The latest release of Docker Desktop introduced a new Docker CLI plugin for the first time called docker dev . The docker dev is a new Dev Environments CLI that lets you create, list, and run Dev Envs via the command line. It means that now it’s damn easier to integrate Dev Envs into custom scripts.
Test driving Docker Dev Environment CLI
Ensure that you have the latest version of Docker Desktop 4.13.0+ up and running on your laptop.
% docker dev
Usage: docker dev [OPTIONS] COMMAND
Docker Dev Environments CLI interface
Options:
-s, --socket string Sets the path to the unix socket or pipe to be
targeted. Can also be set through the environment
variable DOCKER_DEV_ENVS_SOCKET_PATH
-v, --version Display version of the dev plugin
Management Commands:
service Service management on a dev environment
Commands:
check Check Dev Environments
create Create a new dev environment
list Lists all Dev Environments
logs Traces logs from a dev environment
open Open Dev Environment with the IDE
rm Removes a dev environment
start Starts a dev environment
stop Stops a dev environment
version Show the Docker Dev version information
Run 'docker dev COMMAND --help' for more information on a command.
unknown docker command: dev []
Viewing the Docker Dev version information
docker dev version
Version: v0.0.3
Git commit: 2fdb7c4
Checking the Dev Environments
docker dev check
GIT VSCODE REMOTE_CONTAINERS
true true true
Listing the existing Dev Environments
docker dev list
NAME STATUS
Creating a New Dev Environment
docker dev create --help
Usage: docker dev create [OPTIONS] REPOSITORY_URL
Create a new dev environment
Aliases:
create, new
Options:
-d, --detach Detach creates a Dev Env without attaching to it's logs
-o, --open Open IDE after a successful creation
Cloning the Awesome-compose Repository
With over 18,700 stars and 2,900 forks, awesome-compose is a popular Docker repository that contains a curated list of Docker Compose samples. It helps developers learn about Docker Compose by providing a starting point for integrating different services using a Compose file and managing their deployment with Docker Compose. This project is hosted over Docker GitHub organization, Inc and publicly open for the community to contribute and submit their compose file.
Let us pick up a sample Python/Flask app using a Redis database.
docker dev create https://github.com/docker/awesome-compose/tree/master/flask-redis
Results:
awesome-compose-beautiful_moser
Preparing to clone inside a volume
Installing credential helpers...
done
Cloning into '/com.docker.devenvironments.code'...
Running .docker migration
Migration: no config.json detected
Migration: project is already configured for dev envs
building compose stack
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] Channel created
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] original dial target is: "unix:///run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock"
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] parsed dial target is: {Scheme:unix Authority: Endpoint:run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock URL:{Scheme:unix Opaque: User: Host: Path:/run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock RawPath: OmitHost:false ForceQuery:false RawQuery: Fragment: RawFragment:}}
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] Channel authority set to "localhost"
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] Resolver state updated: {
"Addresses": [
{
"Addr": "/run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock",
"ServerName": "",
"Attributes": {},
"BalancerAttributes": null,
"Type": 0,
"Metadata": null
}
],
"ServiceConfig": null,
"Attributes": null
} (resolver returned new addresses)
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] Channel switches to new LB policy "pick_first"
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1 SubChannel #2] Subchannel created
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1 SubChannel #2] Subchannel Connectivity change to CONNECTING
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1 SubChannel #2] Subchannel picks a new address "/run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock" to connect
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] pickfirstBalancer: UpdateSubConnState: 0x14000722880, {CONNECTING <nil>}
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] blockingPicker: the picked transport is not ready, loop back to repick
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] Channel Connectivity change to CONNECTING
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1 SubChannel #2] Subchannel Connectivity change to READY
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] pickfirstBalancer: UpdateSubConnState: 0x14000722880, {READY <nil>}
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Channel #1] Channel Connectivity change to READY
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Server #4] Server created
2022/10/23 16:21:09 INFO: [core] [Server #5] Server created
#1 [internal] load .dockerignore
Wait for few seconds and check the status of the Dev Environment.
Verifying the Dev Environment status
docker dev ls
NAME STATUS
awesome-compose-beautiful_moser running
Wait for few seconds and you will see that the application is accessible via http://localhost:8000
You can verify Dev Environment under Docker Dashboard too.
