Devfile commands

The following tables describe command properties that you can include in a devfile:

Table 1. commandObject
Key	Type	Required	Description
exec	execObject	no	The exec command to run.
composite	compositeObject	no	The composite command to run.

Table 2. execObject
Key	Type	Required	Description
id	string	yes	The ID of the command.
commandLine	string	yes	The command to run.
component	string	no	The component to which the action relates.
label	string	no	The optional label to describe the command.
workingDir	string	no	The working directory where you run the command.
group	groupObject	no	The group to which the command belongs.
environment	envObject	no	The list of environment variables you use.

Table 3. compositeObject
Key	Type	Required	Description
id	string	yes	The ID of the command.
commands	string	no	The exec commands that constitute the composite command that chains multiple commands together.
parallel	boolean	no	The flag that indicates if commands are run in parallel.
label	string	no	The optional label to describe the command.
group	groupObject	no	The group to which the composite command belongs. The composite command cannot be of the `run` kind.

Table 4. groupObject
Key	Type	Required	Description
kind	string	yes	The group to which the command belongs, such as: `build`, `run`, `test`, and `debug`.
isDefault	boolean	no	Identifies whether it is the default command to run. Only one default command can be defined for each group.