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Preface

1. About the Documentation

The documentation for this release is available in HTML.

The latest copy of the Spring Cloud Skipper reference guide can be found here.

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2. Getting Help

If you are having trouble with Spring Cloud Skipper, we would like to help!

All of Spring Cloud Skipper is open source, including the documentation! If you find problems with the docs or if you want to improve them, please get involved.

Spring Cloud Skipper Overview

Skipper is a lightweight tool that lets you discover Spring Boot applications and manage their lifecycle on multiple Cloud Platforms. You can use Skipper standalone or integrate it with Continuous Integration pipelines to help implement the practice of Continuous Deployment.

Skipper consists of a server application that exposes an HTTP API. A shell application provides easy-to-use commands to interact with the server. The server uses a relational database to store state. Documentation to call the HTTP API is available in the REST API Guide.

Applications in Skipper are bundled as packages that contain a templated configuration file and a default set of values that are used to fill in the template. You can override these defaults when installing or upgrading a package. Skipper provides a means to orchestrate the upgrade/rollback procedure of applications between different versions, taking the minimal set of actions to bring the system to the desired state.

Skipper’s design is influenced by a large number of projects in the Kubernetes ecosystem that perform resource templating and/or orchestration, hence the nautically inspired project name Skipper. In particular, Helm's approach to present the user with a familiar apt-get or brew like installation experience was a big influence.

3. Features

The main features are:

  • Define multiple platform accounts where Spring Boot applications can be deployed. Supported platforms are Local, Cloud Foundry, and Kubernetes.

  • Substitute variables in Mustache-templated files that describe how to deploy applications to a platform.

  • Search Package Repositories for existing applications.

  • Upgrade/Rollback a package based on a simple workflow.

  • Store the history of resolved template files (AKA 'application manifests') that represent the final description of what has been deployed to a platform for a specific release.

  • Use a standalone interactive shell or an HTTP API.

4. Concepts

The main concepts are Platforms, Packages, Repositories, Releases, and Release Workflows.

Platforms are where your apps run. Skipper 1.0 supports deploying applications to platforms by using the Spring Cloud Deployer family of libraries. Doing so lets Skipper deploy Spring Boot applications to Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, and your local machine. You can configure a single Skipper server to deploy to multiple platforms, with each platform identified by a unique name.

The Spring Cloud Deployer libraries for Apache YARN, Apache Mesos, Redhat Openshift, and Hashicorp Nomad were not bundled with Skipper in 1.0. Donovan Muller has provided support for Redhat Openshift.

Packages define the basic recipe for describing what to install on a platform. A package can define a single application or it can define a group of applications. It contains descriptive metadata, the location of the Spring Boot uber jar, and default application or deployment properties. The location of the uber jar can be a Maven repository, docker registry, file location, or HTTP location. A package is a collection of YAML files that are zipped up into a file with a naming convention of name-version.zip (for example: myapp-1.0.3.zip).

Repositories are where package metadata and zip files are hosted. Repositories can either be 'local' or 'remote'. A remote repository is one that is only accessible over HTTP. Any arbitrary web app that serves up files off a file system can be used to host a remote repository as long as certain directory and file naming conventions are followed. A local repository is managed by the Skipper server and backed by a relational database. Skipper lets you search for packages that are hosted in repositories.

Releases are created in Skipper after you install, upgrade, or rollback a package. A release has a unique name that you provide to perform release operations such as upgrading, rolling back, and deleting. The release contains the fully resolved template files, also known as application manifests, that represent the final description of what has been deployed to the platform. You can also get the status and application manifest for a specific release.

Release Workflows are the steps taken to upgrade or rollback an application from one version to another. In Skipper terms, it is how we go from one Release to another on a Platform.

An upgrade may keep the same version but update application properties.

Getting Started

This section describes the minimal steps to install Skipper on your local machine in addition to using Skipper to installing a sample application. It is the “three-second tour”. After completing this section, you can move on to the Three minute Tour. When you are ready to dive deeper, head on over to the “three-hour tour” section, Using Skipper. (Well, it is not really three hours…​.)

5. System Requirements

The Skipper server is a Spring Boot application. Both the server and the shell are based on Java 8. The server uses an RDBMS to store state. An embedded H2 database is used if you do not provide a Data Source configuration through Spring Boot configuration properties. Supported databases are H2, HSQLDB, MySQL, Oracle, Postgresql, DB2, and SqlServer. Schemas are created on server startup

6. Installing Skipper

This section covers installing Skipper on your local machine, as it is the easiest way to get started. The section Installation discusses installing on Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes. It also shows additional options for installing on your local machine.

  • Download the Skipper server and shell apps by using the following commands in a terminal session:

wget http://repo.spring.io/release/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-skipper-server/1.1.4.RELEASE/spring-cloud-skipper-server-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar

wget http://repo.spring.io/release/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-skipper-shell/1.1.4.RELEASE/spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar
  • Launch the server and shell apps by using the following commands in a terminal session:

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar


java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar

The default port that the server listens on is 7577. That is SKPR on a telephone keypad. :)

There is also a docker image hosted on dockerhub

Now install some apps!

7. A Three-second Tour

The default configuration of Skipper deploys apps to the local machine. The default configuration also has one local repository, named local, where you can upload packages. You can get a list of the package repositories by using the command repo list, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>repo list
╔════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╤═════╤═════╗
║    Name    │                            URL                            │Local│Order║
╠════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╪═════╪═════╣
║local       │http://10.55.13.45:7577                                    │true │1    ║
╚════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════╧═════╝

Search for the available packages using the package search or its alias package list command. The following example shows the package search command and typical output for it:

skipper:>package search
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Install the Maven-based Hello World application by using the package install command. Since this application picks a random port for the HTTP server by default, we specify the Spring Boot property server.port, prefixed with spec.applicationProperties. The prefix is due to the internal format of the template file. The following example shows the whole command with its output:

skipper:>package install --release-name helloworld-local --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --properties spec.applicationProperties.server.port=8099
Released helloworld-local. Now at version v1.

You can now curl the greeting endpoint, as follows:

$ curl http://localhost:8099/greeting
Hello World!

The release name, helloworld-local, is used for subsequent commands, such as release status, release upgrade or release delete.

To see the status of the release, use the release status command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworld-local
╔═══════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Fri Oct 27 16:17:53 IST 2017                                                         ║
║Status         │DEPLOYED                                                                             ║
║Platform Status│All applications have been successfully deployed.                                    ║
║               │[helloworld-local.helloworld-v1], State = [helloworld-local.helloworld-v1-0=deployed]║
╚═══════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Now we can upgrade the release. The 1.0.1 package refers to a newly released application that changed the default value of the greeting to be in Portuguese. The following example shows a typical release upgrade command with its output:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworld-local --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.1  --properties spec.applicationProperties.server.port=8100
helloworld-local has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

The preceding example command deploys the new version of the application, waits until it is healthy, and then destroys the old version of the application. You can then see the status of the application by using the release status command, as follows:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworld-local
╔═══════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Fri Oct 27 16:20:07 IST 2017                                                         ║
║Status         │DEPLOYED                                                                             ║
║Platform Status│All applications have been successfully deployed.                                    ║
║               │[helloworld-local.helloworld-v2], State = [helloworld-local.helloworld-v2-0=deployed]║
╚═══════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

You can now curl the greeting endpoint at the new port and see that the application has been updated, as follows:

$ curl http://localhost:8100/greeting
Olá Mundo!

To delete the release, use the delete command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release delete --release-name helloworld-local
helloworld-local has been deleted.
This example, where the upgrade changed only a property of the application, is not realistic. A more realistic example is the case where code has changed so that the updated application behaves differently.

You can also deploy the other packages named helloworld-docker to the local machine.

The examples in this section have shown the most basic operations. Other interesting commands such as manifest get, release rollback, release list, and release history are covered in the Three minute Tour.

Three minute Tour

Picking up from where the A Three-second Tour left off, this section walks through the additional commands and other features of Skipper. Each section walks through the same set of operations, but for a different platform:

8. Local Machine

Start up the server and shell as in the three-second tour.

Now you can install and then update the Hello World application. Start by running the package install command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>package install --release-name helloworldlocal --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --properties spec.applicationProperties.server.port=8099
Released helloworldlocal. Now at version v1.

You can now curl the greeting endpoint, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

$ curl http://localhost:8099/greeting
Hello World!
$ curl http://localhost:8099/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

We use a YAML file to update the release. This application contains a Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperty, named helloworld.greeting, so we set that along with a standard Spring Boot property: endpoints.sensitive=false. We also bump the memory up to 2G, make the Boot actuator endpoint not sensitive, and set the port to 8100.

The helloworld-upgrade-local.yml file contains the following code:

spec:
  applicationProperties:
    server.port: 8100
    endpoints.sensitive: false
    helloworld.greeting: yo
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.memory: 2048m

The following example shows the release upgrade command, with its output:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldlocal --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.1 --file /home/mpollack/helloworld-upgrade-local.yml
helloworldlocal has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

The --package-version 1.0.1 command line option is also used to upgrade to a newer version of the package.

The current upgrade strategy is simple: If the new app is healthy, the old app is removed. There is no rolling upgrade option. All new apps are deployed and checked for health. Then any previous versions are removed. More flexible upgrade strategies are planned in a future release of Skipper.

You can now curl the greeting endpoint and the about endpoint, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

$ curl http://localhost:8100/greeting
yo
$ curl http://localhost:8100/about
Hello World v1.0.1.RELEASE

You can also view the endpoints in your browser.

The list command shows you the current DEPLOYED and DELETED releases for every release name. In this case there, is just one entry, as you can see with the release list command, as follows:

skipper:>release list
╔═══════════════╤═══════╤═════════════╤════════╤══════════╤═════════╤═════════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║     Name      │Version│Last updated │ Status │ Package  │ Package │Platform │                  Platform Status                   ║
║               │       │             │        │   Name   │ Version │  Name   │                                                    ║
╠═══════════════╪═══════╪═════════════╪════════╪══════════╪═════════╪═════════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworldlocal│2      │Fri Oct 27   │DEPLOYED│helloworld│1.0.1    │default  │[helloworldlocal.helloworld-v2], State =            ║
║               │       │16:39:03 IST │        │          │         │         │[helloworldlocal.helloworld-v2-0=deployed]          ║
║               │       │2017         │        │          │         │         │                                                    ║
╚═══════════════╧═══════╧═════════════╧════════╧══════════╧═════════╧═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

You can get the full history of the release by using the history command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldlocal
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║2      │Fri Oct 27 16:39:03 IST 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld  │1.0.1          │Upgrade complete║
║1      │Fri Oct 27 16:37:59 IST 2017│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

To see what changed, you can look at the Skipper manifest for each release by using the manifest get command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>manifest get --release-name helloworldlocal --release-version 2

---
# Source: helloworld.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: helloworld
  type: demo
spec:
  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld:1.0.1.RELEASE
  applicationProperties:
    server.port: 8100
    endpoints.sensitive: false
    helloworld.greeting: yo
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.memory: 2048m
    spring.cloud.deployer.count: 1

The following example shows the manifest get command and its output for version 1:

skipper:>manifest get --release-name helloworldlocal --release-version 1

---
# Source: helloworld.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: helloworld
  type: demo
spec:
  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld:1.0.0.RELEASE
  applicationProperties:
    server.port: 8099
  deploymentProperties:

(A manifest diff command is coming in a future release.)

Now we can use the rollback command to deploy an older version of the application. Since we have the manifest for that version, we have all we need to redeploy an earlier release, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release rollback --release-name helloworldlocal --release-version 1
helloworldlocal has been rolled back.  Now at version v3.
The history now shows a new v3 version, even though it is identical in terms of app behavior to the v1 version.

The release history command shows all the versions that have been deployed, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldlocal
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║3      │Fri Oct 27 16:42:47 IST 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld  │1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║2      │Fri Oct 27 16:39:03 IST 2017│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.1          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Fri Oct 27 16:37:59 IST 2017│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

You can now curl the greeting endpoint and see the output of each endpoint, as follows:

$ curl http://localhost:8099/greeting
Hello World!
$ curl http://localhost:8099/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

9. Cloud Foundry

First, follow the instructions in the section Installing on Cloud Foundry to deploy the Skipper Server to Cloud Foundry.

When you start the Skipper shell, by default, it tries to look for the Skipper server on the same (local) machine. To specify the Skipper server that is running on Cloud Foundry, provide the serverUrl when launching the shell or use the config command after the shell has started. The following example provides the serverUrl:

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar --spring.cloud.skipper.client.serverUri=https://mlp-skipper.cfapps.io/api

The following example uses config:

skipper:>skipper config --uri https://mlp-skipper.cfapps.io/api
Successfully targeted https://mlp-skipper.cfapps.io/api

The repo list command shows the experimental and local repositories, since they are configured by default. The local repository is where you can upload new packages. The experimental repository has a few "hello world" applications to help get you started. The following example shows the repo list command and the output of our example:

skipper:>repo list
╔════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╤═════╤═════╗
║    Name    │                            URL                            │Local│Order║
╠════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╪═════╪═════╣
║experimental│http://skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental│false│0    ║
║local       │http://d4d6d1b6-c7e5-4226-69ec-01d4:7577                   │true │1    ║
╚════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════╧═════╝
Above example assumes that experimental repository has been added to the server configuration. More about working with repositories can be found from Repositories.

The following example shows the package search command and the output of our example:

skipper:>package search
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

The command platform list shows the platforms with which the server has been configured, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

╔════╤════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Name│    Type    │                               Description                               ║
╠════╪════════════╪═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║pws │cloudfoundry│org = [scdf-ci], space = [space-mark], url = [https://api.run.pivotal.io]║
╚════╧════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

In the preceding example, there is only one Cloud Foundry platform. Disabling the local platform during the installation process (by setting the enableLocalPlatform property to false) caused the default local platform to not appear.

Now we can install the Hello World app (specifically, the maven based artifact). The following example shows the package install command (with its output) that we use to install the Hello World application:

skipper:>package install --release-name helloworldpcf --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --platform-name pws --properties spec.deploymentProperties.spring.cloud.deployer.cloudfoundry.route=helloworldpcf.cfapps.io
Released helloworldpcf. Now at version v1.

The spring.cloud.deployer.cloudfoundry.route=helloworldpcf.cfapps.io deployment property is set so that, when different versions of this application are deployed, they have the same HTTP route.

Because the default value of that shell option is default`he `--platform-name pws, we used the command option. When installing Skipper, you can register a platform under the name default, but it is a best practice to specify the target platform name.

You can monitor the progress of the deployment by using the release status command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworldpcf
╔═══════════════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Thu Jan 18 13:18:44 EST 2018                    ║
║Status         │DEPLOYED                                        ║
║Platform Status│The applications are being deployed.            ║
║               │[helloworldpcf-helloworld-v1], State = [partial]║
╚═══════════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Eventually, the Platform Status says, All applications have been successfully deployed.

The DEPLOYED status in the preceding example indicates that Skipper has told the platform to deploy. Skipper does not keep track of the intermediate states 'deploying' or 'deleting'. The platform status provides finer-grained status information.

The cf apps command now has a new listing for this deployed application, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-mark as [email protected]...
OK

name                          requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
helloworldpcf-helloworld-v1   started           1/1         1G       1G     helloworldpcf.cfapps.io

You can now curl the greeting endpoint and the about endpoint, as shown in the following example:

$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/greeting
Hello World!
$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

The name of the application is based on the <release-name>-<package-name>-v<incrementing-counter> convention.

Also note that we specified a route for this application that is different than the application’s name. The deployment property spring.cloud.deployer.cloudfoundry.route is set to something that does not change across the deployment of different versions of this application — in this case, helloworldpcf.cfapps.io.

The package provides a means to template the application version, application properties, and deployment properties that are used to deploy the application to Cloud Foundry. The manifest get command shows the final YAML file which is passed off to the Spring Cloud Deployer Library, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>manifest get --release-name helloworldpcf

---
# Source: helloworld.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: helloworld
  type: demo
spec:
  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld:1.0.0.RELEASE
  applicationProperties:
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.cloudfoundry.route: helloworldpcf.cfapps.io

The manifest format is inspired by the Kubernetes Resource file format. By looking at the manifest, you can see which Maven artifact was used and which properties were set before the final push to Cloud Foundry. A future release of Skipper will use the metadata values to support searching for releases based on those values.

Since it is somewhat awkward to specify multiple flattened-out YAML values for the --properties argument in the shell, you can also specify the location of a YAML file when installing or upgrading. In the next example, we use a YAML file, named helloworld-upgrade.yml, to update the release. This application contains a Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperty named helloworld.greeting, so we set that, along with a standard Spring Boot property: endpoints.sensitive=false. We also bump the memory up to 2G from the default 1G. The contents of the helloworld-upgrade.yml file follows:

spec:
  applicationProperties:
    endpoints.sensitive: false
    helloworld.greeting: yo
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.cloudfoundry.route: helloworldpcf.cfapps.io
    spring.cloud.deployer.memory: 2048m

Now you can run the release upgrade command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldpcf --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --file /home/mpollack/helloworld-upgrade.yml
helloworldpcf has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

The preceding example starts another instance of the hello world application, and Skipper determines when it can stop the instance of the previous instance. If you do not specify --package-version, it picks the latest version of the helloworld package. You do not need to specify the --platform-name, as it is always where the current application was deployed.

