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Serve

Codezero’s Serve function allows developers to run a service locally while making it appear as if it’s deployed in the Kubernetes cluster. When you serve a local variant, you can:

  • Route specific traffic to your local service instance while keeping cluster traffic undisturbed
  • Test changes without deploying to the cluster
  • Share your local variant with team members through the service catalog

Variants​

A Variant in Codezero represents an alternative instance of a service that can run alongside the default in-cluster version. Unlike traditional versioning, variants allow developers to test changes without deployment while allowing the original service to function undisturbed.

Traffic Management​

  • Multiple variants can coexist simultaneously
  • Traffic can be selectively routed based on:
    • User ID
    • Custom headers

Collaboration Features​

  • Team members can see available variants in the service catalog
  • Developers can choose between original services or colleague’s variants
  • Multiple developers can work on different variants of the same service simultaneously

Benefits​

Serving variants enables developers to test changes in a production-like environment without deployment overhead, facilitating faster development cycles and reducing the complexity of microservice development.