copybara

Chainguard Container for copybara

Copybara is a tool used for transforming and moving code between repositories, enabling code synchronization workflows between different version control systems.

Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.

Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/copybara:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Getting Started

Copybara is a tool for transforming and moving code between repositories. It's commonly used for:

• Synchronizing code between internal and external repositories
• Moving code between different version control systems
• Maintaining forks with custom modifications

Running Copybara

The image uses the following defaults:

• Entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/copybara
• Command: migrate copy.bara.sky
• Working Directory: /usr/src/app

To run Copybara with a custom configuration:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/usr/src/app \
  cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/copybara:latest \
  migrate copy.bara.sky

Basic Configuration Example

Create a copy.bara.sky file defining your workflow:

core.workflow(
    name = "default",
    origin = git.origin(
        url = "https://github.com/example/source-repo.git",
        ref = "main",
    ),
    destination = git.destination(
        url = "https://github.com/example/destination-repo.git",
        fetch = "main",
        push = "main",
    ),
    authoring = authoring.pass_thru("Copybara <copybara@example.com>"),
    origin_files = glob(["**"]),
)

Validating Configuration

Before running a migration, validate your configuration:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/usr/src/app \
  --entrypoint /usr/local/bin/copybara \
  cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/copybara:latest \
  validate copy.bara.sky

Using Transformations

Copybara supports transformations to modify files during migration:

core.workflow(
    name = "default",
    origin = git.origin(
        url = "https://github.com/example/source-repo.git",
        ref = "main",
    ),
    destination = folder.destination(),
    authoring = authoring.pass_thru("Copybara <copybara@example.com>"),
    origin_files = glob(["**"]),
    transformations = [
        core.move("", "external"),
    ],
)

Compatibility Notes

The Chainguard Copybara image is designed to be compatible with the upstream Google Copybara project. Key compatibility details:

• Java Runtime: Uses OpenJDK 21 JRE
• Git: Includes Git for repository operations
• Mercurial: Includes Python-based Mercurial for Hg repository support
• Build Tools: Includes Buildifier and Buildozer for Bazel/Starlark file formatting

Documentation and Resources

• Google Copybara GitHub Repository
• Copybara Reference Documentation
• Moving Code Between Git Repositories with Copybara (Kubesimplify)

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