e5141b37072c6bada68563026cb2b2649f53394d87ccc338
-/home/user/containers/libpod/container-be0889fd06f252a2e5141b37072c6bada68563026cb2b2649f53394d87ccc338.service
+/home/user/container-be0889fd06f252a2e5141b37072c6bada68563026cb2b2649f53394d87ccc338.service
 
 ### Load the new systemd unit and start it
 $ mv ./container-be0889fd06f252a2e5141b37072c6bada68563026cb2b2649f53394d87ccc338.service ~/.config/systemd/user
@@ -102,7 +118,7 @@ $ podman commit --change CMD=/bin/bash inspiring_galileo busybox:latest
 
 ### Auto-update the container
 $ podman auto-update
-container-be0889fd06f252a2e5141b37072c6bada68563026cb2b2649f53394d87ccc338.service
+[...]
 ```
 
 ## SEE ALSO