Project.delete() calls open() to rebuild the internal data structures
needed for cleanup. open() schedules start_all() when the project has
auto_start enabled, so deleting an auto-start project actually launched
every node process, allocating ports and consuming resources, only for
close() to kill them moments later.
open() now takes an auto_start argument (default True, so normal opens
are unchanged) and delete() passes auto_start=False.
Fixes#2784
The condition 'state != "stopped" or state != "exited"' is a tautology,
so the state check was a no-op and a stop request was sent even for a
container that had already exited.
_get_container_state() never returns "stopped" (only "running",
"paused" or "exited"), so the intended negation of the condition used in
_fix_permissions() requires 'and', not 'or' (De Morgan's law).
Added a regression test asserting no stop query is issued for an
already-exited container.
Filter out host interfaces whose name starts with 'gns3' (e.g.
EthernetSwitch kernel bridges) from Cloud.asdict() interfaces list.
Other special interfaces (virbr0, docker0, etc.) remain visible.
NAT now includes an 'interfaces' field in its response, filtered to
contain only the mapped NAT interface (virbr0 on Linux, vmnet8 on
macOS/Windows). This lets connected nodes discover the NAT subnet
and gateway address without needing to list all host interfaces.
The field format mirrors Cloud.asdict(): name, type, special, and
ip_addresses list (both IPv4 and IPv6).
Cloud and NAT nodes need live host network interface data. Previously,
GET /projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id} returned cached properties
from creation time, so newly added host interfaces (e.g. kernel bridges
created by EthernetSwitch nodes) were invisible until the node was
deleted and recreated.
Now the controller fetches fresh data from the compute node before
returning the response, so host interface changes are reflected
immediately. Falls back to cached data if compute is unreachable.
Replace psutil.net_if_addrs() scan with a deterministic name derived from
the switch's node UUID: gns3 + first 6 hex chars (10 chars, fits kernel
IFNAMSIZ limit of 15). Taps: <bridge>-<port> (12-13 chars).
Crash recovery: brctl delete the bridge first (best-effort), then create
fresh. Stale bridges from abnormal gns3server shutdown are automatically
reclaimed on the next start — no EEXIST or leaked interfaces.
Remove _free_iface helper and psutil import (no longer needed).
brctl create leaves the bridge administratively DOWN. Add link set up
so the bridge actually forwards frames between enslaved ports.
Also record Docker iptables FORWARD DROP pitfall in project memory.
Replace the builtin EthernetSwitch stub with a Linux kernel bridge backed
by uBridge's brctl module. Each switch node creates one kernel bridge
(gns3br{N}) with VLAN filtering; each port is a persistent TAP enslaved to
the bridge, relayed by a per-port uBridge bridge (nio_tap <-> nio_udp).
- Access/dot1q/qinq port modes translated to brctl vlan primitives
- Compute router repointed from Dynamips to Builtin manager
- Tests updated: 21 router-level tests + 215 surrounding tests pass
- Real-kernel e2e verified: access 100 PVID untagged, dot1q trunk
VIDs 1-4094 + native 1, qinq 802.1ad proto + 200 PVID
Ethertype 0x9100/0x9200 handling and port-count guard relaxation are
deferred pending resolution.
For Docker nodes, reload bottoms out as a raw POST /containers/{id}/restart
to the Docker daemon, bypassing GNS3's start/stop lifecycle (uBridge
re-attach, console servers, NIC setup). The container restarts at the
Docker level but GNS3's plumbing goes out of sync, and the daemon call can
block up to the controller's 240s timeout — manifesting as "reload hangs /
no response". stop+start runs the full lifecycle and is reliable.
Remove the node_reload and node_reload_all MCP tools (tool functions,
handlers, NODE_TOOLS entry, tests, docs). The underlying REST endpoints
(POST /nodes/{id}/reload, POST /nodes/reload) are kept for native API
users. MCP callers should use node_stop + node_start (partial) or
close/open project (full restart) instead.
