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⚡ Advanced

You can run various tools inside the container for reproducible environments:

docker run --rm -it \
    -v "${PWD}:/workspace" \
    -w "/workspace" \
    build-agent:latest pwsh -Command "./build.ps1 --type docker"

🛠️ Tools Available in the Build Agent​

The Build Agent Docker image comes pre-installed with a variety of tools for advanced automation and scripting:

  • 🟢 Node.js & NPM
  • 🅰️ Angular CLI (ng)
  • 🟣 .NET 8 SDK (dotnet)
  • 🐳 Docker CLI (docker)
  • 💻 PowerShell (pwsh)
  • 🗃️ Git
  • 🔢 GitVersion
  • 🏗️ Nuke Build
  • 📝 TypeScript (tsc)
  • 🌐 angular-cli-ghpages

Example:

docker run --rm -it \
    -v "${PWD}:/workspace" \
    -w "/workspace" \
    build-agent:latest <Provide a Call to Your Tool>

Below are some fictional examples of how you might call the agent to use these tools:

Example: Run Angular CLI​

pwsh -Command "ng build --configuration production"

Example: Use GitVersion to get semantic version​

pwsh -Command "gitversion /output json"

Example: Build and push a Docker image​

docker build -t my-app:latest .
docker push my-app:latest

Example: Run a custom Nuke build target​

pwsh -Command "nuke --target Publish"

Example: Compile TypeScript​

tsc src/index.ts --outDir dist