cli/install: add --no-persist-state

Skip persisting the current date after successful install
This is a workaround due to incomplete test setup - installing a clan machine without having a clan

checks/installation/flake-module.nix

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
                       "-i", ssh_conn.ssh_key,
                       "--option", "store", os.environ['CLAN_TEST_STORE'],
                       "--update-hardware-config", "nixos-facter",
+                      "--no-persist-state",
                   ]
 
                   subprocess.run(clan_cmd, check=True)

pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/install.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def install_command(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
                     no_reboot=args.no_reboot,
                     build_on=args.build_on if args.build_on is not None else None,
                     update_hardware_config=HardwareConfig(args.update_hardware_config),
+                    persist_state=not args.no_persist_state,
                 ),
                 target_host=remote,
             )
@@ -137,6 +138,12 @@ def register_install_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
         help="update the hardware configuration",
         choices=[x.value for x in HardwareConfig],
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-persist-state",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Disable persisting the result of the installation after it is done",
+        default=False,
+    )
 
     parser.add_argument(
         "--phases",

pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/install.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class InstallOptions:
     phases: str | None = None
     build_on: BuildOn | None = None
     update_hardware_config: HardwareConfig = HardwareConfig.NONE
+    persist_state: bool = True
 
 
 @API.register
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ def run_machine_install(opts: InstallOptions, target_host: Remote) -> None:
             RunOpts(log=Log.BOTH, prefix=machine.name, needs_user_terminal=True),
         )
 
+    if opts.persist_state:
         inventory_store = InventoryStore(machine.flake)
         inventory = inventory_store.read()
 
@@ -236,7 +238,6 @@ def run_machine_install(opts: InstallOptions, target_host: Remote) -> None:
             # Cut of the milliseconds
             int(time()),
         )
-
         inventory_store.write(
             inventory, f"Installed {machine.name} at {target_host.target}"
         )