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Interface: DockerDesktopClient

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An amalgam of the v0 and v1 interfaces of the Docker Desktop API client, provided for backwards compatibility reasons. Unless you're working with a legacy extension, use the v1 type instead.

Properties#

backend#

Readonly backend: undefined | BackendV0

The window.ddClient.backend object can be used to communicate with the backend defined in the vm section of the extension metadata. The client is already connected to the backend.

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use extension instead.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.backend


extension#

Readonly extension: Extension

The ddClient.extension object can be used to communicate with the backend defined in the vm section of the extension metadata. The client is already connected to the backend.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV1.extension


desktopUI#

Readonly desktopUI: DesktopUI

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV1.desktopUI


host#

Readonly host: Host

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV1.host


docker#

Readonly docker: Docker

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV1.docker

Container Methods#

listContainers#

listContainers(options): Promise<unknown>

Get the list of running containers (same as docker ps).

By default, this will not list stopped containers. You can use the option {"all": true} to list all the running and stopped containers.

const containers = await window.ddClient.listContainers();

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use listContainers instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
options never (Optional). A JSON like { "all": true, "limit": 10, "size": true, "filters": JSON.stringify({ status: ["exited"] }), } For more information about the different properties see the Docker API endpoint documentation.

Returns#

Promise<unknown>

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.listContainers


Image Methods#

listImages#

listImages(options): Promise<unknown>

Get the list of images

const images = await window.ddClient.listImages();

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use listImages instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
options never (Optional). A JSON like { "all": true, "filters": JSON.stringify({ dangling: ["true"] }), "digests": true } For more information about the different properties see the Docker API endpoint documentation.

Returns#

Promise<unknown>

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.listImages


navigateToContainers(): void

Navigate to the container's window in Docker Desktop.

window.ddClient.navigateToContainers();

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use viewContainers instead.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainers


navigateToContainer(id): Promise<any>

Navigate to the container window in Docker Desktop.

await window.ddClient.navigateToContainer(id);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
id string The full container id, e.g. 46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28. You can use the --no-trunc flag as part of the docker ps command to display the full container id.

Returns#

Promise<any>

A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainer


navigateToContainerLogs(id): Promise<any>

Navigate to the container logs window in Docker Desktop.

await window.ddClient.navigateToContainerLogs(id);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
id string The full container id, e.g. 46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28. You can use the --no-trunc flag as part of the docker ps command to display the full container id.

Returns#

Promise<any>

A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainerLogs


navigateToContainerInspect(id): Promise<any>

Navigate to the container inspect window in Docker Desktop.

await window.ddClient.navigateToContainerInspect(id);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
id string The full container id, e.g. 46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28. You can use the --no-trunc flag as part of the docker ps command to display the full container id.

Returns#

Promise<any>

A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainerInspect


navigateToContainerStats(id): Promise<any>

Navigate to the container stats to see the CPU, memory, disk read/write and network I/O usage.

await window.ddClient.navigateToContainerStats(id);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
id string The full container id, e.g. 46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28. You can use the --no-trunc flag as part of the docker ps command to display the full container id.

Returns#

Promise<any>

A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainerStats


navigateToImages(): void

Navigate to the images window in Docker Desktop.

await window.ddClient.navigateToImages(id);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use viewImages instead.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToImages


navigateToImage(id, tag): Promise<any>

Navigate to a specific image referenced by id and tag in Docker Desktop. In this navigation route you can find the image layers, commands, created time and size.

await window.ddClient.navigateToImage(id, tag);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use viewImage instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
id string The full image id (including sha), e.g. sha256:34ab3ae068572f4e85c448b4035e6be5e19cc41f69606535cd4d768a63432673.
tag string The tag of the image, e.g. latest, 0.0.1, etc.

Returns#

Promise<any>

A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToImage


navigateToVolumes(): void

Navigate to the volumes window in Docker Desktop.

await window.ddClient.navigateToVolumes();

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use viewVolumes instead.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToVolumes


navigateToVolume(volume): void

Navigate to a specific volume in Docker Desktop.

window.ddClient.navigateToVolume(volume);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use viewVolume instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
volume string The name of the volume, e.g. my-volume.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToVolume


Other Methods#

execHostCmd#

execHostCmd(cmd): Promise<ExecResultV0>

Invoke a binary on the host. The binary is typically shipped with your extension using the host section in the extension metadata. Note that extensions run with user access rights, this API is not restricted to binaries listed in the host section of the extension metadata (some extensions might install software during user interaction, and invoke newly installed binaries even if not listed in the extension metadata)

window.ddClient.execHostCmd(`cliShippedOnHost xxx`).then((cmdResult: any) => {
 console.log(cmdResult);
});

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use exec instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
cmd string The command to be executed.

Returns#

Promise<ExecResultV0>

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.execHostCmd


spawnHostCmd#

spawnHostCmd(cmd, args, callback): void

Invoke an extension binary on your host and get the output stream.

window.ddClient.spawnHostCmd(
  `cliShippedOnHost`,
  [`arg1`, `arg2`],
  (data: any, err: any) => {
    console.log(data.stdout, data.stderr);
    // Once the command exits we get the status code
    if (data.code) {
      console.log(data.code);
    }
  }
);

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use exec instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
cmd string The command to be executed.
args string[] The arguments of the command to execute.
callback (data: any, error: any) => void The callback function where to listen from the command output data and errors.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.spawnHostCmd


execDockerCmd#

execDockerCmd(cmd, ...args): Promise<ExecResultV0>

You can also directly execute the Docker binary.

const output = await window.ddClient.execDockerCmd("info");

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use exec instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
cmd string The command to execute.
...args string[] The arguments of the command to execute.

Returns#

Promise<ExecResultV0>

The result will contain both the standard output and the standard error of the executed command:

{
  "stderr": "...",
  "stdout": "..."
}

For convenience, the command result object also has methods to easily parse it depending on the output format:

  • output.lines(): string[] splits output lines.
  • output.parseJsonObject(): any parses a well-formed JSON output.
  • output.parseJsonLines(): any[] parses each output line as a JSON object.

If the output of the command is too long, or you need to get the output as a stream you can use the * spawnDockerCmd function:

window.ddClient.spawnDockerCmd("logs", ["-f", "..."], (data, error) => {
  console.log(data.stdout);
});

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.execDockerCmd


spawnDockerCmd#

spawnDockerCmd(cmd, args, callback): void

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use exec instead.

Parameters#

Name Type
cmd string
args string[]
callback (data: any, error: any) => void

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.spawnDockerCmd


openExternal#

openExternal(url): void

Opens an external URL with the system default browser.

window.ddClient.openExternal("https://docker.com");

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use openExternal instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
url string The URL the browser opens (must have the protocol http or https).

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.openExternal


Toast Methods#

toastSuccess#

toastSuccess(msg): void

Display a toast message of type success.

window.ddClient.toastSuccess("message");

Warning`

It will be removed in a future version. Use success instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
msg string The message to display in the toast.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.toastSuccess


toastWarning#

toastWarning(msg): void

Display a toast message of type warning.

window.ddClient.toastWarning("message");

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use warning instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
msg string The message to display in the toast.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.toastWarning


toastError#

toastError(msg): void

Display a toast message of type error.

window.ddClient.toastError("message");

[!WARNING]

It will be removed in a future version. Use error instead.

Parameters#

Name Type Description
msg string The message to display in the toast.

Returns#

void

Inherited from#

DockerDesktopClientV0.toastError