Change the compute id to the GNS3 VM if it's not a Linux host

gns3server/controller/export_project.py

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def _export_project_file(project, path, z, include_images):
             if node["node_type"] in ["virtualbox", "vmware", "cloud"]:
                 raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="Topology with a {} could not be exported".format(node["node_type"]))
 
-            node["compute_id"] = "local" # To make project portable all node by default run on local
+            node["compute_id"] = "local"  # To make project portable all node by default run on local
 
             if "properties" in node and node["node_type"] != "Docker":
                 for prop, value in node["properties"].items():
@@ -133,12 +133,11 @@ def _export_project_file(project, path, z, include_images):
                             images.add(value)
 
     if "topology" in topology:
-        topology["topology"]["computes"] = [] # Strip compute informations because could contain secret info like password
+        topology["topology"]["computes"] = []  # Strip compute informations because could contain secret info like password
 
     for image in images:
         _export_images(project, image, z)
 
-
     z.writestr("project.gns3", json.dumps(topology).encode())
 
 

gns3server/controller/import_project.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+import sys
 import json
 import uuid
 import shutil
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ def import_project(controller, project_id, stream):
         topology = load_topology(os.path.join(path, "project.gns3"))
         topology["name"] = project_name
 
+        # For some VM type we move them to the GNS3 VM if it's not a Linux host
+        if not sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
+            for node in topology["topology"]["nodes"]:
+                if node["node_type"] in ("docker", "qemu", "iou"):
+                    node["compute_id"] = "vm"
+
         dot_gns3_path = os.path.join(path, project_name + ".gns3")
         # We change the project_id to avoid erasing the project
         topology["project_id"] = project_id