Run your favorite tools as ephemeral containers

.bash_aliases

# This check ensures <drun-network> exist
# every <drun> container will be reachable by it service name
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/53052379
function docker_network_check {
      docker network inspect drun-network >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
      docker network create --driver bridge drun-network
}

# You can run containered resources whithout the need of intalling it bloating your system
# ensure you find the docker image you want to use on the dockerhub registry.
# i.e. drun node npm install 
alias drun='\
docker_network_check && \
docker run \
-d \
--rm \
-w /app \
-v $(pwd):/app \
--network="drun-network" \
' 
# -d             --> detached mode (no container tty output)
# --rm           --> remove container once exited
# -w /app        --> create and/or uses the /app dir
# -v $(pwd):/app --> mount ./ on /app inside the container
# --network      --> create the same network so container name works as hostname for every container on the same docker network.

# You can pass flags like -it [drun <flags> <image>]
# *this will trigger the entrypoint so you might check the source dockerfile*

# So you can also drun interactive commandline
# $ drun -it node
# >> Welcome to Node.js v14.6.0.
# >> Type ".help" for more information.
# >

# Or you can also navigate the container filesystem of your tool
# *This will override the default dockerfile entrypoint preventing it to run it like an application.
# $ drun -it node bash
# >> root@6aa05052a573:/app#

# combined examples
alias composer='drun prooph/composer:7.4'
alias laravel-create-project='create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel'
# alias php='docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/var/www -w /var/www --network="drun-network" php'

# advanced examples
alias myadmin='echo "running on http://localhost:8080" && drun --name myadmin -e PMA_ARBITRARY=1 -p 8080:80 phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin'


function new_port {
      _check="placeholder"
      START_FROM=$1
      PORT=$(( $START_FROM ))
      _check=$(ss -tulpn | grep ":${PORT}")
      while [[ ! -z "${_check}" ]]; do
      ((PORT++))
      _check=$(ss -tulpn | grep ":${PORT}")
      done
      echo $PORT
}
export -f new_port

function fast-mysql {
      PORT=$(new_port 3306)
      drun \
      --name fast-mysql_"$PORT" \
      -p "$PORT:3306" \
      -v $(pwd)/mysql:/var/lib/mysql \
      -e MYSQL_USER="$1" \
      -e MYSQL_PASSWORD="$2" \
      -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root \
      -e MYSQL_DATABASE="$3" \
      mysql:"${4:-5.7}"
} # fast-mysql <user> <password> <database> <version>(default 5.7)
export -f fast-mysql

function fast-mariadb {
      PORT=$(new_port 3306)
      drun \
      --name fast-mariadb_"$PORT" \
      -p "$PORT:3306" \
      -v $(pwd)/mariadb-mysql:/var/lib/mysql \
      -e MYSQL_USER="$1" \
      -e MYSQL_PASSWORD="$2" \
      -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root \
      -e MYSQL_DATABASE="$3" \
      mariadb:"${4:-latest}" 
}
export -f fast-mariadb

# if you loose some container like <<myadmin>> opened in the background you can attach the process:
# $ docker attach <name>/<ID>
# and kill it with Ctrl+c

# You can check for unnamed containers in the background and kill them with the first 3 ID letters 
# $ docker ps        --> example container with ID(2daa648046f7)
# $ docker stop 2da  --> this stops that 2daa648046f7 container running on the background if you missed it.

Add it to your own ~/.bash_aliases.
then reopen your terminal or type source ~/.bash_aliases

run <image>

You need docker :D