optional arguments:¶

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

--version

show program's version number and exit

-v, --verbose

increase log level. Give twice for max logs (default: 0)

-q, --quiet

decrease log level. Give twice for min logs (default: 0)

-J, --json

use parsable json output (default: False)

--auto-confirm

force-bypass extra confirmation (for confirmable commands) (default: False)

--auto-save-passwords

don't ask before saving passwords (via python-keyring) (default: False)

API commands (run 'mini-buildd-client <cmd> --help' for full single command help):¶

<cmd> [options]

events

Monitor events. Optionally stop when criteria is met.

status

Show the status of the mini-buildd instance.

JSON Result (dict):

identity : string: instance identity version : string: mini-buildd version http : string: HTTP URL ftp : string: FTP URL running : bool: Whether instance is accepting incoming load : float: machine load (0 =< load <= 1+) chroots : dict: {codename: [arch, ..]}: Active chroots repositories: dict: {identity: [codename, ..]}: Active repositories remotes : list: Active or auto-reactivate remotes packaging : list: Active (source) packages being processed building : list: Active (binary) package builds

Authorization: anonymous

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start

Start the Daemon (engine).

JSON Result (dict):

identity : string: instance identity version : string: mini-buildd version http : string: HTTP URL ftp : string: FTP URL running : bool: Whether instance is accepting incoming load : float: machine load (0 =< load <= 1+) chroots : dict: {codename: [arch, ..]}: Active chroots repositories: dict: {identity: [codename, ..]}: Active repositories remotes : list: Active or auto-reactivate remotes packaging : list: Active (source) packages being processed building : list: Active (binary) package builds

Authorization: super user login

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stop

Stop the Daemon (engine).

JSON Result (dict):

identity : string: instance identity version : string: mini-buildd version http : string: HTTP URL ftp : string: FTP URL running : bool: Whether instance is accepting incoming load : float: machine load (0 =< load <= 1+) chroots : dict: {codename: [arch, ..]}: Active chroots repositories: dict: {identity: [codename, ..]}: Active repositories remotes : list: Active or auto-reactivate remotes packaging : list: Active (source) packages being processed building : list: Active (binary) package builds

Authorization: super user login

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getuploaders

Get all GPG keys allowed to upload to repositories.

JSON Result (dict): {repository: {'allow_unauthenticated_uploads': True|False, 'uploaders': {long_key_id: {key info...}), ..}}}

Authorization: super user login

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meta

Call arbitrary meta functions for models; usually for internal use only. Authorization: super user login .

autosetup

Auto setup / bootstrap.

Authorization: super user login

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keyringpackages

Build keyring packages for all active repositories.

Authorization: super user login

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testpackages

Build internal test packages.

Per default, we build all test packages for all active

distributions ending on 'experimental'.

Authorization: super user login

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getkey

Get GnuPG public key.

JSON Result (dict):

__plain__: string: ASCII-armored key.

Authorization: anonymous

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getdputconf

Get recommended dput config snippet.

Usually, this is for integration in your personal ~/.dput.cf.

JSON Result (dict):

__plain__: string: dput config snippet.

Authorization: anonymous

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getsourceslist

Get sources.list (apt lines).

Usually, this output is put to a file like '/etc/sources.list.d/mini-buildd-xyz.list'.

JSON Result (dict):

__plain__: string: apt lines

Authorization: anonymous

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logcat

Cat last n lines of the mini-buildd's log.

JSON Result (dict):

__plain__: string: last n loglines

Authorization: staff user login

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list

List packages matching a shell-like glob pattern; matches both source and binary package names.

JSON Result (dict): {repository: [{package_info}...]}

Authorization: any user login

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show

Show a source package.

JSON Result (dict): {repository: [(codename, {package_info}),...]}

Authorization: anonymous

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find

Find a source package.

JSON Result (dict): {repository: [{package_info},...]}

Authorization: anonymous

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migrate

Migrate a source package (along with all binary packages).

JSON Result (dict):

__plain__: string: textual migration log.

Authorization: staff user login

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remove

Remove a source package (along with all binary packages).

JSON Result (dict):

__plain__: string: textual removal log.

Authorization: super user login

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port

Port an internal package.

An internal 'port' is a no-changes (i.e., only the changelog

will be adapted) rebuild of the given locally-installed package.

JSON Result (dict):

requested: list: Info string about each port that has been triggered

Authorization: staff user login

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portext

Port an external package.

An external 'port' is a no-changes (i.e., only the changelog

will be adapted) rebuild of any given source package.

JSON Result (dict):

requested: list: Info string about each port that has been triggered.

Authorization: staff user login

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retry

Retry a previously failed package.

JSON Result (dict):

requested: string: Info string about each retry that has been triggered.

Authorization: staff user login

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setuserkey

Set a user's GnuPG public key.

Authorization: any user login

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subscription

Manage subscriptions to package notifications.

A package subscription is a tuple 'PACKAGE:DISTRIBUTION',

where both PACKAGE or DISTRIBUTION may be empty to denote all resp. items.

JSON Result (dict):

list: list: (action=list only) Human readable list of subscriptions. add: list: (action=add only) Human readable list of added subscriptions. remove: list: (action=lremoved only) Human readable list of removed subscriptions.

Authorization: any user login

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Note: Uses 'python-keyring' to persist passwords (see '~/.local/share/python_keyring/')