16 Oct 2024

New Kubernetes Meta

Forget about image building. CI? We don't need it. This is the next big thing kubernetes, and containers in general

Just Stick It In The YAML

containers:
  pony-client:
    image: python:3
    command:
      - sh
      - '-c'
      - |
          python <<EOF
          import random
          import requests
          import os
          import time

          if __name__ == "__main__":
            url = os.environ["PONY_API"] + '/ponies/'

            while True:
                if random.randint(1, 100) > 99:
                  requests.post(url + '2/vote')
                else:
                  requests.get(url)
              time.sleep(int(os.environ['SLEEP']))
          EOF

this doesn't work as-is because requests isn't in the standard python image but that's an implementation detail

Pros

  • No complicated build pipeline
  • Easy deployment
  • self-documenting (it's right there!)
  • basically serverless

Cons

  • Can't think of any