2 files changed, 52 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
index c11efd0ae..84dabc06b 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
@@ -297,6 +297,39 @@ std::string debDebianSourceDirIndex::GetComponent() const
    return "local-control";
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// String Package Index - a string of Packages file content		/*{{{*/
+std::string debStringPackageIndex::GetArchitecture() const
+{
+   return std::string();
+}
+std::string debStringPackageIndex::GetComponent() const
+{
+   return "apt-tmp-index";
+}
+uint8_t debStringPackageIndex::GetIndexFlags() const
+{
+   return pkgCache::Flag::NotSource;
+}
+const pkgIndexFile::Type *debStringPackageIndex::GetType() const
+{
+   return pkgIndexFile::Type::GetType("Debian Package Index");
+}
+debStringPackageIndex::debStringPackageIndex(std::string const &content) :
+   pkgDebianIndexRealFile("", false), d(NULL)
+{
+   char fn[1024];
+   std::string const tempdir = GetTempDir();
+   snprintf(fn, sizeof(fn), "%s/%s.XXXXXX", tempdir.c_str(), "apt-tmp-index");
+   int const fd = mkstemp(fn);
+   File = fn;
+   FileFd::Write(fd, content.data(), content.length());
+   close(fd);
+}
+debStringPackageIndex::~debStringPackageIndex()
+{
+   RemoveFile("~debStringPackageIndex", File);
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 
 // Index File types for Debian						/*{{{*/
 class APT_HIDDEN debIFTypeSrc : public pkgIndexFile::Type
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h
index 890141dff..3652f631c 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h
@@ -176,4 +176,23 @@ public:
    virtual const Type *GetType() const APT_OVERRIDE APT_CONST;
 };
 
+class debStringPackageIndex : public pkgDebianIndexRealFile
+{
+   void * const d;
+protected:
+   virtual std::string GetArchitecture() const APT_OVERRIDE;
+   virtual std::string GetComponent() const APT_OVERRIDE;
+   virtual uint8_t GetIndexFlags() const APT_OVERRIDE;
+
+public:
+   virtual const Type *GetType() const APT_OVERRIDE APT_CONST;
+
+   // Interface for the Cache Generator
+   virtual bool HasPackages() const APT_OVERRIDE {return true;};
+   // Abort if the file does not exist.
+   virtual bool Exists() const APT_OVERRIDE {return true;};
+
+   debStringPackageIndex(std::string const &content);
+   virtual ~debStringPackageIndex();
+};
 #endif