Init

• create a new repo based on this template
  • gh repo create <project repo> --public --clone --template pwntester/codeql-cs-template
• copy the zipped database into databases/ (its better to unzip it in the CS)

Using packs

• init a new pack codeql pack init seclab/test
• add dependencies codeql pack add codeql/java-all
• install dependencies codeql pack install
• edit query

Using submodules

• create codeql submodule if needed
  • git submodule add https://github.com/github/codeql
  • git commit -am 'Add CodeQL module'
  • git push origin master
• update codeql submodule if needed:
  • git submodule init to initialize your local configuration file
  • git submodule update to fetch all the data from that project and check out the appropriate commit listed in your superproject
• create a queries directory
  • create a qlpack.yml declaring a libPathDependencies: codeql/java-all
  • edit query

CodeSpaces

• create the CS
• gh cs create --repo <project repo>
• ssh into the CS
  • gh cs ssh

Cleanup

• gh cs delete to remove and free the CS
• gh repo delete to remove the repo if needed