feat: use a metadata file

Signed-off-by: Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@localai.io>

core/gallery/backend_types.go

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ package gallery
 
 import "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 
+// BackendMetadata represents the metadata stored in a JSON file for each installed backend
+type BackendMetadata struct {
+	// Alias is an optional alternative name for the backend
+	Alias string `json:"alias,omitempty"`
+	// MetaBackendFor points to the concrete backend if this is a meta backend
+	MetaBackendFor string `json:"meta_backend_for,omitempty"`
+	// Name is the original name from the gallery
+	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	// GalleryURL is the URL of the gallery this backend came from
+	GalleryURL string `json:"gallery_url,omitempty"`
+	// InstalledAt is the timestamp when the backend was installed
+	InstalledAt string `json:"installed_at,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type GalleryBackend struct {
 	Metadata        `json:",inline" yaml:",inline"`
 	Alias           string            `json:"alias,omitempty" yaml:"alias,omitempty"`

core/gallery/backends.go

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package gallery
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/system"
@@ -13,11 +15,48 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	aliasFile = "alias"
+	metadataFile = "metadata.json"
-	metaFile  = "meta"
+	runFile      = "run.sh"
-	runFile   = "run.sh"
 )
 
+// readBackendMetadata reads the metadata JSON file for a backend
+func readBackendMetadata(backendPath string) (*BackendMetadata, error) {
+	metadataPath := filepath.Join(backendPath, metadataFile)
+
+	// If metadata file doesn't exist, return nil (for backward compatibility)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(metadataPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(metadataPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read metadata file %q: %v", metadataPath, err)
+	}
+
+	var metadata BackendMetadata
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &metadata); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal metadata file %q: %v", metadataPath, err)
+	}
+
+	return &metadata, nil
+}
+
+// writeBackendMetadata writes the metadata JSON file for a backend
+func writeBackendMetadata(backendPath string, metadata *BackendMetadata) error {
+	metadataPath := filepath.Join(backendPath, metadataFile)
+
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(metadata, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal metadata: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(metadataPath, data, 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write metadata file %q: %v", metadataPath, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func findBestBackendFromMeta(backend *GalleryBackend, systemState *system.SystemState, backends GalleryElements[*GalleryBackend]) *GalleryBackend {
 	realBackend := backend.CapabilitiesMap[systemState.GPUVendor]
 	if realBackend == "" {
@@ -63,10 +102,16 @@ func InstallBackendFromGallery(galleries []config.Gallery, systemState *system.S
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create meta backend path %q: %v", metaBackendPath, err)
 		}
 
-		// Then, let's create an meta file to point to the best backend
+		// Create metadata for the meta backend
-		metaFile := filepath.Join(metaBackendPath, metaFile)
+		metaMetadata := &BackendMetadata{
-		if err := os.WriteFile(metaFile, []byte(bestBackend.Name), 0644); err != nil {
+			MetaBackendFor: bestBackend.Name,
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write meta file %q: %v", metaFile, err)
+			Name:           name,
+			GalleryURL:     backend.Gallery.URL,
+			InstalledAt:    time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
+		}
+
+		if err := writeBackendMetadata(metaBackendPath, metaMetadata); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write metadata for meta backend %q: %v", name, err)
 		}
 
 		return nil
@@ -102,12 +147,19 @@ func InstallBackend(basePath string, config *GalleryBackend, downloadStatus func
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract image %q: %v", config.URI, err)
 	}
 
+	// Create metadata for the backend
+	metadata := &BackendMetadata{
+		Name:        name,
+		GalleryURL:  config.Gallery.URL,
+		InstalledAt: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	}
+
 	if config.Alias != "" {
-		// Write an alias file inside
+		metadata.Alias = config.Alias
-		aliasFile := filepath.Join(backendPath, aliasFile)
+	}
-		if err := os.WriteFile(aliasFile, []byte(config.Alias), 0644); err != nil {
+
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write alias file %q: %v", aliasFile, err)
+	if err := writeBackendMetadata(backendPath, metadata); err != nil {
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write metadata for backend %q: %v", name, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -124,37 +176,39 @@ func DeleteBackendFromSystem(basePath string, name string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		foundBackend := false
 
