Speed up edit-compile-run loop for workspace components

[Furisto]

Description

Speed up edit-compile-run loop for workspace components. Each workspace component has a script that will

• Build a timestamped docker image for the component
• Update the running instance with the new image
• Set the change cause so that it can be easily identified in the rollout history
• Wait for the rollout to finish
• Enable debug logs

Related Issue(s)

n.a.

How to test

• Open workspace
• Execute one of the debug.sh scripts
• The component will be build and the running instance in your namespace will be updated

Release Notes

None

[sagor999]

this is awesome! thank you! ❤️ ❤️ 🦸

[utam0k]

Awesome ❤️

[jenting]

💯

[mteam88]

@roboquat How do you run debug.sh? Is this for a gitpod user or a gitpod developer? Is there anything like this for developing dockerfiles?

[utam0k]

@mteam88 Hi, these scripts were designed for the gitpod developers.

[mteam88]

@utam0k Ok then. Any way currently to simulate the build process that occurs when starting a workspace so one doesn't have to create a new workspace after every change to a .gitpod.Dockerfile?

[utam0k]

@mteam88 Good question! Thank you. But there is no such thing as far as I know. Maybe these documents will help you.

• https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-docker
• https://www.gitpod.io/docs/prebuilds

[mteam88]

@utam0k Checked those out.
This sequence here:

docker build -f .gitpod.Dockerfile -t gitpod-dockerfile-test .
docker run -it gitpod-dockerfile-test bash

Is sorta useful, and is essentially what I have been doing, but it does not completely simulate starting a workspace. My project (based on the workspace-vnc-full gitpod image) requires that. Rather annoying to start a whole new workspace. And recently I have had problems with that build system link to discord issue

[utam0k]

@mteam88 Nice idea. I missed your discord question. If you want, you can create the issue with the minimal reproduction method you found.

[mteam88]

@utam0k Will do. Thanks for all your help!

[mteam88]

@utam0k Here is the issue if you wanna show some support. #9865

[utam0k]

@mteam88 Thank you!