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https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd

Easy to use local storage management for Linux.
https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd

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# stratisd



A daemon that manages a pool of block devices to create flexible filesystems.



## Background



Stratis (which includes [stratisd](https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd)

as well as [stratis-cli](https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratis-cli)),

provides ZFS/Btrfs-style features by integrating layers of existing technology:

Linux's devicemapper subsystem, and the XFS filesystem. `stratisd` manages

collections of block devices, and exports a D-Bus API. Stratis-cli's `stratis`

provides a command-line tool which itself uses the D-Bus API to communicate

with `stratisd`.



## Website



See [https://stratis-storage.github.io/](https://stratis-storage.github.io/).



## Getting involved



### Communication channels



If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask them, either on the mailing list or

IRC.



#### Mailing list



Development mailing list: [email protected], -- subscribe

[here](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/stratis-devel.lists.fedorahosted.org/).



#### IRC



irc.libera.chat #stratis-storage.



## For Developers



Stratisd is written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org), which helps the

implementation be small, correct, and avoid requiring shipping with a large

language runtime.



### Issue tracking and Development



Stratisd development uses GitHub issue tracking, and new development occurs via

GitHub pull requests (PRs). Patches or bug reports may also be sent to the

mailing list, if preferred.



### Setting up for development



#### Development Toolchain

stratisd can be built using a range of Rust toolchain versions. The

recommended development toolchain usually tracks the Rust stable version,

although it may lag it slightly. stratisd is guaranteed to be able to be

built on its lowest supported toolchain, which may lag the recommended

development toolchain by a few minor versions.



Contributors should use the recommended development toolchain if possible, since

the CI makes use of the Rust linter and formatter for that version. The

recommended development toolchain version can be determined by inspecting the

CI configuration files for the project.



#### Building

Stratisd requires Rust and Cargo to build. These may be available via

your distribution's package manager. If not, [Rustup](https://www.rustup.rs/)

is available to install and update the Rust toolchain.

Once toolchain and other dependencies are in place, run `make build` to build, and then run the

`stratisd` executable as root.



##### Building tests

The Makefile provides a target, `build-tests` which allows compiling the

tests without running any of them, as a convenience to developers.



##### Secondary dependencies

The [Stratis ci repo](https://github.com/stratis-storage/ci) includes a

script, `dependencies_fedora.sh`, which installs all the development

dependencies for stratisd and its CLI on Fedora.



#### Formatting

Stratisd makes use of `rustfmt` to enforce consistent formatting in Rust

files.  PRs must pass the `fmt` task in the CI in order to be merged.

Run `make fmt` to ensure your changes conform to the expected formatting

before submitting a pull request. Formatting changes a bit with different

versions of the compiler; make sure to use the current development version.



#### Linting

Stratisd makes use of `clippy` to detect Rust lints. PRs must pass the

`clippy` task in the CI in order to be merged. To check for lints, run

`make clippy`. The lints change a bit with different versions of the compiler;

make sure to use the current development version.



#### Configuring



Stratisd runs as root, and requires access to the D-Bus system bus. Thus in

order to work properly, a D-Bus conf file must exist to grant access, either

installed by distribution packaging; or manually, by copying `stratisd.conf`

to `/etc/dbus-1/system.d/`.



#### Setting Log Levels

The command-line option, `--log-level`, may be used to set the stratisd log

level. This option sets the level for the stratisd components only.



For finer-grained control over the log level of any stratisd component or

dependency use the `RUST_LOG` environment variable. Please consult the

documentation for the `env_logger` crate for additional information on the use

of `RUST_LOG`.



#### Testing



Stratisd is tested in two ways. The first way makes use of the Rust test

infrastructure and has more access to stratisd internals. The second way

makes use of the stratisd D-Bus interface.



##### Tests that make use of the Rust test infrastructure

Stratisd incorporates two testing modalities:

* safe unit tests, which can be run without affecting your storage configuration

* unsafe unit tests, which may create and destroy devices during execution



To run the safe unit tests:



```bash

$ make test

```



For a description of the unsafe unit tests, necessary setup steps, and how to

run them, see [`README_tests.md`](README_tests.md).



##### Test that interact with stratisd via the D-Bus

For a description of the D-Bus-based tests see

[`tests/client-dbus/README.rst`](tests/client-dbus/README.rst).



## Allowed Bugs

`stratisd` has some bugs; most of these we intend to address in due course.



There is one bug that we have chosen not to fix. This is a bug in our D-Bus

layer that will allow incorrect un-marshalling of certain D-Bus values if

a D-Bus method is invoked with arguments that do not conform to the expected

signature of the method.  See

[the GitHub issue](https://github.com/stratis-storage/project/issues/11) for

additional details about this bug. Behavior of `stratisd` is undefined if a

method is called under the particular circumstances that allow the bug to

manifest.



## Licensing



[MPL 2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/). All

contributions retain ownership by their original author, but must also be

licensed under the MPL 2.0 to be merged.