Simplified interface for custom metadata #104
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Custom metadata as described in the TUF spec can be specified when adding a new bundle to a repository.
The high-level interface has been simplified slightly w.r.t. #100: users can now only add custom metadata to the archive, not to the patch (if any).
This makes sense, because the archive is the only thing a typical user should be interested in (patches are considered an internal implementation detail). If really necessary, the low-level
Roles.add_or_update_target()
can still be used to add custom metadata to patches.Examples
On the repo side:
The custom metadata ends up in the
targets.json
file as follows:On the client side, this metadata is made available via the
TargetMeta
class. Note thatClient.check_for_updates()
only ever returns aTargetMeta
instance for the archive, regardless of whether a patch update or a full update will be performed.For example,
fixes #99