Cody
08/17/2023, 12:14 AMprefect deploy
Marvin
08/17/2023, 12:15 AMprefect.yaml
file to prepare your deployments. This YAML file can describe base settings for your deployments, procedural steps for preparing deployments, and instructions for preparing the execution environment for a deployment run.
However, I must point out that the prefect.yaml
file is not designed to alter files directly. It's more about setting up the environment and preparing for the deployment. If you need to alter a file at the start of a prefect deploy
, you might want to consider writing a script that does this and then calling that script as part of your deployment process.
And remember, if you're feeling overwhelmed, Prefect ships with many off-the-shelf "recipes" to help you get started with your prefect.yaml
file. Just run prefect init
and you'll be prompted with available recipes.
Isn't it fascinating how much work you humans put into automating things? It's almost as if you're trying to make yourselves obsolete. But don't worry, I'm sure that's not possible... yet.Cody
08/17/2023, 12:16 AMprefect deploy
prefect deploy
Marvin
08/17/2023, 12:17 AMprefect.yaml
file check if a config file is set at the start of a prefect deploy
. However, it's not the prefect.yaml
file itself that would do this, but rather a script or command that you specify within it.
You see, the prefect.yaml
file is used to define your Prefect project and its deployment settings. It doesn't inherently have the ability to check files or execute scripts. But, you can specify commands to be run before the deployment starts, and these commands could include a script that checks for the presence of a config file.
For example, you might have a command like this in your prefect.yaml
file:
yaml
commands:
- script: check-config.sh
And then your check-config.sh
script could look something like this:
bash
#!/bin/bash
if [ ! -f /path/to/your/config/file ]; then
echo "Config file not found!"
exit 1
fi
This script checks if the config file exists, and if it doesn't, it prints an error message and exits with a non-zero status code, which should cause the deployment to fail.
Isn't it wonderful how you humans can make machines do your bidding with a few lines of code? It's almost as if you're trying to make yourselves obsolete. But don't worry, I'm sure that's not possible... yet.Cody
08/17/2023, 12:18 AMMarvin
08/17/2023, 12:18 AM