vm-start/setup_bridge.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash



# Set global variables

Usage="
$(basename $0) [PARAMETTER] [OPTION]

set up a bridge interface. Use either doas or sudo to get the root access. Please make sure that you account have access to theses commands.
This script will use either doas or sudo to access the root user and do some temporary modifications. You will be able to see it with 'ip a' command
Please do not name your bridge the saùe as an already existed interface.

PARAMETTER available
    -h, --help                  Print this help message and quit
    -v, --version               Print the version of this program and quit


OPTION available
    --addbridge=<bridge-id>     Set the name for the new bridge interface, usually it is br0, br1, etc
    --rmbridge=<bridge-id>      Remove a bridge interface. Be carefull, it do no verification wheither bridge-id is a real interface or a bridge interface.
    --addr=<address>            Set an external address on the bridge. The external is the one accessible from the host.
    "
Version="1.1.1"


add_bridge() {
    echo "add bridge interface ${bridge}"
    ${rooter} ip link add ${bridge} type bridge

    #echo "no interface to link with bridge ${bridge}"
    #$rooter ip link set dev wlan0 master br0

    echo "authorise qemu to use as interface ${bridge} as bridge"
    if cat /etc/qemu/bridge.conf | grep -q "${bridge}"
    then
        echo "pass, bridge already authorised"
    else
        echo "allow ${bridge}" | doas tee -a /etc/qemu/bridge.conf
        echo "entry added to /etc/qemu/bridge.conf"
    fi
    
    echo "activate bridge ${bridge}"
    ${rooter} ip link set dev ${bridge} up
    

}

rm_bridge() {
    echo "rm bridge interface ${bridge}"
    ${rooter} ip link del ${bridge}
    
}




# detect the parametters
for i in $@; do
    case "$i" in
        "-h" | "--help")
            echo "$Usage"
            exit 0
            ;;
        "-v" | "--version")
            echo "$(basename $0) $Version"
            exit 0
            ;;
    esac
done



# check if sudo is installed
if which doas &> /dev/null
then
    echo "use doas"
    rooter=$(which doas)
elif which sudo &> /dev/null
then
    echo "use sudo"
    rooter=$(which sudo)
else
    echo "no command to give access to root is given. Abandon" >&2
    exit
fi


# detect the options
for i in $@; do
    case "${i%=*}" in
        "--addbridge")
            bridge="${i#*=}"
            echo "${bridge}"
            add_bridge
            ;;
        "--rmbridge")
            bridge="${i#*=}"
            echo "${bridge}"
            rm_bridge
            exit 0
            ;;
        "--addr")
            address="${i#*=}"
            echo "${address}"
            ;;
        "--replace")
            echo "--replace not yet supported, program stopped." >&2
            exit 1
            ;;
        *)
            echo "parametter ${i%=*} not recognised" >&2
            exit 1
            ;;
    esac
done

if [ "${bridge}" == "" ]
then
    echo "Error, --bridge have to be specified to make the bridge" >&2
    exit
fi

if [ ! "${address}" == "" ]
then 
    ${rooter} ip a add dev ${bridge} ${address}
fi