builder/vmware: GuestIP lookup interface

builder/vmware/builder.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) packer.Artifact {
 		&stepHTTPServer{},
 		&stepRun{},
 		&stepTypeBootCommand{},
-		&stepWaitForIP{},
+		&stepWaitForSSH{},
 	}
 
 	// Setup the state bag

builder/vmware/guest_ip.go

+package vmware
+
+// Interface to help find the IP address of a running virtual machine.
+type GuestIPFinder interface {
+	GuestIP() (string, error)
+}
+
+// DHCPLeaseGuestLookup looks up the IP address of a guest using DHCP
+// lease information from the VMware network devices.
+type DHCPLeaseGuestLookup struct {
+	// Device that the guest is connected to.
+	Device     string
+
+	// MAC address of the guest.
+	MACAddress string
+}
+
+func (f *DHCPLeaseGuestLookup) GuestIP() (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}

builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ip.go → builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ssh.go

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
-// This step creates the virtual disks for the VM.
+// This step waits for SSH to become available and establishes an SSH
+// connection.
 //
 // Uses:
 //   config *config
@@ -13,15 +14,18 @@ import (
 //
 // Produces:
 //   <nothing>
-type stepWaitForIP struct{}
+type stepWaitForSSH struct{}
 
-func (stepWaitForIP) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
+func (stepWaitForSSH) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Waiting for SSH to become available...")
-	select {}
+
+	for {
+		// First we wait for the IP to become available...
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (stepWaitForIP) Cleanup(map[string]interface{}) {}
+func (stepWaitForSSH) Cleanup(map[string]interface{}) {}