cs-resolve

Resolve lists of transitive dependencies of two dependencies

$ cs resolve [group_id1]:[artifact_id1]:[artifact_version1] [group_id2]:[artifact_id2]:[artifact_version2]

$ cs resolve --tree [group_id]:[artifact_id]:[artifact_version]

$ cs resolve --reverse-tree [group_id]:[artifact_id]:[artifact_version]

$ cs resolve [group_id]:[artifact_id]:[artifact_version] --what-depends-on [searched_group_id]:[searched_artifact_id]

$ cs resolve [group_id]:[artifact_id]:[artifact_version] --what-depends-on [searched_group_id]:[searched_artifact_id][searched_artifact_version]

$ cs resolve --conflicts [group_id1:artifact_id1:artifact_version1 group_id2:artifact_id2:artifact_version2 ...]

cs-resolve [options] <service_or_host_name>

<service_or_host_name>
    The logical name of the service or host to be resolved within the specific development environment's context.

-h, --help
    Displays a brief help message and exits, showing available options and usage.

-v, --verbose
    Increases the verbosity of the output, providing more detailed information about the resolution process or errors.

-f, --format <format_type>
    Specifies the output format, such as json, plain, or yaml, if supported by the implementation.

The cs-resolve command is not a standard utility found in most Linux distributions.
It typically appears within specific development environments, such as Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces (formerly Eclipse Che) or OpenShift Dev Spaces.
Its primary purpose is to facilitate internal service discovery, allowing applications or components within a complex, containerized, or cloud-native environment to locate and connect to other services by their logical names rather than hardcoded IP addresses or ports.
For instance, an application might need to connect to a 'database' service, and cs-resolve would provide the necessary network details (e.g., hostname, port) for that service, often by querying an internal service registry or Kubernetes API.
This abstraction is crucial in microservices architectures where service instances can be dynamic, scaling up or down, and moving between different network locations.

The cs-resolve command is not a general-purpose network utility. Its functionality and availability are entirely dependent on the specific software product or script that includes it (e.g., Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces, OpenShift Dev Spaces, or custom development setups).
It should not be confused with standard DNS resolution tools like dig or nslookup. Its behavior and output can vary significantly between different versions or implementations within those specific environments.

In cloud-native and Kubernetes-based environments, cs-resolve acts as an abstraction over complex service discovery mechanisms. It enables developers to reference services by simple, logical names, while the underlying system handles the dynamic mapping to network endpoints, greatly simplifying application configuration and deployment.

Users should be aware that cs-resolve is designed to operate within the specific context of the environment it's provided with. Attempting to use it outside of this environment, or without the necessary configuration, will likely result in errors or incorrect resolution.

The concept behind cs-resolve emerged with the rise of containerization and microservices architectures, particularly in cloud-native development platforms. As applications became distributed across multiple containers and services, direct IP-based communication became impractical due to the dynamic nature of container lifecycles and scaling.
Utilities like cs-resolve were developed as part of larger platforms (such as Eclipse Che, which evolved into CodeReady Workspaces and OpenShift Dev Spaces) to provide an abstraction layer for service discovery. Its development is tied to the evolution of these IDE-as-a-Service and development environment platforms, aiming to simplify dependency management and inter-service communication for developers.

dig(1), nslookup(1), host(1), getent(1), kubectl(1)