The following example shows the cf apps command and its output:

$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-mark as [email protected]...
OK

name                          requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
helloworldpcf-helloworld-v1   started           1/1         1G       1G     helloworldpcf.cfapps.io
helloworldpcf-helloworld-v2   stopped           0/1         2G       1G     helloworldpcf.cfapps.io

The following example shows the cf routes command and its output:

$ cf routes
Getting routes for org scdf-ci / space space-mark as [email protected] ...

space        host                          domain      port   path   type   apps                                                      service
space-mark   helloworldpcf                 cfapps.io                        helloworldpcf-helloworld-v1,helloworldpcf-helloworld-v2

At this point, Skipper is checking the health of the new application. The default health checks whether the HTTP port of the application is open. There is a customization in Skipper that influences the way the health check is performed. The spring.cloud.skipper.server.strategies.healthcheck.timeoutInMillis property is the maximum time the upgrade process waits for a healthy app. The default value is 5 minutes. Skipper fails the deployment if it is not healthy within that time. The spring.cloud.skipper.server.strategies.healthcheck.sleepInMillis property is how long to sleep between health checks.

The current upgrade strategy is very simple: If the new app is healthy, the old app is removed. There is not a rolling upgrade option, all new apps are deployed, checked for health, and then previous versions removed. More flexible upgrade strategies are planned in a future release.

You can now curl the greeting endpoint and the about endpoint, as shown in the following example:

$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/greeting
yo
$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

The release list command shows the current DEPLOYED and DELETED releases for every release name. In the following example from the sample application, there is only one entry, as shown in the following example:

╔═════════════╤═══════╤══════════════════╤════════╤═══════════╤═══════════╤══════════╤════════════════════════════════════════╗
║    Name     │Version│   Last updated   │ Status │  Package  │  Package  │ Platform │         Platform Status                ║
║             │       │                  │        │   Name    │  Version  │   Name   │                                        ║
╠═════════════╪═══════╪══════════════════╪════════╪═══════════╪═══════════╪══════════╪════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworldpcf│2      │Thu Jan 18        │DEPLOYED│helloworld │1.0.0      │pws       │[helloworldpcf-helloworld-v2], State =  ║
║             │       │13:26:50 EST 2018 │        │           │           │          │[helloworldpcf-helloworld-v2-0=deployed]║
╚═════════════╧═══════╧══════════════════╧════════╧═══════════╧═══════════╧══════════╧════════════════════════════════════════╝

You can get the full history of the release byusing the release history command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldpcf
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║2      │Thu Jan 18 13:26:50 EST 2018│DEPLOYED│helloworld  │1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║1      │Thu Jan 18 13:18:44 EST 2018│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

A more typical upgrade process is not to change application properties but to change the version of the application because the code has changed. In the following example, we now upgrade the release to use a new Maven artifact, version 1.0.1, which also corresponds to version 1.0.1 of the helloworld Skipper package. In this case, we do not add any additional properties other than the route. The following example shows the release upgrade command (with its update) to deploy version 1.0.1:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldpcf --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.1 --properties spec.deploymentProperties.spring.cloud.deployer.cloudfoundry.route=helloworldpcf.cfapps.io
helloworldpcf has been upgraded.  Now at version v3.

Note that the current release’s property values, such as using 2G or the greeting being yo are not carried over. A future release will introduce a --reuse-properties command that will carry the current release properties over to the next release to be made. You can monitor the status of the upgrade by using the status command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworldpcf
╔═══════════════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Thu Jan 18 13:49:42 EST 2018                    ║
║Status         │UNKNOWN                                         ║
║Platform Status│The applications are being deployed.            ║
║               │[helloworldpcf-helloworld-v3], State = [partial]║
╚═══════════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Now a curl command shows the following output:

curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/greeting
Olá Mundo!
$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/about
Hello World v1.0.1.RELEASE

Our release history is now as follows:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldpcf
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║3      │Thu Jan 18 13:49:42 EST 2018│DEPLOYED│helloworld  │1.0.1          │Upgrade complete║
║2      │Thu Jan 18 13:26:50 EST 2018│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Thu Jan 18 13:18:44 EST 2018│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

Next, we use the rollback command to deploy an older version of the application. Since we have the manifest for that version, we have all we need to redeploy an earlier release. The following example shows the release rollback command and its output:

skipper:>release rollback --release-name helloworldpcf --release-version 2
helloworldpcf has been rolled back.  Now at version v4.

The history now shows a new v4 version, even though it is identical in terms of app behavior to the v2 version, as follows:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldpcf
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║4      │Thu Jan 18 13:51:43 EST 2018│DEPLOYED│helloworld  │1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║3      │Thu Jan 18 13:49:42 EST 2018│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.1          │Delete complete ║
║2      │Thu Jan 18 13:26:50 EST 2018│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Thu Jan 18 13:18:44 EST 2018│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

The curl commands shows the following output:

$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/greeting
yo
$ curl http://helloworldpcf.cfapps.io/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

10. Kuberenetes

In this example, we run the Skipper server on the local machine and deploy to minikube, which also runs on the local machine.

The upgrade approach in 1.02 does not correctly handle the routing of HTTP traffic between versions, so the following representation may not be exactly accurate.

The Spring Cloud Deployer for Kubernetes creates a service, a replication controller, and a pod for the app (or, optionally, a deployment). This is not an issue for apps that communicate over Messaging middleware and will be addressed in a future release.

Start the Skipper server with the --spring.config.additional-location=skipper.yml option. The YAML content follows:

spring:
  cloud:
    skipper:
      server:
        enableLocalPlatform: false
        platform:
          kubernetes:
            accounts:
              minikube:
                namespace: default

The repo list command shows the experimental and local repositories, since they are configured by default, as follows:

skipper:>repo list
╔════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╤═════╤═════╗
║    Name    │                            URL                            │Local│Order║
╠════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╪═════╪═════╣
║experimental│http://skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental│false│0    ║
║local       │http://d4d6d1b6-c7e5-4226-69ec-01d4:7577                   │true │1    ║
╚════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════╧═════╝

The package search command shows the Name, the Version, and the Description, as follows:

skipper:>package search
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

The platform list command shows which platforms the server has been configured with — in this case, one Kubernetes namespace. Disabling the local platform by setting the enableLocalPlatform property to false causes the default local platform to not appear.

skipper:>platform list
╔════════╤══════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  Name  │   Type   │                                     Description                                      ║
╠════════╪══════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║minikube│kubernetes│master url = [https://192.168.99.100:8443/], namespace = [default], api version = [v1]║
╚════════╧══════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Now we can install the Hello World app (specifically, the Docker-based artifact), as follows:

skipper:>package install --release-name helloworldk8s --package-name helloworld-docker --package-version 1.0.0 --platform-name minikube --properties spec.deploymentProperties.spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.createNodePort=32123
Released helloworldk8s. Now at version v1.

We use the --platform-name minikube command option, because the default value of that shell option is default. You can register a platform under the default name when installing Skipper, but it is a best practice to specify the target platform name.

You can monitor the process by using the release status command, as follows:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworldk8s
╔═══════════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Wed Oct 25 17:34:24 EDT 2017                                                                      ║
║Status         │DEPLOYED                                                                                          ║
║Platform Status│The applications are being deployed.                                                              ║
║               │[helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1], State = [helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1-cch68=deploying]║
╚═══════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Eventually, the Platform Status says, All applications have been successfully deployed.

Note that the DEPLOYED status in the preceding example indicates that Skipper has told the platform to deploy. Skipper does not keep track of the intermediate states ('deploying' or 'deleting').

A kubectl pods command now shows a new listing for this deployed application, as follows:

$ kubectl get pods
NAME                                       READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1-g8j39   0/1       Running   0          37s

$ kubectl get service
NAME                                 CLUSTER-IP   EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)          AGE
helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1   10.0.0.202   <nodes>       8080:32123/TCP   41s
kubernetes                           10.0.0.1     <none>        443/TCP          57m

To get the URL of this app on minikube, use the minikube service command, as follows:

$ minikube service --url helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1
http://192.168.99.100:32123

You can now curl the greeting endpoint and the about endpoint, as shown in the following example:

$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32123/greeting
Hello World!
$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32123/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

The name of the application is based on the following convention: <release-name>-<package-name>-v<incrementing-counter>. Future releases will change this convention to correctly handle routing.

The package provides a means to template the application version, application properties, and deployment properties that are used to deploy the application to Kubernetes. The manifest get command shows the final YAML file, which is passed off to the Spring Cloud Deployer Library, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>manifest get --release-name helloworldk8s

---
# Source: template.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: helloworld-docker
spec:
  resource: docker:springcloud/spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld:1.0.0.RELEASE
  applicationProperties:
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.createNodePort: 32123

The format of the is inspired by the Kubernetes Resource file format. By looking at the manifest, you can see which Docker images were used and which properties were set before the final push to Kubernetes. A future release of Skipper will use the metadata values to support searching for releases based on those values.

Since it is somewhat awkward to specify multiple flattened out YAML values for the --properties argument in the shell, you can also specify the location of a YAML file when installing or upgrading. We use a YAML file when we update the release. This application contains a Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperty named helloworld.greeting, so we set that, along with a standard Spring Boot property: endpoints.sensitive=false. We also bump the memory down to 768m from the default 1G. The following listing shows all the settings:

spec:
  applicationProperties:
    endpoints.sensitive: false
    helloworld.greeting: yo
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.createNodePort: 32124
    spring.cloud.deployer.memory: 768m

The following example shows the release upgrade command and its output:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldk8s --package-name helloworld-docker --package-version 1.0.0 --file /home/mpollack/helloworld-upgrade-k8s.yml
helloworldk8s has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

The preceding command starts another instance of the hello world application. If you do not specify --package-version, it picks the latest version of the helloworld-docker package. You do not need to specify the --platform-name as it is always where the current application was deployed.

The following example shows the kubectl get all command and its output:

$ kubectl get all
NAME                                          READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
po/helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1-g8j39   1/1       Running   0          2m
po/helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v2-jz85l   0/1       Running   0          50s

NAME                                    DESIRED   CURRENT   READY     AGE
rc/helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1   1         1         1         2m
rc/helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v2   1         1         0         50s

NAME                                     CLUSTER-IP   EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)          AGE
svc/helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v1   10.0.0.202   <nodes>       8080:32123/TCP   2m
svc/helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v2   10.0.0.154   <nodes>       8080:32124/TCP   51s
svc/kubernetes                           10.0.0.1     <none>        443/TCP          59m

At this point, Skipper is looking to see if the health endpoint of the Boot application is OK. The spring.cloud.skipper.server.strategies.healthcheck.timeoutInMillis property sets the maximum time the upgrade process waits for a healthy app. The default value is 5 minutes. Skipper fails the deployment if it is not healthy within that time. The spring.cloud.skipper.server.strategies.healthcheck.sleepInMillis property sets how long to sleep between health checks.

The current upgrade strategy is simple: If the new app is healthy, the old app is removed. There is not a rolling upgrade option. All new apps are deployed and checked for health. Then any previous versions are removed. Future releases will have more flexible upgrade strategies, along with the introduction of the Spring Cloud State Machine project to orchestrate the update process.

You can now curl the greeting endpoint and the about endpoint, as follows:

$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32124/greeting
yo
$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32124/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

The release list command shows the current DEPLOYED and DELETED release for every release name. In the following example, there is only one entry:

skipper:>release list
╔═════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤═════════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════╤═══════════════╗
║    Name     │Version│        Last updated        │ Status │  Package Name   │Package Version│Platform Name│Platform Status║
╠═════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪═════════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪═══════════════╣
║helloworldk8s│2      │Wed Oct 25 17:36:16 EDT 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │minikube     │               ║
╚═════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧═════════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════╧═══════════════╝

You can get the full history of the release using the history command, as follows:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldk8s
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤═════════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │  Package Name   │Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪═════════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║2      │Wed Oct 25 17:36:16 EDT 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║1      │Wed Oct 25 17:34:24 EDT 2017│DELETED │helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧═════════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

A more typical upgrade process is not to change application properties but to change the version of the application because the code has changed. We can now upgrade the release to use a new Docker artifact, version 1.0.1, which also corresponds to version 1.0.1 of the helloworld Skipper package. In the following example, we do not add any additional properties other than NodePort:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldk8s --package-name helloworld-docker --package-version 1.0.1 --properties spec.deploymentProperties.spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.createNodePort=32125
Released helloworldk8s. Now at version v3.

Note that the the current release’s property values, such as using 2G RAM or the greeting being yo, are not carried over. A future release will introduce a --reuse-properties command option that will carry the current release properties over to the next release to be made. You can monitor the status of the upgrade by using the status command, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworldk8s
╔═══════════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Wed Oct 25 17:41:33 EDT 2017                                                                      ║
║Status         │DEPLOYED                                                                                          ║
║Platform Status│All applications have been successfully deployed.                                                 ║
║               │[helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v3], State = [helloworldk8s-helloworld-docker-v3-sb59j=deployed] ║
╚═══════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

A curl command shows the following output:

$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32125/greeting
Olá Mundo!

$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32125/about
Hello World v1.0.1.RELEASE

The following example shows the release history command and its output:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldk8s
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤═════════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │  Package Name   │Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪═════════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║3      │Wed Oct 25 17:41:33 EDT 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld-docker│1.0.1          │Upgrade complete║
║2      │Wed Oct 25 17:36:16 EDT 2017│DELETED │helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Wed Oct 25 17:34:24 EDT 2017│DELETED │helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧═════════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

Next, we use the rollback command to deploy an older version of the application. Since we have the manifest for that version, we have all we need to redeploy an earlier release. The following example shows the rollback command and its output:

skipper:>release rollback --release-name helloworldk8s --release-version 2
helloworldk8s has been rolled back.  Now at version v4.

The history now shows a new v4 version, even though it is identical to the v2 version, as shown in the following example:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldk8s
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤═════════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │  Package Name   │Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪═════════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║4      │Wed Oct 25 17:44:25 EDT 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║3      │Wed Oct 25 17:41:33 EDT 2017│DELETED │helloworld-docker│1.0.1          │Delete complete ║
║2      │Wed Oct 25 17:36:16 EDT 2017│DELETED │helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Wed Oct 25 17:34:24 EDT 2017│DELETED │helloworld-docker│1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧═════════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

The curl commands now shows the following:

$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32124/greeting
yo
$ curl http://192.168.99.100:32124/about
Hello World v1.0.0.RELEASE

11. CF manifest based deployments

Following examples cover the scenarios of managing CF manifest based packages.

skipper:>platform list
╔═══════╤════════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Name  │    Type    │                               Description                                ║
╠═══════╪════════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║cf-dev │cloudfoundry│org = [scdf-ci], space = [space-ilaya], url = [https://api.run.pivotal.io]║
╚═══════╧════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Upload the log application packages available in the test directory under spring-cloud-skipper-server-core.

skipper:>package upload --repo-name local --path spring-cloud-skipper-server-core/src/test/resources/repositories/binaries/test/log/logcf-1.0.0.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[logcf:1.0.0]
skipper:>package upload --repo-name local --path spring-cloud-skipper-server-core/src/test/resources/repositories/binaries/test/log/logcf-1.0.1.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[logcf:1.0.1]
skipper:>package search
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║logcf            │1.0.0  │The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.     ║
║logcf            │1.0.1  │The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.     ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Install the logcf package with the version 1.0.0

skipper:>package install logcf --release-name a1 --platform-name cf-dev --package-version 1.0.0
Released a1. Now at version v1.

skipper:>release list
╔════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════╗
║Name│Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│Platform Name│          Platform Status          ║
╠════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════╣
║a1  │1      │Thu Aug 09 12:29:02 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.0          │cf-dev       │[a1-v1], State = [a1-v1-0=deployed]║
╚════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release history a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║1      │Thu Aug 09 12:29:02 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.0          │Install complete║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

skipper:>manifest get a1
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "CloudFoundryApplication"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit"
  "version": "1.3.0.RELEASE"
  "manifest":
    "memory": "1024"
    "disk-quota": "2048"
    "instances": "1"
    "services":
    - "rabbit"
    "timeout": "180"
$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...
OK

name    requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
a1-v1   started           1/1         1G       2G     a1-v1.cfapps.io

Upgrade the logcf package with the version 1.0.1

skipper:>release upgrade --package-name logcf --package-version 1.0.1 --release-name a1
a1 has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

skipper:>release list
╔════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════╗
║Name│Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│Platform Name│          Platform Status          ║
╠════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════╣
║a1  │2      │Thu Aug 09 12:33:44 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.1          │cf-dev       │[a1-v2], State = [a1-v2-0=deployed]║
╚════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release history a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║2      │Thu Aug 09 12:33:44 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.1          │Upgrade complete║
║1      │Thu Aug 09 12:29:02 IST 2018│DELETED │logcf       │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

skipper:>manifest get a1
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "CloudFoundryApplication"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit"
  "version": "1.3.1.RELEASE"
  "manifest":
    "memory": "1024"
    "disk-quota": "2048"
    "instances": "1"
    "services":
    - "rabbit"
    "timeout": "180"
$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...
OK

name    requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
a1-v2   started           1/1         1G       2G     a1-v2.cfapps.io

Rollback the logcf package with the version 1.0.1

skipper:>release rollback a1
a1 has been rolled back.  Now at version v3.

skipper:>release list
╔════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════╤═══════════════╗
║Name│Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│Platform Name│Platform Status║
╠════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪═══════════════╣
║a1  │3      │Thu Aug 09 12:39:17 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.0          │cf-dev       │               ║
╚════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════╧═══════════════╝

skipper:>release history a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│   Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════════╣
║3      │Thu Aug 09 12:39:17 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.0          │Rollback complete║
║2      │Thu Aug 09 12:33:44 IST 2018│DELETED │logcf       │1.0.1          │Delete complete  ║
║1      │Thu Aug 09 12:29:02 IST 2018│DELETED │logcf       │1.0.0          │Delete complete  ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════════╝

skipper:>manifest get a1
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "CloudFoundryApplication"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit"
  "version": "1.3.0.RELEASE"
  "manifest":
    "memory": "1024"
    "disk-quota": "2048"
    "instances": "1"
    "services":
    - "rabbit"
    "timeout": "180"


$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...
OK

name    requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
a1-v3   started           1/1         1G       2G     a1-v3.cfapps.io

Upgrade the logcf package into the latest 1.0.1 version and also update the manifest’s memory to 2G.

skipper:>release upgrade --package-name logcf --release-name a1 --properties "spec.manifest.memory=2G"
a1 has been upgraded.  Now at version v4.

skipper:>release list
╔════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════╗
║Name│Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│Platform Name│          Platform Status          ║
╠════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════╣
║a1  │4      │Thu Aug 09 12:49:49 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.1          │cf-dev       │[a1-v4], State = [a1-v4-0=deployed]║
╚════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release history a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║4      │Thu Aug 09 12:49:49 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│logcf       │1.0.1          │Upgrade complete║
║3      │Thu Aug 09 12:39:17 IST 2018│DELETED │logcf       │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║2      │Thu Aug 09 12:33:44 IST 2018│DELETED │logcf       │1.0.1          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Thu Aug 09 12:29:02 IST 2018│DELETED │logcf       │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

skipper:>manifest get a1
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "CloudFoundryApplication"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit"
  "version": "1.3.1.RELEASE"
  "manifest":
    "memory": "2G"
    "disk-quota": "2048"
    "instances": "1"
    "services":
    - "rabbit"
    "timeout": "180"

$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...
OK

name    requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
a1-v4   started           1/1         2G       2G     a1-v4.cfapps.io

Delete the release

skipper:>release delete a1
a1 has been deleted.

