Right now, we allow ./kubestr browse command to mount a single PersistentVolumeClaim on a Filebrowser pod and expose the browser UI to look into the contents of a PVC. It would be great if we could extend the browse utility to look through the contents of a VolumeSnapshot, too.
For backward compatibility purposes, we continue to support this command which helps in browsing through a PVC. Just the way it functions at the moment.
We create a new ./kubestr browse pvc sub-command that works the same way as ./kubestr browse. Adding a pvc sub-command would come in handy to differentiate between PVC browsing and Snapshot browsing functionalities. Making both the commands concise and easy to understand.
This new command would create an in-flight PVC from the given VolumeSnapshot and mount the same PVC to a Filebrowser pod. Which would allow users to navigate through the contents of the Snapshot using Filebrowser UI.
The --show-tree flag would allow users to print out the directory structure of a PVC without using the Filebrowser service. Expected behavior here is to launch a container in an ephemeral pod that uses any basic linux image and run a POSIX command that would output the entire tree structure of the PVC content. And pass along that stdout in the container to kubestr.
Print directory tree structure for a VolumeSnapshot
Lastly, the --show-tree flag for ./kubestr browse snapshot is expected to work the same as it does for ./kubestr browse pvc. The only difference here would be that we output the tree structure of the contents of a Snapshot instead of a PVC.
Description
Right now, we allow
./kubestr browsecommand to mount a single PersistentVolumeClaim on a Filebrowser pod and expose the browser UI to look into the contents of a PVC. It would be great if we could extend the browse utility to look through the contents of a VolumeSnapshot, too.Proposed changes
Browse through a PVC using Filebrowser
For backward compatibility purposes, we continue to support this command which helps in browsing through a PVC. Just the way it functions at the moment.
We create a new
./kubestr browse pvcsub-command that works the same way as./kubestr browse. Adding apvcsub-command would come in handy to differentiate between PVC browsing and Snapshot browsing functionalities. Making both the commands concise and easy to understand.Browse through a VolumeSnapshot using Filebrowser
This new command would create an in-flight PVC from the given VolumeSnapshot and mount the same PVC to a Filebrowser pod. Which would allow users to navigate through the contents of the Snapshot using Filebrowser UI.
Print directory tree structure for a PVC
The
--show-treeflag would allow users to print out the directory structure of a PVC without using the Filebrowser service. Expected behavior here is to launch a container in an ephemeral pod that uses any basic linux image and run a POSIX command that would output the entire tree structure of the PVC content. And pass along that stdout in the container to kubestr.Print directory tree structure for a VolumeSnapshot
Lastly, the
--show-treeflag for./kubestr browse snapshotis expected to work the same as it does for./kubestr browse pvc. The only difference here would be that we output the tree structure of the contents of a Snapshot instead of a PVC.