[KARAF-6611] Add gitpod.yml for better onboarding experience

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.3.0, 4.2.9
• Component/s: karaf
• Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Onofré
• Reporter: Thomas Driessen
• Created: 29/Jan/20 13:24
• Updated: 06/Sep/20 14:44
• Resolved: 06/Sep/20 14:44

Description

I'd like to add a gitpod.yml file to the Karaf repository.

 

GitPod (gitpod.io) is a complete online IDE that can be started with one click in GitHub and it's free for open source projects.

Advantages:

• Easier onboarding for new contributors.
• PRs can be quickly reviewed with a full fledged IDE from anywhere.
• You can share workspaces, so if a (new) contributor is stuck somewhere it's easier to show the problme to more experienced Karaf devs.

Current limitations:

 * No root access during runtime -> Not able to use Docker (Don't know if that's a problem or not)

I personally use Gitpod extensively for my own projects and would like to see a similar onboarding experience for Karaf.

 

WDYT?