docklift

docklift v0.7.0

Manage your docker containers from JavaScript

Install

npm install docklift

optionally (if you want to use es2015)

npm install babel-register babel-preset-es2015

How to use

First create docklift.babel.js file like the following:

import {task} from 'docklift'
 
task('start-my-container')
.create({
  name: 'my-container',
  image: 'ubuntu',
  cmd: 'some-command',
  ports: [process.env.MY_HOST_PORT + ':3000']
})
.do(container => {
 
  return container.start()
 
})
 
task('kill-my-container')
.get('my-container', {quiet: true})
.do(container => {
 
  return container.remove()
 
})

Then, invoke docklift command

./node_modules/.bin/docklift start-my-container

The above command automatically find the docklift.js and executes the command in it. In this case it starts the container of the given name.

./node_modules/.bin/docklift kill-my-container

The above kills and removes the container of the same name my-container-XXXX

API

import {task} from 'docklift'

task(taskName)

• @param {string} taskName The task name to register
• @return {TaskModifier}

Creates and registers a task of the given name. Returns task modifier and you can define your own container actions in the task.

taskModifier.create({name, image, cmd, ports}[, ...]).do(action)

• @param {string} name The name of the container
• @param {string} image The image of the container (necessary only when creating container)
• @param {string} cmd The command
• @param {string|string[]} ports The port forwarding settings
• @param {Function} action The action to perform

Creates the container(s) and perform the action(s) on it.

taskModifier.get(names).do(action)

• @param {string|string[]} names The names of the container to get
• @param {Function} action The action to perform

Gets the container(s) and perform the action(s) on it.

Container class

container.start()

• @return {Promise}

Starts the container.

container.stop()

• @return {Promise}

Stops the container.

container.remove()

• @return {Promise}

Removes the container.

License

MIT

Name

docklift is a tool which lifts up the ability of docker by its scripting capability.