Add backslash line continuation to package install scripts - #708
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This update allows for packages to be installed using line continuation, improving the developer experience writing Dockerfile commands.
Presently, the
docker-php-serversideup-dep-install-debian(or-alpine) commands allow for one or more packages to be installed using spaces or commas:With these changes, the command can now accept packages across lines using the backspace line continuation method, as well as other existing methods.
RUN docker-php-serversideup-dep-install-debian \ bat \ eza \ fd-find \ less \ nano \ ripgrep \ zipThis greatly increases readability, and allows for cleaner diffs when many packages are listed. It remains fully backwards compatible with no breaking changes.
If by chance an empty string is passed in as an argument, an INFO message is displayed and allows the script to continue with an exit code of zero.
I've found this to be immensely helpful in my own work and wanted to share it with others.