How to create publicly readable object store containers with ruby openstack gem? - ruby

Question

I have tried to create publicly readable openstack object store containers like this:
os = OpenStack::Connection.create(...)
container = os.create_container(container_name)
container.set_metadata({'X-Container-Read' => '.r:*'})
Using my code above, the newly created containers are private.
What is the correct way to create containers with public read permissions with the ruby openstack gem?

Answer 1

You can try the following way.
You can redfine the create_container method
then
class MyStack < OpenStack::Swift::Connection
def create_container(containername)
super
#connection.req("PUT", path, {:headers=>{"Content-Length"=>"0", "X-Container-Read" => ".r:*", "X-Container-Write" => ".r:*}})
OpenStack::Swift::Container.new(self, containername)
end
end
These "X-Container-Read" => ".r:*", "X-Container-Write" => ".r:*" header value you need to set.
or
container.set_metadata({"X-Container-Read" => ".r:*", "X-Container-Write" => ".r:*"})

Answer 2

Here's what I ended up doing:
module PubliclyRedableContainerMonkeyPatch
def create_publicy_readable_container(containername)
raise OpenStack::Exception::InvalidArgument.new("Container name cannot contain '/'") if containername.match("/")
raise OpenStack::Exception::InvalidArgument.new("Container name is limited to 256 characters") if containername.length > 256
path = "/#{URI.encode(containername.to_s)}"
#connection.req("PUT", path, {:headers=>{"Content-Length"=>"0", "X-Container-Read" => ".r:*"}})
OpenStack::Swift::Container.new(self, containername)
end
end
OpenStack::Swift::Connection.include PubliclyRedableContainerMonkeyPatch
os = OpenStack::Connection.create(...)
container = os.create_publicy_readable_container(container_name)
Worksforme. :)