 		for _, backend := range backends {
 			if backend.IsDir() {
-				aliasFile := filepath.Join(basePath, backend.Name(), aliasFile)
+				metadata, err := readBackendMetadata(filepath.Join(basePath, backend.Name()))
-				alias, err := os.ReadFile(aliasFile)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				if string(alias) == name {
+				if metadata != nil && metadata.Alias == name {
 					backendDirectory = filepath.Join(basePath, backend.Name())
+					foundBackend = true
 					break
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if backendDirectory == "" {
+		// If no backend found, return successfully (idempotent behavior)
+		if !foundBackend {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no backend found with name %q", name)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If it's a meta, delete also associated backend
+	// If it's a meta backend, delete also associated backend
-	metaFile := filepath.Join(backendDirectory, metaFile)
+	metadata, err := readBackendMetadata(backendDirectory)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(metaFile); err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		meta, err := os.ReadFile(metaFile)
+		return err
-		if err != nil {
+	}
-			return err
+
-		}
+	if metadata != nil && metadata.MetaBackendFor != "" {
-		metaBackendDirectory := filepath.Join(basePath, string(meta))
+		metaBackendDirectory := filepath.Join(basePath, metadata.MetaBackendFor)
 		log.Debug().Str("backendDirectory", metaBackendDirectory).Msg("Deleting meta backend")
 		if _, err := os.Stat(metaBackendDirectory); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("meta backend %q not found", string(meta))
+			return fmt.Errorf("meta backend %q not found", metadata.MetaBackendFor)
 		}
 		os.RemoveAll(metaBackendDirectory)
 	}
@@ -175,14 +229,13 @@ func ListSystemBackends(basePath string) (map[string]string, error) {
 			runFile := filepath.Join(basePath, backend.Name(), runFile)
 			backendsNames[backend.Name()] = runFile
 
-			aliasFile := filepath.Join(basePath, backend.Name(), aliasFile)
+			// Check for alias in metadata
-			if _, err := os.Stat(aliasFile); err == nil {
+			metadata, err := readBackendMetadata(filepath.Join(basePath, backend.Name()))
-				// read the alias file, and use it as key
+			if err != nil {
-				alias, err := os.ReadFile(aliasFile)
+				return nil, err
-				if err != nil {
+			}
-					return nil, err
+			if metadata != nil && metadata.Alias != "" {
-				}
+				backendsNames[metadata.Alias] = runFile
-				backendsNames[string(alias)] = runFile
 			}
 		}
 	}

core/gallery/backends_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gallery
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -206,14 +207,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Gallery Backends", func() {
 		})
 
 		It("should list meta backends correctly in system backends", func() {
-			// Create a meta backend directory with alias
+			// Create a meta backend directory with metadata
 			metaBackendPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "meta-backend")
 			err := os.MkdirAll(metaBackendPath, 0750)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			// Create alias file pointing to concrete backend
+			// Create metadata file pointing to concrete backend
-			aliasFilePath := filepath.Join(metaBackendPath, "meta")
+			metadata := &BackendMetadata{
-			err = os.WriteFile(aliasFilePath, []byte("concrete-backend"), 0644)
+				MetaBackendFor: "concrete-backend",
+				Name:           "meta-backend",
+				InstalledAt:    "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+			}
+			metadataData, err := json.Marshal(metadata)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBackendPath, "metadata.json"), metadataData, 0644)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			// Create the concrete backend directory with run.sh
@@ -264,10 +271,17 @@ var _ = Describe("Gallery Backends", func() {
 
 			err := InstallBackend(tempDir, &backend, nil)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(filepath.Join(tempDir, "test-backend", "alias")).To(BeARegularFile())
+			Expect(filepath.Join(tempDir, "test-backend", "metadata.json")).To(BeARegularFile())
-			content, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(tempDir, "test-backend", "alias"))
+
+			// Read and verify metadata
+			metadataData, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(tempDir, "test-backend", "metadata.json"))
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(string(content)).To(ContainSubstring("test-alias"))
+			var metadata BackendMetadata
+			err = json.Unmarshal(metadataData, &metadata)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(metadata.Alias).To(Equal("test-alias"))
+			Expect(metadata.Name).To(Equal("test-backend"))
+
 			Expect(filepath.Join(tempDir, "test-backend", "run.sh")).To(BeARegularFile())
 
 			// Check that the alias was recognized
@@ -294,7 +308,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Gallery Backends", func() {
 
