Part III. Developer Guide

Table of Contents

Embedding and Integrating Cockpit

Embedding the Cockpit Interface

Integrating Cockpit Components into Web Applications

Deep Integration

Pinging Cockpit

Cockpit Packages

Layout of Package Files

Package Manifest

Package Links and Paths

Content Negotiation

Using Cockpit API

Bridges for specific tasks

Replacing an existing package

Cockpit URLs

Component URLs

Visible URLs

API: base1

cockpit.js — Basic cockpit API to interact with the system

cockpit.js: DBus Client — DBus API communication

cockpit.js: File Access — Reading, writing, and watching files.

cockpit.js: HTTP Client — HTTP and REST API communication

cockpit.js: Spawning Processes — Spawning processes or scripts

cockpit.js: Metrics — Reading and streaming metric data

cockpit.js: Series Data — Representing series data

cockpit.js: Raw Channels — Raw communication channels

cockpit.js: Page Location and Jumping — Page location and navigation between components

cockpit.js: Localization — Localization and translations

cockpit.js: Errors — Problem codes and messages

cockpit.js: User Session — User information and login session state

cockpit.js: Utilities — Various utility functions

cockpit.js: Object Cache — Caching and sharing data

cockpit.js: Manifests — Manifest info

patternfly.css — Patternfly standard style sheets

API: docker

console.html — Container console component

API: shell

index.html — Main cockpit shell, for a single machine

API: system

logs.html — System log component

terminal.html — Server terminal component