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diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/layerindexlib/README b/poky/bitbake/lib/layerindexlib/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5d927afdf --- /dev/null +++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/layerindexlib/README @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +The layerindexlib module is designed to permit programs to work directly +with layer index information. (See layers.openembedded.org...) + +The layerindexlib module includes a plugin interface that is used to extend +the basic functionality. There are two primary plugins available: restapi +and cooker. + +The restapi plugin works with a web based REST Api compatible with the +layerindex-web project, as well as the ability to store and retried a +the information for one or more files on the disk. + +The cooker plugin works by reading the information from the current build +project and processing it as if it were a layer index. + + +TODO: + +__init__.py: +Implement local on-disk caching (using the rest api store/load) +Implement layer index style query operations on a combined index + +common.py: +Stop network access if BB_NO_NETWORK or allowed hosts is restricted + +cooker.py: +Cooker - Implement recipe parsing + + |