DHD - Declarative Host Deployment

A TypeScript-based declarative configuration management system for automating system setup and maintenance.

Overview

DHD provides a modular, declarative approach to system configuration using a DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) based execution model. It supports various action types including file management, package installation, command execution, and HTTP requests.

Features

• Declarative Configuration: Define your system state using TypeScript modules
• DAG-based Execution: Automatic dependency resolution and parallel execution
• Multiple Action Types:
  • File operations (create, symlink, template)
  • Package management (system packages)
  • Command execution
  • HTTP requests
  • Conditional execution
• Interactive Visualization: Built-in Ink-based TUI for monitoring execution
• Telemetry: OpenTelemetry integration for observability

Installation

bun install

Usage

# Run with a specific module
bun run cli.ts path/to/module.ts

# Run with visualization
bun run cli.ts --visualize path/to/module.ts

Module Structure

Modules are TypeScript files that export a configuration object:

import { defineModule } from './core/module-builder';

export default defineModule({
  name: 'example-module',
  actions: [
    {
      type: 'package',
      name: 'install-git',
      packages: ['git']
    },
    {
      type: 'file',
      name: 'create-config',
      path: '~/.gitconfig',
      content: '[user]\n  name = Your Name'
    }
  ]
});

Architecture

• Core: The execution engine, DAG management, and action definitions
• Actions: Different action types (command, file, package, http, conditional)
• Ink: Interactive terminal UI components
• Utils: Helper utilities for system operations

Development

# Run tests
bun test

# Publish package
bun run publish