 		It("should not error when backend doesn't exist", func() {
 			err := DeleteBackendFromSystem(tempDir, "non-existent")
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -325,8 +339,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Gallery Backends", func() {
 			err := os.MkdirAll(backendPath, 0750)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			// Create alias file
+			// Create metadata file with alias
-			err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(backendPath, "alias"), []byte(alias), 0644)
+			metadata := &BackendMetadata{
+				Alias:       alias,
+				Name:        backendName,
+				InstalledAt: "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+			}
+			metadataData, err := json.Marshal(metadata)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(backendPath, "metadata.json"), metadataData, 0644)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			backends, err := ListSystemBackends(tempDir)

core/services/backends.go

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package services
 
 import (
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/gallery"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/system"
 
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
-func (g *GalleryService) backendHandler(op *GalleryOp[gallery.GalleryBackend]) error {
+func (g *GalleryService) backendHandler(op *GalleryOp[gallery.GalleryBackend], systemState *system.SystemState) error {
 	utils.ResetDownloadTimers()
 	g.UpdateStatus(op.ID, &GalleryOpStatus{Message: "processing", Progress: 0})
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func (g *GalleryService) backendHandler(op *GalleryOp[gallery.GalleryBackend]) e
 		g.modelLoader.DeleteExternalBackend(op.GalleryElementName)
 	} else {
 		log.Warn().Msgf("installing backend %s", op.GalleryElementName)
-		err = gallery.InstallBackendFromGallery(g.appConfig.BackendGalleries, op.GalleryElementName, g.appConfig.BackendsPath, progressCallback)
+		err = gallery.InstallBackendFromGallery(g.appConfig.BackendGalleries, systemState, op.GalleryElementName, g.appConfig.BackendsPath, progressCallback)
 		if err == nil {
 			err = gallery.RegisterBackends(g.appConfig.BackendsPath, g.modelLoader)
 		}

core/services/gallery.go

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/gallery"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/system"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/model"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 type GalleryService struct {
@@ -63,13 +65,19 @@ func (g *GalleryService) Start(c context.Context, cl *config.BackendConfigLoader
 		}
 	}
 
+	systemState, err := system.GetSystemState()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to get system state")
+		return
+	}
+
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-c.Done():
 				return
 			case op := <-g.BackendGalleryChannel:
-				err := g.backendHandler(&op)
+				err := g.backendHandler(&op, systemState)
 				if err != nil {
 					updateError(op.ID, err)
 				}

core/system/capabilities.go

@@ -25,15 +25,22 @@ func detectGPUVendor() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, gpu := range gpus {
-		if strings.ToUpper(gpu.DeviceInfo.Vendor.Name) == "NVIDIA" {
+		if gpu.DeviceInfo != nil {
-			return "nvidia", nil
+			if gpu.DeviceInfo.Vendor != nil {
-		}
+				gpuVendorName := strings.ToUpper(gpu.DeviceInfo.Vendor.Name)
-		if strings.ToUpper(gpu.DeviceInfo.Vendor.Name) == "AMD" {
+				if gpuVendorName == "NVIDIA" {
-			return "amd", nil
+					return "nvidia", nil
-		}
+				}
-		if strings.ToUpper(gpu.DeviceInfo.Vendor.Name) == "INTEL" {
+				if gpuVendorName == "AMD" {
-			return "intel", nil
+					return "amd", nil
+				}
+				if gpuVendorName == "INTEL" {
+					return "intel", nil
+				}
+				return "nvidia", nil
+			}
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	return "", nil

pkg/startup/backend_preload.go

@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/gallery"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/system"
 )
 
 func InstallExternalBackends(galleries []config.Gallery, backendPath string, downloadStatus func(string, string, string, float64), backends ...string) error {
 	var errs error
+	systemState, err := system.GetSystemState()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get system state: %w", err)
+	}
 	for _, backend := range backends {
 		switch {
 		case strings.HasPrefix(backend, "oci://"):
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ func InstallExternalBackends(galleries []config.Gallery, backendPath string, dow
 				errs = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("error installing backend %s", backend))
 			}
 		default:
-			err := gallery.InstallBackendFromGallery(galleries, backend, backendPath, downloadStatus)
+			err := gallery.InstallBackendFromGallery(galleries, systemState, backend, backendPath, downloadStatus)
 			if err != nil {
 				errs = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("error installing backend %s", backend))
 			}