CPLOY
=====
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*The ad hoc continuous deployment solution for developers*
I sometimes have to code stuff that needs to be deployed and run on
remote hosts. Since I don't have all my prefs/settings/dotfiles/etc on
the remote, I usually code on local and have a small one-liner lying
around that allows me to quickly deploy the code (with ``scp`` or
similar) and run some command on the other side (with ``ssh`` for
example). This is not optimal and that's the reason I created *cploy*.
*Cploy* allows to mirror changes performed on a local directory to a
remote host through SSH. A specific command (bash one-liner for example)
can be run after any change, for example to trigger a build or execute a
script.
Features:
- handle multiple syncs in parallel
- secure sync through SSH
- run in the background
- execute command on each local change
- ability to exclude some files from sync
- save and resume tasks
- load tasks from file
Quick start:
.. code:: bash
# install cploy
sudo pip3 install cploy
# start the daemon
cploy start
# add a directory to sync
cploy sync /tmp/local someuser@somehost /tmp/remote
see `usage <#usage>`__ for more info
--------------
**Table of Contents**
- `Installation <#installation>`__
- `Usage <#usage>`__
- `Adding a task <#adding-a-task>`__
- `Talking with the daemon <#talking-with-the-daemon>`__
- `File exclusion <#file-exclusion>`__
- `Sync events <#sync-events>`__
- `Run a command on change <#run-a-command-on-change>`__
- `Save and resume tasks <#save-and-resume-tasks>`__
- `Contribution <#contribution>`__
Installation
============
To install run:
.. code:: bash
$ sudo pip3 install cploy
$ cploy --help
Or from github directly
.. code:: bash
$ cd /tmp; git clone https://github.com/deadc0de6/cploy cploy-git && cd cploy-git
$ sudo python3 setup.py install
$ cploy --help
To work with *cploy* without installing it, you can do the following
.. code:: bash
$ cd /tmp; git clone https://github.com/deadc0de6/cploy cploy-git && cd cploy-git
$ sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
$ python3 -m cploy.cploy --help
or install it in a virtualenv
.. code:: bash
$ cd /tmp; git clone https://github.com/deadc0de6/cploy cploy-git && cd cploy-git
$ virtualenv -p python3 env
$ source env/bin/activate
$ python setup.py install
$ cploy --help
Usage
=====
The usual way of using *cploy* is by starting the daemon. A task will
continuously synchronize any change made to a specific local directory
on a remote path. All synchronizations are done through SSH.
Start the daemon
.. code:: bash
$ cploy start --debug
The daemon's logs are in ``/tmp/cploy/cploy.log``. Debug logs and errors
are written to ``/tmp/cploy/cploy.err``.
And add a task to it:
.. code:: bash
# sync local dir /tmp/local
# on host "somehost" under /tmp/remote
$ cploy sync /tmp/local/ somehost /tmp/remote
That's it. Now every changes made in the ``/tmp/local`` directory will
be applied in ``/tmp/remote`` on *somehost*.
Adding a task
-------------
Tasks can be added by using the ``sync`` command.
After adding a task, make sure to check the daemon to see if the task
has been added successfully with ``cploy info``. In case it wasn't,
checking the logs in ``/tmp/cploy/cploy.{log,err}`` usually allows to
identify the issue.
Connections to a remote hosts is done using SFTP (SSH). Multiple
connection options can be applied: connection with password, with SSH
keys, using the SSH agent, different port, different username, etc.
Besides using the above switches, The ** argument can also be provided
using a compact format similar to what the SSH client provides:
::
<username>@<hostname>:<port>
The ``<remote_path>`` is normalized based on the default user's
directory on the remote (usually ``$HOME``). For example
``../../tmp/test`` would result in ``/tmp/test`` if the remote user's
default directory is ``/home/user``. Note that shell expansions are not
performed on remote paths (like ``~`` for example) neither are
environment variables (like ``$HOME``).
Once a new task is added, *cploy* will start by copying any local
existing files to the remote directory to initiate the remote directory.
Then, any change to the local directory is automatically applied on the
remote.
Connection Requirements:
- SSH access is working (obviously)
- remote host key is trusted
- local directory exists (``<local_path>``)
- remote directory does not exist (``<remote_path>``) unless
``--force`` is used
Talking with the daemon
-----------------------
A few commands are available to talk to the daemon:
- **start**: start the daemon
- **stop**: stop the daemon
- **restart**: stop and then start the daemon
- **info**: get a list of current tasks
- **ping**: ping the daemon
- **debug**: toggle debug flag
- **unsync**: stop syncing a specific task
- **resync**: force a full sync of the local directory to the remote
one
- **resume**: resume sync from a file
If you prefer not to use the daemon, *cploy* can also be entirely run in
the foreground by using the ``--front`` switch. However only a single
task can be added to it then.
Getting information from the daemon allows to see the different task
running and their id:
.. code:: bash
$ cploy info
File exclusion
--------------
Files can be excluded from the sync in the monitored directory by using
the ``--exclude`` switch. Matching is done using
`fnmatch <https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/fnmatch.html>`__.
Example: exclude any hidden files
::
--exclude '*/.*'
Example: exclude any files containing *test*
::
--exclude '*/test*'
Exclusions pattern can be loaded from a file using the ``--expath``
switch. The file should contain one pattern per line.
For example:
::
*/.*
*/test*
Sync events
-----------
Here is a list of changes that are synchronized on the remote:
- File creation
- File deletion
- File attribute change
- File content modification
- File move
Run a command on change
-----------------------
A command can be added to a task using the ``--command`` switch. The
provided command will be run on the remote anytime a change is applied
on the local monitored directory.
*Cploy* uses paramiko channel's
`exec\_command <http://docs.paramiko.org/en/2.4/api/channel.html#paramiko.channel.Channel>`__
to execute the command which will be run from the default directory of
the remote user (usually ``$HOME``).
For example if the remote directory is ``/tmp/remote`` and the script to
run remotely is located in ``/tmp/remote/test.sh``, the command argument
will be ``--command="/tmp/remote/test.sh"``.
Currently the specified command is run on any change with no control
over the granularity.
Save and resume tasks
=====================
Each time *cploy*'s daemon is stopped, it will append its running tasks
to ``/tmp/cploy/cploy.save``. This file can easily be edited or saved
for backup.
*Cploy* can resume tasks from a saved file by calling the ``resume``
daemon's command and providing it with a valid saved file.
Here's an example of a saved file's content describing two tasks:
::
sync /tmp/first host1 /tmp/remote --debug --force
sync /tmp/second host2 /tmp/remote --debug --force
This also allows to describe tasks in a file directly instead of calling
the command line for each task. Issuing the following command will load
the tasks from ``/tmp/sometasks``
.. code:: bash
$ cploy resume /tmp/sometasks
Note that ``sync`` commands loaded from file get environment variables
(and relative path) expanded.
Contribution
============
If you are having trouble installing or using *cploy*, open an issue.
If you want to contribute, feel free to do a PR (please follow PEP8).
Have a look at the *design* directory.
License
=======
This project is licensed under the terms of the GPLv3 license.
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