sprout: version v0.0.7

Cargo.lock

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "edera-sprout"
-version = "0.0.4"
+version = "0.0.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "image",

Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "edera-sprout"
 description = "Modern UEFI bootloader"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-version = "0.0.4"
+version = "0.0.7"
 homepage = "https://sprout.edera.dev"
 repository = "https://github.com/edera-dev/sprout"
 edition = "2024"

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Sprout is licensed under Apache 2.0 and is open to modifications and contributio
 ## Documentation
 
 - [Fedora Setup Guide]
+- [Generic Linux Setup Guide]
+- [Windows Setup Guide]
 - [Development Guide]
 - [Contributing Guide]
 - [Sprout License]
@@ -71,6 +73,17 @@ See [Configuration](#configuration) for how to configure sprout.
 
 Sprout is configured using a TOML file at `\sprout.toml` on the root of the EFI partition sprout was booted from.
 
+### Command Line Options
+
+Sprout supports some command line options that can be combined to modify behavior without the configuration file.
+
+```bash
+# Boot Sprout with a specific configuration file.
+$ sprout.efi --config=\path\to\config.toml
+# Boot a specific entry, bypassing the menu.
+$ sprout.efi --boot="Boot Xen"
+```
+
 ### Boot Linux from ESP
 
 ```toml
@@ -127,6 +140,8 @@ chainload.linux-initrd = "$boot\\$initrd"
 ```
 
 [Fedora Setup Guide]: ./docs/fedora-setup.md
+[Generic Linux Setup Guide]: ./docs/generic-linux-setup.md
+[Windows Setup Guide]: ./docs/windows-setup.md
 [Development Guide]: ./DEVELOPMENT.md
 [Contributing Guide]: ./CONTRIBUTING.md
 [Sprout License]: ./LICENSE

docs/fedora-setup.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Sprout on Fedora
+# Setup Sprout on Fedora
 
 ## Prerequisites
 

docs/generic-linux-setup.md

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Setup Sprout to boot Linux
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- EFI System Partition mounted on a known path
+- Linux kernel installed with an optional initramfs
+- Linux kernel must support the EFI stub (most distro kernels)
+
+## Step 1: Base Installation
+
+First, identify the path to your EFI System Partition. On most systems, this is `/boot/efi`.
+
+Download the latest sprout.efi release from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/edera-dev/sprout/releases).
+For x86_64 systems, download the `sprout-x86_64.efi` file, and for ARM systems, download the `sprout-aarch64.efi` file.
+Copy the downloaded `sprout.efi` file to `/EFI/BOOT/sprout.efi` on your EFI System Partition.
+
+## Step 2: Copy kernel and optional initramfs
+
+Copy the Linux kernel to `/vmlinuz-sprout` on your EFI System Partition.
+If needed, copy the initramfs to `/initramfs-sprout` on your EFI System Partition.
+
+## Step 3: Configure Sprout
+
+Write the following file to `/sprout.toml` on your EFI System Partition,
+paying attention to place the correct values:
+
+```toml
+# sprout configuration: version 1
+version = 1
+
+# add a boot entry for booting linux
+# which will run the boot-linux action.
+[entries.boot-linux]
+title = "Boot Linux"
+actions = ["boot-linux"]
+
+# use the chainload action to boot linux via the efi stub.
+# the options below are passed to the efi stub as the
+# kernel command line. the initrd is loaded using the efi stub
+# initrd loader mechanism.
+[actions.boot-linux]
+chainload.path = "\\vmlinuz-sprout"
+chainload.options = ["root=/dev/sda1", "my-kernel-option"]
+chainload.linux-initrd = "\\initramfs-sprout"
+```
+
+You can specify any kernel command line options you want on the chainload options line.
+They will be concatenated by a space and passed to the kernel.
+
+## Step 4: Configure EFI firmware to boot Sprout
+
+Since Sprout is still experimental, the following commands will add a boot entry to your EFI firmware for sprout but
+intentionally do not set it as the default boot entry.
+
+To add the entry, please find the partition device of your EFI System Partition and run the following:
+
+```bash
+$ sudo efibootmgr -d /dev/esp_partition_here -C -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\BOOT\sprout.efi'
+```
+
+This will add a new entry to your EFI boot menu called `Sprout` that will boot Sprout with your configuration.
+Now if you boot into your UEFI firmware, you should see Sprout as an option to boot.

