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# Shadowmire
Shadowmire syncs PyPI (or plain HTTP(S) PyPI mirrors using Shadowmire) with a lightweight and easy approach.
## Docs
### Background
Bandersnatch is the recommended solution to sync from PyPI. However, it has these 2 issues that haven't been solved for a long time:
- Bandersnatch does not support removing packages that have been removed from upstream, making it easier to be the target of supply chain attack.
- The upstream must implement [XML-RPC APIs](https://warehouse.pypa.io/api-reference/xml-rpc.html#mirroring-support), which is not acceptable for most mirror sites.
Shadowmire is a light solution to these issues.
### Syncing Protocol
#### From PyPI
PyPI's XML-RPC APIs have `list_packages_with_serial()` method to list ALL packages with "serial" (you could consider it as a version integer that just increases every few moments). `changelog_last_serial()` and `changelog_since_serial()` are NOT used as they could not handle package deletion. Local packages not in the list result are removed.
Results from `list_packages_with_serial()` are stored in `remote.json`. `local.db` is a sqlite database which just stores every local package name and its local serial. `local.json` is dumped from `local.db` for downstream cosumption.
#### From upstream using shadowmire
Obviously, `list_packages_with_serial()`'s alternative is the `local.json`, which could be easily served by any HTTP server. Don't use `local.db`, as it could have consistency issues when shadowmire upstream is syncing.
### How to use
If you just need to fetch all indexes (and then use a cache solution for packages):
```shell
REPO=/path/to/pypi ./shadowmire.py sync
```
If `REPO` env is not set, it defaults to current working directory.
If you need to download all packages, add `--sync-packages`.
```shell
./shadowmire.py sync --sync-packages
```
> [!IMPORTANT]
> If you sync with indexes only first, `--sync-packages` would NOT update packages which have been the latest versions. Use `verify` command for this.
Sync command also supports `--exclude` -- you could give multiple regexes like this:
```shell
./shadowmire.py sync --exclude package1 --exclude ^0
```
And `--shadowmire-upstream`, if you don't want to sync from PyPI directly.
```shell
./shadowmire.py sync --shadowmire-upstream http://example.com/pypi/
```
If you already have a pypi repo, use `genlocal` first to generate a local db:
```shell
./shadowmire.py genlocal
```
Verify command could be used if you believe that something is wrong. It would remove packages NOT in local db, update all local packages, and delete unreferenced files in `packages` folder:
```shell
./shadowmire.py verify
```
## Acknowledgements
This project uses some code from PyPI's official mirroring tools, [bandersnatch](https://github.com/pypa/bandersnatch).
## Naming
Suggested by LLM.
> Sure, to capture the mysterious, fantastical, and intriguing nature of "Bandersnatch," here are some similar-style project name suggestions:
>
> 1. **Shadowmire**:
> - Meaning: A mysterious shadowy swamp, implying the unknown and exploration.