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.gitignore

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 nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin
+hello-driver

GNUmakefile

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+PLUGIN_BINARY=hello-driver
+export GO111MODULE=on
+
+default: build
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: ## Remove build artifacts
+	rm -rf ${PLUGIN_BINARY}
+
+build:
+	go build -o ${PLUGIN_BINARY} .

README.md

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-nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin
+Nomad Skeleton Driver Plugin
 ==========
 
-This project is a [Hashicorp Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/) [task driver
-plugin](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/drivers/index.html) skeleton
-implementation. You can clone and modify this to get started writing your own
-task driver plugin.
+Skeleton project for
+[Nomad task driver plugins](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/drivers/index.html).
+
+This project is intended for bootstrapping development of a new task driver
+plugin.
+
+- Website: [https://www.nomadproject.io](https://www.nomadproject.io)
+- Mailing list: [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com/group/nomad-tool)
 
 Requirements
 -------------------
 
-- [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/downloads.html) v0.9.5+
-- [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) v1.12.x (to build the plugin)
+- [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/downloads.html) v0.9+
+- [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) v1.11 or later (to build the plugin)
 
-Get Started
+Building the Skeleton Plugin
 -------------------
 
-Download the project module:
+[Generate](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin/generate)
+a new repository in your account from this template by clicking the `Use this
+template` button above.
+
+Clone the repository somewhere in your computer. This project uses
+[Go modules](https://blog.golang.org/using-go-modules) so you will need to set
+the environment variable `GO111MODULE=on` or work outside your `GOPATH` if it
+is set to `auto` or not declared.
 
 ```sh
-go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin
+$ git clone git@github.com:<ORG>/<REPO>git
 ```
 
-Follow the comments marked with a `TODO` tag to implement your driver's logic.
-For more information consult the Nomad documentation on
-[plugins](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/internals/plugins/index.html).
+Enter the plugin directory and update the paths in `go.mod` and `main.go` to
+match your repository path.
 
-The initial state of the skeleton is a simple task that outputs a greeting. You
-can try it out by starting a Nomad server and client and running the job
-provided in the `config` folder:
+```diff
+// go.mod
+
+- module github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin
++ module github.com/<ORG>/<REPO>
+...
+```
+
+```diff
+// main.go
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin/hello"
++ "github.com/<REPO>/<ORG>/hello"
+...
+
+```
+
+Build the skeleton plugin.
 
 ```sh
-go build
-nomad agent -dev -config=./config/client.hcl -plugin-dir=$(PWD)
+$ make build
+```
+
+## Deploying Driver Plugins in Nomad
+
+The initial version of the skeleton is a simple task that outputs a greeting.
+You can try it out by starting a Nomad agent and running the job provided in
+the `example` folder:
+
+```sh
+$ make build
+$ nomad agent -dev -config=./example/agent.hcl -plugin-dir=$(pwd)
 
 # in another shell
-nomad run ./config/example.nomad
+$ nomad run ./example/example.nomad
+$ nomad logs <ALLOCATION ID>
 ```
 
-You should rename the project's root folder and the `hello` module to fit your
-own driver.
-
 Code Organization
 -------------------
-The skeleton driver comes with an in memory task state store (see
-`hello/state.go`). This in-memory map is for storing runtime details (like a
-process id). The details of what to store is left to the implementation of the
-task driver. Fields stored in the base implementation in this skeleton can be
-found in the `taskHandle` struct.
+Follow the comments marked with a `TODO` tag to implement your driver's logic.
+For more information check the
+[Nomad documentation on plugins](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/internals/plugins/index.html).

example/agent.hcl

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 log_level = "TRACE"
 
-plugin "nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin" {
+plugin "hello-driver" {
   config {
     shell = "bash"
   }

go.mod

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+// TODO: update the module path below to match your own repository
 module github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin
 
 go 1.12

main.go

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 import (
 	log "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+
+	// TODO: update the path below to match your own repository
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin/hello"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins"