rebuilt container launch process to offload nscontoller into standard container creation workflow

streamlit_server/views/containers.py

@@ -36,30 +36,53 @@ def render_list():
         with st.form("create_container"):
             # Dropdown for VDC selection
             selected_vdc_name_create = st.selectbox("VDC", list(vdc_options.keys()))
-            container_name = st.text_input("Container Name",value="my-container")
-            docker_image = st.text_input("Docker Image", value="nginx")
+            
+            container_name = st.text_input("Container Name", value="my-container")
+
+            # Suggestions for common images
+            docker_image_options = ["nginx", "traefik/whoami:latest", "whoami81"]
+            docker_image = st.selectbox(
+                "Docker Image",
+                options=docker_image_options + ["Custom..."],
+                index=0
+            )
+
+            # If 'Custom...' selected, let user input their own image
+            if docker_image == "Custom...":
+                docker_image = st.text_input("Custom Docker Image", value="")
+
+            # Port mapping (single)
+            st.markdown("**Optional: Port Mapping**")
+            internal_port = st.number_input("Internal Port", min_value=1, max_value=65535, step=1)
+            external_port = st.number_input("External Port", min_value=1, max_value=65535, step=1)
+
             submit = st.form_submit_button("Create Container Workload")
             
             if submit and selected_vdc_name_create and container_name:
                 # Use the selected VDC's ID
                 vdc_id = vdc_options[selected_vdc_name_create]
-                result = st.session_state.client.create_container({
+
+                container_payload = {
+                    "docker_image": docker_image,
+                    "container_name": container_name,
+                    "networks": "bridge"  # Default network
+                }
+
+                # Only add ports if both fields are non-zero
+                if internal_port and external_port:
+                    container_payload["ports"] = [{"internal": int(internal_port), "external": int(external_port)}]
+
+                payload = {
                     "vdc": vdc_id,
-                    "containers": [
-                        {
-                            "docker_image": docker_image,
-                            "container_name": container_name,
-                            "ports": [
-                                {"internal": 80, "external": 8080},
-                                {"internal": 443, "external": 8443}
-                            ],
-                            "networks": "bridge"
-                        }
-                    ]
-                })
+                    "containers": [container_payload]
+                }
+
+                result = st.session_state.client.create_container(payload)
                 if result:
                     st.success("Container workload created successfully!")
 
+
+
     # List Container Workloads
     st.subheader("Existing Container Workloads")
     containers = st.session_state.client.get_containers()