Vagrant Box
A Vagrant box is a package format for Vagrant environments that includes the base image and metadata for one or more virtualization providers. Boxes are the fundamental unit of distribution in the Vagrant ecosystem.
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tag | string | The full tag of the box in username/name format. |
| username | string | The username or organization that owns the box. |
| name | string | The name of the box, unique within the owner namespace. |
| private | boolean | Whether the box is private and requires authentication to access. |
| downloads | integer | The total number of downloads for this box across all versions. |
| short_description | string | A brief description of the box for display in search results and listings. |
| description | string | The full description of the box in Markdown format. |
| created_at | string | The timestamp when the box was created. |
| updated_at | string | The timestamp when the box was last updated. |
| versions | array | List of versions available for this box. |
| current_version | object | The current released version of this box. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://api-evangelist.com/schemas/vagrant/box.json",
"title": "Vagrant Box",
"description": "A Vagrant box is a package format for Vagrant environments that includes the base image and metadata for one or more virtualization providers. Boxes are the fundamental unit of distribution in the Vagrant ecosystem.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["name", "username"],
"properties": {
"tag": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The full tag of the box in username/name format.",
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$"
},
"username": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The username or organization that owns the box.",
"minLength": 1
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the box, unique within the owner namespace.",
"minLength": 1
},
"private": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the box is private and requires authentication to access.",
"default": false
},
"downloads": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The total number of downloads for this box across all versions.",
"minimum": 0
},
"short_description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A brief description of the box for display in search results and listings.",
"maxLength": 100
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The full description of the box in Markdown format."
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The timestamp when the box was created."
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The timestamp when the box was last updated."
},
"versions": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of versions available for this box.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Version"
}
},
"current_version": {
"description": "The current released version of this box.",
"$ref": "#/$defs/Version"
}
},
"$defs": {
"Version": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A version of a Vagrant box following semantic versioning. Versions must be released before they are available for download by users.",
"required": ["version"],
"properties": {
"version": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The version number following semantic versioning.",
"pattern": "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+.*$"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The release status of the version.",
"enum": ["unreleased", "active", "revoked"]
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The description of this version in Markdown format."
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The timestamp when the version was created."
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The timestamp when the version was last updated."
},
"downloads": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The total number of downloads for this version.",
"minimum": 0
},
"providers": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of providers available for this version.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Provider"
}
}
}
},
"Provider": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A provider represents a specific virtualization platform for which a box file is available, such as VirtualBox, VMware, or Docker.",
"required": ["name"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the provider such as virtualbox, vmware_desktop, docker, or hyperv.",
"enum": [
"virtualbox",
"vmware_desktop",
"vmware_workstation",
"vmware_fusion",
"docker",
"hyperv",
"libvirt",
"parallels"
]
},
"hosted": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the box file is hosted on Vagrant Cloud."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "The URL of the box file if externally hosted."
},
"download_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "The URL to download the box file."
},
"checksum_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The type of checksum used for the box file.",
"enum": ["md5", "sha1", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512"]
},
"checksum": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The checksum value for verifying the integrity of the box file."
},
"architecture": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The CPU architecture the box supports.",
"enum": ["amd64", "arm64", "i386", "unknown"]
},
"default_architecture": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether this is the default architecture for the provider."
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The timestamp when the provider was created."
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The timestamp when the provider was last updated."
}
}
}
}
}
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