docs/windows-setup.md

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Setup Sprout to boot Windows
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Secure Boot disabled
+- UEFI Windows installation
+
+## Step 1: Base Installation
+
+First, mount the EFI System Partition on your Windows installation:
+
+In an administrator command prompt, run:
+
+```batch
+> mountvol X: /s
+```
+
+This will mount the EFI System Partition to the drive letter `X:`.
+
+Please note that Windows Explorer will not let you see the drive letter `X:` where the ESP is mounted.
+You will need to use the command prompt or PowerShell to access the ESP.
+Standard editors can, however, be used to edit files on the ESP.
+
+Download the latest sprout.efi release from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/edera-dev/sprout/releases).
+For x86_64 systems, download the `sprout-x86_64.efi` file, and for ARM systems, download the `sprout-aarch64.efi` file.
+Copy the downloaded `sprout.efi` file to `X:\EFI\BOOT\sprout.efi` on your EFI System Partition.
+
+## Step 3: Configure Sprout
+
+Write the following file to `X:\sprout.toml`:
+
+```toml
+# sprout configuration: version 1
+version = 1
+
+# add a boot entry for booting Windows
+# which will run the boot-windows action.
+[entries.windows]
+title = "Windows"
+actions = ["boot-windows"]
+
+# use the chainload action to boot the Windows bootloader.
+[actions.boot-windows]
+chainload.path = "\\EFI\\Microsoft\\Boot\\bootmgfw.efi"
+```
+
+## Step 4: Configure EFI Firmware to boot Sprout
+
+It is not trivial to add an EFI boot entry inside Windows.
+However, most firmware lets you load arbitrary EFI files from the firmware settings.
+
+You can boot `\EFI\BOOT\sprout.efi` from firmware to boot Sprout.

hack/dev/configs/shell.sprout.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version = 1
+
+[extractors.boot.filesystem-device-match]
+has-item = "\\EFI\\BOOT\\shell.efi"
+
+[actions.chainload-shell]
+chainload.path = "$boot\\EFI\\BOOT\\shell.efi"
+
+[entries.xen]
+title = "Boot Shell"
+actions = ["chainload-shell"]

src/config/loader.rs

@@ -1,31 +1,36 @@
 use crate::config::{RootConfiguration, latest_version};
+use crate::options::SproutOptions;
 use crate::utils;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
+use log::info;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use toml::Value;
 use uefi::proto::device_path::LoadedImageDevicePath;
 
-/// Loads the raw configuration from the sprout.toml file as data.
+/// Loads the raw configuration from the sprout config file as data.
-fn load_raw_config() -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+fn load_raw_config(options: &SproutOptions) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     // Open the LoadedImageDevicePath protocol to get the path to the current image.
     let current_image_device_path_protocol =
         uefi::boot::open_protocol_exclusive::<LoadedImageDevicePath>(uefi::boot::image_handle())
             .context("unable to get loaded image device path")?;
     // Acquire the device path as a boxed device path.
     let path = current_image_device_path_protocol.deref().to_boxed();
-    // Read the contents of the sprout.toml file.
+
-    let content = utils::read_file_contents(&path, "sprout.toml")
+    info!("configuration file: {}", options.config);
-        .context("unable to read sprout.toml file")?;
+
-    // Return the contents of the sprout.toml file.
+    // Read the contents of the sprout config file.
+    let content = utils::read_file_contents(&path, &options.config)
+        .context("unable to read sprout config file")?;
+    // Return the contents of the sprout config file.
     Ok(content)
 }
 
 /// Loads the [RootConfiguration] for Sprout.
-pub fn load() -> Result<RootConfiguration> {
+pub fn load(options: &SproutOptions) -> Result<RootConfiguration> {
-    // Load the raw configuration from the sprout.toml file.
+    // Load the raw configuration from the sprout config file.
-    let content = load_raw_config()?;
+    let content = load_raw_config(options)?;
     // Parse the raw configuration into a toml::Value which can represent any TOML file.
-    let value: Value = toml::from_slice(&content).context("unable to parse sprout.toml file")?;
+    let value: Value = toml::from_slice(&content).context("unable to parse sprout config file")?;
 
     // Check the version of the configuration without parsing the full configuration.
     let version = value

src/context.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::actions::ActionDeclaration;
+use crate::options::SproutOptions;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
@@ -13,15 +14,18 @@ pub struct RootContext {
     actions: BTreeMap<String, ActionDeclaration>,
     /// The device path of the loaded Sprout image.
     loaded_image_path: Option<Box<DevicePath>>,
+    /// The global options of Sprout.
+    options: SproutOptions,
 }
 
 impl RootContext {
     /// Creates a new root context with the `loaded_image_device_path` which will be stored
     /// in the context for easy access.
-    pub fn new(loaded_image_device_path: Box<DevicePath>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(loaded_image_device_path: Box<DevicePath>, options: SproutOptions) -> Self {
         Self {
             actions: BTreeMap::new(),
             loaded_image_path: Some(loaded_image_device_path),
+            options,
         }
     }
 
@@ -41,6 +45,11 @@ impl RootContext {
             .as_deref()
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no loaded image path"))
     }
+
+    /// Access the global Sprout options.
+    pub fn options(&self) -> &SproutOptions {
+        &self.options
+    }
 }
 