The following example shows how Skipper helps managing any application that can be deployed into CF using manifest In this case, we have a couple of python packages that print the greeting messages.

Upload the python packages from the spring-cloud-skipper-server-core test directory

skipper:>package upload --path spring-cloud-skipper-server-core/src/test/resources/repositories/binaries/test/python/python-printer-1.0.0.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[python-printer:1.0.0]

skipper:>package upload --path spring-cloud-skipper-server-core/src/test/resources/repositories/binaries/test/python/python-printer-1.0.1.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[python-printer:1.0.1]

Install the python package

skipper:>package install --package-name python-printer --package-version 1.0.0 --release-name printer --platform-name cf-dev
Released printer. Now at version v1.
skipper:>manifest get printer
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "CloudFoundryApplication"
"spec":
  "resource": "https://github.com/ilayaperumalg/sandbox/raw/master/python/1.0.0/hello.py-1.0.0.zip"
  "version": "1.0.0"
  "manifest":
    "memory": "1024"
    "disk-quota": "1024"
    "instances": "1"
    "health-check-type": "process"
    "buildpack": "python_buildpack"
    "timeout": "180"
    "command": "python hello.py"
$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...
OK

name         requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
printer-v1   started           1/1         1G       1G     printer-v1.cfapps.io
$ cf logs printer-v1
Retrieving logs for app printer-v1 in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...

   2018-08-09T13:33:36.55+0530 [APP/PROC/WEB/0] OUT Hello!
   2018-08-09T13:33:41.55+0530 [APP/PROC/WEB/0] OUT Hello!

Upgrade the python package with the version 1.0.1

skipper:>release upgrade printer --package-name python-printer --package-version 1.0.1
printer has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

skipper:>manifest get printer
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "CloudFoundryApplication"
"spec":
  "resource": "https://github.com/ilayaperumalg/sandbox/raw/master/python/1.0.1/hello.py-1.0.1.zip"
  "version": "1.0.1"
  "manifest":
    "memory": "1024"
    "disk-quota": "1024"
    "instances": "1"
    "health-check-type": "process"
    "buildpack": "python_buildpack"
    "timeout": "180"
    "command": "python vanakkam.py"
$ cf apps
Getting apps in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...
OK

name         requested state   instances   memory   disk   urls
printer-v2   started           1/1         1G       1G     printer-v2.cfapps.io
$ cf logs printer-v2
Retrieving logs for app printer-v2 in org scdf-ci / space space-ilaya as [email protected]...

   2018-08-09T13:36:13.39+0530 [APP/PROC/WEB/0] OUT Vanakkam!
   2018-08-09T13:36:18.40+0530 [APP/PROC/WEB/0] OUT Vanakkam!

Using Skipper

This section is the "'three-hour tour'" of Skipper. It describes how to configure and use the main feature set of Skipper in detail. We will cover the shell, platforms, packages, and repositories.

Feel free to reach out on Gitter for help and ask questions on Stack Overflow. Issues can be filed on Github issues.

12. Skipper Shell

The shell is based on the Spring Shell project. Two of the shell’s best features are tab-completion and colorization of commands. Use the 'help' command or the --help argument when starting the shell to get help information. The output of using the --help argument follows:

Skipper Options:

  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.serverUri=<uri>                        Address of the Skipper Server [default: http://localhost:7577].
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.username=<USER>                        Username of the Skipper Server [no default].
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.password=<PASSWORD>                    Password of the Skipper Server [no default].
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.credentials-provider-command=<COMMAND> Executes an external command which must return an OAuth Access Token [no default].
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.skip-ssl-validation=<true|false>       Accept any SSL certificate (even self-signed) [default: no].

  --spring.shell.historySize=<SIZE>                 Default size of the shell log file [default: 3000].
  --spring.shell.commandFile=<FILE>                 Skipper Shell executes commands read from the file(s) and then exits.

  --help                                            This message.

12.1. Shell Modes

The shell can be started in either interactive or non-interactive mode. In the case of the non-interactive mode, command line arguments are executed as Skipper commands, and then the shell exits. If there are any arguments that do not have the prefix spring.cloud.skipper.client, they are considered as skipper commands to execute.

Consider the following example:

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar --spring.cloud.skipper.client.serverUri=http://localhost:9123/api

The preceding example brings up the interactive shell and connects to localhost:9123/api. Now consider the following command:

$ java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar --spring.cloud.skipper.client.serverUri=http://localhost:9123/api search

The preceding command connects to localhost:9123/api, executes the search command, and then exits.

A more common use case would be to update a package from within a CI job — for example, in a Jenkins Stage, as shown in the following example:

stage ('Build') {
    steps {
        checkout([
            $class: 'GitSCM',
            branches: [
                [name: "*/master"]
            ],
            userRemoteConfigs: [
                [url: "https://github.com/markpollack/skipper-samples.git"]
            ]
        ])
        sh '''
            VERSION="1.0.0.M1-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)-VERSION"
            mvn org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.3:set -DnewVersion="${VERSION}"
            mvn install
            java -jar /home/mpollack/software/skipper.jar upgrade --package-name helloworld --release-name helloworld-jenkins --properties version=${VERSION}
        '''
    }
}

13. Platforms

Skipper supports deploying to multiple platforms. The platforms included are Local, Cloud Foundry, and Kubernetes. For each platform, you can configure multiple accounts. Each account name must be globally unique across all platforms.

Usually, different accounts correspond to different orgs or spaces for Cloud Foundry and to different namespaces for a single Kubernetes cluster.

Platforms are defined by using Spring Boot’s Externalized Configuration feature. To simplify the getting started experience, if a local platform account is not defined in your configuration, Skipper creates a local deployer implementation named default.

You can make use of the Encryption and Decryption features of Spring Cloud Config as one way to secure credentials.

Distinct from where Skipper deploys the application, you can also run the Skipper server itself on a platform. Installation on other platforms is covered in the Installation section.

The following example YAML file shows configuration of all three platforms:

spring:
  cloud:
    skipper:
      server:
        platform:
          local:
            accounts:
              localDevDebug:
                javaOpts: "-Xdebug"
          cloudfoundry:
            accounts:
              cf-dev:
                connection:
                  url: https://api.run.pivotal.io
                  org: scdf-ci
                  space: space-mark
                  domain: cfapps.io
                  username: <your-username>
                  password: <your-password>
                  skipSslValidation: false
                deployment:
                  deleteRoutes: false
          kubernetes:
            accounts:
              minikube:
                namespace: default

The properties available for each platform can be found in the following classes:

14. Packages

Packages contain all the necessary information to install your application or group of applications. The approach to describing the applications is to use a YAML file that provides all the necessary information to help facilitate searching for your application hosted in a Package Registry and to install your application to a platform.

To make it easy to customize a package, the YAML files are templated. The final version of the YAML file, with all values substituted, is known as the release manifest. Skipper currently understands how to deploy applications based off a YAML file that contains the information needed for a Spring Cloud Deployer or Cloud Foundry implementation to deploy an application. It describes where to find the application (an HTTP, Maven or Docker location), application properties (think Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperties), and deployment properties (such as how much memory to use).

14.1. Package Format

A package is a collection of YAML files that are zipped up into a file with the following naming convention: [PackageName]-[PackageVersion].zip (for example: mypackage-1.0.0.zip).

A package can define a single application or a group of applications.

14.1.1. Single Application

The single application package file, mypackage-1.0.0.zip, when unzipped, should have the following directory structure:

mypackage-1.0.0
├── package.yml
├── templates
│   └── template.yml
└── values.yml

The package.yml file contains metadata about the package and is used to support Skipper’s search functionality. The template.yml file contains placeholders for values that are specified in the values.yml file. When installing a package, placeholder values can also be specified, and they would override the values in the values.yml file. The templating engine that Skipper uses is JMustache. The YAML files can have either .yml or .yaml extensions.

The helloworld-1.0.0.zip or helloworld-docker-1.0.0.zip files are good examples to use as a basis to create your own package "'by hand'".

The source code for the helloworld sample can be found here.

14.1.2. Multiple Applications

A package can contain a group of applications bundled in it. In those cases, the structure of the package would resemble the following:

mypackagegroup-1.0.0
├── package.yml
├── packages
│   ├── app1
│   │   ├── package.yml
│   │   ├── templates
│   │   │   └── log.yml
│   │   └── values.yml
│   └── app2
│       ├── package.yml
│       ├── templates
│       │   └── time.yml
│       └── values.yml
└── values.yml

In the preceding example, the mypackagegroup still has its own package.yml and values.yml to specify the package metadata and the values to override. All the applications inside the mypackagegroup are considered to be sub-packages and follow a package structure similar to the individual packages. These sub packages need to be specified inside the packages directory of the root package, mypackagegroup.

The ticktock-1.0.0.zip file is a good example to use as a basis for creating your own package 'by-hand'.

Packages with template kind CloudFoundryApplication currently doesn’t support multiple applications format.

14.2. Package Metadata

The package.yml file specifies the package metadata. A sample package metadata would resemble the following:

# Required Fields
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SkipperPackageMetadata
name: mypackage
version: 1.0.0

# Optional Fields
packageSourceUrl: https://github.com/some-mypackage-project/v1.0.0.RELEASE
packageHomeUrl: http://some-mypackage-project/
tags: skipper, mypackage, sample
maintainer: https://github.com/maintainer
description: This is a mypackage sample.

Required Fields:

  • apiVersion: The Package Index spec version this file is based on.

  • kinds: What type of package system is being used.

  • name: The name of the package.

  • version: The version of the package.

Currently only supported kind is SkipperPackageMetadata.

Optional Fields:

  • packageSourceUrl: The location of the source code for this package.

  • packageHomeUrl: The home page of the package.

  • tags: A comma-separated list of tags to be used for searching.

  • maintainer: Who maintains this package.

  • description: Free-form text describing the functionality of the package — generally shown in search results.

  • sha256: The hash of the package binary (not yet enforced).

  • iconUrl: The URL for an icon to show for this package.

  • origin: Free-form text describing the origin of this package — for example, your company name.

Currently, the package search functionality is only a wildcard match against the name of the package.

A Package Repository exposes an index.yml file that contains multiple metadata documents and that uses the standard three dash notation --- to separate the documents — for example, index.yml.

14.3. Package Templates

Currently, two type of applications are supported. One having SpringCloudDeployerApplication kind, which means the applications can be deployed into the target platforms only by using their corresponding Spring Cloud Deployer implementations (CF, Kubernetes Deployer, and so on). Other is having CloudFoundryApplication kind, which means the applications are directly deployed into Cloud Foundry using its manifest support.

14.3.1. Spring Cloud Deployer

The template.yml file has a package structure similar to that of the following example:

mypackage-1.0.0
├── package.yml
├── templates
│   └── template.yml
└── values.yml

Actual template file name doesn’t matter and you can have multiple template files. These just need to be inside of a templates directory.

# template.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: mypackage
  type: sample
spec:
  resource: maven://org.mysample:mypackage
  resourceMetadata:  maven://org.mysample:mypackage:jar:metadata:{{spec.version}}
  version: {{spec.version}}
  applicationProperties:
    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}
    {{key}}: {{value}}
    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}
  deploymentProperties:
    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}
    {{key}}: {{value}}
    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}

The apiVersion, kind, and spec.resource are required.

The spec.resource and spec.version define where the application executable is located. The spec.resourceMetadata field defines where a Spring Boot Configuration metadata jar is located that contains the configuration properties of the application. This is either a Spring Boot uber jar hosted under a HTTP endpoint or a Maven or Docker repository. The template placeholder {{spec.version}} exists so that the version of a specific application can be easily upgraded without having to create a new package .zip file.

The resource is based on http:// or maven:// or docker:. The format for specifying a resource follows documented types in Resources.

14.3.2. Cloud Foundry

The template.yml file has a package structure similar to that of the following example:

mypackage-1.0.0
├── package.yml
├── templates
│   └── template.yml
└── values.yml

template.yml commonly has content similar to the following:

Actual template file name doesn’t matter and you can have multiple template files. These just need to be inside of a templates directory.

# template.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: CloudFoundryApplication
spec:
  resource: maven://org.mysample:mypackage
  version: {{spec.version}}
  manifest:
    {{#spec.manifest.entrySet}}
    {{key}}: {{value}}
    {{/spec.manifest.entrySet}}

Where values could for example be something like:

# values.yml
spec:
  version: 1.0.0
  manifest:
    memory: 1024
    disk-quota: 1024

Possible values of a spec.manifest are:

Key Value Notes

buildpack

(String)

buildpack attribute as is.

command

(String)

command attribute as is.

memory

(String or Integer)

memory attribute as is if type is Integer, String is converted using same format in a CF, like 1024M or 2G. 1024 and 1024M are equivalent.

disk-quota

(String or Integer)

disk_quota attribute as is if type is Integer, String is converted using same format in a CF, like 1024M or 2G. 1024 and 1024M are equivalent.

timeout

(Integer)

timeout attribute as is.

instances

(Integer)

instances attribute as is.

no-hostname

(Boolean)

no-hostname attribute as is.

no-route

(Boolean)

no-route attribute as is.

random-route

(Boolean)

random-route attribute as is.

health-check-type

(String)

health-check-type having possible values of port, process or http.

health-check-http-endpoint

(String)

health-check-http-endpoint attribute as is.

stack

(String)

stack attribute as is.

services

(List<String>)

services attribute as is.

domains

(List<String>)

domains attribute as is.

hosts

(List<String>)

hosts attribute as is.

env

(Map<String,Object>)

env attribute as is.

Remember that when a value is given from a command-line, replacement happens as is defined in a template. Using a template format {{#spec.manifest.entrySet}} shown above, List would be given in format spec.manifest.services=[service1, service2] and Map would be given in format spec.manifest.env={key1: value1, key2: value2}.

The resource is based on http:// or maven:// or docker:. The format for specifying a resource follows documented types in Resources.

14.3.3. Resources

This section contains resource types currently supported.

HTTP Resources

The following example shows a typical spec for HTTP:

spec:
  resource: http://example.com/app/hello-world
  version: 1.0.0.RELEASE

There is a naming convention that must be followed for HTTP-based resources so that Skipper can assemble a full URL from the resource and version field and also parse the version number given the URL. The preceding spec references a URL at example.com/app/hello-world-1.0.0.RELEASE.jar. The resource and version fields should not have any numbers after the - character.

Docker Resources

The following example shows a typical spec for Docker:

spec:
  resource: docker:springcloud/spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld
  version: 1.0.0.RELEASE

The mapping to docker registry names follows:

spec:
  resource: docker:<user>/<repo>
  version: <tag>
Maven Resources

The following example shows a typical spec for Maven:

spec:
  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld:1.0.0.RELEASE
  version: 1.0.0.RELEASE

The mapping to Maven artifact names follows

spec:
  resource: maven://<maven-group-name>:<maven-artifact-name>
  version:<maven-version>

There is only one setting to specify with Maven repositories to search. This setting applies across all platform accounts. By default, the following configuration is used:

maven:
  remoteRepositories:
    springRepo: https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot

You can specify other entries and also specify proxy properties. This is currently best documented here. Essentially, this needs to be set as a property in your launch properties or manifest.yml (when pushing to PCF), as follows:

# manifest.yml
...
env:
    MAVEN_REMOTE_REPOSITORIES_{{REPOSITORY_NAME}}_URL: https://repo.spring.io
...

The metadata section is used to help search for applications after they have been installed. This feature will be made available in a future release.

The spec contains the resource specification and the properties for the package.

