dmysql-server

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
from subprocess import call
import argparse

def createVolume(containerVolumeName):
	''' Create a data only container
	'''
	print 'Creating the container using the volumes-from strategy. Using container {container} as the container name'.format(container=containerVolumeName)
	call("docker run -v /var/lib/mysql --name "+ containerVolumeName+" busybox true", shell=True)
	return

def runContainer(containerName, rootPassword, hasVolume=False):
	''' Creates the container
	'''

	if hasVolume:
		# Create the container name variable
		containerVolumeName = containerName.upper() + '_DATA'

		# Create data container
		createVolume(containerVolumeName)

		call('docker run --volumes-from ' + containerVolumeName + ' --name ' + containerName + ' -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="' + rootPassword + '" -d mysql', shell=True)
	else:
		call('docker run --name ' + containerName + ' -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="' + rootPassword + '" -d mysql', shell=True)
	return

def main():
	
	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
		description="Creates a new MySQL container using the mysql image", 
		prog="dmysql-server")

	parser.add_argument("containerName", help="The name of the mysql container to create")
	parser.add_argument("rootPassword", help="The root password to define when creating the container")
	parser.add_argument("--with-volume", help="Creates a data-only container", action='store_true')

	args = parser.parse_args()

	# If there's a volume
	if args.with_volume:
		runContainer(containerName=args.containerName, rootPassword=args.rootPassword, hasVolume=True)
	else:
		runContainer(containerName=args.containerName, rootPassword=args.rootPassword)

	return

# Execute main
main()