Expose inbound network policy across CLI, SDKs, serve, and NetworkInfo

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Summary

Stacked on #996 (the core NetworkSpec outbound/inbound reshape). This PR is the exposure half: every user-facing surface can now set the inbound policy, and read it back.

• CLI: --inbound MODE (enabled = public, default; disabled = private). --inbound-allow-net is deliberately not exposed until enforcement exists — a flag that can only error would advertise a feature that doesn't work.
• serve wire: nested network.inbound accepted alongside outbound.
• Python/Node/C/Go bindings: inbound setters/fields on the input side, mirroring outbound's shape.
• Read side: NetworkInfo reshaped to {outbound, inbound, published_ports}, each direction a NetworkDirectionInfo{mode, allow_net}, propagated through all four SDK output bindings (C header regenerated by cbindgen).

A non-empty inbound allowlist stays rejected everywhere (NetworkSpec::try_from, BoxOptions::sanitize, Go buildCOptions) — the field exists for shape symmetry only until a runtime sink enforces it.

Before/after

(after #996, before this PR)
NetworkSpec{outbound, inbound}          — core type exists
  <- but no CLI flag, no SDK setter, no wire field, no read-back:
     inbound is stuck at its default on every surface

(after this PR)
--inbound / JsInboundNetworkSpec / PyInboundNetworkSpec /
boxlite_options_set_network_inbound_{enabled,disabled} / Go InboundNetworkSpec
  -> NetworkSpec.inbound
box.info().network.{outbound,inbound}   — readable back on every surface

Merge-order constraint

This PR makes the REST client send the nested {outbound, inbound} wire shape. The cloud API only understands that shape after #1199 — against the current API, a nested payload 400s (the old DTO's top-level mode is required). #1199 must merge and deploy before this PR (#996 can land at any point in between; its client still sends the legacy flat shape, which every API version accepts).

Stacking note

GitHub can't set a fork branch as base, so this diff shows #996's commits too until #996 merges; review this PR by its head commit (f696d35e5) or wait for #996 to land, after which the diff collapses to just the exposure change (34 files, +1151/−261).

Test plan

• core 999/999, CLI 194/194, C 72/72 (1 ignored), Node 22/22 — all green
• Python: cargo check -p boxlite-python --tests clean (cargo test -p boxlite-python fails to link libpython on current main in this environment — pre-existing, verified against a clean origin/main worktree)
• Go: make test:unit:go green
• make fmt:check:rust clean

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Replaces #1198 (closed when its branch was deleted; GitHub can't re-associate a recreated branch).

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added separate inbound and outbound network configuration across the CLI, REST API, and SDKs.
  • Added inbound network mode selection, including the ability to disable inbound access.
  • Network status now reports direction-specific modes and allowlists.
• Bug Fixes
  • Disabled outbound networking no longer creates unnecessary network backends or exposed-port listeners.
• Documentation
  • Updated quick-start examples and network configuration guidance.
• Compatibility
  • Legacy network configuration remains supported where applicable, with validation for conflicting or unsupported settings.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR separates network configuration and metadata into outbound and inbound policies. It updates runtime networking, CLI and REST handling, C, Go, Node, and Python SDKs, compatibility behavior, validation, serialization, and tests.

Changes

Directional networking

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Runtime network model and metadata src/boxlite/src/runtime/options.rs, src/boxlite/src/runtime/types.rs, src/boxlite/tests/*	The runtime stores separate outbound and inbound policies. It supports nested and legacy forms, validates allowlists, and exposes directional metadata.
Runtime consumers and REST serialization src/boxlite/src/litebox/..., src/boxlite/src/rest/types.rs	Guest initialization, VMM tasks, and REST box creation use and serialize nested network settings.
CLI network parsing and compatibility src/cli/src/cli.rs, src/cli/src/commands/serve/*	The CLI adds inbound mode handling, nested request fields, legacy defaults, and mixed-shape validation.
C and Go SDKs sdks/c/*, sdks/go/*	C and Go APIs expose directional metadata and options. They map both directions and reject unsupported inbound allowlists.
Node SDK sdks/node/lib/*, sdks/node/src/*, sdks/node/tests/*	The Node SDK validates nested outbound and inbound policies and converts directional metadata.
Python SDK sdks/python/*	The Python SDK adds nested policy classes, legacy constructor compatibility, public exports, and directional metadata conversion.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Mergeability Score: 🔵 Low · up to 74067

The PR exposes inbound network policy across supported interfaces and read-back paths. Remaining risks are bounded to a test that does not validate the new alias and documentation that overstates inbound allowlist behavior; merge is reasonable with explicit owner follow-up on these corrections.

