Owner alias plugin

[outscale-mgo]

Note that I didn't test it with new plugin system, but only with old packer repository.
Closes #10

[marinsalinas]

@SwampDragons is there any new way to test the new changes over the builers?

[sylviamoss]

@marinsalinas Yes. If you run make dev, the plugin will be installed under ~/.packer.d/plugins/ as packer-plugin-outscale. Any Packer from v1.7.0 should be able to discover the plugin and use it instead of the built-in one. 🤔

[azr]

You can also run go build . && packer run test.pkr.hcl, Packer will discover the plugin if it is in the cwd

[SwampDragons]

Have we started the partner conversation about transferring ownership of this repo to Outscale so you don't need to wait on our merge approval?

[RomLecat]

@SwampDragons I don't think so.

With this separate repo and the possibility of Outscale being owner of it, would osc builders still part of the main Packer binary, or would it be more like Terraform (separate binary, and possibly a repository) ?

[sylviamoss]

@Hakujou Currently the osc builders are being vedored in Packer here and all of its code now is in this repository and should remain in it. In the near future plugins won't be vondered anymore and the binaries will have to be downloaded with packer init + required_plugins block. So yeah, since breakout this plugin now has a separate binary and repository.

[outscale-mgo]

You can also run go build . && packer run test.pkr.hcl, Packer will discover the plugin if it is in the cwd

Thanks, Just test that on my machine, it work.

[SwampDragons]

To expand on what Moss said, the binary will be separate, but installation will happen seamlessly via the init command and a "packer" block in the config file. Documentation will remain on the Packer.io website, with a "partner" tag to show that it is being maintained by someone in a partner relationship with HashiCorp.

[RomLecat]

@sylviamoss @SwampDragons Ok, thanks a lot. I'll need to discuss it with other Outscale employees as it's not a kind of decision I can take alone.
Once we have figured this out, should we apply through Hashicorp Tech Partner page (https://www.hashicorp.com/go/tech-partner), or should I reach @SwampDragons directly by mp ?

Until then, this MR has been tested and is working, it can be merged :)

[sylviamoss]

Thanks, @Hakujou. I'll let @SwampDragons give you the information on which is the best channel for you to reach out to.