Making system information payload explicit as map[string]any

cmd/public-api-test/main.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func runDemo(regcode string) error {
 	waitForUser("Registration complete")
 
 	bold("3) System status // Ping\n")
-	systemInformation := map[string]string{
+	systemInformation := map[string]any{
 		"uname": "public api demo - ping",
 	}
 

pkg/registration/status.go

@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 type statusRequest struct {
-	Hostname          string `json:"hostname"`
-	SystemInformation any    `json:"hwinfo"`
+	Hostname string            `json:"hostname"`
+	Info     SystemInformation `json:"hwinfo"`
 }
 
 // Returns the registration status for the system pointed by the authorized
 // connection.
-func Status(conn connection.Connection, hostname string, systemInformation any) (StatusCode, error) {
+func Status(conn connection.Connection, hostname string, info SystemInformation) (StatusCode, error) {
 	payload := statusRequest{
-		Hostname:          hostname,
-		SystemInformation: systemInformation,
+		Hostname: hostname,
+		Info:     info,
 	}
 
 	request, buildErr := conn.BuildRequest("PUT", "/connect/systems", payload)

pkg/registration/status_test.go

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestStatusUnregistered(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStatusWithSystemInformation(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	payload := map[string]string{
+	payload := map[string]any{
 		"key": "value",
 	}
 

pkg/registration/system_information.go

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package registration
+
+// SystemInformation encapsulates any data which should be stored as system meta information.
+// This can be sockets, vCPUs, memory or any other useful information.
+type SystemInformation = map[string]any