Refactoring and vmdb2 improvements

ansible/templates/set_hostapd_iface.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+CONFIG_FILE = "/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
+
+def find_ap_interface():
+    try:
+        iw_dev_output = subprocess.check_output(["iw", "dev"], text=True)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error running iw dev: {e}")
+        return None
+
+    interfaces = re.findall(r"Interface\s+(\w+)", iw_dev_output)
+
+    for iface in interfaces:
+        try:
+            modes_output = subprocess.check_output(["iw", "dev", iface, "info"], text=True)
+            # Check for AP mode support
+            phy_output = subprocess.check_output(["iw", iface, "info"], text=True, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            phy_name = re.search(r"wiphy (\d+)", modes_output)
+            if not phy_name:
+                continue
+            phy_info = subprocess.check_output(["iw", "phy", f"phy{phy_name.group(1)}", "info"], text=True)
+            if "AP" in phy_info:
+                return iface
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+    return None
+
+def update_config(interface_name):
+    try:
+        with open(CONFIG_FILE, "r") as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+
+        with open(CONFIG_FILE, "w") as f:
+            for line in lines:
+                if line.strip().startswith("interface="):
+                    f.write(f"interface={interface_name}\n")
+                else:
+                    f.write(line)
+        print(f"Updated {CONFIG_FILE} to use interface: {interface_name}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error updating config: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    iface = find_ap_interface()
+    if iface:
+        update_config(iface)
+    else:
+        print("No AP-capable interface found.")