Exec Resource

The exec resource is designed to run shell scripts and commands from the workflow. This is also the resource which allows accessing the installed Ubuntu packages defined in the workflow.pkl. For more information, see the Workflow documentation.

Creating a New Exec Resource

To create a new exec resource, you can either generate a new AI agent using the kdeps new command or scaffold the resource directly.

Here’s how to scaffold an exec resource:

kdeps scaffold [aiagent] exec

This command will add an exec resource into the aiagent/resources folder, generating the following folder structure:

aiagent
└── resources
    └── exec.pkl

The file includes essential metadata and common configurations, such as Skip Conditions and Preflight Validations. For more details, refer to the Common Resource Configurations documentation.

Exec Block

Within the file, you’ll find the exec block, which is structured as follows:

exec {
    command = """
    echo "hello world"
    """
    env {
        // Environment variables accessible within the shell
        ["ENVVAR"] = "XYZ"  // Example environment variable
    }
    // Specifies the timeout duration (in seconds) for the shell execution
    timeoutSeconds = 60
}

Key elements of the exec block includes:

• command: Specifies the shell command(s) to execute, enclosed in triple double-quotes (""") for multi-line support.
• env: Defines environment variables to be available during execution.
• timeoutSeconds: Determines the execution timeout in seconds, after which the shell command will be terminated.

When the resource is executed, you can leverage Exec functions like exec.stdout("id") to access the output. For further details, refer to the Exec Functions documentation.