go-container/CLAUDE.md

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Build & Test

go test ./...                              # all tests
go test -race ./...                        # with race detector
go test -run TestState_Add_Good ./...      # single test by name
go test ./sources/                         # single package
go test ./devenv/                          # single package

No build step required -- this is a library. The cmd/vm/ package registers CLI commands via init() into the parent core/cli binary.

Go workspace: This module is part of a Go workspace (~/Code/go.work). Sibling modules (go-io, config, go-i18n, cli) are resolved via the workspace file during local development.

Architecture

Three packages with a clear dependency direction: devenv -> container (root) -> sources.

• Root (container) -- Container lifecycle (Manager interface, LinuxKitManager implementation), hypervisor abstraction (Hypervisor interface with QEMU and Hyperkit implementations), JSON-persisted state (~/.core/containers.json), and LinuxKit template engine with embedded YAML templates and ${VAR:-default} variable substitution.

• devenv/ -- DevOps orchestrator composing container and sources into a dev environment workflow: boot/stop/status, SSH shell and serial console access, project mounting via reverse SSHFS at /app, auto-detection of serve/test commands by project type, and sandboxed Claude sessions with auth forwarding.

• sources/ -- ImageSource interface with CDN (HTTP GET) and GitHub (gh release download) implementations. ImageManager in devenv maintains a manifest tracking installed versions.

Key Patterns

• io.Medium abstraction -- File system operations use io.Medium (from go-io) rather than os directly. Use io.Local for real file access. This enables test mocking.
• Compile-time interface checks -- var _ Interface = (*Impl)(nil) (see sources/cdn.go, sources/github.go).
• Copy-on-read state -- State.Get() and State.All() return copies to prevent data races.
• All persistent data lives under ~/.core/ (containers.json, logs, images, config.yaml, known_hosts, linuxkit templates). CORE_IMAGES_DIR env var overrides the images directory.

Coding Standards

• UK English (colour, organisation, honour)
• Tests use testify; naming convention: TestSubject_Function_{Good,Bad,Ugly}
• Error wrapping: core.E("Op", "message", err)
• Context propagation: all blocking operations take context.Context as first parameter
• Licence: EUPL-1.2