The resource represents the resource URI to download the application from. This would typically be a Maven co-ordinate or a Docker image URL.

The SpringCloudDeployerApplication kind of application can have applicationProperties and deploymentProperties as the configuration properties.

The application properties correspond to the properties for the application itself.

The deployment properties correspond to the properties for the deployment operation performed by Spring Cloud Deployer implementations.

The name of the template file can be anything, as all the files under templates directory are loaded to apply the template configurations.

14.4. Package Values

The values.yml file contains the default values for any of the keys specified in the template files.

For instance, in a package that defines one application, the format is as follows:

version: 1.0.0.RELEASE
spec:
  applicationProperties:
    server.port: 9090

If the package defines multiple applications, provide the name of the package in the top-level YML section to scope the spec section. Consider the example of a multiple application package with the following layout:

ticktock-1.0.0/
├── packages
│   ├── log
│   │   ├── package.yml
│   │   └── values.yml
│   └── time
│       ├── package.yml
│       └── values.yml
├── package.yml
└── values.yml

The top-level values.yml file might resemble the following:

#values.yml

hello: world

time:
  appVersion: 1.3.0.M1
  deployment:
    applicationProperties:
      log.level: WARN
      trigger.fixed-delay: 1
log:
  deployment:
    count: 2
    applicationProperties:
      log.level: WARN
      log.name: skipperlogger

The preceding values.yml file sets hello as a variable available to be used as a placeholder in the packages\log\values.yml file and the packages\time\values.yml. However, the YML section under time: is applied only to the packages\time\values.yml file and the YML section under log: is applied only to the packages\log\values.yml file.

14.5. Package Upload

After creating the package in the structure shown in the previous section, we can compress it in a zip file with the following naming scheme: [PackageName]-[PackageVersion].zip (for example, mypackage-1.0.0.zip).

For instance, the package directory would resemble the following before compression:

mypackage-1.0.0
├── package.yml
├── templates
│   └── template.yml
└── values.yml

The zip file can be uploaded into one of the local repositories of the Skipper server. By default, the Skipper server has a local repository with the name, local.

By using the Skipper shell, we can upload the package zip file into the Skipper server’s local repository, as follows:

skipper:>package upload --path /path-to-package/mypackage-1.0.0.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[mypackage:1.0.0]

If no --repo-name is set, the upload command uses local as the repository to upload.

We can then use the package list or package search command to see that our package has been uploaded, as shown (with its output) in the following example:

skipper:>package list
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║mypackage        │1.0.0  │This is a mypackage sample                                                      ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

14.6. Creating Your Own Package

In this section, we create a package that can be deployed by using Spring Cloud Deployer implementations.

For this package, we are going to create a simple package and upload it to our local machine.

To get started creating your own package, create a folder following a naming convention of [package-name]-[package-version]. In our case, the folder name is demo-1.0.0. In this directory, create empty files named values.yml and package.yml and create a templates directory. In the templates directory, create an empty file named template.yml.

Go into the package.yml where we are going to specify the package metadata. For this app, we fill only the minimum values possible, as shown in the following example:

# package.yml

apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SkipperPackageMetadata
name: demo
version: 1.0.0
description: Greets the world!
Ensure that your name and version matches the name and version in your folder name, or you get an error.

Next, open up your templates/template.yml file. Here, we are going to specify the actual information about your package and, most importantly, set default values. In the template.yml, copy the template for the kind SpringCloudDeployerApplication from the preceding sample. Your resulting template.yml file should resemble the following:

# templates/template.yml

apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: demo
spec:
  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld
  version: {{version}}
  applicationProperties:
    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}
    {{key}}: {{value}}
    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}
  deploymentProperties:
    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}
    {{key}}: {{value}}
    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}

The preceding example file specifies that our application name is demo and finds our package in Maven. Now we can specify the version, applicationProperties, and deploymentProperties in our values.yml, as follows:

# values.yml

# This is a YAML-formatted file.
# Declare variables to be passed into your templates
version: 1.0.0.RELEASE
spec:
  applicationProperties:
    server.port: 8100

The preceding example sets the version to 1.0.0.RELEASE and also sets the server.port=8100 as one of the application properties. When the Skipper Package reader resolves these values by merging the values.yml against the template, the resolved values resemble the following:

# hypothetical template.yml

apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: demo
spec:
  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld
  version: 1.0.0.RELEASE
  applicationProperties:
    server.port: 8100
  deploymentProperties:

The reason to use values.yml instead of entering the values directly is that it lets you overwrite the values at run time by using the --file or --properties flags.

We have finished making our file. Now we have to zip it up. The easiest way to do is by using the zip -r command on the command line, as follows:

$ zip -r demo-1.0.0.zip demo-1.0.0/
  adding: demo-1.0.0/ (stored 0%)
  adding: demo-1.0.0/package.yml (deflated 14%)
  adding: demo-1.0.0/templates/ (stored 0%)
  adding: demo-1.0.0/templates/template.yml (deflated 55%)
  adding: demo-1.0.0/values.yml (deflated 4%)

Armed with our zipped file and the path to it, we can head to Skipper and use the upload command, as follows:

skipper:>package upload --path /Users/path-to-your-zip/demo-1.0.0.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[demo:1.0.0]

Now you can search for it as shown previously and then install it, as follows

skipper:>package install --package-name demo --package-version 1.0.0 --release-name demo
Released demo. Now at version v1.

Congratulations! You have now created, packaged, uploaded, and installed your own Skipper package!

15. Repositories

Repositories store package metadata and host package .zip files. Repositores can be local or remote, were local means backed by Skipper’s relational database and remote means a filesystem exposed over HTTP.

When registering a remote registry (for example, the experimental one that is currently not defined by default in addition to one named local`), use the following format:

spring
  cloud:
    skipper:
      server:
        package-repositories:
          -
            name: experimental
            url: http://skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental
            description: Experimental Skipper Repository
            repoOrder: 0
          -
            name: local
            url: http://${spring.cloud.client.hostname}:7577
            local: true
            description: Default local database backed repository
            repoOrder: 1
When modifying default configuration you need to re-define everything under spring.cloud.skipper.server.package-repositories.

The repoOrder determines which repository serves up a package if one with the same name is registered in two or more repositories.

The directory structure assumed for a remote repository is the registered url value followed by the package name and then the zip file name (for example, skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental/helloworld/helloworld-1.0.0.zip for the package helloworld with a version of 1.0.0). A file named index.yml is expected to be directly under the registered url — for example, skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental/index.yml. This file contains the package metadata for all the packages hosted by the repository.

It is up to you to update the index.yml file "'by hand'" for remote repositories.

'Local' repositories are backed by Skipper’s database. In the Skipper 1.0 release, they do not expose the index.yml or the .zip files under a filesystem-like URL structure as with remote repositories. This feature will be provided in the next version. However, you can upload packages to a local repository and do not need to maintain an index file. See the “Skipper Commands” section for information on creating local repositories.

A good example that shows using a Spring Boot web application with static resources to host a Repository can be found here. This application is currently running under skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental.

Installation

16. Installing on a Local Platform

16.1. Local Platform configuration

The following example YAML file configures two local deployer accounts, named localDev and localDevDebug:

spring:
  cloud:
    skipper:
      server:
        platform:
          local:
            accounts:
              localDev:
                shutdownTimeout: 60
                javaOpts: "-Dtest=foo"
              localDevDebug:
                javaOpts: "-Xdebug"

The key-value pairs that follow the name of the account are javaCmd, workingDirectoriesRoot, deleteFilesOnExit, envVarsToInherit, shutdownTimeout, javaOpts, and useSpringApplicationJson. More information can be found in the JavaDocs for LocalDeployerProperties.

17. Installing on Cloud Foundry

This section contains an example YAML file that configures two Cloud Foundry accounts, named cf-dev and cf-qa. This is useful on Cloud Foundry if you use the Spring Cloud Config Server to manage Skipper’s configuration properties.

17.1. Cloud Foundry Configuration

You can modify the following sample YML snippet to fit your needs:

spring:
  cloud:
    skipper:
      server:
        enableLocalPlatform: false
        platform:
          cloudfoundry:
            accounts:
              cf-dev:
                connection:
                  url: https://api.run.pivotal.io
                  org: myOrg
                  space: mySpace
                  domain: cfapps.io
                  username: [email protected]
                  password: drowssap
                  skipSslValidation: false
                deployment:
                  memory: 2048m
                  disk: 2048m
                  services: rabbit
                  deleteRoutes: false
              cf-qa:
                connection:
                  url: https://api.run.pivotal.io
                  org: myOrgQA
                  space: mySpaceQA
                  domain: cfapps.io
                  username: [email protected]
                  password: drowssap
                  skipSslValidation: true
                deployment:
                  memory: 1024m
                  disk: 1024m
                  services: rabbitQA
                  deleteRoutes: false
You must set enableLocalPlatform to false so that the local platform deployer is never used.
The deleteRoutes deployment setting is false so that “v2” of an application has the same route as “v1”. Otherwise, undeploying “v1” removes the route.

You can also run the Skipper server locally and deploy to Cloud Foundry. In this case, it is more convenient to specify the configuration in a skipper.yml file and start the server with the --spring.config.additional-location=skipper.yml option.

If you use cf push to deploy Skipper, a Cloud Foundry manifest is more appropriate to use. You can modify the following sample manifest.yml to fit your needs:

applications:
- name: mlp-skipper
  host: mlp-skipper
  memory: 1G
  disk_quota: 1G
  timeout: 180
  instances: 1
  buildpack: java_buildpack
  path: spring-cloud-skipper-server.jar
env:
    SPRING_APPLICATION_NAME: mlp-skipper
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_ENABLE_LOCAL_PLATFORM: false
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_URL: https://api.run.pivotal.io
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_ORG: myOrgQA
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_SPACE: mySpaceQA
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_DOMAIN: cfapps.io
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_USERNAME: [email protected]
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_PASSWORD: drowssap
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_CONNECTION_SKIP_SSL_VALIDATION: false
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_DEPLOYMENT_DELETE_ROUTES: false
    SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_DEPLOYMENT_SERVICES: rabbitmq
services:
- mysqlboost
In the preceding manifest, we bound the application to the mysqlboost service. If you do not specify a service, the server uses an embedded database.
You must set SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_ENABLE_LOCAL_PLATFORM to false so that the local platform deployer is never used.
You must set SPRING_CLOUD_SKIPPER_SERVER_PLATFORM_CLOUDFOUNDRY_ACCOUNTS[pws]_DEPLOYMENT_DELETE_ROUTES: false so that “v2” of an application has the same route as “v1”. Otherwise, undeploying “v1” removes the route.

You can find information on the deployment properties that you can configure in CloudFoundryDeploymentProperties.

When starting the Skipper shell on your local machine, it tries to connect to the Server at the default location of localhost:7577/api. Use the shell’s --spring.cloud.skipper.client.serverUri command line option to specify the location of the server. You can alternatively use the config interactive shell command to set the server location, as follows:

server-unknown:>skipper config --uri https://mlp-skipper.cfapps.io/api
Successfully targeted https://mlp-skipper.cfapps.io/api
skipper:>

17.2. Database Connection Pool

The Skipper server uses the Spring Cloud Connector library to create the DataSource with a default connection pool size of 4. To change the connection pool size and maximum wait time, set the following two properties spring.cloud.skipper.server.cloudfoundry.maxPoolSize and spring.cloud.skipper.server.cloudfoundry.maxWaitTime. The wait time is specified in milliseconds.

17.3. Maximum Disk Quota

By default, every application in Cloud Foundry starts with 1G disk quota and this can be adjusted to a default maximum of 2G. The default maximum can also be overridden up to 10G by using Pivotal Cloud Foundry’s (PCF) Ops Manager GUI.

This configuration is relevant for Spring Cloud Skipper because every deployment is composed of applications (typically Spring Boot uber-jar’s), and those applications are resolved from a remote maven repository. After resolution, the application artifacts are downloaded to the local Maven Repository for caching and reuse. With this happening in the background, the default disk quota (1G) can fill up rapidly, especially when we experiment with streams that are made up of unique applications. In order to overcome this disk limitation and depending on your scaling requirements, you may want to change the default maximum from 2G to 10G. Let’s review the steps to change the default maximum disk quota allocation.

From PCF’s Ops Manager, select the “Pivotal Elastic Runtime” tile and navigate to the “Application Developer Controls” tab. Change the “Maximum Disk Quota per App (MB)” setting from 2048 (2G) to 10240 (10G). Save the disk quota update and click “Apply Changes” to complete the configuration override.

17.4. Managing Disk Use

Even when configuring Skipper to use 10G of space, there is the possibility of exhausting the available space on the local disk. If you deploy the Skipper by using the default port health check type, you must explicitly monitor the disk space on the server in order to avoid running out space. If you deploy the server by using the http health check type (see the next example), the server is restarted if there is low disk space. This is due to Spring Boot’s Disk Space Health Indicator. You can configure the settings of the Disk Space Health Indicator by using the properties that have the management.health.diskspace prefix.

For version 1.7, we are investigating the use of Volume Services for the server to store .jar artifacts before pushing them to Cloud Foundry.

The following example shows how to deploy the http health check type to an endpoint called /management/health:

---
  ...
  health-check-type: http
  health-check-http-endpoint: /management/health

18. Installing on Kubernetes

A docker image, named springcloud/spring-cloud-skipper-server, is available for Skipper server in dockerhub. You can use this image to run the Skipper server in Kubernetes.

18.1. Kuberenetes configuration

The following example YAML file configures two accounts, named k8s-dev and k8sqa, on a Kubernetes cluster.

spring:
  cloud:
    skipper:
      server:
        platform:
          kubernetes:
            accounts:
              k8s-dev:
                namespace: devNamespace
                cpu: 4
              k8s-qa:
                namespace: qaNamespace
                memory: 1024m

The accounts correspond to different namespaces. We are investigating how to support connecting to different Kubernetes clusters.

You can find more information on the deployment properties that you can configure in KubernetesDeployerProperties

19. Database configuration

Spring Cloud Skipper uses a relational database to store metadata. We use Flyway to bootstrap and then migrate the database as the product evolves. We currently provide schemas for the following databases: H2, HSQLDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 12, and IBM DB2.

The JDBC drivers for MySQL (through the MariaDB driver), HSQLDB, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server, along the embedded H2 database, are bundled with the server jar. If you use any other database, the corresponding JDBC driver jar needs to be on the classpath of the server. If not specified, the server starts with the embedded in-memory H2 database.

The database properties can be passed as environment variables or command-line arguments to the Server.

Make sure that you configure the correct flyway.schemas for DB2 and SQL Server. Otherwise, Flyway tries to create its schema_version table on the default schema for a connection, which could be different than the schema with which your credentials are associated. See the Flyway documentation for more options.

The following listings show some examples:

export spring_datasource_url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/mydb
export spring_datasource_username=myuser
export spring_datasource_password=mypass
export spring_datasource_driver-class-name="org.postgresql.Driver"
  • MySQL

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-{project-version}.jar \
    --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql:<db-info> \
    --spring.datasource.username=<user> \
    --spring.datasource.password=<password> \
    --spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver &
  • PostgreSQL

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-{project-version}.jar \
    --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql:<db-info> \
    --spring.datasource.username=<user> \
    --spring.datasource.password=<password> \
    --spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver &
  • HSQLDB

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-{project-version}.jar \
    --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:hsqldb:mem:<db-info> \
    --spring.datasource.username=sa \
    --spring.datasource.password= \
    --spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver &
  • Microsoft SQL Server

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-{project-version}.jar \
    --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlserver://<db-info>;database=<database-name> \
    --spring.datasource.username=<user> \
    --spring.datasource.password=<password> \
    --flyway.schemas=<database-name> \
    --spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver &
  • Oracle

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-{project-version}.jar \
    --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:<user>/<password>@<db-address>/<service-id> \
    --spring.datasource.username=<user> \
    --spring.datasource.password=<password> \
    --spring.datasource.driver-class-name=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver &
  • IBM DB2

java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-server-{project-version}.jar \
    --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:db2:thin://<db-info>/<db-name> \
    --spring.datasource.username=<user> \
    --spring.datasource.password=<password> \
    --flyway.schemas=<db-name> \
    --spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver &

Security

By default, the Spring Cloud Skipper server is unsecured and runs on an unencrypted HTTP connection. You can secure your REST endpoints by enabling HTTPS and requiring clients to authenticate using OAuth 2.0

By default, the REST endpoints (administration, management and health) do not require authenticated access.

20. Enabling HTTPS

By default, the REST endpoints use plain HTTP as a transport. You can switch to HTTPS by adding a certificate to your configuration, as shown in the following skipper.yml example:

server:
  port: 8443                                         (1)
  ssl:
    key-alias: yourKeyAlias                          (2)
    key-store: path/to/keystore                      (3)
    key-store-password: yourKeyStorePassword         (4)
    key-password: yourKeyPassword                    (5)
    trust-store: path/to/trust-store                 (6)
    trust-store-password: yourTrustStorePassword     (7)
1 As the default port is 7577, you may choose to change the port to a more common HTTPs-typical port.
2 The alias (or name) under which the key is stored in the keystore.
3 The path to the keystore file. Classpath resources may also be specified, by using the classpath prefix: classpath:path/to/keystore
4 The password of the keystore.
5 The password of the key.
6 The path to the truststore file. Classpath resources may also be specified, by using the classpath prefix: classpath:path/to/trust-store
7 The password of the trust store.
You can reference the YAML file using the following parameter: --spring.config.additional-location=skipper.yml
If HTTPS is enabled, it completely replaces HTTP as the protocol over which the REST endpoints interact. Plain HTTP requests then fail. Therefore, you must make sure that you configure the Skipper shell accordingly.

20.1. Using Self-Signed Certificates

For testing purposes or during development, it might be convenient to create self-signed certificates. To get started, run the following command to create a certificate:

$ keytool -genkey -alias skipper -keyalg RSA -keystore skipper.keystore \
          -validity 3650 -storetype JKS \
          -dname "CN=localhost, OU=Spring, O=Pivotal, L=Holualoa, ST=HI, C=US"  (1)
          -keypass skipper -storepass skipper
1 CN is the only important parameter here. It should match the domain you are trying to access, e.g. localhost.

Then add the following to your skipper.yml file:

server:
  port: 8443
  ssl:
    enabled: true
    key-alias: skipper
    key-store: "/your/path/to/skipper.keystore"
    key-store-type: jks
    key-store-password: skipper
    key-password: skipper

That is all you need for the Skipper Server. Once you start the server, you should be able to access it at https://localhost:8443/. As this is a self-signed certificate, you should hit a warning in your browser. You need to ignore that.

20.2. Self-Signed Certificates and the Shell

By default, self-signed certificates are an issue for the shell. Additional steps are necessary to make the shell work with self-signed certificates. Two options are available:

20.2.1. Add the Self-signed Certificate to the JVM Truststore

In order to use the JVM truststore option, we need to export the previously created certificate from the keystore:

$ keytool -export -alias skipper -keystore skipper.keystore -file skipper_cert -storepass skipper

Next, we need to create a truststore which the Shell uses:

$ keytool -importcert -keystore skipper.truststore -alias skipper -storepass skipper -file skipper_cert -noprompt

Now you can launch the Skipper shell by using the following JVM arguments:

$ java -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=skipper \
       -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/skipper.truststore \
       -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStoreType=jks \
       -jar spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar
If you run into trouble establishing a connection over SSL, you can enable additional logging by setting the javax.net.debug JVM argument to ssl.

Remember to target the Skipper server with a config command similar to the following:

skipper:>skipper config --uri https://localhost:8443/api

20.2.2. Skip Certificate Validation

Alternatively, you can bypass the certification validation by providing the following optional command-line parameter: --spring.cloud.skipper.client.skip-ssl-validation=true.

When you set this command-line parameter, the shell accepts any (self-signed) SSL certificate.

If possible, you should avoid using this option. Disabling the trust manager defeats the purpose of SSL and makes your site vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.

21. OAuth 2.0 Security

OAuth 2.0 lets you integrate Spring Cloud Skipper into Single Sign-on (SSO) environments. You can use the following OAuth2 Grant Types:

  • Password: Used by the shell (and the REST integration), so you can login with a username and a password

  • Client Credentials: Retrieve an Access Token directly from your OAuth provider and pass it to the Skipper server in the Authorization HTTP header.

The REST endpoints can be accessed in two ways:

  • Basic Authentication: Uses the Password Grant Type to authenticate with your OAuth2 service.

  • Access Token: Uses the Client Credentials Grant Type

When you set up authentication, we strongly recommended enabling HTTPS as well, especially in production environments.

You can turn on OAuth2 authentication by setting environment variables or by adding the following block to skipper.yml:

security:
  oauth2:
    client:
      client-id: myclient                                             (1)
      client-secret: mysecret
      access-token-uri: http://127.0.0.1:9999/oauth/token
      user-authorization-uri: http://127.0.0.1:9999/oauth/authorize
    resource:
      user-info-uri: http://127.0.0.1:9999/me
1 Providing the Client ID in the OAuth Configuration Section activates OAuth2 security.

You can verify that basic authentication is working properly by using curl, as follows:

$ curl -u myusername:mypassword localhost:7577/

As a result, you should see a list of available REST endpoints.

Besides Basic Authentication, you can also provide an Access Token to access the REST API. To make that happen, retrieve an OAuth2 Access Token from your OAuth2 provider and then pass that Access Token to the REST API by using the Authorization HTTP header, as follows:

$ curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" localhost:7577/

21.1. OAuth REST Endpoint Authorization

Spring Cloud Skipper supports the following roles:

  • VIEW: For anything that relates to retrieving state.

  • CREATE: For anything that involves creating, deleting, or mutating the state of the system.

  • MANAGE: For boot management endpoints.

The rules regarding which REST endpoints require which roles are specified in the application.yml of the spring-cloud-skipper-server-core module.

Nonetheless, you can override those, if desired. The configuration takes the form of a YAML list (as some rules may have precedence over others). Consequently, you need to copy/paste the whole list and tailor it to your needs (as there is no way to merge lists). Always refer to your version of application.yml, as the snippet reproduced below may be outdated. The default rules are as follows:

            # About

            - GET /api/about                      => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # AppDeployerDatas

            - GET /api/appDeployerDatas           => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Deployers

            - GET /api/deployers                  => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            ## Releases

            - GET /api/releases                   => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Status

            - GET /api/release/status/**         => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Manifest

            - GET /api/release/manifest/**       => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Upgrade

            - POST /api/release/upgrade          => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')

            # Rollback

            - POST /api/release/rollback/**      => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')

            # Delete

            - DELETE /api/release/**             => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')

            # History

            - GET /api/release/history/**           => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # List

            - GET /api/release/list                         => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')
            - GET /api/release/list/**                      => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Packages

            - GET /api/packages                    => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Upload

            - POST /api/package/upload             => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')

            # Install

            - POST /api/package/install             => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')
            - POST /api/package/install/**          => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')

            # Delete

            - DELETE /api/package/**                => hasRole('ROLE_CREATE')

            # PackageMetaData

            - GET /api/packageMetadata              => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')
            - GET /api/packageMetadata/**           => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Repositories

            - GET /api/repositories                 => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')
            - GET /api/repositories/**              => hasRole('ROLE_VIEW')

            # Boot Endpoints

            - GET  /actuator/**                     => hasRole('ROLE_MANAGE')

The format of each line is as follows:

HTTP_METHOD URL_PATTERN '⇒' SECURITY_ATTRIBUTE

where

Be mindful that the above is indeed a YAML list, not a map (thus the use of '-' dashes at the start of each line) that lives under the spring.cloud.skipper.security.authorization.rules key.

21.1.1. Users and Roles

Spring Cloud Skipper does not make any assumptions of how roles are assigned to users. Due to the fact that the determination of security roles is very environment-specific, Spring Cloud Data Skipper, by default, assigns all roles to authenticated OAuth2 users by using the DefaultAuthoritiesExtractor class.

You can customize that behavior by providing your own Spring bean definition that extends Spring Security OAuth’s AuthoritiesExtractor interface. In that case, the custom bean definition takes precedence over the default one provided by Spring Cloud Skipper.

21.2. OAuth Authentication Using the Spring Cloud Skipper Shell

If your OAuth2 provider supports the Password Grant Type, you can start the Skipper shell with the following command:

$ java -jar spring-cloud-skipper-shell-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar \
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.serverUrl=http://localhost:7577 \
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.username=my_username \
  --spring.cloud.skipper.client.password=my_password
When authentication for Spring Cloud Skipper is enabled, the underlying OAuth2 provider must support the Password OAuth2 Grant Type if you want to use the hell.

From within the Skipper shell, you can also provide credentials by using the following command:

skipper:> skipper config --uri https://localhost:7577/api --username my_username --password my_password

Once successfully targeted, you should see the following output:

Successfully targeted http://localhost:7577/api
skipper:>

21.3. OAuth2 Authentication Examples

This section provides examples of some common security arrangements for Skipper:

21.3.1. Local OAuth2 Server

With Spring Security OAuth, you can create your own OAuth2 Server by using the following annotations:

  • @EnableResourceServer

  • @EnableAuthorizationServer

You can find a working example application at https://github.com/ghillert/oauth-test-server/.

To do so, clone the project, build it, and start it. Then configure Spring Cloud Skipper with the respective Client ID and Client Secret.

Use this option only for development or demo purposes.

21.3.2. Authentication Using UAA

If you need to set up a production-ready OAuth provider, you may want to consider using the CloudFoundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) Server. While it is used by Cloud Foundry, it can also be used stand-alone. For more information see github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa.

21.3.3. Authentication using GitHub

If you would like to use an existing OAuth2 provider, here is an example for GitHub. First, you need to register a new application under your GitHub account at: https://github.com/settings/developers

For the Authorization callback URL, enter Spring Cloud Skippers’s Login URL — for example, localhost:9393/login.

Configure Spring Cloud Skipper with the GitHub Client ID and Secret, as follows:

security:
  oauth2:
    client:
      client-id: your-github-client-id
      client-secret: your-github-client-secret
      access-token-uri: https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
      user-authorization-uri: https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize
    resource:
      user-info-uri: https://api.github.com/user
GitHub does not support the OAuth2 password grant type. As a result, you cannot use the Spring Cloud Skipper shell in conjunction with GitHub.

Skipper Commands

Skipper commands fit into the following categories:

More details about commands can be found from Generic Usage.

22. Package Commands

Skipper’s package commands include the following:

This command searches existing packages.

NAME

package search - Search for packages.

SYNOPSYS

package search [[--name] string] [--details]

OPTIONS
--name string

wildcard expression to search for the package name
[Optional, default = <none>]

--details boolean

to set for more detailed package metadata
[Optional, default = false]

ALSO KNOWN AS

package list

The search or its alias list command shows all the packages available to be installed by the Skipper server, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>package search
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
skipper:>package list
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld       │1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Maven resource.    ║
║helloworld       │1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Maven resource. ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

The search command can use --name option to search for the package name containing the given option value, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>package search --name helloworld-
╔═════════════════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name       │Version│                                  Description                                   ║
╠═════════════════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworld-docker│1.0.0  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.   ║
║helloworld-docker│1.0.1  │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
╚═════════════════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

To search for more details of the packages, the --details option can be used, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>package search --name helloworld- --details
╔════════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name      │                                    Value                                    ║
╠════════════════╪═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║apiVersion      │v1                                                                           ║
║origin          │A sample repository for using Skipper                                        ║
║repositoryId    │1                                                                            ║
║kind            │skipper                                                                      ║
║name            │helloworld-docker                                                            ║
║version         │1.0.0                                                                        ║
║packageSourceUrl│https://github.com/markpollack/skipper-sample-repository                     ║
║packageHomeUrl  │https://github.com/markpollack/skipper-sample-repository                     ║
║tags            │web, demo, docker, helloworld                                                ║
║maintainer      │https://github.com/markpollack                                               ║
║description     │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in English.  Docker resource.║
║sha256          │                                                                             ║
║iconUrl         │                                                                             ║
╚════════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

╔════════════════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║      Name      │                                     Value                                      ║
╠════════════════╪════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║apiVersion      │v1                                                                              ║
║origin          │A sample repository for using Skipper                                           ║
║repositoryId    │1                                                                               ║
║kind            │skipper                                                                         ║
║name            │helloworld-docker                                                               ║
║version         │1.0.1                                                                           ║
║packageSourceUrl│https://github.com/markpollack/skipper-sample-repository                        ║
║packageHomeUrl  │https://github.com/markpollack/skipper-sample-repository                        ║
║tags            │web, demo, docker, helloworld                                                   ║
║maintainer      │https://github.com/markpollack                                                  ║
║description     │The app has two endpoints, /about and /greeting in Portuguese.  Docker resource.║
║sha256          │                                                                                ║
║iconUrl         │                                                                                ║
╚════════════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

22.2. Upload

This command uploads a package .zip file, as shown (with output) in the following example:

NAME

package upload - Upload a package.

SYNOPSYS

package upload [--path] string [[--repo-name] string]

OPTIONS
--path string

the package to be uploaded
[Mandatory]

--repo-name string

the local repository name to upload to
[Optional, default = <none>]

skipper:>package upload --path /path-to-package/mypackage-1.0.0.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[mypackage:1.0.0]

If no --repo-name is set, the upload command uses local as the repository to upload.

22.3. Install

This command installs a package, as shown (with output) in the following example:

NAME

package install - Install a package.

SYNOPSYS

package install [--package-name] string [[--package-version] string] [[--file] file] [[--properties] string] [--release-name] string [[--platform-name] string]

OPTIONS
--package-name string

name of the package to install
[Mandatory]

--package-version string

version of the package to install, if not specified latest version will be used
[Optional, default = <none>]

--file file

specify values in a YAML file
[Optional, default = <none>]

--properties string

the comma separated set of properties to override during install
[Optional, default = <none>]

--release-name string

the release name to use
[Mandatory]

--platform-name string

the platform name to use
[Optional, default = default]

skipper:>package install --release-name helloworldlocal --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --properties spec.applicationProperties.server.port=8099
Released helloworldlocal. Now at version v1.

If no package-version is specified, then the latest package version by the given package-name is considered.

If no platform-name is specified, the platform name, default, is used.

The properties can either be provided through comma separated YAML string by using the --properties option or through a YAML file by using the --file option.

22.4. Delete

This command deletes a package.

NAME

package delete - Delete a package.

SYNOPSYS

package delete [--package-name] string

OPTIONS
--package-name string

the package name to be deleted
[Mandatory]

You can only delete a package that is in a local (database backed) repository, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>package delete --package-name helloworld
Can not delete package [helloworld], associated repository [experimental] is remote.

23. Release Commands

Skipper’s release commands include the following:

23.1. List

This command lists the latest deployed or failed release.

NAME

release list - List the latest version of releases with status of deployed or failed.

SYNOPSYS

release list [[--release-name] string]

OPTIONS
--release-name string

wildcard expression to search by release name
[Optional, default = <none>]

Listing the latest deployed or failed release, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>release list
╔═══════════════╤═══════╤═════════════════════════╤════════╤═══════════╤══════════════╤════════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║     Name      │Version│      Last updated       │ Status │  Package  │   Package    │  Platform  │                               Platform Status                                ║
║               │       │                         │        │   Name    │   Version    │    Name    │                                                                              ║
╠═══════════════╪═══════╪═════════════════════════╪════════╪═══════════╪══════════════╪════════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║helloworldlocal│3      │Mon Oct 30 17:57:41 IST  │DEPLOYED│helloworld │1.0.0         │default     │[helloworldlocal.helloworld-v3], State =                                      ║
║               │       │2017                     │        │           │              │            │[helloworldlocal.helloworld-v3-0=deployed]                                    ║
╚═══════════════╧═══════╧═════════════════════════╧════════╧═══════════╧══════════════╧════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

23.2. Status

This command shows a release status.

NAME

release status - Status for a last known release version.

SYNOPSYS

release status [--release-name] string [[--release-version] integer]

OPTIONS
--release-name string

release name
[Mandatory]
[may not be null]

--release-version integer

the specific release version.
[Optional, default = <none>]

Shows the status of a specific release and version, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworldlocal
╔═══════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Mon Oct 30 17:53:50 IST 2017                                                       ║
║Status         │DEPLOYED                                                                           ║
║Platform Status│All applications have been successfully deployed.                                  ║
║               │[helloworldlocal.helloworld-v2], State = [helloworldlocal.helloworld-v2-0=deployed]║
╚═══════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

If no --release-version specified, the latest release version is used. The following example shows the command with the --release-version option:

skipper:>release status --release-name helloworldlocal --release-version 1
╔═══════════════╤════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Mon Oct 30 17:52:57 IST 2017                                            ║
║Status         │DELETED                                                                 ║
║Platform Status│The applications are known to the system, but is not currently deployed.║
║               │[helloworldlocal.helloworld-v1], State = [unknown]                      ║
╚═══════════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

23.3. Upgrade

This command upgrades a package.

NAME

release upgrade - Upgrade a release.

SYNOPSYS

release upgrade [--release-name] string [--package-name] string [[--package-version] string] [[--file] file] [[--properties] string] [[--timeout-expression] string]

OPTIONS
--release-name string

The name of the release to upgrade
[Mandatory]

--package-name string

the name of the package to use for the upgrade
[Mandatory]

--package-version string

the version of the package to use for the upgrade, if not specified latest version will be used
[Optional, default = <none>]

--file file

specify values in a YAML file
[Optional, default = <none>]

--properties string

the comma separated set of properties to override during upgrade
[Optional, default = <none>]

--timeout-expression string

the expression for upgrade timeout
[Optional, default = <none>]

--force	force upgrade
	[Optional, default = false]
--app-names  string
	application names to force upgrade. If no specific list is provided, all the apps in the packages are force upgraded
	[Optional, default = <none>]

Upgrades a package, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldlocal --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --properties spec.applicationProperties.server.port=9090
helloworldpcf has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

The manifest for this release would look like this:

"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "SpringCloudDeployerApplication"
"metadata":
  "name": "helloworld"
  "type": "demo"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld"
  "version": "1.0.0.RELEASE"
  "applicationProperties":
    "server.port": "9090"
  "deploymentProperties": !!null "null"

If no package-version is specified, the latest package version by the given --package-name option is considered. The properties can either be provided through comma separated YAML string by using the --properties option or through a YAML file by using the --file option.

An upgrade can be done by overriding the package version or by keeping the existing package version but overriding the properties. When overriding the package version, it needs to accompany with the corresponding properties as the existing properties are not carried over. In a future release, we plan to introduce a --reuse-properties command that will carry the current release properties over to the next release to be made.

For instance, if the package version is not changed but only other properties are changed, the manifest would add the new properties with the existing properties of the same package version.

