Function common_docker_resolve_model

common/download.cpp:841–938

}

std::string common_docker_resolve_model(const std::string & docker) {
    // Parse ai/smollm2:135M-Q4_0
    size_t      colon_pos = docker.find(':');
    std::string repo, tag;
    if (colon_pos != std::string::npos) {
        repo = docker.substr(0, colon_pos);
        tag  = docker.substr(colon_pos + 1);
    } else {
        repo = docker;
        tag  = "latest";
    }

    // ai/ is the default
    size_t      slash_pos = docker.find('/');
    if (slash_pos == std::string::npos) {
        repo.insert(0, "ai/");
    }

    LOG_INF("%s: Downloading Docker Model: %s:%s\n", __func__, repo.c_str(), tag.c_str());
    try {
        // --- helper: digest validation ---
        auto validate_oci_digest = [](const std::string & digest) -> std::string {
            // Expected: algo:hex ; start with sha256 (64 hex chars)
            // You can extend this map if supporting other algorithms in future.
            static const std::regex re("^sha256:([a-fA-F0-9]{64})$");
            std::smatch m;
            if (!std::regex_match(digest, m, re)) {
                throw std::runtime_error("Invalid OCI digest format received in manifest: " + digest);
            }
            // normalize hex to lowercase
            std::string normalized = digest;
            std::transform(normalized.begin()+7, normalized.end(), normalized.begin()+7, [](unsigned char c){
                return std::tolower(c);
            });
            return normalized;
        };

        std::string token = common_docker_get_token(repo);  // Get authentication token

        // Get manifest
        // TODO: cache the manifest response so that it appears in the model list
        const std::string    url_prefix = "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/" + repo;
        std::string          manifest_url = url_prefix + "/manifests/" + tag;
        common_remote_params manifest_params;
        manifest_params.headers.push_back({"Authorization", "Bearer " + token});
        manifest_params.headers.push_back({"Accept",
            "application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json,application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json"
        });
        auto manifest_res = common_remote_get_content(manifest_url, manifest_params);
        if (manifest_res.first != 200) {
            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get Docker manifest, HTTP code: " + std::to_string(manifest_res.first));
        }

        std::string            manifest_str(manifest_res.second.begin(), manifest_res.second.end());
        nlohmann::ordered_json manifest = nlohmann::ordered_json::parse(manifest_str);
        std::string            gguf_digest;  // Find the GGUF layer
        if (manifest.contains("layers")) {
            for (const auto & layer : manifest["layers"]) {