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

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

Ansible Deployment

ansible-playbook provision.yml --tags vdif_packer

The role delegates to EDD.core.common with:

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.