Example Dockerfile for a Node.js member image

Use the Dockerfile example to create a Node.js collective member image. The Docker image has a joinMember script that joins the member server in the Docker container to a collective controller. The Docker image also has a removeMember script that removes the member server in the Docker container from the collective.

Stabilized feature: Managing Node.js processes using Liberty collectives is stabilized. V8 is the final supported Node.js version for Liberty collective members. For on-premises or bring-your-own infrastructure environments, use Docker containers hosted by IBM Cloud Private. For hosted environments, use Docker containers in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.


Dockerfile

Use the following Dockerfile example to create a Node.js collective member image. The image that is available on IBM Container Registry cannot access Network Deployment features such as scalingMember-1.0. We can use the last two lines to install an application onto the Docker image.

    #
    # Dockerfile to create a Node.js image
    #
    # This Dockerfile makes the following assumptions:
    # - The collectives enabling scripts (joinMember, removeMember) will be placed in
    #   /opt/ibm/docker in the Docker container
    # - Node.js servers are created at /root/wlpn
    # - The Node.js server will be "defaultServer" (for example, /root/wlpn/defaultServer)
    # - The application to install will already have its dependencies resolved by "npm install"
    # - The Docker container will be run using --net=host, so that no ports are explicitly exported in this file
    
    FROM node:4-slim
    
    #
    # Auto-start the Node.js server with the container
    #
    ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/wlpn-server", "run", "defaultServer"]
    
    #
    # Add collectives enabling scripts
    #
    ADD joinMember /opt/ibm/docker/
    RUN chmod +x /opt/ibm/docker/joinMember
    ADD removeMember /opt/ibm/docker/
    RUN chmod +x /opt/ibm/docker/removeMember
    
    #
    # Update the OS and JRE
    #
    RUN apt-get update
    
    #
    # Install APIConnect collective member
    #
    RUN npm install -g apiconnect-collective-member
    
    
    #
    # Use the following code to install an application for use onto the Docker image
    #
    COPY express-example-app-1.0.2.tgz /root/wlpn/
    RUN wlpn-server unpack defaultServer /root/wlpn/express-example-app-1.0.2.tgz
    


joinMember script

The Docker image joinMember script joins the member server in the Docker container to a collective controller:

    #!/bin/bash
    
    #
    # Script to join a Node.js Docker container to a collective controller.
    #
    # Required: <containerName> - positional parameter that is the name of this Docker container
    #   --host - collective controller hostname
    #   --port - collective controller https port
    #   --user - collective controller admin user
    #   --password - collective controller admin user password
    #   --keystorePassword - to be used for the member keystore
    #   --dockerHost - the hostname of the Docker host this container resides on
    #
    # Optional: --clusterName - cluster name for the member configuration. If specified, adds the cluster and scaling member features.
    #
    
    
    # Set initial values
    
    containerName=$1
    
    
    # Parse the command line
    
    failure="false"
    
    if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
        # No values received
        echo "Error: no parameters specified"
        failure="true"
    else
        TEMP=`getopt --long host:,port:,user:,password:,keystorePassword:,dockerHost:,clusterName:: -- "$@"`
        eval set -- "$TEMP"
        OPTIND=-1
        
        while true ; do
            case "$1" in
       --host) controllerHost=$2; shift 2;;
       --port) controllerPort=$2; shift 2;;
       --user) controllerUser=$2; shift 2;;
       --password) controllerPassword=$2; shift 2;;
       --keystorePassword) memberKeystorePassword=$2; shift 2;;
       --dockerHost) dockerHost=$2; shift 2;;
       --clusterName) clusterName=$2; shift 2;;
       *) break;;
            esac
        done
    
        # Validate the required parameters
        if [[ -z "$containerName" ]]; then
            echo "Error: no containerName specified, validation suspended"
            failure="true"
        fi
    
        # if a containerName is not specified, bash uses the 1st "--" parameter as the containerName
    
        if [[ $containerName == --* ]]; then
            echo "Error: no containerName specified, validation suspended"
            failure="true"
        fi
        
