tailscale/tstest/tailmac/Swift/Host/VMController.swift
Brad Fitzpatrick 674f866ecc tstest/tailmac: add headless mode for automated VM testing
Add a --headless flag to the Host.app Run subcommand for running
macOS VMs without a GUI, enabling use from test frameworks.

Key changes:

  - HostCli.swift: When --headless is set, run the VM via VMController
    + RunLoop.main.run() instead of NSApplicationMain. Using the
    RunLoop (not dispatchMain) is required because VZ framework
    callbacks depend on RunLoop sources.

  - VMController.swift: Add headless parameter to createVirtualMachine
    that configures a single socket-based NIC (no NAT NIC). This
    matches the NIC configuration used when creating/saving VMs, so
    saved state restoration works correctly. A NIC count mismatch
    causes VZ to silently fail to execute guest code.

  - TailMacConfigHelper.swift: Clean up socket network device logging.

  - Config.swift: Move VM storage from ~/VM.bundle to
    ~/.cache/tailscale/vmtest/macos/.

  - TailMac.swift: Fix dispatchMain→RunLoop.main.run() in the create
    command (same VZ RunLoop requirement).

Updates #13038

Change-Id: Iea51c043aa92e8fc6257139b9f0e2e7677072fa2
Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com>
2026-04-11 12:50:53 -07:00

