docker management using libvirt

Inspiration

libvirt supports many virtualization platforms like lxc,openvz,kvm etc. Currently it doesn't have support for docker containers.So i wanted to extend libvirt api to provide support for docker containers also.

What it does

It enables us to manages docker containers using generic libvirt api.

How I built it

This is still in progress. It requires :-

• using docker internal remote api to implement docker functionalities .
• Integrating docker implementation with libvirt api.

Challenges I ran into

It was difficult to learn about libvirt api initially since it is written in C and not much documentation is provided online. So i had to learn about it form its website and mailing list conversations.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I understood the internal architecture of libvirt api and how it works.

What I learned

i learnt about how a big projects are build using C language and what tools are used like automake,autoconf etc.

What's next for docker management using libvirt

Currently i am using docker internal api to make calls to docker daemon but i am also looking to use docker source code to directly use functions in go language . This requires integrating go with C language which is a cumbersome task.

Built With

• autoconf
• automake
• c