deb distribution module missing "repository" setting

[jstrelka]

When using RPM distribution module we can set a distribution "repository" to always serve the latest content.

This same functionality is not available for the DEB distribution module even though it exists in the pulp CLI.

[root@pulp ~]# pulp deb distribution create --help
Usage: pulp deb distribution create [OPTIONS]

  Create a apt distribution.

Options:
  --base-path TEXT
  --publication TEXT              Publication to be served.
  --repository TEXT               Repository to be used for auto-distributing.
                                  Specified as '[[<plugin>:]<type>:]<name>' or
                                  as href.
  --checkpoint / --not-checkpoint
  --name TEXT                     [required]
  --help                          Show this message and exit.
[root@pulp-dev ~]#

There are settings for both "publication" and "repository" in the "pulp deb distribution create" cli same as the "rpm" modules.

Can you add "repository" as an option for "deb_distribution" module?

[mehuljariwala]

I’d like to work on this. I’ll mirror the existing rpm_distribution repository-backed behavior in deb_distribution: add and document the repository option, resolve repository names through PulpAptRepositoryContext, make it mutually exclusive with publication, support clearing the association with an empty string, and run the focused replay, lint, and sanity checks available locally. I verified there is no active PR for #250.