lxc-network/spawn_network.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from lxc_net import parse_network
import signal
import libvirt
import argparse


def parse_args():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Spawns a network of LXC containers.")
    parser.add_argument("topology", help="A YAML file defining the network topology")

    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args


def main():
    args = parse_args()

    received_sigint = False

    def handle_sigint(signum, frame):
        """ Called upon SIGINT (^C) """
        nonlocal received_sigint

        print(" >> Received SIGINT, stopping network...")
        received_sigint = True

    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handle_sigint)

    conn = libvirt.open("lxc:///")

    topology = parse_network.YamlTopology(args.topology, conn)

    topology.net_start(verbose=True)
    topology.dom_start(verbose=True)

    print("Network running. Press ^C to terminate.")
    while not received_sigint:  # Wait for SIGINT
        signal.pause()

    topology.dom_stop(verbose=True)
    topology.net_stop(verbose=True)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()