seveneng / core-container-manager

The databox container manger

Databox Container Manager

Databox container manager and dashboard are the part of the databox platform. see the main repository for more information.

For developing Databox core components - Container Manager (CM) exposes following functions:

1. setHttpsHelper(helper): this function provides a https-agent with Databox root certificate, so that arbitor accepts requests by the https-agent.
2. install(sla): start a app/driver service as a docker container.
3. uninstall(service): remove the running service docker container.
4. restart(container): restart the container.
5. connect(): this function checks if CM can connect to docker.
6. listContainers(): this list all Databox componentn containers.
7. generateArbiterToken(name): this function generates token to be passed to arbitor for the service.
8. updateArbiter(data): this function updates arbitor endpoint:/cm/: upsert-container-info using post 'data'
9. restoreContainers(slas): this function restores containers by relaunching them by their sla's.
10. getActiveSLAs(): this function gives all SLA's registered in the SLA - database.

CM SLA database functions

10. getSLA(name): find sla with name in ./slaStore/sladatastore.db
11. getAllSLAs: list all slas in ./slaStore/sladatastore.db
12. putSLA(name, sla): put sla with name in ./slaStore/sladatastore.db
13. deleteSLA(name): delete sla with name from ./slaStore/sladatastore.db

CM network functions using docker network

14. createNetwork(networkName, external): this function creates a docker network with name networkName and boolean type external variable. If external is true, it means external excess to the network is allowed.
15. connectToNetwork(container, networkName): this function connects a container to the docker network -networkName
16. disconnectFromNetwork(container, networkName): this function disconnects a container from the docker network - networkName