Add share-log subcomamnd to upload install.log to paste.rs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ body:
     attributes:
       value: >
         **Note**: Assuming you have network connectivity,
-        you can easily post the installation log using the following command:
-        `curl -F'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st`
+        you can easily upload the installation log and get a shareable URL by running:
+        `archinstall --share-log`
 
   - type: textarea
     id: freeform

README.md

@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ If you come across any issues, kindly submit your issue here on GitHub or post y
 When submitting an issue, please:
 * Provide the stacktrace of the output if applicable
 * Attach the `/var/log/archinstall/install.log` to the issue ticket. This helps us help you!
-  * To extract the log from the ISO image, one way is to use<br>
+  * To upload the log from the ISO image and get a shareable URL, run<br>
     ```shell
-    curl -F'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st
+    archinstall --share-log
     ```
 
 

archinstall/lib/args.py

@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ def _define_arguments(self) -> ArgumentParser:
 			default=False,
 			help='Enabled verbose options',
 		)
-
 		return parser
 
 	def _parse_args(self) -> Arguments:

archinstall/lib/output.py

@@ -333,3 +333,93 @@ def log(
 
 	if level != logging.DEBUG:
 		print(text)
+
+
+_PASTE_URL = 'https://paste.rs'
+_PASTE_MAX_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+
+
+def share_install_log() -> int:
+	from archinstall.lib.command import SysCommand
+	from archinstall.lib.exceptions import SysCallError
+
+	log_path = logger.path
+
+	if not log_path.exists():
+		info(f'Log file not found: {log_path}')
+		return 1
+
+	size = log_path.stat().st_size
+	if size == 0:
+		info(f'Log file is empty: {log_path}')
+		return 1
+
+	if size > _PASTE_MAX_SIZE:
+		info(f'Log file exceeds {_PASTE_MAX_SIZE} bytes, uploading last {_PASTE_MAX_SIZE} bytes')
+		content = log_path.read_bytes()[-_PASTE_MAX_SIZE:]
+	else:
+		content = log_path.read_bytes()
+
+	header = f'About to upload {log_path} ({len(content)} bytes) to {_PASTE_URL}\n\n'
+	header += 'The log may contain hostname, mirror URLs, package list and partition layout.\n'
+	header += 'The uploaded paste is public.\n\n'
+	header += 'Continue?'
+
+	try:
+		from archinstall.tui.ui.components import tui
+
+		confirmed: bool = tui.run(lambda: _confirm_share(header))
+	except Exception:
+		confirmed = False
+
+	if not confirmed:
+		info('Cancelled.')
+		return 1
+
+	import tempfile
+
+	if size > _PASTE_MAX_SIZE:
+		fd, tmp_path_str = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.log')
+		try:
+			with os.fdopen(fd, 'wb') as f:
+				f.write(content)
+			upload_path = tmp_path_str
+		except Exception:
+			os.close(fd)
+			raise
+	else:
+		upload_path = str(log_path)
+		tmp_path_str = None
+
+	try:
+		result = SysCommand(f'curl -sS --data-binary @{upload_path} {_PASTE_URL}')
+	except SysCallError as e:
+		info(f'Upload failed: {e}')
+		return 1
+	finally:
+		if tmp_path_str:
+			Path(tmp_path_str).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+	url = result.decode().strip()
+
+	if not url.startswith('http'):
+		info(f'Unexpected response from {_PASTE_URL}: {url[:200]!r}')
+		return 1
+
+	# raw print so the URL is pipe-friendly (no ANSI colors, no log prefix)
+	print(url)
+	return 0
+
+
+async def _confirm_share(header: str) -> bool:
+	from archinstall.lib.menu.helpers import Confirmation
+	from archinstall.tui.ui.menu_item import MenuItemGroup
+
+	result = await Confirmation(
+		group=MenuItemGroup.yes_no(),
+		header=header,
+		allow_skip=False,
+		preset=False,
+	).show()
+
+	return result.get_value()

archinstall/main.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from archinstall.lib.hardware import SysInfo
 from archinstall.lib.network.wifi_handler import WifiHandler
 from archinstall.lib.networking import ping
-from archinstall.lib.output import debug, error, info, warn
+from archinstall.lib.output import debug, error, info, share_install_log, warn
 from archinstall.lib.packages.util import check_version_upgrade
 from archinstall.lib.pacman.pacman import Pacman
 from archinstall.lib.translationhandler import tr, translation_handler
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ def run() -> int:
 	OR straight as a module: python -m archinstall
 	In any case we will be attempting to load the provided script to be run from the scripts/ folder
 	"""
+	if 'share-log' in sys.argv:
+		return share_install_log()
+
 	arch_config_handler = ArchConfigHandler()
 
 	if '--help' in sys.argv or '-h' in sys.argv:
@@ -141,8 +144,8 @@ def _error_message(exc: Exception) -> None:
 		Archinstall experienced the above error. If you think this is a bug, please report it to
 		https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall and include the log file "/var/log/archinstall/install.log".
 
-		Hint: To extract the log from a live ISO
-		curl -F 'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st
+		Hint: To upload the log and get a shareable URL, run
+		archinstall share-log
 		"""
 	)
 	warn(text)

docs/help/report_bug.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ When submitting a help ticket, please include the :code:`/var/log/archinstall/in
 It can be found both on the live ISO but also in the installed filesystem if the base packages were strapped in.
 
 .. tip::
-   | An easy way to submit logs is ``curl -F 'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st``.
+   | An easy way to submit logs is ``archinstall --share-log``, which uploads ``install.log`` to paste.rs and prints a shareable URL.
    | Use caution when submitting other log files, but ``archinstall`` pledges to keep ``install.log`` safe for posting publicly!
 
 There are additional log files under ``/var/log/archinstall/`` that can be useful: