0.2 (2009-06-05)

• Allow to override single variables in the section.

0.1.1 (2008-02-27)

• Using $LOGNAME instead of os.getlogin to set the user.

0.1.0 (2008-02-15)

• Initial release.

Sandbox environments

This recipe creates a sandbox environment for deployments similar to zc.recipe.deployment. It is not intended for system-wide installation but as a sandboxed/development variation of the deployment pattern.

For production, system-wide deployments you can simply switch out a sandbox deployment part with a real deployment part.

A root directory is defined for the sandbox (by default this is parts/${name}) in which the following directory structure is created:

${root}/var/run
${root}/var/log
${root}/etc/
${root}/etc/cron.d
${root}/etc/init.d
${root}/etc/logrotate.d

Additionally to be able to mix multiple deployments within a single sandbox we compute the following paths compatible to zc.recipe.deployment:

crontab-directory
logrotate-directory
rc-directory
run-directory
log-directory
etc-directory

Also, the user option is setup to match the current user.

Supported options

The recipe supports a single optional option:

root

Optional: The root directory of the sandbox. Will be computed from the section name if not given.

Example usage

We’ll start by creating a buildout that uses the recipe.

>>> import os
>>> write('buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... parts = deployment
...
... [deployment]
... recipe = gocept.recipe.deploymentsandbox
... """)

Running the buildout gives us:

>>> print system(buildout)
Installing deployment.
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts')
d deployment
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'deployment')
d etc
d var
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'deployment', 'etc')
d  cron.d
d  deployment
d  init.d
d  logrotate.d
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'deployment', 'var')
d log
d run
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'deployment', 'var', 'log')
d deployment
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'deployment', 'var', 'run')
d deployment