pyveth - veth driver for Docker Engine written in Python
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2026-03-13 Jacek Kowalski
Move gw4/gw6 options to network level (with optional overrides)
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2026-03-13 Jacek Kowalski
Add gw4/gw6 container creation time driver options
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README.md 31 ●●●●● patch | view | raw | blame | history
lib/NetworkDriver.py 17 ●●●●● patch | view | raw | blame | history
test_integration.sh 58 ●●●●● patch | view | raw | blame | history
README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,37 @@
Disable assignment of IPv6 gateway IP.
`gw4=IP`
`gw6=IP`
Forces assignment of a specified gateway (only if one is not provided by the IPAM module)
when creating the interface. Useful for [pyipam](https://github.com/jacekkow/docker-plugin-pyipam)
with `ptp=1` option and `nogw=1`/`nogw4=1`/`nogw6=1` here.
Using these would add routes like:
```
default via IP dev eth0
IP dev eth0 scope link
```
## Container creation options
To use these options add `--network name=network_name,driver-opt=option=value,driver-opt=option=value`
to the `docker run` invocation:
```bash
docker run -i -t --rm --network name=test,ip=192.168.1.1,driver-opt=gw4=192.168.0.1,driver-opt=gw6=fe80:: alpine
```
Available options:
`gw4=IP`
`gw6=IP`
Overrides network-level gw4/gw6 options.
## Manual packaging
In order to test this module in development environment, you can build it
lib/NetworkDriver.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
        ip.link('set', index=idx, state='up')
        if 'parent' in network.Options:
            id_parent = ip.link_lookup(ifname=network.Options['parent'])[0]
            print(ip.link("set", index=idx, master=id_parent))
            ip.link("set", index=idx, master=id_parent)
        endpoint.Interface.Peer = ifname1
    return ifname0, ifname1
@@ -157,11 +157,26 @@
            'SrcName': interface,
            'DstPrefix': 'eth',
        },
        'StaticRoutes': [],
    }
    if gw4 is not None:
        result['Gateway'] = gw4.ip.compressed
    if gw6 is not None:
        result['GatewayIPv6'] = gw6.ip.compressed
    gw4 = endpoint.Options.get("gw4", network.Options.get("gw4", None))
    if gw4 is not None:
        result['StaticRoutes'].append({
            'Destination': gw4 + '/32',
            'RouteType': 1,
        })
        result['Gateway'] = gw4
    gw6 = endpoint.Options.get("gw6", network.Options.get("gw6", None))
    if gw6 is not None:
        result['StaticRoutes'].append({
            'Destination': gw6 + '/128',
            'RouteType': 1,
        })
        result['GatewayIPv6'] = gw6
    return result
test_integration.sh
@@ -193,3 +193,61 @@
fi
docker network rm test2
###############
# Test gw4/gw6
docker network create \
  --internal \
  --driver "${PLUGIN}" \
  --opt nogw=1 \
  --opt gw4=192.168.254.1 \
  --ipam-driver jacekkow/pyipam:latest \
  --ipam-opt ptp=1 \
  --ipv6 \
  --subnet 192.168.255.0/24 \
  --subnet 2001:db8::/32 \
  test2
ADDRESSES=$(docker run --rm --network test2 \
  alpine \
  /sbin/ip addr show
)
if ! echo "${ADDRESSES}" | grep 192.168.255.0/32; then
    echo "ERROR: invalid PtP address assigned"
    exit 1
fi
if ! echo "${ADDRESSES}" | grep 2001:db8::/128; then
    echo "ERROR: invalid PtP address assigned"
    exit 1
fi
ROUTES=$(docker run --rm --network test2 \
  alpine \
  /sbin/ip route show
)
if ! echo "${ROUTES}" | grep "via 192.168.254.1"; then
    echo "ERROR: IPv4 route not assigned with gw4=..."
    exit 1
fi
ROUTES=$(docker run --rm --network test2 \
  alpine \
  /sbin/ip -6 route show
)
if echo "${ROUTES}" | grep default; then
    echo "ERROR: IPv6 route assigned with nogw=1"
    exit 1
fi
ROUTES=$(docker run --rm --network name=test2,driver-opt=gw6=fe80::1 \
  alpine \
  /sbin/ip -6 route show
)
if ! echo "${ROUTES}" | grep "via fe80::1"; then
    echo "ERROR: IPv6 route not assigned with per-container gw6=..."
    exit 1
fi
docker network rm test2