{"id":230651,"date":"2020-09-21T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=230651"},"modified":"2020-09-21T12:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T19:06:33","slug":"bridge-to-kubernetes-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/bridge-to-kubernetes-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge to Kubernetes GA"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are\u00a0<\/span>super\u00a0<\/span>excited to announce General Availability of <\/span>Bridge to Kubernetes<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Formerly known as Local Process with Kubernetes,\u00a0<\/span>Bridge to Kubernetes is an\u00a0<\/span>iterative development tool<\/span>\u00a0offered in\u00a0<\/span>Visual Studio<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>VS Code<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>allows developers to write, test and debug microservice code on<\/span>\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0development workstations while\u00a0<\/span>consuming dependencies and\u202finheriting existing\u202fconfiguration from a Kubernetes environment<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Simplifying\u202fMicroservice\u202fDevelopment\u202f\u202f \u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Microservice applications are comprised of many\u202fservices, often calling each other. Each service\u202fhas\u202fits own configuration\u202fand dependencies,\u202fmaking setting up and running the application locally\u202ftime-consuming and complex.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By using Bridge to Kubernetes to connect your development workstation to your Kubernetes cluster, you eliminate the need to manually\u202fsource,\u202fconfigure\u202fand compile\u202fexternal dependencies on your development\u202fworkstation. Environment variables, connection strings and volumes from the cluster are\u202finherited and available to your microservice code running locally.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Develop Microservice Apps Faster\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bridge to Kubernetes<\/span>\u00a0extends the Kubernetes perimeter to your development workstation, allowing you to sidestep operational complexities of\u202fbuilding and\u202f<\/span>deploying\u00a0<\/span>your code into the cluster to test, debug and rapidly iterate.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Docker and Kubernetes configurations<\/span> are not required<\/span>\u00a0when using Bridge to Kubernetes<\/span>.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>Si<\/span>mply\u202frun<\/span>\u00a0code natively on your development workstation\u00a0<\/span>using familiar development tools and practices,\u00a0<\/span>while connected to the Kubernetes cluster,\u00a0<\/span>allowing\u202fyou<\/span>\u00a0to develop<\/span>, test and debug<\/span>\u00a0in the context of the larger application<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>ebugging\u00a0<\/span>and testing\u202fend-to-end\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bridge to Kubernetes<\/span>\u00a0enables<\/span>\u00a0debugging and<\/span>\u00a0testing\u202fend-to-end\u202f<\/span>in the context of the larger application<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Select<\/span>\u202fan existing service in the cluster to route to your development machine where an instance of that service is running locally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>R<\/span>equests initiated through the application running in Kubernetes will route between services running in the cluster. When the service you are debugging is called, the request is redirected to your development machine to your locally running version. Your local changes are\u00a0<\/span>executed,<\/span>\u00a0and the request is completed transparently for the other services.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Work in\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>solation in a shared development environment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In clusters where developers are working\u00a0<\/span>together\u00a0<\/span>on the\u00a0<\/span>same\u00a0<\/span>application<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at the same time<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>ere is a\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span>risk of<\/span>\u00a0interfering with another\u00a0<\/span>developers’<\/span>\u00a0debugging<\/span>\u00a0session<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0 This is because there is only one copy of each service deployed to\u00a0<\/span>the application namespace.\u00a0<\/span>To enable developers to\u00a0<\/span>work more effectively together and\u00a0<\/span>isolate their\u00a0<\/span>inner loop<\/span>\u00a0from the rest of the team<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>they need\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0copy of the service to work on exclusively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridge to Kubernetes supports working in isolation in a shared cluster. By selecting the work in isolation mode during configuration, Bridge to Kubernetes will setup the isolated service, as well as a specific subdomain URL to make sure that only traffic using that URL is redirected to your development workstation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Public Previews<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Support for a<\/span>ny Kubernetes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bridge to Kubernetes is expanding support\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>any Kubernetes.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Whether<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>\u2019<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>connecting to\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>r<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>dev<\/span>elopment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cluster\u00a0<\/span>running in the cloud<\/span>, or to your<\/span>\u00a0local\u00a0<\/span>Kubernetes<\/span>\u00a0cluster, Bridge to Kubernetes is\u00a0<\/span>available<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for your\u00a0<\/span>end-to-end debugging\u00a0<\/span>scenario<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Support for Bridge to Kubernetes on any Kubernetes cluster is initially available in the VS Code<\/a> experience and soon after in Visual Studio<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Increase confidence in pull requests with review apps<\/h3>\n

Bridge to Kubernetes lets you work in isolation from colleagues using the same cluster and namespace by leveraging our new routing technology. You can also apply the isolation capability outside the Bridge to Kubernetes experience, such as directly from a GitHub pull request. You can test changes from a PR directly in Kubernetes before the pull request is merged into the main branch of your repo. Having a running application to review changes of a pull request can increase confidence in proposed code changes. Testing your changes in the running application can also help other team members, such as product managers and designers, see the results of the development work even in the early stages.<\/p>\n

For more information, including how to get started with the pull request review apps, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Get started today and let us know about your experience!\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Start debugging your Kubernetes applications today using Bridge to Kubernetes. Download the extension<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from the\u00a0<\/span>Visual Studio<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>d\u00a0<\/span>VS Code<\/span><\/a>\u00a0marketplaces<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>follow<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>quick<\/span>starts <\/span><\/a>on how to use Bridge to Kubernetes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019d love to hear about your experience with\u00a0<\/span>Bridge to Kubernetes<\/span>\u00a0and where we can improve.\u202f\u202fFor issues<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>r<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>comments,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>please visit\u202four\u202f<\/span>GitHub\u202fissues page<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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