Possibly related PRs

• boxlite-ai/boxlite#1198: Both PRs update network configuration and NetworkInfo across the runtime and SDKs.
• boxlite-ai/boxlite#1199: Both PRs implement nested inbound and outbound network policy handling in REST and core mappings.
• boxlite-ai/boxlite#949: Both PRs modify NetworkSpec and VMM networking paths.

Suggested labels: e2e-local

Suggested reviewers: dorianzheng

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary change: exposing inbound network policy across the CLI, SDKs, serve, and NetworkInfo.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.
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Actionable comments posted: 9

🧹 Nitpick comments (2)

sdks/python/src/info.rs (1)

70-77: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document NetworkDirectionInfo.

NetworkDirectionInfo is a new public Python class. Add a comprehensive class docstring that defines mode and allow_net, including the inbound allowlist limitation.

As per coding guidelines: "Write comprehensive docstrings for all public functions and classes."

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@sdks/python/src/info.rs` around lines 70 - 77, Document the public Python
class represented by PyNetworkDirectionInfo with a comprehensive class
docstring, describing the mode and allow_net attributes and explicitly noting
the inbound allowlist limitation. Keep the existing #[pyclass(name =
"NetworkDirectionInfo")] exposure and field getters unchanged.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/deps/libkrun-sys/vendor/libkrunfw (1)

1-1: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Add CI coverage for the libkrunfw source-build path.

No tracked workflow sets BOXLITE_BUILD_LIBKRUNFW. Add a Linux CI job that sets BOXLITE_BUILD_LIBKRUNFW=1 and runs the relevant build.

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In `@src/deps/libkrun-sys/vendor/libkrunfw` at line 1, Add a Linux CI job in the
existing workflow configuration that sets BOXLITE_BUILD_LIBKRUNFW=1 and executes
the relevant libkrunfw source build, ensuring this source-build path is covered
by CI.

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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@sdks/c/include/boxlite.h`:
- Around line 810-814: Update the AutoStop documentation for
boxlite_options_set_auto_stop_interval in sdks/c/include/boxlite.h lines 810-814
and its corresponding description in sdks/c/src/options.rs lines 169-172,
replacing “remain paused” with “remain idle” while preserving the rest of the
behavior and wording.

In `@sdks/go/options.go`:
- Around line 82-90: Update the InboundNetworkSpec comment to state that
AllowNet is reserved and must remain empty until inbound allowlist enforcement
is implemented; remove the claim that it currently restricts reachable
hosts/IPs, while preserving the existing ModeEnabled and ModeDisabled
descriptions.

In `@sdks/node/lib/simplebox.ts`:
- Around line 149-154: Update the directional policy validation in SimpleBox
construction to reject record-valued outbound or inbound policies that do not
define mode, while preserving the existing object-type checks. Add regression
tests in sdks/node/tests/options.test.ts:220-228 covering empty outbound and
inbound policy objects; both sites require changes.

In `@sdks/node/src/options.rs`:
- Around line 369-381: Update the inbound network documentation and conversion
behavior: in sdks/node/src/options.rs:369-381,
sdks/node/lib/native-contracts.ts:118-122, and
sdks/node/lib/simplebox.ts:117-122, state that non-empty inbound allowNet values
are currently rejected and cannot restrict access; in
sdks/node/src/options.rs:993-1008, extend the conversion test to assert that a
non-empty inbound allowlist returns an error.

In `@sdks/python/src/options.rs`:
- Around line 276-281: Update the inbound network policy documentation near
InboundNetworkSpec to state that non-empty allow_net values are currently
invalid and rejected because inbound allowlist enforcement is unavailable;
remove the claim that allow_net restricts inbound access, while preserving the
existing mode descriptions.

