KinD plugin and device #2997
KinD plugin and device #2997
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@wnagele -- the "kind" plugin (documentation included in PR) successfully starts a single-node or multi-node KinD cluster, including attachments to LAN or P2P links. The configuration of the cluster nodes (IP addresses and static routes) is still missing, but I think I know how I'll handle that. A few more days... |
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Pull request overview
This PR adds a new "kind" plugin that implements Kubernetes in Docker (KinD) cluster deployments for containerlab. The plugin creates multi-node Kubernetes clusters from a single node definition, automatically expanding it into control-plane and worker nodes with appropriate networking.
Changes:
- Adds kind plugin with pre_node_transform hook to expand kind device nodes into KinD clusters
- Adds kind and kind-node daemon definitions with Linux parent configuration
- Extends clab provider with cp_sh mode for copying and executing scripts in containers
- Adds comprehensive documentation for the plugin
Reviewed changes
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| File | Description |
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| netsim/providers/clab.py | Adds cp_sh mode for copying files into containers before executing them |
| netsim/extra/kind/plugin.py | Core plugin logic to expand kind nodes into control-plane and worker nodes with link replication |
| netsim/extra/kind/defaults.yml | Device definitions for kind and kind-node daemons |
| netsim/daemons/kind/initial.j2 | KinD cluster configuration template |
| docs/plugins/kind.md | Plugin documentation with usage examples |
| docs/plugins.md | Adds kind plugin to documentation index |
| docs/platforms.md | Updates platform support tables and adds daemon-related notes |
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@wnagele -- This should be it. The cluster comes up and IP addresses and static routes are configured on cluster nodes. Would love to hear your feedback before merging it. Thank you! |
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Will change the way "kind" device is defined and tied to the "kind" plugin based on the kind remark by @jbemmel |
The "kind" plugin implements Kubernetes in Docker (KinD) cluster for containerlab deployments