builder/vmware: Have an overall ssh wait timeout

builder/vmware/builder.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"log"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const BuilderId = "mitchellh.vmware"
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ type config struct {
 	BootWait       uint     `mapstructure:"boot_wait"`
 	SSHUser        string   `mapstructure:"ssh_user"`
 	SSHPassword    string   `mapstructure:"ssh_password"`
+	SSHWaitTimeout time.Duration
+
+	RawSSHWaitTimeout string `mapstructure:"ssh_wait_timeout"`
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) Prepare(raw interface{}) (err error) {
@@ -44,6 +48,15 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raw interface{}) (err error) {
 		b.config.OutputDir = "vmware"
 	}
 
+	if b.config.RawSSHWaitTimeout == "" {
+		b.config.RawSSHWaitTimeout = "20m"
+	}
+
+	b.config.SSHWaitTimeout, err = time.ParseDuration(b.config.RawSSHWaitTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 

builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ssh.go

@@ -24,18 +24,96 @@ import (
 //
 // Produces:
 //   communicator packer.Communicator
-type stepWaitForSSH struct{}
+type stepWaitForSSH struct {
+	cancel bool
+	conn   net.Conn
+}
 
 func (s *stepWaitForSSH) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	config := state["config"].(*config)
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
+
+	var comm packer.Communicator
+	var err error
+
+	waitDone := make(chan bool, 1)
+	go func() {
+		comm, err = s.waitForSSH(state)
+		waitDone <- true
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-waitDone:
+		if err != nil {
+			ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error waiting for SSH: %s", err))
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
+
+		state["communicator"] = comm
+	case <-time.After(config.SSHWaitTimeout):
+		ui.Error("Timeout waiting for SSH.")
+		s.cancel = true
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *stepWaitForSSH) Cleanup(map[string]interface{}) {
+	if s.conn != nil {
+		s.conn.Close()
+		s.conn = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Reads the network information for lookup via DHCP.
+func (s *stepWaitForSSH) dhcpLeaseLookup(vmxPath string) (GuestIPFinder, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(vmxPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	vmxBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	vmxData := ParseVMX(string(vmxBytes))
+
+	var ok bool
+	macAddress := ""
+	if macAddress, ok = vmxData["ethernet0.address"]; !ok || macAddress == "" {
+		if macAddress, ok = vmxData["ethernet0.generatedAddress"]; !ok || macAddress == "" {
+			return nil, errors.New("couldn't find MAC address in VMX")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &DHCPLeaseGuestLookup{"vmnet8", macAddress}, nil
+}
+
+// This blocks until SSH becomes available, and sends the communicator
+// on the given channel.
+func (s *stepWaitForSSH) waitForSSH(state map[string]interface{}) (packer.Communicator, error) {
+	config := state["config"].(*config)
+	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 	vmxPath := state["vmx_path"].(string)
 
 	ui.Say("Waiting for SSH to become available...")
 	var comm packer.Communicator
+	var nc net.Conn
 	for {
+		if nc != nil {
+			nc.Close()
+		}
+
 		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 
+		if s.cancel {
+			log.Println("SSH wait cancelled. Exiting loop.")
+			return nil, errors.New("SSH wait cancelled")
+		}
+
 		// First we wait for the IP to become available...
 		log.Println("Lookup up IP information...")
 		ipLookup, err := s.dhcpLeaseLookup(vmxPath)
@@ -52,7 +130,7 @@ func (s *stepWaitForSSH) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction
 		log.Printf("Detected IP: %s", ip)
 
 		// Attempt to connect to SSH port
-		nc, err := net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:22", ip))
+		nc, err = net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:22", ip))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("TCP connection to SSH ip/port failed: %s", err)
 			continue
@@ -68,43 +146,14 @@ func (s *stepWaitForSSH) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction
 
 		comm, err = ssh.New(nc, sshConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error connecting via SSH: %s", err))
-			return multistep.ActionHalt
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		ui.Say("Connected via SSH!")
 		break
 	}
 
-	state["communicator"] = comm
-
-	return multistep.ActionContinue
-}
-
-func (s *stepWaitForSSH) Cleanup(map[string]interface{}) {}
-
-// Reads the network information for lookup via DHCP.
-func (s *stepWaitForSSH) dhcpLeaseLookup(vmxPath string) (GuestIPFinder, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(vmxPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	vmxBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	vmxData := ParseVMX(string(vmxBytes))
-
-	var ok bool
-	macAddress := ""
-	if macAddress, ok = vmxData["ethernet0.address"]; !ok || macAddress == "" {
-		if macAddress, ok = vmxData["ethernet0.generatedAddress"]; !ok || macAddress == "" {
-			return nil, errors.New("couldn't find MAC address in VMX")
-		}
-	}
-
-	return &DHCPLeaseGuestLookup{"vmnet8", macAddress}, nil
+	// Store the connection so we can close it later
+	s.conn = nc
+	return comm, nil
 }