Annotation option

README.md

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ See complete Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS templates in the [examples folder](https
 ### VM Location
 
 * `vm_name`(string) - Name of the new VM to create.
+* `annotation`(string) - Add some note.
 * `folder`(string) - VM folder to create the VM in.
 * `host`(string) - ESXi host where target VM is created. A full path must be specified if the host is in a folder. For example `folder/host`. See the `Specifying Clusters and Hosts` section above for more details.
 * `cluster`(string)  - ESXi cluster where target VM is created. See [Working with Clusters](#working-with-clusters) section.

clone/step_clone.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type CloneConfig struct {
 	Template    string `mapstructure:"template"`
 	DiskSize    int64  `mapstructure:"disk_size"`
 	LinkedClone bool   `mapstructure:"linked_clone"`
+	Annoation   string `mapstructure:"annotation"`
 }
 
 func (c *CloneConfig) Prepare() []error {
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ func (c *CloneConfig) Prepare() []error {
 		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("'linked_clone' and 'disk_size' cannot be used together"))
 	}
 
+	if c.Annotation == "" {
+		c.Annotation = "generate by jetbrains-infra/packer-builder-vsphere"
+	}
+
 	return errs
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ func (s *StepCloneVM) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 		ResourcePool: s.Location.ResourcePool,
 		Datastore:    s.Location.Datastore,
 		LinkedClone:  s.Config.LinkedClone,
+		Annotation:   s.Config.Annotation,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)

iso/step_create.go

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type CreateConfig struct {
 	Network       string `mapstructure:"network"`
 	NetworkCard   string `mapstructure:"network_card"`
 	USBController bool   `mapstructure:"usb_controller"`
+
+	Annotation string `mapstructure:"annotation"`
 }
 
 func (c *CreateConfig) Prepare() []error {
@@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ func (c *CreateConfig) Prepare() []error {
 		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("'firmware' must be 'bios' or 'efi'"))
 	}
 
+	if c.Annotation == "" {
+		c.Annotation = "generate by jetbrains-infra/packer-builder-vsphere"
+	}
+
 	return errs
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateVM) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multiste
 		USBController:       s.Config.USBController,
 		Version:             s.Config.Version,
 		Firmware:            s.Config.Firmware,
+		Annotation:          s.Config.Annotation,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("error creating vm: %v", err))