        # When the positional parameter containerName fails, suspend validation reporting. getops can be incorrect.
        
        if [[ $failure == false ]]; then
            if [[ -z "${controllerHost// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no host specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${controllerPort// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no port specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${controllerUser// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no user specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${controllerPassword// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no password specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${memberKeystorePassword// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no keystorePassword specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${dockerHost// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no dockerHost specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
        fi
    fi
    
    if [[ $failure == false ]]; then
        # Create the env.properties file for the Liberty Docker member
    
        echo containerName=$containerName > /opt/ibm/docker/env.properties
        echo containerHost=$dockerHost >> /opt/ibm/docker/env.properties
    
    
        # Run the join operation
    
        if [[ $clusterName = *[!\ ]* ]]; then
            wlpn-collective join defaultServer --host=$controllerHost --port=$controllerPort --user=$controllerUser --password=$controllerPassword --keystorePassword=$memberKeystorePassword --autoAcceptCertificates --hostName=$dockerHost --clusterName=$clusterName --genDeployVars
        else
            echo "No clusterName provided. The container will not be configured as a cluster or scaling member."
            wlpn-collective join defaultServer --host=$controllerHost --port=$controllerPort --user=$controllerUser --password=$controllerPassword --keystorePassword=$memberKeystorePassword --autoAcceptCertificates --hostName=$dockerHost --genDeployVars 
        fi
    else
        # At least one required parameter is missing. Provide the correct syntax.
        printf "Usage:  joinMember <containerName> \n\t--host <controller host> \n\t--port <controller https port> \n\t--user <controller user> \n\t--password <controller password> \n\t--keystorePassword <member keystore password> \n\t--dockerHost <hostname of the Docker host> \n\t[--clusterName <cluster name for the member>]\n"
    fi
    


removeMember script

The Docker image removeMember script removes the member server in the Docker container from the collective:

    #!/bin/bash
    
    # Script to remove a StrongLoop Docker container from a collective controller.
    #
    # Required: <containerName> - positional parameter that is the name of this Docker container
    #   --host - collective controller hostname
    #   --port - collective controller https port
    #   --user - collective controller admin user
    #   --password - collective controller admin user password
    #   --dockerHost - the hostname of the Docker host on which this container resides
    
    # Set initial values
    
    containerName=$1
    
    # Parse the command line
    
    failure="false"
    
    if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
        # No values received
        echo "Error: no parameters specified"
        failure="true"
    else
        TEMP=`getopt --long host:,port:,user:,password:,dockerHost:: -- "$@"`
        eval set -- "$TEMP"
        OPTIND=-1
    
        while true ; do
            case "$1" in
       --host) controllerHost=$2; shift 2;;
       --port) controllerPort=$2; shift 2;;
       --user) controllerUser=$2; shift 2;;
       --password) controllerPassword=$2; shift 2;;
       --dockerHost) dockerHost=$2; shift 2;;
       *) break;;
            esac
        done
    
        # Validate the required parameters
        if [[ -z "$containerName" ]]; then
            echo "Error: no containerName specified, validation suspended"
            failure="true"
        fi
    
        # if a containerName is not specified, bash uses the 1st "--" parameter as the containerName
    
        if [[ $containerName == --* ]]; then
            echo "Error: no containerName specified, validation suspended"
            failure="true"
        fi
    
        # When the positional parameter containerName fails, suspend validation reporting. getops can be incorrect.
    
        if [[ $failure == false ]]; then
            if [[ -z "${controllerHost// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no host specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${controllerPort// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no port specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${controllerUser// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no user specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${controllerPassword// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no password specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
            if [[ -z "${dockerHost// }" ]]; then
        echo "Error: no dockerHost specified"
        failure="true"
            fi
        fi
    fi
    
        # Invoke the collective utility
    if [[ $failure == false ]]; then
    
        wlpn-collective remove defaultServer --host=$controllerHost --port=$controllerPort --user=$controllerUser --password=$controllerPassword --hostName=$dockerHost --autoAcceptCertificates
    
    else
        # At least one required parameter was missing. Provide the correct syntax.
        printf "Usage:  removeMember <containerName> \n\t--host=<controller host> \n\t--port=<controller https port> \n\t--user=<controller user> \n\t--password=<controller password> \n\t--dockerHost=<docker host> \n"
    fi