Container Inspect

Developer workflow automation tool for initializing, building, testing, and deploying projects from the command line.

Commands

Command	Description
`init`	Initialize a new project in the current directory
`check`	Run lint, type check, and tests
`build`	Build the project
`test`	Run the full test suite
`deploy`	Show deploy pipeline guide (build → test → stage → prod)
`config`	View or edit configuration
`status`	Check overall project health
`template`	Generate a code template for a given type
`docs`	Generate project documentation
`clean`	Remove build artifacts
`help`	Show help and list all commands
`version`	Print current version

Usage

container-inspect <command> [args]

All actions are logged to $DATA_DIR/history.log for auditing.

Data Storage

Default directory: ~/.local/share/container-inspect/
Override: Set the CONTAINER_INSPECT_DIR environment variable to change the data directory.
Files:
history.log — timestamped log of every command executed
config.json — project-level configuration (created by config)
data.log — general data log

Requirements

Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
No external dependencies or API keys required
Works on Linux, macOS, and WSL

When to Use

Setting up a new development environment — Run container-inspect init to initialize your project structure before diving into code.
Running pre-merge validation — Use container-inspect check to run lint, type checks, and tests before merging a branch.
Building artifacts for release — Execute container-inspect build to compile and package your project for distribution.
Automated testing in CI — Use container-inspect test in your CI pipeline to run the full test suite on every push.
Generating project docs — Run container-inspect docs to auto-generate documentation from your codebase.

Examples

# Initialize a project in the current directory
container-inspect init

# Run all quality checks (lint + type check + tests)
container-inspect check

# Build the project
container-inspect build

# Run the test suite
container-inspect test

# View the deployment pipeline guide
container-inspect deploy

# Check project health status
container-inspect status

# Generate a code template
container-inspect template service

# Generate project documentation
container-inspect docs

# Clean build artifacts
container-inspect clean

# Show version
container-inspect version

Output

All command output goes to stdout. Redirect to a file if needed:

container-inspect status > report.txt

Configuration

Set CONTAINER_INSPECT_DIR to customize where data is stored:

export CONTAINER_INSPECT_DIR=/path/to/custom/dir