Command Line Interface

The Command Line Interface (CLI) for interacting with Packages is fully integrated with the kdb Insights CLI as outlined here. The package command within the kdb Insights CLI allows you to create, package and manage packages locally and within a kdb Insights Enterprise installation. Installation of the kdb Insights CLI can be achieved following the instructions outlined here.

The following is the list of available commands:

$ kxi package --help 
Usage: kxi package [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  KX Package Import/Export CLI.

Options:
  --version                     Version information.
  --artifact-store DIRECTORY    Directory in which to store packed
                                artifacts;[default] $KX_ARTIFACT_PATH.
  --pkg-lib DIRECTORY           Directory in which packages will be
                                installed;[default] $KX_PACKAGE_PATH.
  --deployment-store DIRECTORY  Directory in which deployment data is
                                stored;[default] $KX_DEPLOYMENT_PATH.
  --debug                       Enable stacktrace print statements for easier
                                debugging.
  --help                        Show this message and exit.

Commands:

  When pulling/pushing to a kdb Insights package repository, use these commands:

    pull           Download an artifact from the running insights package
                   manager service to...
    push           Publish an artifact to the running insights package manager
                   service.
    remote-list    List all installed packages or artifacts on the running
                   insights package...
    remote-remove  Remove packages or artifacts from the running insights
                   package manager...

  For local development, use these commands:

    init       Creates a bare package at the specified target path.
    install    Install a package given a requirement or path.
    list       List all installed packages or artifacts.
    lock       Lock the q files within a source directory.
    packit     Create a package artifact given a source code directory.
    uninstall  Uninstall specified locally installed packages and artifacts.
    unpack     Unpack an artifact to a specified location.
    validate   Validate the contents of a source directory to ensure it is a
               valid package.

  For managing deployments & runtime of packages on kdb Insights, use these commands:

    deploy    Deploy a package to an insights instance
    teardown  Teardown a deployed packaged running on an insights instance

  For managing components added to package, use these commands:

    add      Add an entity to the specified package.
    copy     Copy an entity from the specified package.
    refresh  Refresh an entity of the specified package.
    rm       Remove an entity from the specified package.

Interactions with packages can be local or remote. Packages and their associated artifacts are stored in a location (either locally or on an kdb Insights Enterprise installation) specified by user-defined paths, KX_PACKAGE_PATH and KX_ARTIFACT_PATH respectively. This section does not cover interactions with an Insights installation. For details, follow the guide here.