can't get initialization to work

[catmando]

I have the following .gitpod.yml file.

It doesn't seem to do anything:

tasks:
  - init:
      bundle install && 
      yarn &&
      bundle exec rake db:reset
  - command:
      bundle exec foreman start
ports:
  - port: 5000
  - port: 3000
  - port: 9514
  - port: 9515
  - port: 25222

the repo is here: https://github.com/hyperstack-org/todo-compare/tree/gitpod

thanks in advance

[svenefftinge]

You are creating two terminals here, I guess what you want is the following:

tasks:
  - init:
      bundle install && 
      yarn &&
      bundle exec rake db:reset
    command:
      bundle exec foreman start
ports:
  - port: 5000
  - port: 3000
  - port: 9514
  - port: 9515
  - port: 25222

I.e. every list item below tasks creates one terminal. Also, unfortunately, the different lifecycles are not properly synched across terminals. That is the second terminal doesn't wait for the init phase in the first one to complete before starting the commandphase. That's something we definitely want to fix though.

Also note, that for the ports you can specify what action to take when they open.
See https://www.gitpod.io/docs/43_Config_Ports/#configure-the-opening-behavior

[joshleblanc]

To expand on sven's answer, the dash before the task indicates a new terminal.

[jankeromnes]

Also unfortunately I think that .gitpod.yml files on non-default branches (i.e. not on master) are not yet supported. I remember being bitten by that, so I usually experiment with .gitpod.yml on master in personal forks.

@32leaves or @geropl do you confirm?

[geropl]

@jankeromnes No, it works. You have to make sure to use the branch url (<repo>/tree/<branch>, though)

I enhanced the setup here.

[catmando]

All very cool... works great thanks a lot!