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldlocal --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.0 --properties spec.applicationProperties.log.level=DEBUG
helloworldpcf has been upgraded.  Now at version v3.
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "SpringCloudDeployerApplication"
"metadata":
  "name": "helloworld"
  "type": "demo"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld"
  "version": "1.0.0.RELEASE"
  "applicationProperties":
    "server.port": "9090"
    "log.level": "DEBUG"
  "deploymentProperties": !!null "null"

Instead, if the upgrade is performed with a new package version as follows,

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name helloworldlocal --package-name helloworld --package-version 1.0.1
helloworldpcf has been upgraded.  Now at version v3.

Since the package version is changed, the manifest wouldn’t carry the properties from the existing release.

skipper:>manifest get helloworldlocal
"apiVersion": "skipper.spring.io/v1"
"kind": "SpringCloudDeployerApplication"
"metadata":
  "name": "helloworld"
  "type": "demo"
"spec":
  "resource": "maven://org.springframework.cloud.samples:spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld"
  "version": "1.0.1.RELEASE"
  "applicationProperties": !!null "null"
  "deploymentProperties": !!null "null"

When performing an update on a package that contains nested packages, use the name of the package as a prefix in the property string or as the first level in the YAML document. For example, the ticktock package that contains a time and a log application, a command to upgrade the log application would be as follows:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name ticktockskipper --package-name ticktock --file /home/mpollack/log-level-change.yml

where log-level-change.yml contains the following:

log:
  version: 1.1.1.RELEASE
  spec:
    applicationProperties:
      server.port: 9999
      endpoints.sensitive: false
      log.level: ERROR

Since it is a common use-case to change only the version of the application, the packages can list the version as a top-level property in the values.yml file. For example, in the test package ticktock (located here), values.yml contains the following:

version: 1.1.0.RELEASE
spec:
  applicationProperties:
    log.level: DEBUG
  deploymentProperties:
    memory: 1024m

You can then use the --properties option in the upgrade command, as shown in the following example:

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name ticktockskipper --package-name ticktock --properties log.version=1.1.1.RELEASE

You can use --timeout-expression to alter timeout setting used to wait healthy applications when server is in state to do that. Global setting to override is spring.cloud.skipper.server.strategies.healthcheck.timeoutInMillis mentioned earlier. More about expression itself, see Timeout Expression.

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name ticktockskipper --package-name ticktock --timeout-expression=30s

The --force option is used to deploy new instances of currently deployed applications. In other words, Skipper will upgrade the application again even if the manifest is unchanged. This behavior is needed in the case when configuration information is obtained by the application itself at startup time, for example from Spring Cloud Config Server. You can specify which applications for force upgrade by using the option --app-names. If you do not specify any application names, all the applications will be force upgraded. You can specify --force and --app-names options together with --properties or --file options.

Following example describes force upgrade:

First, install the package ticktock that has time and log apps.

skipper:>package upload --repo-name local --path spring-cloud-skipper-server-core/src/test/resources/repositories/binaries/test/ticktock/ticktock-1.0.0.zip
Package uploaded successfully:[ticktock:1.0.0]

skipper:>package install --package-name ticktock --release-name a1
Released a1. Now at version v1.

skipper:>release list
╔════╤═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Name│Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│Platform Name│               Platform Status               ║
╠════╪═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪═════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║a1  │1      │Thu Sep 13 08:34:50 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│ticktock    │1.0.0          │default      │[a1.log-v1], State = [a1.log-v1-0=deployed]  ║
║    │       │                            │        │            │               │             │[a1.time-v1], State = [a1.time-v1-0=deployed]║
╚════╧═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release history --release-name a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║1      │Thu Sep 13 08:34:50 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│ticktock    │1.0.0          │Install complete║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

Now, perform the upgrade even though there are no explicit differences between the latest and the current package.

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name a1 --package-name ticktock
Package to upgrade has no difference than existing deployed/deleted package. Not upgrading.

If the upgrade needs to be forced for all the apps of ticktock (for both time and log)

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name a1 --package-name ticktock --force
a1 has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.
skipper:>release history --release-name a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│      Description       ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════════════╣
║2      │Thu Sep 13 08:35:53 IST 2018│UNKNOWN │ticktock    │1.0.0          │Upgrade install underway║
║1      │Thu Sep 13 08:34:50 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│ticktock    │1.0.0          │Install complete        ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release history --release-name a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║2      │Thu Sep 13 08:35:53 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│ticktock    │1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║1      │Thu Sep 13 08:34:50 IST 2018│DELETED │ticktock    │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

If the force upgrade needs to be done for a specific list of applications, then --app-names option can be used.

skipper:>release upgrade --release-name a1 --package-name ticktock --force --app-names log
a1 has been upgraded.  Now at version v3.
skipper:>release history a1
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║3      │Thu Sep 13 08:36:51 IST 2018│DEPLOYED│ticktock    │1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║2      │Thu Sep 13 08:35:53 IST 2018│DELETED │ticktock    │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Thu Sep 13 08:34:50 IST 2018│DELETED │ticktock    │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

23.4. Rollback

This command rolls back the release.

NAME

release rollback - Rollback the release to a previous or a specific release.

SYNOPSYS

release rollback [--release-name] string [[--release-version] int] [[--timeout-expression] string]

OPTIONS
--release-name string

the name of the release to rollback
[Mandatory]

--release-version int

the specific release version to rollback to. Not specifying the value rolls back to the previous release.
[Optional, default = 0]

--timeout-expression string

the expression for rollback timeout
[Optional, default = <none>]

Rolls back the release to a specific version, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>release rollback --release-name helloworldlocal --release-version 1
helloworldlocal has been rolled back.  Now at version v3.

If no --release-version is specified, then the rollback version is the previous stable release (either in DELETED or DEPLOYED status).

You can use --timeout-expression to alter timeout setting used to wait healthy applications when server is in state to do that. Global setting to override is spring.cloud.skipper.server.strategies.healthcheck.timeoutInMillis mentioned earlier. More about expression itself, see Timeout Expression.

23.5. History

This command shows the history of a specific release.

NAME

release history - List the history of versions for a given release.

SYNOPSYS

release history [--release-name] string

OPTIONS
--release-name string

wildcard expression to search by release name
[Mandatory]
*[may not be null]

Showing the history of a specific release, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>release history --release-name helloworldlocal
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║3      │Mon Oct 30 17:57:41 IST 2017│DEPLOYED│helloworld  │1.0.0          │Upgrade complete║
║2      │Mon Oct 30 17:53:50 IST 2017│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
║1      │Mon Oct 30 17:52:57 IST 2017│DELETED │helloworld  │1.0.0          │Delete complete ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

23.6. Delete

This command deletes a specific release’s latest deployed revision.

NAME

release delete - Delete the release.

SYNOPSYS

release delete [--release-name] string [--delete-package]

OPTIONS
--release-name string

the name of the release to delete
[Mandatory]

--delete-package delete the release package

[Optional, default = false]

Deleting a specific release’s latest deployed revision, undeploying the application or applications, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>release delete --release-name helloworldlocal
helloworldlocal has been deleted.

23.7. Cancel

This command attempts cancellation of existing release operation.

NAME

release cancel - Request a cancellation of current release operation.

SYNOPSYS

release cancel [--release-name] string

OPTIONS
--release-name string

the name of the release to cancel
[Mandatory]

This command can be used to attempt a cancel for a running release operation if it supports it and release is currently in state where any type of cancellation can be attempted. For example during an upgrade server will delete old applications if new applications are detected healtly. Before state is transitioned to deleting old applications, it is possible to request cancellation of whole upgrade procedure.

One other use case is that if new applications are failed and server will timeout waiting healtly applications, it’s convenient to cancel operation without waiting full timeout to happen.

Here is an example how cancellation is attempted when upgraded applications fail:

skipper:>package install --package-name testapp --package-version 1.0.0 --release-name mytestapp
Released mytestapp. Now at version v1.

skipper:>release history --release-name mytestapp
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│  Description   ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════╣
║1      │Thu May 17 11:18:07 BST 2018│DEPLOYED│testapp     │1.0.0          │Install complete║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════╝

skipper:>release upgrade --package-name testapp --package-version 1.1.0 --release-name mytestapp
mytestapp has been upgraded.  Now at version v2.

skipper:>release history --release-name mytestapp
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤════════════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│      Description       ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪════════════════════════╣
║2      │Thu May 17 11:18:52 BST 2018│UNKNOWN │testapp     │1.1.0          │Upgrade install underway║
║1      │Thu May 17 11:18:07 BST 2018│DEPLOYED│testapp     │1.0.0          │Install complete        ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release status --release-name mytestapp
╔═══════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║Last Deployed  │Thu May 17 11:18:52 BST 2018                                   ║
║Status         │UNKNOWN                                                        ║
║Platform Status│All apps have failed deployment.                               ║
║               │[mytestapp.testapp-v2], State = [mytestapp.testapp-v2-0=failed]║
╚═══════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

skipper:>release cancel --release-name mytestapp
Cancel request for release mytestapp sent

skipper:>release history --release-name mytestapp
╔═══════╤════════════════════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════════════╤═════════════════════════╗
║Version│        Last updated        │ Status │Package Name│Package Version│       Description       ║
╠═══════╪════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════════════════╣
║2      │Thu May 17 11:18:52 BST 2018│FAILED  │testapp     │1.1.0          │Cancelled after 39563 ms.║
║1      │Thu May 17 11:18:07 BST 2018│DEPLOYED│testapp     │1.0.0          │Install complete         ║
╚═══════╧════════════════════════════╧════════╧════════════╧═══════════════╧═════════════════════════╝

24. Manifest Commands

Skipper’s manifest has only one command: get.

24.1. Get

Thsi command shows a manifest.

NAME

manifest get - Get the manifest for a release

SYNOPSYS

manifest get [--release-name] string [[--release-version] integer]

OPTIONS
--release-name string

release name
[Mandatory]
[may not be null]

--release-version integer

specific release version.
[Optional, default = <none>]

The manifest get command shows the manifest used for a specific release, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>manifest get --release-name helloworldk8s

---
# Source: template.yml
apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1
kind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication
metadata:
  name: helloworld-docker
spec:
  resource: docker:springcloud/spring-cloud-skipper-samples-helloworld:1.0.0.RELEASE
  applicationProperties:
  deploymentProperties:
    spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.createNodePort: 32123

25. Platform commands

Skipper’s platform has only one command: list.

25.1. List

This command lists platforms.

NAME

platform list - List platforms

SYNOPSYS

platform list

The platform list command shows the list all the available deployment platform accounts, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>platform list
╔════════╤════════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  Name  │    Type    │                                                                         Description                                                                          ║
╠════════╪════════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║default │local       │ShutdownTimeout = [30], EnvVarsToInherit = [TMP,LANG,LANGUAGE,LC_.*,PATH], JavaCmd =                                                                          ║
║        │            │[/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_131.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/bin/java], WorkingDirectoriesRoot = [/var/folders/t3/qf1wkpwj4lgd9gjccwk0wr7h0000gp/T], ║
║        │            │DeleteFilesOnExit = [true]                                                                                                                                    ║
║cf-dev  │cloudfoundry│org = [scdf-ci], space = [ilaya-space], url = [https://api.run.pivotal.io]                                                                                    ║
║minikube│kubernetes  │master url = [https://192.168.99.101:8443/], namespace = [default], api version = [v1]                                                                        ║
╚════════╧════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

26. Repository Commands

Skipper’s repository commands include the following:

26.1. List

This command list repositories.

NAME

repo list - List package repositories

SYNOPSYS

repo list

List repositories as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>repo list
╔════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╤═════╤═════╗
║    Name    │                            URL                            │Local│Order║
╠════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╪═════╪═════╣
║experimental│http://skipper-repository.cfapps.io/repository/experimental│false│0    ║
║local       │http://10.55.13.45:7577                                    │true │1    ║
╚════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════╧═════╝

If a repository is local, it is backed by Skipper’s database and you can upload packages to the repository. If it is not local, it is a remote repository and you can only read packages. The packages in a remote repository are updated outside of Skipper’s control. The 1.0 release only polls the remote repository for contents upon server startup. Follow issue GH-262 for more on adding support for dynamic updating of remote repository metadata.

27. Skipper Server Commands

Skipper’s package commands include the following:

27.1. Config

This command configures the shell to reference the HTTP API endpoint of the Skipper Server.

NAME

skipper config - Configure the Spring Cloud Skipper REST server to use.

SYNOPSYS

skipper config [[--uri] string] [[--username] string] [[--password] string] [[--credentials-provider-command] string] [--skip-ssl-validation]

OPTIONS
--uri string

the location of the Spring Cloud Skipper REST endpoint
[Optional, default = localhost:7577/api]

--username string

the username for authenticated access to the Admin REST endpoint
[Optional, default = <none>]

--password string

the password for authenticated access to the Admin REST endpoint (valid only with a username)
[Optional, default = <none>]

--credentials-provider-command string

a command to run that outputs the HTTP credentials used for authentication
[Optional, default = <none>]

--skip-ssl-validation

accept any SSL certificate (even self-signed)
[Optional, default = <none>]

Configures shell as shown in the following example:

skipper:>skipper config --uri https://localhost:8443/api

When using OAuth, you can use the username and password options.

From within the Skipper Shell you can also provide credentials, as shown in the following example:

skipper:> skipper config --uri https://localhost:7577/api --username my_username --password my_password

See the Security section for more information.

27.2. Info

This command shows server info.

NAME

skipper info - Show the Skipper server being used.

SYNOPSYS

skipper info

Show which server version is being used, as shown (with output) in the following example:

skipper:>info
Spring Cloud Skipper Server v1.0.0.1.1.4.RELEASE

28. Generic Usage

This section contains generic notes about commands.

28.1. Timeout Expression

  • A regular long representation (using milliseconds as the default unit)

  • The standard ISO-8601 format used by java.util.Duration

  • A more readable format where the value and the unit are coupled (e.g. 10s means 10 seconds)

To specify a session timeout of 30 seconds, 30, PT30S and 30s are all equivalent. A read timeout of 500ms can be specified in any of the following form: 500, PT0.5S and 500ms.

You can also use any of the supported unit. These are:

  • ns for nanoseconds

  • ms for milliseconds

  • s for seconds

  • m for minutes

  • h for hours

  • d for days

Architecture

Skipper uses a basic client-server architecture. The server exposes a REST API that is used by the interactive shell. You can browse the API using familiar HTTP client tools. The server persists Package Metadata and Release state in a relational database.

Platforms are defined by using the following property prefix: spring.cloud.skipper.server.platform. For each of the supported platforms (cloudfoundry, 'kubernetes’ and local), you can define multiple accounts. Each account maps onto an instance of a Spring Cloud Deployer implementation that is responsible for deploying the applications. The Installation shows more details, but it is important to note that the Skipper server is not tied to a deploying to a single platform. Wherever Skipper is running, it can be configured to deploy to any platform. For example, if Skipper is deployed on Cloud Foundry, you can still register accounts for Kubernetes and deploy apps to Kubernetes from Cloud Foundry.

The release workflow is currently a hard-coded workflow managed by the Spring Cloud State Machine project. The state of the State Machine is persisted in a relational database.

REST API Guide

This section covers the Spring Cloud Skipper REST API.

29. Overview

Spring Cloud Skipper provides a REST API that lets you access all aspects of the server. The Spring Cloud Skipper shell is a first-class consumer of the API.

29.1. HTTP Verbs

Spring Cloud Skipper tries to adhere as closely as possible to standard HTTP and REST conventions in its use of HTTP verbs. The following table shows each verb and how Skipper uses it:

Verb Usage

GET

Used to retrieve a resource.

POST

Used to create a new resource.

PUT

Used to update an existing resource, including partial updates. Also used for resources that imply the concept of restarts.

DELETE

Used to delete an existing resource.

29.2. HTTP Status Codes

Skipper adheres as closely as possible to standard HTTP and REST conventions in its use of HTTP status codes. The following table shows each status and its meaning in Skipper:

Status code Usage

200 OK

The request completed successfully.

201 Created

A new resource has been created successfully. The resource’s URI is available from the response’s Location header.

204 No Content

An update to an existing resource has been applied successfully.

400 Bad Request

The request was malformed. The response body includes an error that provides further information.

404 Not Found

The requested resource does not exist.

29.3. Headers

Every response has the following header(s):

Name Description

Content-Type

The Content-Type of the payload (for example application/hal+json).

29.4. Errors

Path Type Description

error

String

The HTTP error that occurred (for example, Bad Request).

message

String

A description of the cause of the error.

path

String

The path to which the request was made.

status

Number

The HTTP status code (for example 400).

timestamp

Number

The time, in milliseconds, at which the error occurred.

29.5. Hypermedia

Spring Cloud Skipper uses hypermedia. As a result, resources include links to other resources in their responses. More specifically, responses are in Hypertext Application from resource to resource Language (HAL) format. Links can be found beneath the _links key. Consumers of the API should not create URIs themselves. Instead they should use the links in the resources to navigate.

30. Resources

30.1. Index

The index provides the entry point into Spring Cloud Skipper’s REST API.

30.1.1. Accessing the Index

You can use a GET request to access the index.

