cloudtools/stacker

Document programatic way to use stacker

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#456 opened on Jul 26, 2017

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Description

I have a use case where non-technical staff need access to build and destroy stacks. My goal is to put a simple web interface in place over top of whatever (trying to move away from my hand-coded stack builder). I can mimic command-line usage to run stacker commands, but have a sticking point with access to things like the output of info. Is there any documentation or suggestions on how I can accomplish this? Is there an official way to use stacker progamatically?

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To document the programmatic usage of stacker, a contributor should inspect the codebase, focusing on the main modules such as the `stacker/` directory to identify the public API. The existing documentation should be reviewed and updated. Comments on the issue indicate a need for an official programmatic interface; exploring the source code and tests will reveal how stacker can be imported and used. The goal is to produce a clear guide showing how to integrate stacker into other applications.