Adding new platforms

FakeNOS is designed to be easily extensible. It is designed in such a way that adding new platforms is simple and can be done using different methods. At the moment, it is possible only using Python modules or YAML files.

Tip

There is implemented a hot-reloader that automatically reloads Python modules and YAML files when they are modified inside fakenos/plugins/nos. To run it simply do fakenos --reload-commands.

YAML files

This is preferred way in case that the platform you want to implement is not existing yet. The great advantage of this method is that it is fairly simple to add new platforms. However, it is not as flexible as the Python module method as it is not possible to implement dynamic behavior.

The YAML files are located in the fakenos/plugins/nos/platforms_yaml directory.

Python modules

This method is more flexible than the YAML files method. It is possible to implement dynamic behavior and to use the full power of Python. However, it is a little more difficult to implement. The Python modules are located in the fakenos/plugins/nos/platforms_py package.