Changes requested applied

post-processor/vsphere-template/post-processor.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Insecure            bool   `mapstructure:"insecure"`
 	Username            string `mapstructure:"username"`
 	Password            string `mapstructure:"password"`
-	Datacenter          string `mapstructure:"datacenter"`
+	Datacenter          string `mapstructure:"Datacenter"`
 	VMName              string `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
 	Folder              string `mapstructure:"folder"`
 
@@ -64,11 +64,20 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) Configure(raws ...interface{}) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := p.configureURL(); err != nil {
+	if p.config.Folder != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(p.config.Folder, "/") {
 		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(
-			errs, err)
+			errs, fmt.Errorf("Folder must be bound to the root"))
 	}
 
+	sdk, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("https://%v/sdk", p.config.Host))
+	if err != nil {
+		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(
+			errs, fmt.Errorf("Error invalid vSphere sdk endpoint: %s", err))
+	}
+
+	sdk.User = url.UserPassword(p.config.Username, p.config.Password)
+	p.url = sdk
+
 	if len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
 		return errs
 	}
@@ -77,7 +86,7 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) Configure(raws ...interface{}) error {
 
 func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (packer.Artifact, bool, error) {
 	if _, ok := builtins[artifact.BuilderId()]; !ok {
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Unknown artifact type, can't build box: %s", artifact.BuilderId())
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Unknown artifact type, can't build template: %s", artifact.BuilderId())
 	}
 
 	source := ""
@@ -87,34 +96,33 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	//We give a vSphere-ESXI 10s to sync
+	// In some occasions when the VM is mark as template it loses its configuration if it's done immediately
+	// after the ESXi creates it. If vSphere is given a few seconds this behavior doesn't reappear.
 	ui.Message("Waiting 10s for VMWare vSphere to start")
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	c, err := govmomi.NewClient(ctx, p.url, p.config.Insecure)
+	c, err := govmomi.NewClient(context.Background(), p.url, p.config.Insecure)
 	if err != nil {
-		return artifact, true, fmt.Errorf("Error trying to connect: %s", err)
+		return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("Error connecting to vSphere: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
-	state.Put("context", ctx)
 	state.Put("client", c)
 
 	steps := []multistep.Step{
-		&StepChooseDatacenter{
+		&stepChooseDatacenter{
 			Datacenter: p.config.Datacenter,
 		},
-		&StepFetchVm{
+		&stepFetchVm{
 			VMName: p.config.VMName,
 			Source: source,
 		},
-		&StepCreateFolder{
+		&stepCreateFolder{
 			Folder: p.config.Folder,
 		},
-		&StepMarkAsTemplate{},
-		&StepMoveTemplate{
+		&stepMarkAsTemplate{},
+		&stepMoveTemplate{
 			Folder: p.config.Folder,
 		},
 	}
@@ -123,18 +131,7 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 	runner.Run(state)
 
 	if rawErr, ok := state.GetOk("error"); ok {
-		return artifact, true, rawErr.(error)
+		return nil, true, rawErr.(error)
 	}
 	return artifact, true, nil
 }
-
-func (p *PostProcessor) configureURL() error {
-	sdk, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("https://%v/sdk", p.config.Host))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	sdk.User = url.UserPassword(p.config.Username, p.config.Password)
-	p.url = sdk
-	return nil
-}

post-processor/vsphere-template/post_processor_test.go

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package vsphere_template
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestConfigureURL(t *testing.T) {
-	var p PostProcessor
-	p.config.Username = "me"
-	p.config.Password = "notpassword"
-	p.config.Host = "myhost"
-	p.config.Datacenter = "mydc"
-	p.config.VMName = "my vm"
-	p.config.Insecure = true
-
-	if err := p.configureURL(); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Error: %s", err)
-	}
-}

post-processor/vsphere-template/step_choose_datacenter.go

@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/find"
 )
 
-type StepChooseDatacenter struct {
+type stepChooseDatacenter struct {
 	Datacenter string
 }
 
-func (s *StepChooseDatacenter) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+func (s *stepChooseDatacenter) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	cli := state.Get("client").(*govmomi.Client)
-	ctx := state.Get("context").(context.Context)
 	finder := find.NewFinder(cli.Client, false)
 
