Python/ifconfig: T1557: loopback: implement derived remove()

2 files changed, 23 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
index 86e2084d3..776fe1a23 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
@@ -680,6 +680,21 @@ class LoopbackIf(Interface):
     def __init__(self, ifname):
         super().__init__(ifname, type='loopback')
 
+    def remove(self):
+        """
+        Loopback interface can not be deleted from operating system. We can
+        only remove all assigned IP addresses.
+
+        Example:
+        >>> from vyos.ifconfig import Interface
+        >>> i = LoopbackIf('lo').remove()
+        """
+        # remove all assigned IP addresses from interface
+        for addr in self.get_addr():
+            self.del_addr(addr)
+
+        # question: do we also delerte the loopback address? 127.0.0.1/8
+
 
 class DummyIf(Interface):
 
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/interface-loopback.py b/src/conf_mode/interface-loopback.py
index 46fc6809b..10722d137 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/interface-loopback.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/interface-loopback.py
@@ -72,20 +72,20 @@ def generate(loopback):
     return None
 
 def apply(loopback):
-    lo = LoopbackIf(loopback['intf'])
-    if not loopback['deleted']:
+    l = LoopbackIf(loopback['intf'])
+    if loopback['deleted']:
+        l.remove()
+    else:
         # update interface description used e.g. within SNMP
-        lo.set_alias(loopback['description'])
+        l.set_alias(loopback['description'])
 
         # Configure interface address(es)
         # - not longer required addresses get removed first
         # - newly addresses will be added second
+        for addr in loopback['address_remove']:
+            l.del_addr(addr)
         for addr in loopback['address']:
-            lo.add_addr(addr)
-
-    # remove interface address(es)
-    for addr in loopback['address_remove']:
-        lo.del_addr(addr)
+            l.add_addr(addr)
 
     return None