Request Structure

The following

GET /api HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example Request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api' -i
Example Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 1366

{
  "_links" : {
    "deployers" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/deployers{?page,size,sort}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "releases" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases{?page,size,sort}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "packageMetadata" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata{?page,size,sort,projection}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "repositories" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories{?page,size,sort}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "jpaRepositoryStates" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/jpaRepositoryStates"
    },
    "jpaRepositoryActions" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/jpaRepositoryActions"
    },
    "jpaRepositoryTransitions" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/jpaRepositoryTransitions"
    },
    "jpaRepositoryGuards" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/jpaRepositoryGuards"
    },
    "jpaRepositoryStateMachines" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/jpaRepositoryStateMachines"
    },
    "about" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/about"
    },
    "release" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release"
    },
    "package" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package"
    },
    "profile" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/profile"
    }
  }
}

The links are the main element of the index, as they allow you to traverse the API and execute the desired functionality. The following table dsecribes the links:

Relation Description

repositories

Exposes the 'package repository' repository.

deployers

Exposes the deployer repository.

packageMetadata

Exposes the package metadata repository.

releases

Exposes the release repository.

profile

Entrypoint to provide ALPS metadata that defines simple descriptions of application-level semantics.

about

Provides meta information about the server.

release

Exposes the release resource.

package

Exposes the package resource.

30.2. Server

The Server resource exposes build and version information of the server.

30.2.1. Server info

A GET request returns meta information for Spring Cloud Skipper, including the following:

  • Server name — typically spring-cloud-skipper-server

  • Version of the server — for example, 1.1.4.RELEASE

Request structure
GET /api/about HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/about' -i \
    -H 'Accept: application/json'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 260

{
  "versionInfo" : {
    "server" : {
      "name" : "Spring Cloud Skipper Server",
      "version" : "fake-server-version"
    },
    "shell" : {
      "name" : "Spring Cloud Skipper Shell",
      "version" : "fake-shell-version"
    }
  },
  "links" : [ ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

versionInfo.server.name

String

Spring Cloud Skipper Server dependency.

versionInfo.server.version

String

Spring Cloud Skipper Server dependency version.

versionInfo.shell.name

String

Spring Cloud Skipper Shell dependency.

versionInfo.shell.version

String

Spring Cloud Skipper Shell dependency version.

links

Array

Links.

30.3. Platforms

The Platforms (or Platform Deployer) resource is exported from the Spring Data Repository DeployerRepository and exposed by Spring Data REST.

30.3.1. Find All

A GET request returns a paginated list for all the Spring Cloud Skipper platform deployers.

Request structure
GET /api/deployers?page=0&size=10 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/deployers?page=0&size=10' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 1007

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "deployers" : [ {
      "name" : "default",
      "type" : "local",
      "description" : "ShutdownTimeout = [30], EnvVarsToInherit = [TMP,LANG,LANGUAGE,LC_.*,PATH,SPRING_APPLICATION_JSON], JavaCmd = [/opt/jdk1.8.0_144/jre/bin/java], WorkingDirectoriesRoot = [/tmp], DeleteFilesOnExit = [true]",
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/deployers/b443eb0e-843f-4236-8a72-ecd74ba9fa0f"
        },
        "deployer" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/deployers/b443eb0e-843f-4236-8a72-ecd74ba9fa0f"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/deployers{&sort}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "profile" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/profile/deployers"
    },
    "search" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/deployers/search"
    }
  },
  "page" : {
    "size" : 10,
    "totalElements" : 1,
    "totalPages" : 1,
    "number" : 0
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

page

Object

Pagination properties

page.size

Number

The size of the page being returned

page.totalElements

Number

Total elements available for pagination

page.totalPages

Number

Total amount of pages

page.number

Number

Page number of the page returned (zero-based)

_embedded.deployers

Array

Array containing Deployer objects

_embedded.deployers[].name

String

Name of the deployer

_embedded.deployers[].type

String

Type of the deployer (e.g. 'local')

_embedded.deployers[].description

String

Description providing some deployer properties

30.4. Packages

The Packages resource is exported from the Spring Data Repository PackageMetadata and exposed by Spring Data REST.

A GET request will return a paginated list for all Spring Cloud Skipper package metadata.

Request structure
GET /api/packageMetadata?page=0&size=10 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata?page=0&size=10' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 4653

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "packageMetadata" : [ {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/1"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/2"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/3"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/3{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/3"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/4"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/4{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/4"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata{&sort,projection}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "profile" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/profile/packageMetadata"
    },
    "search" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/search"
    }
  },
  "page" : {
    "size" : 10,
    "totalElements" : 4,
    "totalPages" : 1,
    "number" : 0
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

page

Object

Pagination properties

page.size

Number

The size of the page being returned

page.totalElements

Number

Total elements available for pagination

page.totalPages

Number

Total amount of pages

page.number

Number

Page number of the page returned (zero-based)

_embedded.packageMetadata

Array

Contains a collection of Package Metadata items

_embedded.packageMetadata[].apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

_embedded.packageMetadata[].origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryId

Number

The repository ID this Package belongs to

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryName

String

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.packageMetadata[].kind

String

What type of package system is being used

_embedded.packageMetadata[].name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].displayName

Null

Display name of the release

_embedded.packageMetadata[].version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

_embedded.packageMetadata[].maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

_embedded.packageMetadata[].iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

30.4.2. Search summary

A GET request returns the list of available package metadata with the summary information of each package.

Request structure
GET /api/packageMetadata?projection=summary HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata?projection=summary' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2296

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "packageMetadata" : [ {
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "name" : "log",
      "id" : "1",
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/1"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "name" : "log",
      "id" : "2",
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/2"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "name" : "log",
      "id" : "3",
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/3"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/3{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/3"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata{?page,size,sort,projection}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "profile" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/profile/packageMetadata"
    },
    "search" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/search"
    }
  },
  "page" : {
    "size" : 20,
    "totalElements" : 3,
    "totalPages" : 1,
    "number" : 0
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

page

Object

Pagination properties

page.size

Number

The size of the page being returned

page.totalElements

Number

Total elements available for pagination

page.totalPages

Number

Total amount of pages

page.number

Number

Page number of the page returned (zero-based)

_embedded.packageMetadata[].id

String

Identifier of the package metadata

_embedded.packageMetadata[].iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryName

String

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.packageMetadata[].version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[]._links.self.href

String

self link

_embedded.packageMetadata[]._links.packageMetadata.href

String

link to full package metadata

_embedded.packageMetadata[]._links.install.href

String

link to install the package

30.4.3. Search with details

A GET request returns the details of a package using the id of the package.

Request structure
GET /api/packageMetadata/1 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
ETag: "0"
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 930

{
  "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
  "origin" : null,
  "repositoryId" : 2,
  "repositoryName" : "local",
  "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
  "name" : "log",
  "displayName" : null,
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
  "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
  "tags" : "logging, sink",
  "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
  "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
  "sha256" : null,
  "iconUrl" : null,
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1"
    },
    "packageMetadata" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1{?projection}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "install" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/1"
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

repositoryId

Number

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

repositoryName

String

The repository name this Package belongs to.

kind

String

What type of package system is being used

name

String

The name of the package

displayName

Null

The display name of the package

version

String

The version of the package

packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

description

String

Brief description of the package

sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

30.4.4. Search by Package Name

A GET request returns a list of all the Spring Cloud Skipper package metadata for the given package name.

Request structure

getPackageMetadataSearchFindByName

GET /api/packageMetadata/search/findByName?name=log HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/search/findByName?name=log' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 5399

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "packageMetadata" : [ {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/1"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/2"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/3"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/3{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/3"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/4"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/4{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/4"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/5"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/5{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/5"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/search/findByName?name=log"
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

_embedded.packageMetadata[].apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

_embedded.packageMetadata[].origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryId

Number

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryName

String

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.packageMetadata[].kind

String

What type of package system is being used

_embedded.packageMetadata[].name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].displayName

Null

The display name of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

_embedded.packageMetadata[].maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

_embedded.packageMetadata[].iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

30.4.5. Search by Package Name, Ignoring Case

A GET request returns a list for all Spring Cloud Skipper package metadata by the given package name ignoring case.

Request structure
GET /api/packageMetadata/search/findByNameContainingIgnoreCase?name=LO HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/search/findByNameContainingIgnoreCase?name=LO' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2286

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "packageMetadata" : [ {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/1{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/1"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : 2,
      "repositoryName" : "local",
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2"
        },
        "packageMetadata" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/2{?projection}",
          "templated" : true
        },
        "install" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/2"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/packageMetadata/search/findByNameContainingIgnoreCase?name=LO"
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

_embedded.packageMetadata[].apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

_embedded.packageMetadata[].origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryId

Number

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

_embedded.packageMetadata[].repositoryName

String

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.packageMetadata[].kind

String

What type of package system is being used

_embedded.packageMetadata[].name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].displayName

Null

The display name of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

_embedded.packageMetadata[].maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.packageMetadata[].sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

_embedded.packageMetadata[].iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

30.5. Package

The Package resource maps onto the PackageController for uploading and installing packages.

30.5.1. Upload

The upload link uploads a package into a the local database backed repository.

Request structure
POST /api/package/upload HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Content-Length: 163

{
  "name" : "log",
  "repoName" : "local",
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "extension" : "zip",
  "packageFileAsBytes" : "cGFja2FnZS55bWwKdGVtcGxhdGVzCnZhbHVlcy55bWwK"
}
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/package/upload' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "name" : "log",
  "repoName" : "local",
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "extension" : "zip",
  "packageFileAsBytes" : "cGFja2FnZS55bWwKdGVtcGxhdGVzCnZhbHVlcy55bWwK"
}'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 712

{
  "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
  "origin" : null,
  "repositoryId" : null,
  "repositoryName" : null,
  "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
  "name" : "log",
  "displayName" : null,
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
  "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
  "tags" : "logging, sink",
  "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
  "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
  "sha256" : null,
  "iconUrl" : null,
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "install",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/package/install"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

repositoryName

Null

The repository nane this Package belongs to.

kind

String

What type of package system is being used

name

String

The name of the package

displayName

Null

The display name of the package

version

String

The version of the package

packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

description

String

Brief description of the package

sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

30.5.2. Install

The install link can install a package (identified by the InstallRequest) into the target platform.

Request structure
POST /api/package/install HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Content-Length: 296

{
  "packageIdentifier" : {
    "repositoryName" : "notused",
    "packageName" : "log",
    "packageVersion" : "1.0.0"
  },
  "installProperties" : {
    "releaseName" : "test",
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
    },
    "platformName" : "default"
  }
}
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/package/install' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "packageIdentifier" : {
    "repositoryName" : "notused",
    "packageName" : "log",
    "packageVersion" : "1.0.0"
  },
  "installProperties" : {
    "releaseName" : "test",
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
    },
    "platformName" : "default"
  }
}'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2623

{
  "name" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.5.3. Install with ID

The install link can install a package identified by its ID into the target platform.

Request structure
POST /api/package/install/1 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Content-Length: 162

{
  "releaseName" : "myLogReleaseWithInstallProperties",
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default"
}
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/package/install/1' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "releaseName" : "myLogReleaseWithInstallProperties",
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default"
}'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2632

{
  "name" : "myLogRelease2",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.6. Repositories

The Repositories resource is exported from the Spring Data Repository RepositoryRepository (yes, it’s a funny name) and exposed by Spring Data REST.

30.6.1. Find All

A GET request returns a paginated list for all Spring Cloud Skipper repositories.

Request structure
GET /api/repositories?page=0&size=10 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/repositories?page=0&size=10' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 1321

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "repositories" : [ {
      "name" : "test",
      "url" : "classpath:/repositories/binaries/test",
      "sourceUrl" : null,
      "local" : false,
      "description" : "test repository with a few packages",
      "repoOrder" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/1"
        },
        "repository" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/1"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "name" : "local",
      "url" : "http://localhost:7577",
      "sourceUrl" : null,
      "local" : true,
      "description" : "Default local database backed repository",
      "repoOrder" : null,
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/2"
        },
        "repository" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/2"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories{&sort}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "profile" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/profile/repositories"
    },
    "search" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/search"
    }
  },
  "page" : {
    "size" : 10,
    "totalElements" : 2,
    "totalPages" : 1,
    "number" : 0
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

page

Object

Pagination properties

page.size

Number

The size of the page being returned

page.totalElements

Number

Total elements available for pagination

page.totalPages

Number

Total amount of pages

page.number

Number

Page number of the page returned (zero-based)

_embedded.repositories

Array

Contains a collection of Repositories

_embedded.repositories[].name

String

Name of the Repository

_embedded.repositories[].url

String

Url of the Repository

_embedded.repositories[].sourceUrl

Null

Source Url of the repository

_embedded.repositories[].description

String

Description of the Repository

_embedded.repositories[].local

Boolean

Is the repo local?

_embedded.repositories[].repoOrder

Null

Order of the Repository

30.6.2. Find By Name

A GET request returns a single Spring Cloud Skipper repositories.

Request structure
GET /api/repositories/search/findByName?name=local HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/search/findByName?name=local' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
ETag: "0"
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 366

{
  "name" : "local",
  "url" : "http://localhost:7577",
  "sourceUrl" : null,
  "local" : true,
  "description" : "Default local database backed repository",
  "repoOrder" : null,
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/2"
    },
    "repository" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/repositories/2"
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the Repository

url

String

URL of the Repository

description

String

Description of the Repository

local

Boolean

Is the repo local?

repoOrder

Null

Order of the Repository

sourceUrl

Null

Source URL of the repository

30.7. Releases

The release resource is exported from the Spring Data Repository ReleaseRepository and exposed by Spring Data REST.

30.7.1. Find all

A GET request returns a paginated list for all Spring Cloud Skipper releases.

Request structure
GET /api/releases?page=0&size=10 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/releases?page=0&size=10' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 6268

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "releases" : [ {
      "name" : "test",
      "version" : 1,
      "info" : {
        "status" : {
          "statusCode" : "DELETED",
          "platformStatus" : null
        },
        "firstDeployed" : null,
        "lastDeployed" : null,
        "deleted" : null,
        "description" : null
      },
      "pkg" : {
        "metadata" : {
          "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
          "origin" : null,
          "repositoryId" : null,
          "repositoryName" : null,
          "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
          "name" : "log",
          "displayName" : null,
          "version" : "1.0.0",
          "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
          "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
          "tags" : "logging, sink",
          "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
          "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
          "sha256" : null,
          "iconUrl" : null
        },
        "templates" : [ {
          "name" : "log.yml",
          "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
        } ],
        "dependencies" : [ ],
        "configValues" : {
          "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
        },
        "fileHolders" : [ ]
      },
      "configValues" : {
        "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
      },
      "manifest" : {
        "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
      },
      "platformName" : "default",
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases/1"
        },
        "release" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases/1"
        }
      }
    }, {
      "name" : "test",
      "version" : 1,
      "info" : {
        "status" : {
          "statusCode" : "DELETED",
          "platformStatus" : null
        },
        "firstDeployed" : null,
        "lastDeployed" : null,
        "deleted" : null,
        "description" : null
      },
      "pkg" : {
        "metadata" : {
          "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
          "origin" : null,
          "repositoryId" : null,
          "repositoryName" : null,
          "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
          "name" : "log",
          "displayName" : null,
          "version" : "1.0.0",
          "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
          "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
          "tags" : "logging, sink",
          "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
          "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
          "sha256" : null,
          "iconUrl" : null
        },
        "templates" : [ {
          "name" : "log.yml",
          "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
        } ],
        "dependencies" : [ ],
        "configValues" : {
          "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
        },
        "fileHolders" : [ ]
      },
      "configValues" : {
        "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
      },
      "manifest" : {
        "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
      },
      "platformName" : "default",
      "_links" : {
        "self" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases/2"
        },
        "release" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases/2"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases{&sort}",
      "templated" : true
    },
    "profile" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/profile/releases"
    },
    "search" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/releases/search"
    }
  },
  "page" : {
    "size" : 10,
    "totalElements" : 2,
    "totalPages" : 1,
    "number" : 0
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

page

Object

Pagination properties

page.size

Number

The size of the page being returned

page.totalElements

Number

Total elements available for pagination

page.totalPages

Number

Total amount of pages

page.number

Number

Page number of the page returned (zero-based)

_embedded.releases[].name

String

Name of the release

_embedded.releases[].version

Number

Version of the release

_embedded.releases[].info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

_embedded.releases[].info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

_embedded.releases[].info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

_embedded.releases[].info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

_embedded.releases[].info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

_embedded.releases[].info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

_embedded.releases[].platformName

String

Platform name of the release

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

_embedded.releases[].pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

_embedded.releases[].pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

_embedded.releases[].pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

_embedded.releases[].pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

_embedded.releases[].pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

_embedded.releases[].configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

_embedded.releases[].manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

_embedded.releases[].platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.8. Release

The Release resource maps onto the ReleaseController for managing the lifecycle of a release.

30.8.1. List

List latest

The list link can list the latest version of releases with status of deployed or failed.

