Feature request - Parallel builds

builder/ibmcloud/vpc/config.go

@@ -126,10 +126,11 @@ func (c *Config) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 
 	// Naming temporary infrastructure created during packer execution
 	UniqueID := "packer-vpc"
-	c.VSIName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-vsi-%d%d%d", UniqueID, currentTime.Hour(), currentTime.Minute(), currentTime.Second())
-	c.VpcSshKeyName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-ssh-key-%d%d%d", UniqueID, currentTime.Hour(), currentTime.Minute(), currentTime.Second())
-	c.SecurityGroupName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-security-group-%d%d%d", UniqueID, currentTime.Hour(), currentTime.Minute(), currentTime.Second())
-	c.FloatingIPName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-floating-ip-%d%d%d", UniqueID, currentTime.Hour(), currentTime.Minute(), currentTime.Second())
+	timestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	c.VSIName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-vsi-%d", UniqueID, timestamp)
+	c.VpcSshKeyName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-ssh-key-%d", UniqueID, timestamp)
+	c.SecurityGroupName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-security-group-%d", UniqueID, timestamp)
+	c.FloatingIPName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-floating-ip-%d", UniqueID, timestamp)
 
 	if errs != nil && len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
 		return nil, errs

builder/ibmcloud/vpc/step_create_ssh_key_pair.go

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
@@ -20,9 +22,10 @@ type stepCreateSshKeyPair struct{}
 
 func (s *stepCreateSshKeyPair) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-
+	nsec := time.Now().UnixNano()
 	ui.Say("Creating SSH Public and Private Key Pair...")
-	keysDirectory := "ssh_keys/"
+	keysDirectory := strconv.FormatInt(nsec, 10) + "ssh_keys/"
+	state.Put("keysDirectory", keysDirectory)
 	privatefilepath := keysDirectory + "id_rsa"
 	publicfilepath := keysDirectory + "id_rsa.pub"
 
@@ -113,9 +116,9 @@ func (s *stepCreateSshKeyPair) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag)
 
 func (s *stepCreateSshKeyPair) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-
+	keysDirectory := state.Get("keysDirectory").(string)
 	ui.Say("Deleting Public and Private SSH Key Pair...")
-	err := os.RemoveAll("ssh_keys")
+	err := os.RemoveAll(keysDirectory)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("[ERROR] Failed to delete SSH Key folder: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)

developer/Makefile

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ run-centos:
 	cd ..; packer validate -var-file="developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl" developer/examples/build.vpc.centos.pkr.hcl
 	cd ..; packer build -var-file="developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl" developer/examples/build.vpc.centos.pkr.hcl
 
+run-centos-parallel:
+	cd ..; packer validate -var-file="developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl" developer/examples/build.vpc.centos-parallel.pkr.hcl
+	cd ..; packer build -var-file="developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl" developer/examples/build.vpc.centos-parallel.pkr.hcl
+
+
 run-centos-ansible:
 	cd ..; packer validate -var-file="developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl" developer/examples/build.vpc.centos-ansible.pkr.hcl
 	cd ..; packer build -var-file="developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl" developer/examples/build.vpc.centos-ansible.pkr.hcl

developer/examples/build.vpc.centos-parallel.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// packer {
+//   required_plugins {
+//     ibmcloud = {
+//       version = ">=v3.0.0"
+//       source = "github.com/IBM/ibmcloud"
+//     }
+//   }
+// }
+
+variable "IBM_API_KEY" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "SUBNET_ID" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "REGION" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "RESOURCE_GROUP_ID" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "SECURITY_GROUP_ID" {
+  type = string
+}
+// variable "VPC_URL" {
+//   type = string
+// }
+// variable "IAM_URL" {
+//   type = string
+// }
+
+
+locals {
+  timestamp = regex_replace(timestamp(), "[- TZ:]", "")
+}
+
+source "ibmcloud-vpc" "centos" {
+  api_key           = var.IBM_API_KEY
+  region            = var.REGION
+  subnet_id         = var.SUBNET_ID
+  resource_group_id = var.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID
+  security_group_id = var.SECURITY_GROUP_ID
+
+  vsi_base_image_name = "ibm-centos-7-9-minimal-amd64-5"
+
+  vsi_profile        = "bx2-2x8"
+  vsi_interface      = "public"
+  vsi_user_data_file = ""
+
+  image_name = "packer-${local.timestamp}-1"
+
+  communicator = "ssh"
+  ssh_username = "root"
+  ssh_port     = 22
+  ssh_timeout  = "15m"
+
+  timeout = "30m"
+}
+
+source "ibmcloud-vpc" "centos-other" {
+  api_key           = var.IBM_API_KEY
+  region            = var.REGION
+  subnet_id         = var.SUBNET_ID
+  resource_group_id = var.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID
+  security_group_id = var.SECURITY_GROUP_ID
+
+  vsi_base_image_name = "ibm-centos-7-9-minimal-amd64-5"
+
+  vsi_profile        = "bx2-2x8"
+  vsi_interface      = "public"
+  vsi_user_data_file = ""
+
+  image_name = "packer-${local.timestamp}-2"
+
+  communicator = "ssh"
+  ssh_username = "root"
+  ssh_port     = 22
+  ssh_timeout  = "15m"
+
+  timeout = "30m"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = [
+    "source.ibmcloud-vpc.centos",
+    "source.ibmcloud-vpc.centos-other"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    execute_command = "{{.Vars}} bash '{{.Path}}'"
+    inline = [
+      "echo 'Hello from IBM Cloud Packer Plugin - VPC Infrastructure'",
+      "echo 'Hello from IBM Cloud Packer Plugin - VPC Infrastructure' >> /hello.txt"
+    ]
+  }
+}

developer/variables.pkrvars.hcl

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ SUBNET_ID = " "
 REGION = " "
 SECURITY_GROUP_ID = " "
 RESOURCE_GROUP_ID = " "
-IBM_API_KEY = " "  
+IBM_API_KEY = " "

go.mod

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.13.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.3.0
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.10.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa
 )
 
 require (

go.sum

@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5y
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211215153901-e495a2d5b3d3/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220427172511-eb4f295cb31f/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220517005047-85d78b3ac167/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d h1:sK3txAijHtOK88l68nt020reeT1ZdKLIYetKl95FzVY=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa h1:zuSxTR4o9y82ebqCUJYNGJbGPo6sKVl54f/TVDObg1c=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=