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The DEM is a command line tool that provides an easy, reproducible, and scalable way to set up Development Environments for embedded software development.
The DEM can be used locally, but it is in alpha state, so expect major new features!
🌟 Contributors and early adopters are welcome! 🌟
A Development Environment is a set of tools used for a development project (e.g. build system, debugger, toolchain, etc.). The tools are separately packed into container images, which are stored in registries.
Each Development Environment has a descriptor. A descriptor indicates which tools are
required in the project and the place their container images are stored. All descriptors are stored
in the Development Environment Catalogs. The users can browse these catalogs, and list the available
environments and their statuses.
A Development Environment can be installed from its catalog by a simple dem command, which means
that the required tool images get downloaded from the registries.
The registries, the catalogs, and the development infrastructure form a Development Platform.
The purpose of DEM is the easy management of this platform. The users can install available Development Environments or freely create their own from the tool images available in the registries or locally.
- Create scalable, reliable, and reproducible containerized Development Environments
- Manage your containerized tools
- Install preconfigured Development Environments from catalogs
- Ensure that everyone in the team works with the same toolset
- Share Development Environments outside of your organization
To be able to use the DEM on your PC, you need to have the following software installed:
- Python 3.10+
- Docker Engine 24.0+
ℹ️ Currently only the Linux operating system and the Docker Engine are supported.
DEM is available in the PyPI repository. Install it with:
pip install axem-dem
ℹ️ The package name is axem-dem, but the command is dem.
You can also install it with install-dem.sh from our repository. The installer script checks if the corresponding python version is available and installs the docker and axem-dem pip module. Download it with the following command:
curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/axem-solutions/dem/main/install-dem.sh' > install-dem.sh
Then execute it:
./install-dem.sh
List the available environments:
dem list --all --env
You can get information about the Development Environment of your choice:
dem info DEV_ENV_NAME
Installation of a Development Environment from a catalog can be done with a single command:
dem pull DEV_ENV_NAME
Create separate container images for your tools.
There is no need for any specific configuration in your container images to be compatible with DEM.
From the new images and the ones available from the registries, you can create your new Development Environment:
dem create DEV_ENV_NAME
This command will start a TUI where you can configure your new Development Environment.
For more detailed instructions please refer to the Documentation