.gitlab-ci.yml

 ---
 include:
-  - project: shore/ci-templates
+  - project: shore/ci-stuff
     file: templates/pre-commit.yml
 
 pre-commit-try-repo:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pre-commit-try-repo:
       /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
     # yamllint enable rule:line-length
     - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y terraform
+    - apt-get install -y terraform packer
   script:
     - pre-commit try-repo --all-files ./
   cache:

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ repos:
               --line-length=79
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/prospector.git
-    rev: 1.5.1b0
+    rev: 1.5.3
     hooks:
       - id: prospector
         args:

.pre-commit-hooks.yaml

@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@
   types: [terraform]
   entry: terraform-validate
 
+- id: packer-fix
+  name: Fix Packer templates
+  description: Fix known backwards incompatibilities in Packer templates
+  language: python
+  entry: packer-fix
+  types: [json, hcl]
+
+- id: packer-fmt
+  name: Format Packer templates
+  description: Rewrites all Packer configuration files to a canonical format
+  language: python
+  entry: packer-fmt
+  types: [hcl]
+
+- id: packer-validate
+  name: Validate Packer templates
+  description: Checks that the Packer template is valid
+  language: python
+  entry: packer-validate
+  types: [json, hcl]
+
 - id: poetry-check
   name: poetry check
   description: Validate pyproject.toml files using Poetry

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ A collection of [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) hooks.
     - id: docker-compose
     - id: terraform-fmt
     - id: terraform-validate
+    - id: packer-fmt
+    - id: packer-fix
+    - id: packer-validate
     - id: poetry-check
     - id: branch-merge-conflict
 ```
@@ -50,6 +53,18 @@ Requires an installed `terraform`.
 Validate Terraform modules using `terraform validate`.
 Requires an installed `terraform`.
 
+### `packer-fix`
+
+Fix known backwards incompatibilities in Packer templates.
+
+### `packer-fmt`
+
+Rewrites all Packer configuration files to a canonical format (just HCL files).
+
+### `packer-validate`
+
+Checks that the Packer template is valid.
+
 ### `poetry-check`
 
 Validate `pyproject.toml` files using Poetry.

hooks/packer_fix.py

+"""Fix known backwards incompatibilities in Packer templates."""
+
+import argparse
+import locale
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import hooks.utils
+
+
+def packer_fix(file):
+    """Runs packer fix.
+
+    If the invocation succeeds, overwrite the file with the fixed output from
+    packer. If it fails, fail.
+    """
+    proc = hooks.utils.run(["packer", "fix", file])
+    if proc.returncode > 0:
+        return 1
+    # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    with open(file, "w", encoding=locale.getpreferredencoding()) as fh:
+        fh.write(proc.stdout)
+    return 0
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entrypoint."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("file", nargs="+", type=pathlib.Path)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    hooks.utils.check_executable("packer")
+    return hooks.utils.bulk_check(
+        packer_fix,
+        args.file,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

hooks/packer_fmt.py

+"""Rewrites all Packer configuration files to a canonical format."""
+
+import argparse
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import hooks.utils
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entrypoint."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("file", nargs="+", type=pathlib.Path)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    hooks.utils.check_executable("packer")
+    return hooks.utils.bulk_check(
+        lambda x: hooks.utils.check_file(["packer", "fmt", "-diff", x]),
+        args.file,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

hooks/packer_validate.py

+"""Checks that the Packer template is valid."""
+
+import argparse
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import hooks.utils
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entrypoint."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("file", nargs="+", type=pathlib.Path)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    hooks.utils.check_executable("packer")
+    return hooks.utils.bulk_check(
+        lambda x: hooks.utils.check_file(["packer", "validate", x]),
+        args.file,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

setup.py

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ setup(
             "docker-compose-validate=hooks.docker_compose_validate:main",
             "terraform-validate=hooks.terraform_validate:main",
             "terraform-fmt=hooks.terraform_fmt:main",
+            "packer-fix=hooks.packer_fix:main",
+            "packer-fmt=hooks.packer_fmt:main",
+            "packer-validate=hooks.packer_validate:main",
             "poetry-check=hooks.poetry_check:main",
         ]
     },

test_files/packer.json

+{
+  "variables": {
+    "access_key": "{{env `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`}}",
+    "secret_key": "{{env `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`}}"
+  },
+  "builders": [{
+    "type": "amazon-ebs",
+    "access_key": "{{user `access_key`}}",
+    "secret_key": "{{user `access_key`}}",
+    "region": "us-east-1",
+    "source_ami": "ami-de0d9eb7",
+    "instance_type": "t1.micro",
+    "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
+    "ami_name": "packer-example {{timestamp}}"
+  }]
+}

test_files/template.pkr.hcl

+
+build {
+  name = "alpine"
+  description = <<EOF
+This build creates alpine images for versions :
+* v3.12
+For the following builders :
+* virtualbox-iso
+EOF
+
+  // the common fields of the source blocks are defined in the
+  // source.builder-type.pkr.hcl files, here we only set the fields specific to
+  // the different versions of ubuntu.
+  source "source.virtualbox-iso.base-alpine-amd64" {
+    name                    = "3.12"
+    iso_url                 = local.iso_url_alpine_312
+    iso_checksum            = "file:${local.iso_checksum_url_alpine_312}"
+    output_directory        = "virtualbox_iso_alpine_312_amd64"
+    boot_command            = local.alpine_312_floppy_boot_command
+    boot_wait               = "10s"
+  }
+
+  source "source.vsphere-iso.base-alpine-amd64" {
+    name                    = "3.12"
+    vm_name                 = "alpine-3.12"
+    iso_url                 = local.iso_url_alpine_312
+    iso_checksum            = "file:${local.iso_checksum_url_alpine_312}"
+    boot_command            = local.alpine_312_floppy_boot_command_vsphere
+    boot_wait               = "10s"
+  }
+
+  source "source.vmware-iso.esxi-base-alpine-amd64" {
+    name                    = "3.12-from-esxi"
+    iso_url                 = local.iso_url_alpine_312
+    iso_checksum            = "file:${local.iso_checksum_url_alpine_312}"
+    boot_command            = local.alpine_312_floppy_boot_command_vsphere
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = ["echo hi"]
+  }
+}