The 0.2.0 release is focused on improving developer experience by easing auto-completion configuration, and exec and ros2 command syntax. All of that, while maintaining backward compatibility of core features.
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Simplified Auto-Completion
In previous versions, it was required to manually create a completion file for your shell, and make sure it was updated. However, with this new release, a single flatboat command can be included in your .bashrc, config.fish, or almost any shell configuration file, to load and update your completions automatically.
For bash:
# Flatboat completion
source <(flatboat completion bash)
For fish:
# Flatboat completion
flatboat completion fish | source
Simplified ROS2 and Exec Commands
In previous versions, it was required to use quotation marks on flatboat ros2 and flatboat exec commands, to pass the arguments inside the devcontainer. However, in this new release, you can just continue writing the command without any other special indication.
For example:
# Previous version
flatboat ros2 "run turtlesim turtlesim_node"
# Now
flatboat ros2 run turtlesim turtlesim_node
# Previous version
flatboat exec "echo Hello"
# Now
flatboat exec echo Hello
Custom Template Images for Workspace Creation
Flatboat now allows the creation of workspaces by selecting one from the default template repository or using a custom one provided by its container registry URL.
To do so, you can use the following syntax:
Usage: flatboat workspace create <WS_NAME> [WS_IMAGE]
For example:
flatboat workspace create ros2_ws iron_nogpu
Output:
...
INFO flatboat::features::workspace > Trying to pull from ghcr.io/JuanCSUCoder/flatboat-templates/roboten_ws_iron_nogpu ...
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Or:
flatboat workspace create ros2_ws GitHubUser/my_own_templates/template_name
Output:
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INFO flatboat::features::workspace > Trying to pull from ghcr.io/GitHubUser/my_own_templates/template_name ...
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