Encode Generic ConfigBody as JSON

Enocode the runtime configuration body as JSON when the TypeURL is
available and the generic configuration options are being used.

Signed-off-by: James Jenkins <James.Jenkins@ibm.com>

Author: Jenkins-J

pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package sbserver
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -278,6 +279,16 @@ func generateRuntimeOptions(r criconfig.Runtime) (interface{}, error) {
 	// For generic configuration, if no config path specified (preserving old behavior), pass
 	// the whole TOML configuration section to the runtime.
 	if runtimeOpts, ok := options.(*runtimeoptions.Options); ok && runtimeOpts.ConfigPath == "" {
+
+		if runtimeOpts.TypeUrl != "" {
+			body, err := json.Marshal(r.Options)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal config body as JSON for runtime %q: %v", r.Type, err)
+			}
+			runtimeOpts.ConfigBody = body
+			return options, nil
+		}
+
 		runtimeOpts.ConfigBody, err = optionsTree.Marshal()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal TOML blob for runtime %q: %v", r.Type, err)

pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ message Options {
 	// ConfigPath specifies the filesystem location of the config file
 	// used by the runtime.
 	string config_path = 2;
-	// Blob specifies an in-memory TOML blob passed from containerd's configuration section
-	// for this runtime. This will be used if config_path is not specified.
+	// Blob specifies an in-memory blob passed from containerd's configuration section
+	// for this runtime. If the typeurl is specified, this will be a JSON blob which can be
+	// interpreted as the type represented by the typeurl. Otherwise, this will be a TOML
+	// blob. This will be used if config_path is not specified.
 	bytes config_body = 3;
 }