 /// A context of Sprout. This is passed around different parts of Sprout and represents

src/main.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use crate::context::{RootContext, SproutContext};
 use crate::phases::phase;
-use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use log::info;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::ops::Deref;
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ pub mod phases;
 /// setup: Code that initializes the UEFI environment for Sprout.
 pub mod setup;
 
+/// options: Parse the options of the Sprout executable.
+pub mod options;
+
 /// utils: Utility functions that are used by other parts of Sprout.
 pub mod utils;
 
@@ -47,10 +50,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Initialize the basic UEFI environment.
     setup::init()?;
 
+    // Parse the options to the sprout executable.
+    let options = options::parse().context("unable to parse options")?;
+
     // Load the configuration of sprout.
     // At this point, the configuration has been validated and the specified
     // version is checked to ensure compatibility.
-    let config = config::loader::load()?;
+    let config = config::loader::load(&options)?;
 
     // Load the root context.
     // This is done in a block to ensure the release of the LoadedImageDevicePath protocol.
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             "loaded image path: {}",
             loaded_image_path.to_string(DisplayOnly(false), AllowShortcuts(false))?
         );
-        RootContext::new(loaded_image_path)
+        RootContext::new(loaded_image_path, options)
     };
 
     // Insert the configuration actions into the root context.
@@ -144,9 +150,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Execute the late phase.
     phase(context.clone(), &config.phases.late).context("unable to execute late phase")?;
 
-    // Pick the first entry from the list of final entries until a boot menu is implemented.
+    // Use the boot option if possible, otherwise pick the first entry.
-    let Some((context, entry)) = final_entries.first() else {
+    let (context, entry) = if let Some(ref boot) = context.root().options().boot {
-        bail!("no entries found");
+        final_entries
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(_context, entry)| &entry.title == boot)
+            .context(format!("unable to find entry: {boot}"))?
+    } else {
+        final_entries.first().context("no entries found")?
     };
 
     // Execute all the actions for the selected entry.

src/options.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+/// Default configuration file path.
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH: &str = "\\sprout.toml";
+
+/// The parsed options of sprout.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SproutOptions {
+    /// Path to a configuration file to load.
+    pub config: String,
+    /// Entry to boot without showing the boot menu.
+    pub boot: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// The default Sprout options.
+impl Default for SproutOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config: DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH.to_string(),
+            boot: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// For minimalism, we don't want a full argument parser. Instead, we use
+/// a simple --xyz = xyz: None and --abc 123 = abc: Some("123") format.
+/// We also support --abc=123 = abc: Some("123") format.
+fn parse_raw() -> Result<BTreeMap<String, Option<String>>> {
+    // Collect all the arguments to Sprout.
+    // Skip the first argument which is the path to our executable.
+    let args = std::env::args().skip(1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    // Represent options as key-value pairs.
+    let mut options = BTreeMap::new();
+
+    // Iterators makes this way easier.
+    let mut iterator = args.into_iter().peekable();
+
+    loop {
+        // Consume the next option, if any.
+        let Some(option) = iterator.next() else {
+            break;
+        };
+
+        // If the doesn't start with --, that is invalid.
+        if !option.starts_with("--") {
+            bail!("invalid option: {option}");
+        }
+
+        // Strip the -- prefix off.
+        let mut option = option["--".len()..].trim().to_string();
+
+        // An optional value.
+        let mut value = None;
+
+        // Check if the option is of the form --abc=123
+        if option.contains("=") {
+            let Some((part_key, part_value)) = option.split_once("=") else {
+                bail!("invalid option: {option}");
+            };
+
+            let part_key = part_key.to_string();
+            let part_value = part_value.to_string();
+            option = part_key;
+            value = Some(part_value);
+        }
+
+        if value.is_none() {
+            // Check for the next value.
+            let maybe_next = iterator.peek();
+
+            // If the next value isn't another option, set the value to the next value.
+            // Otherwise, it is an empty string.
+            value = if let Some(next) = maybe_next
+                && !next.starts_with("--")
+            {
+                iterator.next()
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Error on empty option names.
+        if option.is_empty() {
+            bail!("invalid empty option: {option}");
+        }
+
+        // Insert the option and the value into the map.
+        options.insert(option, value);
+    }
+    Ok(options)
+}
+
+/// Parse the arguments to Sprout as a [SproutOptions] structure.
+pub fn parse() -> Result<SproutOptions> {
+    // Use the default value of sprout options and have the raw options be parsed into it.
+    let mut result = SproutOptions::default();
+    let options = parse_raw().context("unable to parse options")?;
+
+    for (key, value) in options {
+        match key.as_str() {
+            "config" => {
+                // The configuration file to load.
+                result.config = value.context("--config option requires a value")?;
+            }
+
+            "boot" => {
+                // The entry to boot.
+                result.boot = Some(value.context("--boot option requires a value")?);
+            }
+
+            _ => bail!("unknown option: --{key}"),
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(result)
+}