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Erlang Disk and Image File Abstraction Library
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Erlang Disk and Image File Abstraction Library

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# edifa

Erlang Disk and Image File Abstraction Library

Library to create system images without root privilege on both Linux and MacOS.

## Build

$ rebar3 compile

## Runtime Dependencies

### MacOS

Commands that must be available:

- rm
- mv
- mkdir
- dd
- mktemp
- gzip
- hdiutil
- fdisk
- diskutil
- newfs_msdos

### Linux

Commands that must be available:

- rm
- mv
- mkdir
- dd
- mktemp
- gzip
- id
- sfdisk
- fusefat
- fusermount
- mkfs.vfat

Install dependencies:

sudo apt-get install coreutils fdisk fusefat dosfstools gzip

## Usage

Create an image file (64 MiB):

```erlang
{ok, Img} = edifa:create("test.img", 64 * 1024 * 1024).
```

Write some bootloader (2 MiB):

```erlang
ok = edifa:write(Img, "bootloader.bin", #{count => 2 * 1024 * 1024}).
```

Create partitions:

```erlang
{ok, P1, P2} = edifa:partition(Img, mbr, [
#{type => fat32, size => 31 * 1024 * 1024, start => 2 * 1024 * 1024},
#{type => fat32, size => 31 * 1024 * 1024}
]).
```

Format partition 1:

```erlang
ok = edifa:format(Img, P1, fat, #{label => "foobar"}).
```

Mount partition 1:

```erlang
{ok, MountPoint} = edifa:mount(Img, P1).
```

Create some files in partition 1 filesystem:

```erlang
ok = file:write_file(filename:join(MountPoint, "test.txt"), <<"some data\n">>).
```

Unmount partition 1:

```erlang
ok = edifa:unmount(Img, P1).
```

Extract partition 1 into its own file:

```erlang
ok = edifa:extract(Img, P1, "system.fs").
```

Generate a tuncated disk image containing the reserved space before the first
partition with the bootloader and the partition definition, and partition 1:

```erlang
ok = edifa:extract(Img, reserved, P1, "disk.img").
```

Extract into a gziped file:

Close the image:

```erlang
ok = edifa:close(Img).
```

```erlang
ok = edifa:extract(Img, P2, P2, "system.fs.gz").
```

## Limitations

- All partitions involved must be unmounted before extracting data.
- Only support MBR partition tables for now.
- Active/Bootable partition flag is not supported yet.
- Only support FAT filesystem for now.