dpm

Docker Package Manager

Tired of spending too much time configuring your machine? Me too.

DPM solves:

• Issues with different versions of node, python, golang etc
• System dependency conflicts
• Endlessly chaining things to your $PATH
• Random software updates that break everything

Installation

New install instructions to come

Usage

Defining commands for your project

Add a file called dpm.yml to your project root defining the commands you want to use for development. For example:

commands:
  go:
    image: golang:1.7.5
    entrypoints:
      - go

  python:
    image: python:alpine
    entrypoints:
      - python
      - pip

Installing commands

Execute:

    dpm activate

DPM will then route any of the entrypoints in the current directory or child directories to spin up a container using the specified image, attach it to a named volume that holds the current directory and any child directories, run the command in the volume-mounted container, and then stop and remove the container. The end result is that your command line behaves as normal, but it runs commands in containers

Using project commands

Use commands as you normally would in the activated directory and any child directories. The commands will only be run in containers in the activated directories and not in outside directories.

Deactivate

To go back to your normal system configuration,

  dpm deactivate

Roadmap

See the roadmap.md file in the /design folder.

Shoutout

Special thank you to fermayo who did the initial POC. I heavily modified the project later during Docker's Hack Week and continued working on it subsequently. Also thank you to Krish for organizing Docker Hack Week, despite leaving me off the ballot for voting. 😁