Method and system for a customized local build environment image

1. A method at a computing device comprising:

obtaining a first container image from a host computing device;

executing a second container image at the computing device, the executing comprising:

starting a container from the first container image, the container being for a development environment on the computing device; and

customizing the container for a local environment on the computing device, thereby creating a customized container, the customizing comprising:

automatically importing source code into the container;

automatically importing licenses into the container for the development environment;

automatically mapping artifacts for the development environment within the container; and

mounting the container within a file system on the computing device to allow access to read and write from the container; and

compiling developed code within the customized container.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customizing the container comprises duplicating local user and group identifiers within the container.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compiling further comprises automatically writing compiling artifacts to the file system on the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customizing uses a configuration file associated with the second container image.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first container image and the second container image are Docker Images, and wherein the configuration file is a Yet Another Markup Language (YAML) file.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compiling uses a file comprising a definition of the local environment.

7. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a communications subsystem,

wherein the computing device is configured to:

obtain a first container image from a host computing device;

execute a second container image at the computing device, the execution comprising:

starting a container from the first container image, the container being for a development environment on the computing device; and

customizing the container for a local environment on the computing device, thereby creating a customized container, the customizing comprising:

automatically importing source code into the container;

automatically importing licenses into the container for the development environment;

automatically mapping artifacts for the development environment within the container; and

mounting the container within a file system on the computing device to allow access to read and write from the container; and

compile developed code within the customized container.

8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is configured to customize the container by duplicating local user and group identifiers within the container.

9. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is configured to compile by automatically writing compiling artifacts to the file system on the computing device.

10. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is configured to customize by using a configuration file associated with the second container image.

11. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the first container image and the second container image are Docker Images, and wherein the configuration file is a Yet Another Markup Language (YAML) file.

12. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the compiling uses a file comprising a definition of the local environment.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instruction code which, when executed by a processor on a computing device cause the computing device to:

obtain a first container image from a host computing device;

execute a second container image at the computing device, the execution comprising:

starting a container from the first container image, the container being for a development environment on the computing device; and

customizing the container for a local environment on the computing device, thereby creating a customized container, the customizing comprising:

automatically importing source code into the container;

automatically importing licenses into the container for the development environment;

automatically mapping artifacts for the development environment within the container; and

mounting the container within a file system on the computing device to allow access to read and write from the container; and

compile developed code within the customized container.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instruction code further causes the computing device to customize the container by duplicating local user and group identifiers within the container.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instruction code further causes the computing device to compile by automatically writing compiling artifacts to the file system on the computing device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instruction code further causes the computing device to customize by using a configuration file associated with the second container image.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the first container image and the second container image are Docker Images, and wherein the configuration file is a Yet Another Markup Language (YAML) file.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the compiling uses a file comprising a definition of the local environment.