# VDIFPacker — Deployment

## Debian Packages

| Package | Contents |
|---|---|
| `python3-edd-dbbc` | Python library (`edd.dbbc`) |
| `edd-dbbc-utils` | Compiled binaries including `vdif_packer` |
| `python3-vdif-rw` | VDIF read/write library (dependency) |
| `python3-psrdadacpp` | PSRDADA Python bindings (dependency) |

## Docker Image

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Image name | `edd_dbbc` |
| Base image | `edd_build:cuda12.6.1_ubuntu24.04` |
| Ansible build role | `roles/edd_dbbc/` |
| Registry | `gitlab-registry.mpcdf.mpg.de/mpifr-bdg/edd/dbbc` |

## CI Pipeline

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The VDIFPacker is built and deployed through the same CI pipeline as the DigitalDownConverter,
as both share the `edd_dbbc` Docker image and the `dbbc` Debian package.

| Stage | Job | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `build` | `build_source` | CMake + make |
| `build` | `build-deb` | Builds `python3-edd-dbbc` and `edd-dbbc-utils` |
| `test` | `test_python` | Python test suite |
| `deploy` | `upload-deb` | Uploads to Aptly (requires build + tests) |
| `deploy` | `build_docker` | Rebuilds and pushes `edd_dbbc` image |
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## Ansible Deployment

```bash
ansible-playbook provision.yml --tags vdif_packer
```

The role delegates to `EDD.core.common` with:

```yaml
image_name: edd_dbbc
default_container_name: vdif_packer
container_cmd: "edd_vdif_packer --host={{ edd_subnet }} --port={{ bind_port }}"
register_as_pipeline: True
provision_test_imports: "edd.dbbc.vdif_packer_tests"
```

## Provision Tests

Provision tests are imported from `edd.dbbc.vdif_packer_tests`. They verify that the
pipeline starts, accepts configuration, and reaches the `configured` state.