initial code for QM python api

When integration happens, it's important to have API.
Example: creating and managing containers via python.

Signed-off-by: Douglas Schilling Landgraf <[email protected]>

api/python/qm/README.md

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+For now just create a dir in the python latest version in your system.
+
+1. Create a dir in the python site-packages for QM
+
+```console
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qm/
+```
+
+2. Copy library to it site-library for the specific user, in the case
+   bellow will be available only for root user.
+
+```console
+sudo cp __init__.py /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qm/
+```
+
+3. Test it
+
+Source code:
+
+```python
+from qm import QM
+
+def main():
+    # Initialize the QM class
+    qm_manager = QM()
+
+    # Example: Start a container named 'qm'
+    container_name = "qm"
+    if qm_manager.start_container(container_name):
+        print(f"Container '{container_name}' started successfully.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to start container '{container_name}'.")
+
+    # Example: Check the status of the container
+    status = qm_manager.container_status(container_name)
+    #print(f"Status of container '{container_name}': {status}")
+    print(f"Status of container {status}")
+
+    # Example: Count the number of running containers
+    running_count = qm_manager.count_running_containers()
+    print(f"Number of running containers: {running_count}")
+
+    # Example: Stop the container
+    if qm_manager.stop_container(container_name):
+        print(f"Container '{container_name}' stopped successfully.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to stop container '{container_name}'.")
+
+    # Example: Check if the QM service is installed
+    if qm_manager.is_qm_service_installed():
+        print("QM service is installed.")
+    else:
+        print("QM service is not installed.")
+
+    # Example: Check if the QM service is running
+    if qm_manager.is_qm_service_running():
+        print("QM service is running.")
+    else:
+        print("QM service is not running.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+```
+
+Testing:
+
+```console
+$ sudo ./reading_information
+QM service is installed.
+QM service is running.
+```

api/python/qm/__init__.py

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+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import subprocess
+import json
+
+class QM:
+    """
+    A class to manage containers inside the "qm" Podman container.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, qm_container_name="qm"):
+        """
+        Initialize the QM class with the name of the main Podman container.
+
+        Args:
+            qm_container_name (str): The name of the container running QM. Defaults to "qm".
+        """
+        self.qm_container_name = qm_container_name
+
+    def execute_command(self, command):
+        """
+        Executes a generic command inside the QM container.
+
+        Args:
+            command (list): The command to execute inside the QM container as a list of strings.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The output of the executed command.
+        """
+        full_command = ["podman", "exec", self.qm_container_name] + command
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                full_command, check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            )
+            return result.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            return f"Error: {e.stderr.decode('utf-8').strip()}"
+
+    def start_container(self, name):
+        command = ["podman", "start", name]
+        output = self.execute_command(command)
+        return "started" in output.lower()
+
+    def stop_container(self, name):
+        command = ["podman", "stop", name]
+        output = self.execute_command(command)
+        return "stopped" in output.lower()
+
+    def container_status(self, name):
+        """
+        Checks the status of a container inside the QM container.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): The name of the container to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The status of the container (e.g., "running", "stopped").
+        """
+        command = ["podman", "inspect", "--format", "{{json .State}}", name]
+        output = self.execute_command(command)
+
+        if "Error" in output:
+            return output
+
+        try:
+            state = json.loads(output)
+            return state.get("Status", "unknown")
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return "unknown"
+
+    def count_running_containers(self):
+        """
+        Counts the number of running containers inside the QM container.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: The number of running containers.
+        """
+        command = ["podman", "ps", "--filter", "status=running", "--format", "{{.ID}}"]
+        output = self.execute_command(command)
+        if "Error" in output:
+            return 0
+        return len(output.splitlines()) if output else 0
+
+    def is_qm_service_installed(self):
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["rpm", "-q", "qm"], check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            )
+            return result.returncode == 0
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            return False
+
+    def is_qm_service_running(self):
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["systemctl", "is-active", "qm"], check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            )
+            return result.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip() == "active"
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            return False

api/python/qm/examples/reading_information

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from qm import QM
+
+def main():
+    # Initialize the QM class
+    qm_manager = QM()
+
+    # Example: Start a container named 'qm'
+    container_name = "qm"
+    if qm_manager.start_container(container_name):
+        print(f"Container '{container_name}' started successfully.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to start container '{container_name}'.")
+
+    # Example: Check the status of the container
+    status = qm_manager.container_status(container_name)
+    #print(f"Status of container '{container_name}': {status}")
+    print(f"Status of container {status}")
+
+    # Example: Count the number of running containers
+    running_count = qm_manager.count_running_containers()
+    print(f"Number of running containers: {running_count}")
+
+    # Example: Stop the container
+    if qm_manager.stop_container(container_name):
+        print(f"Container '{container_name}' stopped successfully.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to stop container '{container_name}'.")
+
+    # Example: Check if the QM service is installed
+    if qm_manager.is_qm_service_installed():
+        print("QM service is installed.")
+    else:
+        print("QM service is not installed.")
+
+    # Example: Check if the QM service is running
+    if qm_manager.is_qm_service_running():
+        print("QM service is running.")
+    else:
+        print("QM service is not running.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()