Adding commands

You can use a devfile to specify commands to run in a workspace. Every command can contain a subset of actions. The actions in each subset are related to a specific component.

Prerequisites

• Adding schema version

• Adding a name

• Adding a project

• Adding a component

Procedure

1. Add a commands section to a devfile that contains a list of one or more commands.

2. For each command, define a unique value for the mandatory id attribute.

3. For each command, define a mandatory kind of one of the following kinds: exec, apply or composite

   sample command

   devfile.yaml

   commands:
     - id: build
       exec:
         component: mysql
         commandLine: mvn clean
         workingDir: /projects/spring-petclinic
   

4. Adding a command group

5. Adding an exec command

6. Adding an apply command

7. Adding a composite command

Additional resources

• API reference

• Devfile resources