This section describes how to test a customized Che-Theia by opening a new workspace with custom branding.

Prerequisites

  • Che-Theia container image built with custom branding definitions

Procedure

To test a custom Che-Theia image, create a new meta.yaml file describing a custom Che editor, and use it in a devfile for the testing workspace.

  1. Download the latest Che-Theia meta.yaml from the plug-in registry

  2. Replace the image value in the containers section to point to the custom Che-Theia container image.

  3. Create a workspace using the sample che-theia-branding-example devfile to apply the changes:

    factory contribute 
    metadata:
  name: che-theia-all
projects:
  - name: che-cheia-branding-example
    source:
      location: 'https://github.com/che-samples/che-theia-branding-example.git'
      type: git
      branch: master
components:
  - type: cheEditor
    reference: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/che-samples/che-theia-branding-example/master/che-editor.meta.yaml
apiVersion: 1.0.0

  4. Run the workspace to see the changes:

    • The dark theme of Che-Theia:

      welcome dark
      about dark

    • The light theme of Che-Theia:

      welcome light
      about light