Cloud Code

As explained in Google Anthos in Action

Cloud Code is a Google Cloud plug-in that integrates Kubernetes and cloud-native application development workflows into supported development environments.

Cloud Code is a Google Cloud plug-in for Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ that brings Kubernetes and cloud-native development workflows into the IDE. It integrates kubectl, Skaffold, and the Google Cloud SDK, supports minikube and Kubernetes or Anthos clusters, and exposes Google Cloud APIs and Kubernetes resources without requiring direct kubectl commands. section 12.3.3

Cloud Code supports an implementation workflow that:

• Generates deployable Kubernetes and Knative application files from prebuilt templates. section 12.3.3
• Builds container images, detects source changes, and redeploys through Skaffold. section 12.3.3
• Runs and tests Cloud Run applications locally through a minikube-based emulator or deploys them to Cloud Run and Cloud Run for Anthos. section 12.3.3
• Debugs applications at local and remote endpoints with source-code breakpoints. section 12.3.3

IDE-driven Kubernetes development

Create a Python Flask Hello World application from a Cloud Code template, select minikube as the Kubernetes context, run it, change the application message, and let code-change detection rebuild and redeploy the result. section 12.3.3

Figure 12.7 Running and debugging a Kubernetes application with Cloud Code

Use the workflow diagram to trace how Cloud Code runs and debugs a Kubernetes application through the IDE. section 12.3.3

How Google Anthos in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Demonstrates templates, Skaffold-driven change detection, minikube execution, deployment endpoints, and breakpoint debugging.

Examples

Uses Kubernetes and Knative templates, a Python Flask Hello World application, minikube, and a changed application message.

What you can do after

Builds, deploys, tests, monitors, and debugs Kubernetes or Cloud Run applications from an IDE.

How it connects

Connects Kubernetes, Anthos, Cloud Run, Skaffold, minikube, kubectl, and the Google Cloud SDK.

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Related concepts

• kubectluses · kubectl is the Kubernetes command-line client for communicating with the Kubernetes API and managing cluster resources.
• Skaffolduses · Skaffold is a command-line tool that automates development workflows for building, deploying, and iterating on containerized applications.
• IDEuses · An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that combines source-code editing with tools for developing, building, running, or debugging programs.
• Jibuses · Jib is a build tool that constructs container images for Java applications without requiring a Dockerfile or Docker daemon.
• Anthosused by · Anthos is Google Cloud's platform for managing and deploying applications consistently across on-premises and multiple cloud environments.
• Kubernetes clusteruses · A Kubernetes cluster is a set of control-plane and worker machines managed by Kubernetes to run and coordinate workloads and services.

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