Add docker compose

[jenniferjiangkells]

Description

Add support to run the sandbox application in a Docker environment

Context

Adding docker-compose.yml will help developers quickly set up their environments and ensure consistency across different machines. It will also make it easier to manage dependencies and services required for the application and reduce "it works on my machine" type issues.

decorators.py/sandbox

Possible Implementation

• Create a Dockerfile file
• Create a docker-compose.yml, which
  • runs sandbox service
  • mounts a volume for output data
• Create a run_sandbox.py script as an entrypoint (see example_use.py)
• Update instructions in the README on usage

Some adjustments to the start_sandbox function may also be needed. Possible changes:

• Get the service and host configs from environment variable instead of self.service_config
• Run without threading

We can introduce a flag e.g. use_docker to determine the running environment and adjust the behavior accordingly that users are able to run both locally and using Docker.

[TanyaKansal]

@jenniferjiangkells do we need this now? Also can we add hacktoberfest label to this issue?

[jenniferjiangkells]

@TanyaKansal you're welcome to work on this if you want! I will add the label and description

[TanyaKansal]

Thanks

[jenniferjiangkells]

@TanyaKansal I've updated the description and added it to hacktoberfest. Apologies the sandbox isn't as well documented so please let me know if you have any questions!

[TanyaKansal]

sure, thanks @jenniferjiangkells

[iniminimini]

Can I contribute to this issue?

[TanyaKansal]

@jenniferjiangkells please assign this issue to me so that others don't work on it

[jenniferjiangkells]

@TanyaKansal We don't typically assign issues, your comment lets us and others know that it's already being worked on - just open the PR when you're ready 🙂

@iniminimini It looks like this issue is already being worked on, but you're welcome to take a look at the other open issues to see if there's anything else you'd like to work on!