Experimental: Platform.sh API scripts

As an alternative to installing the Platform.sh CLI on an environment, these scripts help run API actions without any particular dependencies (just things like curl, sed, and a few environment variables).

Scripts

redeploy.sh will set an environment variable named _redeploy to the current time, thus triggering a redeploy.
snapshot.sh will request a snapshot of the current environment.

Usage

Create a machine user who only has access to the project(s) where you want to use these scripts.
Log in as the machine user, and create an API token under Account Settings -> API Tokens.
On your Platform.sh project or environment, set the variable env:PLATFORMSH_API_TOKEN to the value of that API token.
Run the script(s) in your Platform.sh environment, during runtime or crons (see the example below).

Example

Edit the "hooks" section in your .platform.app.yaml to install the scripts:

hooks:
  build: |
    set -e
    wget -qO- https://github.com/pjcdawkins/platformsh-api-scripts/archive/v0.0.1.tar.gz | tar -xz
    mv platformsh-api-scripts-0.0.1 platformsh-api-scripts

And edit the "crons" section to use the scripts:

# Set up cron.
crons:
  # Automatically redeploy every month.
  redeploy:
    spec: '0 0 1 * *'
    cmd: |
      if [ "$PLATFORM_BRANCH" = master ]; then
        bash platformsh-api-scripts/redeploy.sh
      fi
  # Automatically snapshot every week.
  snapshot:
    spec: '0 0 * * 0'
    cmd: |
      if [ "$PLATFORM_BRANCH" = master ]; then
        bash platformsh-api-scripts/snapshot.sh
      fi

Exclude the scripts directory in your .gitignore file:

/platformsh-api-scripts

Alternative: using the Platform.sh CLI.

The CLI is better supported, so if you can, it's probably better to use it. The config would be similar:

hooks:
  build: |
    set -e
    curl -sfS https://platform.sh/cli/installer | php

crons:
  # Automatically redeploy every month.
  redeploy:
    spec: '0 0 1 * *'
    cmd: |
      if [ "$PLATFORM_BRANCH" = master ]; then
        platform redeploy --yes --no-wait
      fi
  # Automatically snapshot every week.
  snapshot:
    spec: '0 0 * * 0'
    cmd: |
      if [ "$PLATFORM_BRANCH" = master ]; then
        platform snapshot:create --yes --no-wait
      fi