-	datacenter, err := finder.DatacenterOrDefault(ctx, s.Datacenter)
+	datacenter, err := finder.DatacenterOrDefault(context.Background(), s.Datacenter)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
@@ -28,9 +27,9 @@ func (s *StepChooseDatacenter) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActio
 	}
 
 	finder.SetDatacenter(datacenter)
-	state.Put("datacenter", datacenter.Name())
+	state.Put("Datacenter", datacenter.Name())
 	state.Put("finder", finder)
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (s *StepChooseDatacenter) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (s *stepChooseDatacenter) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}

post-processor/vsphere-template/step_create_folder.go

@@ -12,36 +12,33 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/object"
 )
 
-type StepCreateFolder struct {
+type stepCreateFolder struct {
 	Folder string
 }
 
-func (s *StepCreateFolder) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+func (s *stepCreateFolder) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	ctx := state.Get("context").(context.Context)
-	f := state.Get("finder").(*find.Finder)
-	d := state.Get("datacenter").(string)
+	finder := state.Get("finder").(*find.Finder)
+	dc := state.Get("Datacenter").(string)
 
 	if s.Folder != "" {
 		ui.Say("Creating or checking destination folders...")
 
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(s.Folder, "/") {
-			s.Folder = filepath.Join("/", s.Folder)
-		}
-
 		path := s.Folder
-		base := filepath.Join("/", d, "vm")
+		base := filepath.Join("/", dc, "vm")
 		var folders []string
 		var root *object.Folder
 		var err error
-
+		// We iterate over the path starting with full path
+		// If we don't find it, we save the folder name and continue with the previous path
+		// The iteration ends when we find an existing path
 		for {
-			root, err = f.Folder(ctx, filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(base, path)))
+			root, err = finder.Folder(context.Background(), filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(base, path)))
 			if err != nil {
 				_, folder := filepath.Split(path)
 				folders = append(folders, folder)
 				if i := strings.LastIndex(path, "/"); i == 0 {
-					root, err = f.Folder(ctx, filepath.ToSlash(base))
+					root, err = finder.Folder(context.Background(), filepath.ToSlash(base))
 					if err != nil {
 						state.Put("error", err)
 						ui.Error(err.Error())
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateFolder) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 		for i := len(folders) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Creating folder: %v", folders[i]))
-			root, err = root.CreateFolder(ctx, folders[i])
+			root, err = root.CreateFolder(context.Background(), folders[i])
 			if err != nil {
 				state.Put("error", err)
 				ui.Error(err.Error())
@@ -69,4 +66,4 @@ func (s *StepCreateFolder) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (s *StepCreateFolder) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (s *stepCreateFolder) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}

post-processor/vsphere-template/step_fetch_vm.go

@@ -9,19 +9,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/find"
 )
 
-type StepFetchVm struct {
+type stepFetchVm struct {
 	VMName string
 	Source string
 }
 
-func (s *StepFetchVm) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+func (s *stepFetchVm) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	ctx := state.Get("context").(context.Context)
 	f := state.Get("finder").(*find.Finder)
 
 	ui.Say("Fetching VM...")
 
-	if err := avoidOrphaned(ctx, f, s.VMName); err != nil {
+	if err := avoidOrphaned(f, s.VMName); err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -32,41 +31,41 @@ func (s *StepFetchVm) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	storage := path[:i]
 	vmx := path[i:]
 
-	ds, err := f.DatastoreOrDefault(ctx, storage)
+	ds, err := f.DatastoreOrDefault(context.Background(), storage)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	folder, err := f.DefaultFolder(ctx)
+	folder, err := f.DefaultFolder(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	pool, err := f.DefaultResourcePool(ctx)
+	pool, err := f.DefaultResourcePool(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	task, err := folder.RegisterVM(ctx, ds.Path(vmx), s.VMName, false, pool, nil)
+	task, err := folder.RegisterVM(context.Background(), ds.Path(vmx), s.VMName, false, pool, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	if err = task.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err = task.Wait(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	vm, err := f.VirtualMachine(ctx, s.VMName)
+	vm, err := f.VirtualMachine(context.Background(), s.VMName)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
@@ -77,13 +76,13 @@ func (s *StepFetchVm) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-// When ESXI remove the VM, vSphere keep the VM as orphaned
-func avoidOrphaned(ctx context.Context, f *find.Finder, vm_name string) error {
-	vm, err := f.VirtualMachine(ctx, vm_name)
+// When ESXi remove the VM, vSphere keep the VM as orphaned
+func avoidOrphaned(f *find.Finder, vm_name string) error {
+	vm, err := f.VirtualMachine(context.Background(), vm_name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return vm.Unregister(ctx)
+	return vm.Unregister(context.Background())
 }
 