In `@sdks/python/tests/test_network_spec.py`:
- Around line 17-44: Extend NetworkSpec tests in
sdks/python/tests/test_network_spec.py (lines 17-44) with nested
InboundNetworkSpec coverage, including mode="disabled" and assertions for the
resulting inbound policy. Add a conversion test in sdks/python/src/options.rs
(lines 1091-1101) that uses a non-empty inbound allow_net and asserts conversion
fails.

In `@src/boxlite/src/runtime/options.rs`:
- Around line 860-910: Update PortPublishTask’s fresh-publication and
reattach-reconciliation paths to inspect network.inbound and skip backend.expose
when it is InboundNetworkSpec::Disabled, while preserving existing publication
for Enabled. Add an integration test using a requested PortSpec that verifies no
listener is created for an inbound-disabled box.

In `@src/cli/src/cli.rs`:
- Around line 651-655: Update the help text for the inbound field in the CLI
argument definition to explicitly state that --network disabled does not disable
inbound access; callers must pass --inbound disabled to make services private
and unreachable externally. Preserve the existing enabled/disabled mode
descriptions.

In `@src/cli/src/commands/serve/types.rs`:
- Around line 112-120: Update the documentation above InboundNetworkSpec to
state that inbound allow_net must remain empty and non-empty values are rejected
until enforcement is implemented; remove the claim that it restricts publicly
reachable services, while preserving the mode descriptions.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@sdks/python/src/info.rs`:
- Around line 70-77: Document the public Python class represented by
PyNetworkDirectionInfo with a comprehensive class docstring, describing the mode
and allow_net attributes and explicitly noting the inbound allowlist limitation.
Keep the existing #[pyclass(name = "NetworkDirectionInfo")] exposure and field
getters unchanged.

In `@src/deps/libkrun-sys/vendor/libkrunfw`:
- Line 1: Add a Linux CI job in the existing workflow configuration that sets
BOXLITE_BUILD_LIBKRUNFW=1 and executes the relevant libkrunfw source build,
ensuring this source-build path is covered by CI.

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• src/boxlite/tests/network_spec.rs
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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

src/cli/src/cli.rs (1)

1451-1462: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the default inbound policy.

This test states that a bare command preserves the default network policy, but it only asserts outbound behavior. Add an assertion that opts.network.inbound is InboundNetworkSpec::Enabled with an empty allowlist. This pins the required public inbound default and prevents a compatibility regression.

Proposed test update

         assert!(
             matches!(opts.network.outbound, OutboundNetworkSpec::Enabled { ref allow_net } if allow_net.is_empty())
         );
+        assert!(
+            matches!(opts.network.inbound, InboundNetworkSpec::Enabled { ref allow_net } if allow_net.is_empty())
+        );

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In `@src/cli/src/cli.rs` around lines 1451 - 1462, Extend
test_network_flags_default_left_untouched to also assert that
opts.network.inbound matches InboundNetworkSpec::Enabled with an empty
allowlist, preserving the existing outbound assertion and confirming the default
inbound policy for a bare run.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/cli/src/cli.rs`:
- Around line 1451-1462: Extend test_network_flags_default_left_untouched to
also assert that opts.network.inbound matches InboundNetworkSpec::Enabled with
an empty allowlist, preserving the existing outbound assertion and confirming
the default inbound policy for a bare run.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/boxlite/src/vmm/mod.rs`:
- Line 235: Update the documentation near the VMM network configuration to
remove the invalid NetworkPolicy::Disabled reference; describe no-network
behavior using NetworkPolicy::outbound_disabled() or NetworkSpec::Disabled, and
distinguish it from inbound-disabled behavior.

In `@src/boxlite/tests/network_spec.rs`:
- Around line 46-48: Update the compatibility test’s aliased declaration to use
the direction-explicit OutboundNetworkSpec type instead of NetworkSpec, while
preserving the existing Disabled value and assertion.

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• src/boxlite/src/runtime/options.rs
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