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
import Cocoa
import Foundation
import Virtualization
import Foundation
class VMController: NSObject, VZVirtualMachineDelegate {
var virtualMachine: VZVirtualMachine!
lazy var helper = TailMacConfigHelper(config: config)
override init() {
super.init()
listenForNotifications()
}
func listenForNotifications() {
let nc = DistributedNotificationCenter()
nc.addObserver(forName: Notifications.stop, object: nil, queue: nil) { notification in
if let vmID = notification.userInfo?["id"] as? String {
if config.vmID == vmID {
print("We've been asked to stop... Saving state and exiting")
self.pauseAndSaveVirtualMachine {
exit(0)
}
}
}
}
nc.addObserver(forName: Notifications.halt, object: nil, queue: nil) { notification in
if let vmID = notification.userInfo?["id"] as? String {
if config.vmID == vmID {
print("We've been asked to stop... Saving state and exiting")
self.virtualMachine.pause { (result) in
if case let .failure(error) = result {
fatalError("Virtual machine failed to pause with \(error)")
}
exit(0)
}
}
}
}
}
func createMacPlaform() -> VZMacPlatformConfiguration {
let macPlatform = VZMacPlatformConfiguration()
let auxiliaryStorage = VZMacAuxiliaryStorage(contentsOf: config.auxiliaryStorageURL)
macPlatform.auxiliaryStorage = auxiliaryStorage
if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: config.vmDataURL.path()) {
fatalError("Missing Virtual Machine Bundle at \(config.vmDataURL). Run InstallationTool first to create it.")
}
// Retrieve the hardware model and save this value to disk during installation.
guard let hardwareModelData = try? Data(contentsOf: config.hardwareModelURL) else {
fatalError("Failed to retrieve hardware model data.")
}
guard let hardwareModel = VZMacHardwareModel(dataRepresentation: hardwareModelData) else {
fatalError("Failed to create hardware model.")
}
if !hardwareModel.isSupported {
fatalError("The hardware model isn't supported on the current host")
}
macPlatform.hardwareModel = hardwareModel
// Retrieve the machine identifier and save this value to disk during installation.
guard let machineIdentifierData = try? Data(contentsOf: config.machineIdentifierURL) else {
fatalError("Failed to retrieve machine identifier data.")
}
guard let machineIdentifier = VZMacMachineIdentifier(dataRepresentation: machineIdentifierData) else {
fatalError("Failed to create machine identifier.")
}
macPlatform.machineIdentifier = machineIdentifier
return macPlatform
}
func createVirtualMachine(headless: Bool = false) {
let virtualMachineConfiguration = VZVirtualMachineConfiguration()
virtualMachineConfiguration.platform = createMacPlaform()
virtualMachineConfiguration.bootLoader = helper.createBootLoader()
virtualMachineConfiguration.cpuCount = helper.computeCPUCount()
virtualMachineConfiguration.memorySize = helper.computeMemorySize()
virtualMachineConfiguration.graphicsDevices = [helper.createGraphicsDeviceConfiguration()]
virtualMachineConfiguration.storageDevices = [helper.createBlockDeviceConfiguration()]
if headless {
// In headless mode, use only the socket-based NIC. This matches
// the single-NIC configuration used when creating the base VM.
// Using a different NIC count would make saved state restoration
// fail silently.
virtualMachineConfiguration.networkDevices = [helper.createSocketNetworkDeviceConfiguration()]
} else {
virtualMachineConfiguration.networkDevices = [helper.createNetworkDeviceConfiguration(), helper.createSocketNetworkDeviceConfiguration()]
}
virtualMachineConfiguration.pointingDevices = [helper.createPointingDeviceConfiguration()]
virtualMachineConfiguration.keyboards = [helper.createKeyboardConfiguration()]
virtualMachineConfiguration.socketDevices = [helper.createSocketDeviceConfiguration()]
if let dir = config.sharedDir, let shareConfig = helper.createDirectoryShareConfiguration(tag: "vmshare") {
print("Sharing \(dir) as vmshare. Use: mount_virtiofs vmshare <path> in the guest to mount.")
virtualMachineConfiguration.directorySharingDevices = [shareConfig]
} else {
print("No shared directory created. \(config.sharedDir ?? "none") was requested.")
}
try! virtualMachineConfiguration.validate()
try! virtualMachineConfiguration.validateSaveRestoreSupport()
virtualMachine = VZVirtualMachine(configuration: virtualMachineConfiguration)
virtualMachine.delegate = self
}
func startVirtualMachine() {
virtualMachine.start(completionHandler: { (result) in
if case let .failure(error) = result {
fatalError("Virtual machine failed to start with \(error)")
}
self.startSocketDevice()
})
}
func startSocketDevice() {
if let device = virtualMachine.socketDevices.first as? VZVirtioSocketDevice {
print("Configuring socket device at port \(config.port)")
device.connect(toPort: config.port) { connection in
//TODO: Anything? Or is this enough to bootstrap it on both ends?
}
} else {
print("Virtual machine could not start it's socket device")
}
}
func resumeVirtualMachine() {
virtualMachine.resume(completionHandler: { (result) in
if case let .failure(error) = result {
fatalError("Virtual machine failed to resume with \(error)")
}
})
}
func restoreVirtualMachine() {
virtualMachine.restoreMachineStateFrom(url: config.saveFileURL, completionHandler: { [self] (error) in
// Remove the saved file. Whether success or failure, the state no longer matches the VM's disk.
let fileManager = FileManager.default
try! fileManager.removeItem(at: config.saveFileURL)
if error == nil {
self.resumeVirtualMachine()
} else {
self.startVirtualMachine()
}
})
}
func saveVirtualMachine(completionHandler: @escaping () -> Void) {
virtualMachine.saveMachineStateTo(url: config.saveFileURL, completionHandler: { (error) in
guard error == nil else {
fatalError("Virtual machine failed to save with \(error!)")
}
completionHandler()
})
}
func pauseAndSaveVirtualMachine(completionHandler: @escaping () -> Void) {
virtualMachine.pause { result in
if case let .failure(error) = result {
fatalError("Virtual machine failed to pause with \(error)")
}
self.saveVirtualMachine(completionHandler: completionHandler)
}
}
// MARK: - VZVirtualMachineDeleate
func virtualMachine(_ virtualMachine: VZVirtualMachine, didStopWithError error: Error) {
print("Virtual machine did stop with error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
exit(-1)
}
func guestDidStop(_ virtualMachine: VZVirtualMachine) {
print("Guest did stop virtual machine.")
exit(0)
}
}