Procedures

Automation procedures in the LaunchDarkly book.

The following documentation is for LaunchDarkly v1.0.3 (BDK).

Ensure that you have installed or connected the LaunchDarkly book and created a new playground before using these automation procedures.

to create a flag in a project

Create a new feature flag within a given project.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
project	the project in which the new flag will be created	launch darkly project	Yes	(no default)
new flag	the flag object containing the configuration for the new feature flag	launch darkly flag	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
answer	the newly created feature flag	launch darkly flag

Examples

the string is '{"name":"New Flag from Playground 2", "key":"new-flag-from-playground-2", "description":"A flag created from the playground"}'
get the string as json
use the above as the new flag
>>>
create the new flag in the test project

to get some (flag's status)

Get the status of a feature flag in a specific environment.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
flag	the feature flag whose status will be retrieved	launch darkly flag	Yes	(no default)
environment	the environment in which to check the flag's status	launch darkly environment	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
flag's status	a flag status indicating whether the flag is enabled (on) or disabled (off)	launch darkly flag status

Examples

get the test project's environment whose name is "test"
use the above as the environment
get the test project's flag whose key is "new-test-flag"
use the above as the test flag
>>>
get the test flag's status where
    the environment is the environment

to get some (project's environments)

FILTER - CAPABLE

Get the environments of a project

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
project	a Launch Darkly project	launch darkly project	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
project's environments	a list of retrieved environments	launch darkly environment

Examples

get a project whose name is "Kognitos - Test Project"
use the above as the test project
get the test project's environments

Get a single environment with name Test. It can also be filtered by environment key.

...
get the test project's environment whose name is "Test"

to get some (project's flags)

FILTER - CAPABLE

Get the flags of a project

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
project	a Launch Darkly project	launch darkly project	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
project's flags	a list of retrieved flags	launch darkly flag

Examples

get a project whose name is "Kognitos - Test Project"
use the above as the test project
get the test project's flags

Get a single flag with key new-test-flag. It can also be filtered by flag name.

...
get the test project's flag whose key is "new-test-flag"

to get some (projects)

FILTER - CAPABLE

Get the projects in Launch Darkly

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
projects	a list of retrieved projects	launch darkly project

Examples

get some projects

Get a single project with name "Kognitos - Test Project". It can also be filtered by project key.

get some projects whose name is "Kognitos - Test Project"

to toggle some flag

Toggle the state of a feature flag in a specific environment.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
flag	the feature flag to be toggled	launch darkly flag	Yes	(no default)
environment	the environment in which to toggle the flag	launch darkly environment	Yes	(no default)
on	a boolean indicating the desired state; True to enable the flag, False to disable it	boolean	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
answer	the updated status of the feature flag	launch darkly flag status

Examples

toggle the test flag with
    the environment is the environment
    the on is 'true'