image list api feature?

[lnussel]

images.xml was dropped from software.o.o.o according to openSUSE/software-o-o#1219

Any plans for a replacement? We could for example ship a separate opensuse branded rpi-imager that accepts files like this:
https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager/tree/qml/doc/json-schema

An api like that be helpful to discover images also suitable for use in eg virt-manager or systemd-machined.

[hellcp]

I was hoping to introduce something like that at some point. For now the best thing is to use the files we have in _data

[omkar200412]

To implement the "image list API feature," set up a backend with a framework like Flask or Express, and store image metadata in a database . Create a RESTful API endpoint to return the image URLs and metadata. If needed, handle image uploads to cloud storage and ensure pagination for large datasets. Finally, use CORS for cross-origin requests and integrate the frontend to fetch and display the images.