Demisto SDK

The Demisto SDK library can be used to manage your Cortex XSOAR content with ease and efficiency. The library supports Python 3.8-3.10. Python 3.8 support will be removed soon.

In order to function properly, the Demisto SDK requires git to be installed. If git isn't installed, an appropriate message will be raised.

Usage

Installation

1. Install - pip3 install demisto-sdk

2. Upgrade - pip3 install --upgrade demisto-sdk

3. Connect demisto-sdk with Cortex XSOAR server - In order that demisto-sdk and Cortex XSOAR server communicate, perfrom the following steps:

   1. Get an API key for Cortex XSOAR/XSIAM-server - Settings -> Integrations -> API keys -> Get your Key (copy it)

   2. Set the following environment variables, or place an .env file at the root of the content pack:

      export DEMISTO_BASE_URL=<http or https>://<demisto-server url or ip>:<port>
      export DEMISTO_API_KEY=<API key>

      To use on Cortex XSIAM or Cortex XSOAR 8.x the XSIAM_AUTH_ID environment variable should also be set.

      export XSIAM_AUTH_ID=<auth id>

      for example:

      export DEMISTO_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8080
      export DEMISTO_API_KEY=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

      As long as XSIAM_AUTH_ID environment variable is set, SDK commands will be configured to work with an XSIAM instance. In order to set Demisto SDK to work with Cortex XSOAR instance, you need to delete the XSIAM_AUTH_ID parameter from your environment.

      unset XSIAM_AUTH_ID

      In case the primary git branch is not master, or the upstream is not named origin, set them with environment variables:

      export DEMISTO_DEFAULT_BRANCH = <branch name here>
      export DEMISTO_DEFAULT_REMOTE = <upstream name here>

      For more configurations, check the demisto-py repo (the SDK uses demisto-py to communicate with Cortex XSOAR).

   3. For the Validate and Format commands to work properly:

   • Install node.js, and make sure @mdx-js/mdx, fs-extra and commander are installed in node-modules folder (npm install ...).

   • Set the DEMISTO_README_VALIDATION environment variable to True.

     MDX is used to validate markdown files, and make sure they render properly on XSOAR and xsoar.pan.dev.

   4. Reload your terminal.

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Content path

The demisto-sdk is made to work with Cortex content, structured similar to the official Cortex content repo.

Demisto-SDK commands work best when called from the content directory or any of its subfolders. To run Demisto-SDK commands from other folders, you may set the DEMISTO_SDK_CONTENT_PATH environment variable.

We recommend running all demisto-SDK commands from a folder with a git repo, or any of its subfolders. To suppress warnings about running commands outside of a content repo folder, set the DEMISTO_SDK_IGNORE_CONTENT_WARNING environment variable.

CLI usage

You can use the SDK in the CLI as follows:

demisto-sdk <command> <args>

For more information, run demisto-sdk -h. For more information on a specific command execute demisto-sdk <command> -h.

Version Check

demisto-sdk will check against the GitHub repository releases for a new version every time it runs and will issue a warning if you are not using the latest and greatest. If you wish to skip this check you can set the environment variable: DEMISTO_SDK_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK. For example:

export DEMISTO_SDK_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK=yes

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Commands

Supported commands:

1. init
2. Validate
3. Lint
4. Secrets
5. Prepare-Content
6. Split
7. Format
8. Run
9. Run-playbook
10. Upload
11. Download
12. Generate-docs
13. Generate-test-playbook
14. Generate-outputs
15. Update-release-notes
16. Zip-packs
17. openapi-codegen
18. postman-codegen
19. generate-integration
20. generate-yml-from-python
21. generate-unit-tests
22. pre-commit (experimental)

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23. setup-env

Customizable command configuration

You can create your own configuration for the demisto-sdk commands by creating a file named .demisto-sdk-conf within the directory from which you run the commands. This file will enable you to set a default value to the existing command flags that will take effect whenever the command is run. This can be done by entering the following structure into the file:

[command_name]
flag_name=flag_default_value

Note: Make sure to use the flag's full name and input _ instead of a - if it exists in the flag name (e.g. instead of no-docker-checks use no_docker_checks).

Here are a few examples:

• As a user, I would like to not use the mypy linter in my environment when using the lint command. In the .demisto-sdk-conf file I'll enter:

[lint]
no_mypy=true

• As a user, I would like to include untracked git files in my validation when running the validate command. In the .demisto-sdk-conf file I'll enter:

[validate]
include_untracked=true

• As a user, I would like to automatically use minor version changes when running the update-release-notes command. In the .demisto-sdk-conf file I'll enter:

[update-release-notes]
update_type=minor

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License

MIT - See LICENSE for more information.

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How to setup development environment?

Follow the guide found here to setup your demisto-sdk dev environment. The development environment is connected to the branch you are currently using in the SDK repository.

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Contributions

Contributions are welcome and appreciated. For information regarding contributing, press here.

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Internet Connection

An internet connection is required for the following commands to work properly:

1. Format
2. Validate
3. Update-release-notes

Note that the following commands may work partially without an internet connection:

1. Download - will fail when using the '-fmt, --run-format' argument.
2. Lint - will fail when creating the image.

• When working offline (or in an airgapped environment), set the DEMISTO_SDK_OFFLINE_ENV environment variable to true:

  export DEMISTO_SDK_OFFLINE_ENV=TRUE

  When set, Demisto-SDK features requiring an internet connection will not be run, often saving some time and avoiding errors.

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XSOAR CI/CD

For information regarding XSOAR CI/CD, please see this article