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+#!/bin/bash
+# helps build a quick cloud image. that way a user doesn't have to use emapandas
+# nor some other method. mock is probably not necessary, but it's up to you.
+# label@resf.org
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+
+SCRNAME="$(basename "$0")"
+SCRDIR="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+export __usage
+__usage="
+usage: $SCRNAME [OPTIONS]
+
+Options:
+  -o, --output-di r DIR
+  -l, --cloud-image NAME
+  -p, --peridot     ID   # optional. will use peridot repos.
+  -d, --debug            # optional
+
+"
+
+OPTS=$(getopt -a -n cloud-build -o l:,o:,p:,d,h \
+  -l cloud-image:,output-dir:,peridot:,debug,help -- "$@")
+
+function is_in_path() {
+  builtin type -P "${1}"
+}
+
+function usage() {
+  echo "$__usage"
+}
+
+eval set -- "$OPTS"
+while :; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -c | --cloud-image) CLOUD="$2"      ; shift 2 ;;
+    -o | --output-dir)  OUTPUTDIR="$2"  ; shift 2 ;;
+    -p | --peridot)     PERIDOTID="$2"  ; shift 2 ;;
+    -d | --debug)       DEBUG="--debug" ; shift   ;;
+    -h | --help)        usage                     ;;
+    --) shift ; break ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$CLOUD" ] || [ -z "$OUTPUTDIR" ]; then
+  echo "Options are not set properly."
+  usage
+  exit 12
+fi
+
+if [ -e "/sys/fs/selinux/enforce" ]; then
+  enforce_check="$(cat /sys/fs/selinux/enforce)"
+  if [ "$enforce_check" -eq "1" ]; then
+    echo "Running with selinux enforcing is not recommended."
+    exit 22
+  fi
+fi
+
+is_in_path kiwi-ng &> /dev/null
+ret_val=$?
+
+if [ "$ret_val" -ne "0" ]; then
+  echo "kiwi-ng not found. kiwi packages are likely not installed on this system."
+  exit 32
+fi
+
+function switch_repo_to_peridot() {
+  ID="$1"
+  # https://yumrepofs.build.resf.org/v1/projects/${ID}/repo/
+  pushd repositories || { echo "not found"; exit 1; }
+  sed -i "s;ZZ_INTERNAL_BaseOS_REPO_URL_ZZ;https://yumrepofs.build.resf.org/v1/projects/${ID}/repo/BaseOS/\$basearch;g" core-peridot.xml
+  sed -i "s;ZZ_INTERNAL_AppStream_REPO_URL_ZZ;https://yumrepofs.build.resf.org/v1/projects/${ID}/repo/AppStream/\$basearch;g" core-peridot.xml
+  sed -i "s;ZZ_INTERNAL_CRB_REPO_URL_ZZ;https://yumrepofs.build.resf.org/v1/projects/${ID}/repo/CRB/\$basearch;g" core-peridot.xml
+  sed -i "s;ZZ_INTERNAL_extras_REPO_URL_ZZ;https://yumrepofs.build.resf.org/v1/projects/${ID}/repo/extras/\$basearch;g" core-peridot.xml
+  rm core.xml
+  ln -sf core-peridot.xml core.xml
+  popd
+}
+
+function main() {
+  #/bin/rm config.xml
+  #if [ ! -f "configs/rocky-live-${LIVE,,}.xml" ]; then
+  #  echo "${LIVE} was not found. Is it supported?"
+  #  exit 42
+  #fi
+  #ln -sf "configs/rocky-live-${LIVE,,}.xml" config.xml
+  ln -sf "configs/rocky.xml" config.xml
+
+  if [ -n "$PERIDOTID" ]; then
+    switch_repo_to_peridot "${PERIDOTID}"
+  fi
+
+  kiwi-ng "$DEBUG" --type="oem" --profile="Cloud-$CLOUD" --color-output system build --description="$SCRDIR" --target-dir "$OUTPUTDIR"
+}
+
+main