Request structure
GET /api/release/list HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/list' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2912

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "releases" : [ {
      "name" : "test",
      "version" : 1,
      "info" : {
        "status" : {
          "statusCode" : "DELETED",
          "platformStatus" : null
        },
        "firstDeployed" : null,
        "lastDeployed" : null,
        "deleted" : null,
        "description" : null
      },
      "pkg" : {
        "metadata" : {
          "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
          "origin" : null,
          "repositoryId" : null,
          "repositoryName" : null,
          "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
          "name" : "log",
          "displayName" : null,
          "version" : "1.0.0",
          "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
          "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
          "tags" : "logging, sink",
          "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
          "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
          "sha256" : null,
          "iconUrl" : null
        },
        "templates" : [ {
          "name" : "log.yml",
          "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
        } ],
        "dependencies" : [ ],
        "configValues" : {
          "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
        },
        "fileHolders" : [ ]
      },
      "configValues" : {
        "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
      },
      "manifest" : {
        "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
      },
      "platformName" : "default",
      "_links" : {
        "status" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}",
          "templated" : true
        }
      }
    } ]
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

_embedded.releases[].name

String

Name of the release

_embedded.releases[].version

Number

Version of the release

_embedded.releases[].info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

_embedded.releases[].info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

_embedded.releases[].info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

_embedded.releases[].info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

_embedded.releases[].info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

_embedded.releases[].info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

_embedded.releases[].pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

_embedded.releases[].pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

_embedded.releases[].pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

_embedded.releases[].pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

_embedded.releases[].pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

_embedded.releases[].configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

_embedded.releases[].manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

_embedded.releases[].platformName

String

Platform name of the release

List latest by name

The list link can list the latest version of releases with status of deployed or failed by the given release name.

Request structure
GET /api/release/list/test HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/list/test' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2912

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "releases" : [ {
      "name" : "test",
      "version" : 1,
      "info" : {
        "status" : {
          "statusCode" : "DELETED",
          "platformStatus" : null
        },
        "firstDeployed" : null,
        "lastDeployed" : null,
        "deleted" : null,
        "description" : null
      },
      "pkg" : {
        "metadata" : {
          "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
          "origin" : null,
          "repositoryId" : null,
          "repositoryName" : null,
          "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
          "name" : "log",
          "displayName" : null,
          "version" : "1.0.0",
          "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
          "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
          "tags" : "logging, sink",
          "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
          "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
          "sha256" : null,
          "iconUrl" : null
        },
        "templates" : [ {
          "name" : "log.yml",
          "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
        } ],
        "dependencies" : [ ],
        "configValues" : {
          "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
        },
        "fileHolders" : [ ]
      },
      "configValues" : {
        "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
      },
      "manifest" : {
        "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
      },
      "platformName" : "default",
      "_links" : {
        "status" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}",
          "templated" : true
        }
      }
    } ]
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

_embedded.releases[].name

String

Name of the release

_embedded.releases[].version

Number

Version of the release

_embedded.releases[].info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

_embedded.releases[].info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

_embedded.releases[].info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

_embedded.releases[].info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

_embedded.releases[].info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

_embedded.releases[].info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

_embedded.releases[].pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

_embedded.releases[].pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

_embedded.releases[].pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

_embedded.releases[].pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

_embedded.releases[].pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

_embedded.releases[].pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

_embedded.releases[].configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

_embedded.releases[].manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

_embedded.releases[].platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.8.2. Status

Get the status of a release

The status REST endpoint provides the status for the last known release version.

Request structure
GET /api/release/status/test HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/test' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 313

{
  "status" : {
    "statusCode" : "DELETED",
    "platformStatus" : null
  },
  "firstDeployed" : null,
  "lastDeployed" : null,
  "deleted" : null,
  "description" : null,
  "_links" : {
    "manifest" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/manifest/{name}",
      "templated" : true
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

Status by version

The status REST endpoint can provide the status for a specific release version.

Request structure
GET /api/release/status/test/1 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/test/1' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 313

{
  "status" : {
    "statusCode" : "DELETED",
    "platformStatus" : null
  },
  "firstDeployed" : null,
  "lastDeployed" : null,
  "deleted" : null,
  "description" : null,
  "_links" : {
    "manifest" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/manifest/{name}",
      "templated" : true
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

30.8.3. Upgrade

Upgrade a release

The upgrade link upgrades an existing release with the configured package and config values from the UpgradeRequest.

Request structure
POST /api/release/upgrade HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Content-Length: 269

{
  "packageIdentifier" : {
    "packageName" : "log",
    "packageVersion" : "1.1.0"
  },
  "upgradeProperties" : {
    "releaseName" : "test",
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
    }
  },
  "force" : false,
  "appNames" : [ ]
}
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/upgrade' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "packageIdentifier" : {
    "packageName" : "log",
    "packageVersion" : "1.1.0"
  },
  "upgradeProperties" : {
    "releaseName" : "test",
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
    }
  },
  "force" : false,
  "appNames" : [ ]
}'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2623

{
  "name" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.8.4. Rollback

Rollback release using uri variables

The rollback link rolls back the release to a previous or a specific release.

This part of the api is deprecated, please use Rollback release using request object.

Request structure
POST /api/release/rollback/test/1 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/rollback/test/1' -i -X POST
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2649

{
  "name" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "_links" : {
    "status" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}",
      "templated" : true
    }
  }
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

Rollback release using request object

The rollback link rolls back the release to a previous or a specific release.

Request structure
POST /api/release/rollback HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Content-Length: 66

{
  "releaseName" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "timeout" : 60000
}
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/rollback' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "releaseName" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "timeout" : 60000
}'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2623

{
  "name" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.8.5. Manifest

Get manifest

The manifest REST endpoint returns the manifest for the last known release version.

Request structure
GET /api/release/manifest/test HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/manifest/test' -i \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 610

{
  "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Get manifest by version

The manifest REST endpoint can return the manifest for a specific release version.

Request structure
GET /api/release/manifest/test/1 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/manifest/test/1' -i
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 636

{
  "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n",
  "_links" : {
    "status" : {
      "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}",
      "templated" : true
    }
  }
}

30.8.6. Delete

Delete a release

You can use a DELETE request to delete an existing release. The delete operation does not uninstall the uploaded packages corresponding to the release.

Request structure
DELETE /api/release/test HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/test' -i -X DELETE \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2623

{
  "name" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

Delete a release and uninstall package

You can use a DELETE request to delete an existing release and uninstall the packages corresponding to the release, provided there are no other releases in active state use these packages.

Request structure
DELETE /api/release/test/package HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/test/package' -i -X DELETE \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 2623

{
  "name" : "test",
  "version" : 1,
  "info" : {
    "status" : {
      "statusCode" : "DELETED",
      "platformStatus" : null
    },
    "firstDeployed" : null,
    "lastDeployed" : null,
    "deleted" : null,
    "description" : null
  },
  "pkg" : {
    "metadata" : {
      "apiVersion" : "skipper.spring.io/v1",
      "origin" : null,
      "repositoryId" : null,
      "repositoryName" : null,
      "kind" : "SkipperPackageMetadata",
      "name" : "log",
      "displayName" : null,
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "packageSourceUrl" : "https://github.com/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/log/tree/v1.2.0.RC1",
      "packageHomeUrl" : "http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-app-starters/",
      "tags" : "logging, sink",
      "maintainer" : "https://github.com/sobychacko",
      "description" : "The log sink uses the application logger to output the data for inspection.",
      "sha256" : null,
      "iconUrl" : null
    },
    "templates" : [ {
      "name" : "log.yml",
      "data" : "apiVersion: skipper.spring.io/v1\nkind: SpringCloudDeployerApplication\nmetadata:\n  name: log\n  type: sink\nspec:\n  resource: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\n  resourceMetadata: maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:{{version}}\n  version: {{version}}\n  applicationProperties:\n    server.port: 0\n    {{#spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.applicationProperties.entrySet}}\n  deploymentProperties:\n    {{#spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n    {{key}}: {{value}}\n    {{/spec.deploymentProperties.entrySet}}\n"
    } ],
    "dependencies" : [ ],
    "configValues" : {
      "raw" : "# Default values for {{name}}\n# This is a YAML-formatted file.\n# Declare variables to be passed into your templates\nversion: 1.2.0.RC1\n"
    },
    "fileHolders" : [ ]
  },
  "configValues" : {
    "raw" : "config2: value2\nconfig1: value1\n"
  },
  "manifest" : {
    "data" : "\"apiVersion\": \"skipper.spring.io/v1\"\n\"kind\": \"SpringCloudDeployerApplication\"\n\"metadata\":\n  \"name\": \"log\"\n  \"type\": \"sink\"\n\"spec\":\n  \"resource\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit\"\n  \"resourceMetadata\": \"maven://org.springframework.cloud.stream.app:log-sink-rabbit:jar:metadata:1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"version\": \"1.2.0.RC1\"\n  \"applicationProperties\":\n    \"server.port\": \"0\"\n  \"deploymentProperties\": !!null \"null\"\n"
  },
  "platformName" : "default",
  "links" : [ {
    "rel" : "status",
    "href" : "http://localhost:7577/api/release/status/{name}"
  } ]
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

name

String

Name of the release

version

Number

Version of the release

info.status.statusCode

String

StatusCode of the release’s status (UNKNOWN,DEPLOYED,DELETED,FAILED)

info.status.platformStatus

Null

Status from the underlying platform

info.firstDeployed

Null

Date/Time of first deployment

info.lastDeployed

Null

Date/Time of last deployment

info.deleted

Null

Date/Time of when the release was deleted

info.description

Null

Human-friendly 'log entry' about this release

pkg.metadata.apiVersion

String

The Package Index spec version this file is based on

pkg.metadata.origin

Null

Indicates the origin of the repository (free form text)

pkg.metadata.repositoryId

Null

The repository ID this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.repositoryName

Null

The repository name this Package belongs to.

pkg.metadata.kind

String

What type of package system is being used

pkg.metadata.name

String

The name of the package

pkg.metadata.displayName

Null

Display name of the release

pkg.metadata.version

String

The version of the package

pkg.metadata.packageSourceUrl

String

Location to source code for this package

pkg.metadata.packageHomeUrl

String

The home page of the package

pkg.metadata.tags

String

A comma separated list of tags to use for searching

pkg.metadata.maintainer

String

Who is maintaining this package

pkg.metadata.description

String

Brief description of the package

pkg.metadata.sha256

Null

Hash of package binary that will be downloaded using SHA256 hash algorithm

pkg.metadata.iconUrl

Null

Url location of a icon

pkg.templates[].name

String

Name is the path-like name of the template

pkg.templates[].data

String

Data is the template as string data

pkg.dependencies

Array

The packages that this package depends upon

pkg.configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

pkg.fileHolders

Array

Miscellaneous files in a package, e.g. README, LICENSE, etc.

configValues.raw

String

The raw YAML string of configuration values

manifest.data

String

The manifest of the release

platformName

String

Platform name of the release

30.8.7. Cancel

Cancel a release

You can use a POST request to cancel an existing release operation.

Request structure
POST /api/release/cancel HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: localhost:7577
Content-Length: 36

{
  "releaseName" : "myLogRelease"
}
Example request
$ curl 'http://localhost:7577/api/release/cancel' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "releaseName" : "myLogRelease"
}'
Response structure
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 23

{
  "accepted" : true
}
Response fields
Path Type Description

accepted

Boolean

If cancel request was accepted

Appendices

Having trouble with Spring Cloud Skipper, We’d like to help!

Appendix A: Building

To build the source, you need to install JDK 1.8.

The build uses the Maven wrapper so that you do not have to install a specific version of Maven.

The main build command is

$ ./mvnw clean install

To create the executables and avoid running the tests and generating JavaDocs, use the following command:

$ ./mvnw clean package -DskipTests -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true
You can also install Maven (>=3.3.3) yourself and run the mvn command in place of ./mvnw in the examples. If you do so, you also might need to add -P spring if your local Maven settings do not contain repository declarations for spring pre-release artifacts.
You might need to increase the amount of memory available to Maven by setting a MAVEN_OPTS environment variable with a value like -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m. We try to cover this in the .mvn configuration, so, if you find you have to increase memory to make a build succeed, please raise a ticket to get the settings added to source control.

A.1. Documentation

To generate only the REST Docs documentation, use the following command:

$ ./mvnw test -pl spring-cloud-skipper-server-core -Dtest=*Documentation*

To build the only the Asciidoctor documentation, use the following command:

$ ./mvnw package -DskipTests -Pfull -pl spring-cloud-skipper-docs

A.2. Custom Server Build

This chapter contains instructions how to create a custom server build and should cause exactly same packaged uber-jar compared to one from a Skipper build itself.

It is required to follow same Spring Boot main class structure used in Skipper itself. Example of it is shown below:

package com.example.customskipperserver;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.ManagementWebSecurityAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.session.SessionAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.cloud.deployer.spi.cloudfoundry.CloudFoundryDeployerAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.cloud.deployer.spi.kubernetes.KubernetesAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.cloud.deployer.spi.local.LocalDeployerAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.cloud.skipper.server.EnableSkipperServer;

@SpringBootApplication(exclude = {
                CloudFoundryDeployerAutoConfiguration.class,
                KubernetesAutoConfiguration.class,
                LocalDeployerAutoConfiguration.class,
                ManagementWebSecurityAutoConfiguration.class,
                SecurityAutoConfiguration.class,
                SessionAutoConfiguration.class
        })
@EnableSkipperServer
public class CustomSkipperServerApplication {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(CustomSkipperServerApplication.class, args);
	}
}

Working build file for Maven would look like something shown below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

	<groupId>com.example</groupId>
	<artifactId>custom-skipper-server</artifactId>
	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<packaging>jar</packaging>

	<name>custom-skipper-server</name>
	<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>

	<parent>
		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
		<version>1.5.9.RELEASE</version>
		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
	</parent>

	<properties>
		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
		<spring-cloud.version>Dalston.SR5</spring-cloud.version>
		<spring-cloud-skipper.version>1.1.4.RELEASE</spring-cloud-skipper.version>
		<!--
			reactor and flyway are managed by boot so only clean way with maven is to
			change version properties. trying to import boms in dependencyManagement
			would not actually change versions.
		-->
		<reactor.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</reactor.version>
		<flyway.version>5.0.5</flyway.version>
	</properties>

	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-skipper-server</artifactId>
		</dependency>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
			<scope>test</scope>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>

	<dependencyManagement>
		<dependencies>
			<dependency>
				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
				<artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
				<version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
				<type>pom</type>
				<scope>import</scope>
			</dependency>
			<dependency>
				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
				<artifactId>spring-cloud-skipper-dependencies</artifactId>
				<version>${spring-cloud-skipper.version}</version>
				<type>pom</type>
				<scope>import</scope>
			</dependency>
		</dependencies>
	</dependencyManagement>


	<build>
		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>
</project>

Working build file for Gradle would look like something shown below:

buildscript {
	ext {
		springBootVersion = '1.5.9.RELEASE'
	}
	repositories {
		mavenCentral()
	}
	dependencies {
		classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${springBootVersion}")
	}
}

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'

group = 'com.example'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
sourceCompatibility = 1.8

repositories {
	mavenLocal()
	mavenCentral()
	maven { url "http://repo.springsource.org/libs-snapshot" }
	maven { url "http://repo.springsource.org/libs-release" }
	maven { url "http://repo.springsource.org/libs-milestone" }
}


ext {
	springCloudVersion = 'Dalston.SR5'
	springCloudSkipperVersion = '1.1.4.RELEASE'
	reactorVersion = 'Aluminium-SR3'
	reactorNettyVersion = '0.6.6.RELEASE'
	objenesisVersion = '2.1'
}

dependencies {
	compile('org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-skipper-server')
	testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
}

dependencyManagement {
	imports {
		mavenBom "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:${springCloudVersion}"
		mavenBom "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-skipper-dependencies:${springCloudSkipperVersion}"
		mavenBom "io.projectreactor:reactor-bom:${reactorVersion}"
	}
	dependencies {
		// latest reactor bom is still using reactor-netty:0.6.3.RELEASE
		// so we need to change it here because cf java client use
		// dedicated netty version while they should have been using
		// reactor boms assuming reactor boms would be up-to-date
		dependency "io.projectreactor.ipc:reactor-netty:${reactorNettyVersion}"
		// this is unfortunate mess with objenesis as there's versions 2.1 and 2.6
		// in build path and nobody manages version and maven vs. gradle is different
		dependency "org.objenesis:objenesis:${objenesisVersion}"
	}
}

A.3. Importing into eclipse

You can generate Eclipse project metadata by using the following command:

$ ./mvnw eclipse:eclipse

In Eclipse, the generated projects can be imported by selecting Import existing projects from the File menu.

Appendix B: Contributing

Spring Cloud is released under the non-restrictive Apache 2.0 license and follows a standard Github development process, using Github tracker for issues and merging pull requests into master. If you want to contribute even something trivial, please do not hesitate, but please do follow the guidelines spelled out in this section.

B.1. Sign the Contributor License Agreement

Before we accept a non-trivial patch or pull request, we need you to sign the contributor’s agreement. Signing the contributor’s agreement does not grant anyone commit rights to the main repository, but it does mean that we can accept your contributions. You will get an author credit if we do. Active contributors might be asked to join the core team and be given the ability to merge pull requests.

B.2. Code Conventions and Housekeeping

None of these conventions is essential for a pull request, but they all help. They can also be added after the original pull request but before a merge.

  • Use the Spring Framework code format conventions. Follow these instructions for setting up the eclipse formatter in eclipse or IntelliJ. Note that checkstyle is enabled in the build.

  • Make sure all new .java files have a simple Javadoc class comment with at least an @author tag identifying you and preferably at least a paragraph on what the class is for.

  • Add the ASF license header comment to all new .java files. To do so, copy from existing files in the project.

  • Add yourself as an @author to the .java files that you modify substantially (more than cosmetic changes).

  • Add some Javadocs and, if you change the namespace, some XSD doc elements.

  • A few unit tests would help a lot as well — someone has to do it, and your fellow developers appreciate it.

  • If no-one else is using your branch, please rebase it against the current master (or other target branch in the main project).

  • When writing a commit message, please follow these conventions. If you are fixing an existing issue, please add Fixes gh-XXXX at the end of the commit message (where XXXX is the issue number).