Add storage add_pool & remove_pool

core/storage/__init__.py

@@ -258,6 +258,32 @@ def get_pool(name, vm):
     return klass(vm, **kwargs)
 
 
+def pool_exists(name):
+    """ Check if the specified pool exists """
+    try:
+        _get_pool_klass(name)
+        return True
+    except StoragePoolException:
+        return False
+
+def add_pool(name, **kwargs):
+    """ Add a storage pool to config."""
+    config = _get_storage_config_parser()
+    config.add_section(name)
+    for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
+        config.set(name, key, value)
+    _write_config(config)
+
+def remove_pool(name):
+    """ Remove a storage pool from config file.  """
+    config = _get_storage_config_parser()
+    config.remove_section(name)
+    _write_config(config)
+
+def _write_config(config):
+    with open(CONFIG_FILE, 'w') as configfile:
+        config.write(configfile)
+
 def _get_storage_config_parser():
     """ Instantiates a `ConfigParaser` for specified storage config file.
 
@@ -297,14 +323,6 @@ def _get_pool_klass(name, config=None):
     return klass
 
 
-def pool_exists(name):
-    """ Check if the specified pool exists """
-    try:
-        _get_pool_klass(name)
-        return True
-    except StoragePoolException:
-        return False
-
 
 class StoragePoolException(QubesException):
     pass

core/storage/storage.conf

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ type=xen ; the default xen storage
 ; class name
 ; [pool-b]
 ; class = foo.bar.MyStorage
-; 
-
+;
+; [test-dummy]
+; type=dummy
 

tests/storage.py

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 
-from qubes.tests import QubesTestCase, SystemTestsMixin
-from qubes.qubes import defaults
-
 import qubes.storage
-from qubes.storage.xen import XenStorage, XenPool
+from qubes.qubes import defaults
+from qubes.tests import QubesTestCase, SystemTestsMixin
+
+from qubes.storage.xen import XenPool, XenStorage
 
 
 class TC_00_Storage(SystemTestsMixin, QubesTestCase):
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ class TC_00_Storage(SystemTestsMixin, QubesTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(
             qubes.storage.pool_exists('asdh312096r832598213iudhas'))
 
+    def test_006_add_remove_pool(self):
+        """ Tries to adding and removing a pool. """
+        pool_name = 'asdjhrp89132'
+
+        # make sure it's really does not exist
+        qubes.storage.remove_pool(pool_name)
+
+        qubes.storage.add_pool(pool_name, type='xen')
+        self.assertTrue(qubes.storage.pool_exists(pool_name))
+
+        qubes.storage.remove_pool(pool_name)
+        self.assertFalse(qubes.storage.pool_exists(pool_name))
+
 
 class TC_00_Pool(SystemTestsMixin, QubesTestCase):