upload xquery to an image

[gabylan12]

I want to upload my xquery to a new image without using volumes.
There is an easy way to do it? the best idea is to autoupload an .xar file.

[duncdrum]

yes installing an expath package via .xar copied to the autodeploy folder is the straightforward means to do this without volumes.
Depending on your needs you might find this repo helpful for an elaborate example.

[grantmacken]

I want to upload my xquery to a new image without using volume

I'm not clear on what you are are trying to accomplish. - do you just want to 'upload' xQuery file into a running eXist container that is not connected to a volume? - do you want 'upload' some xQuery in a running eXist container, then commit those changes so you end up with a new image incorporating your changes? - do you want to 'build' a new image, incorporating your own xQuery libs or apps?

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On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 at 20:21, Duncan Paterson ***@***.***> wrote: yes installing an expath package via .xar copied to the autodeploy folder is the straightforward means to do this without volumes. Depending on your needs you might find this repo <https://github.com/grantmacken/csv> helpful for an elaborate example. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#65 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABrSYAXR8EPNZnXIifQyQMF4vRbxM5xIks5vXz51gaJpZM4b40Qh> .

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[gabylan12]

I want the third option

• do you want to 'build' a new image, incorporating your own xQuery libs or apps?
  with the previous i understood how to do it.

But, if i want to upload a file with the client.sh, the docker hub does not have installed a shell.
How do i do that?

[duncdrum]

You can either use these images as a base image for your own images described here. For simple copy operations you can use docker cp … also featured in the readme, you can also use exist's rest service to get your file into the db.
addendum you can also upload the xq file manually and docker commit ...

[gabylan12]

i need to add a file at fs/db/system/autostart/.
the file is replicated.xq, but in Dockerfile the line does not start the xquery

COPY replicated.xq /exist/webapp/WEB-INF/data/fs/db/system/autostart/

I Cant make a .xar to deploy this file. the docker commit option does not work for me because i need a script to build the image

any ideas?

[dizzzz]

@gabylan12 you should not manually modify "WEB-INF/data/fs" ... exist will not see it. The filesystem should not be touched directly, and with the newest (dev) versions of eXist-db this is not possible anymore.

[dizzzz]

@gabylan12 you need to push (HTTP?) the replicated.xq file into /db/system/autostart/ ; but please note that (1) all permissions of all directories/files need to be according to the rules (see conf.xml) and (2) the autostart trigger needs to be enabled in conf.xml

[gabylan12]

But, there is any way to do that inside the Dockerfile? the problem with the HTTP push is that i have to do this step manually, i want to do it inside the Dockerfile.

[duncdrum]

What happens if you just adjust the COPY… statement with the path Dannes mentioned?