-func (s *StepFetchVm) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (s *stepFetchVm) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}

post-processor/vsphere-template/step_mark_as_template.go

@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/object"
 )
 
-type StepMarkAsTemplate struct{}
+type stepMarkAsTemplate struct{}
 
-func (s *StepMarkAsTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+func (s *stepMarkAsTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	ctx := state.Get("context").(context.Context)
 	vm := state.Get("vm").(*object.VirtualMachine)
 
 	ui.Say("Marking as a template...")
 
-	if err := vm.MarkAsTemplate(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := vm.MarkAsTemplate(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -25,4 +24,4 @@ func (s *StepMarkAsTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (s *StepMarkAsTemplate) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (s *stepMarkAsTemplate) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}

post-processor/vsphere-template/step_move_template.go

@@ -11,21 +11,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/types"
 )
 
-type StepMoveTemplate struct {
+type stepMoveTemplate struct {
 	Folder string
 }
 
-func (s *StepMoveTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+func (s *stepMoveTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	ctx := state.Get("context").(context.Context)
 	finder := state.Get("finder").(*find.Finder)
-	d := state.Get("datacenter").(string)
+	dc := state.Get("Datacenter").(string)
 	vm := state.Get("vm").(*object.VirtualMachine)
 
 	if s.Folder != "" {
 		ui.Say("Moving template...")
 
-		folder, err := finder.Folder(ctx, filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join("/", d, "vm", s.Folder)))
+		folder, err := finder.Folder(context.Background(), filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join("/", dc, "vm", s.Folder)))
 		if err != nil {
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
@@ -33,13 +32,13 @@ func (s *StepMoveTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
 
-		task, err := folder.MoveInto(ctx, []types.ManagedObjectReference{vm.Reference()})
+		task, err := folder.MoveInto(context.Background(), []types.ManagedObjectReference{vm.Reference()})
 		if err != nil {
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
-		if err = task.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err = task.Wait(context.Background()); err != nil {
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -48,4 +47,4 @@ func (s *StepMoveTemplate) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (s *StepMoveTemplate) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (s *stepMoveTemplate) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}

website/source/docs/post-processors/vsphere-template.html.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: |
-    The Packer vSphere Template post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware-iso builder -**only if remote ESXI was chosen**-
+    The Packer vSphere Template post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware-iso builder built on ESXi (i.e. remote)
     and allows to mark a VM as a template and leaving it in a path of choice. 
 layout: docs
 page_title: 'vSphere Template - Post-Processors'
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sidebar_current: 'docs-post-processors-vSphere-template'
 
 Type: `vsphere-template`
 
-The Packer vSphere template post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware-iso builder -**only if remote ESXI was chosen**-
+The Packer vSphere template post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware-iso builder built on ESXi (i.e. remote)
 allows to mark a VM as a template and leaving it in a path of choice.
 
 ## Example
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ An example is shown below, showing only the post-processor configuration:
 {  
    "type": "vsphere-template",
    "host": "vcenter.local",
+   "insecure": true,
    "username": "root",
-   "password": "secret",
-   "datacenter": "murlock",
+   "password": "secret",      
    "vm_name": "distro-7.3",
-   "folder": "/packer-templates/os/distro-7"
+   "datacenter": "mydatacenter",
+   "folder": "/packer-templates/os/distro-7"   
 }
 ```
 
@@ -53,6 +54,6 @@ Required:
 
 Optional:
 
+-   `datacenter` (string) - If you have more than one, you will need to specify which one the ESXi used.
+
 -   `folder` (string) - Target path where the template will be created. 
-    
--   `datacenter` (string) - If you have more than one, you will need to specify which one the ESXI used.