Slight correction: local dev/test of flexible applications does not use docker. Though you can run your app in docker locally if you want.
Currently there isn't a way to point dev_appserver at the Cloud Datastore emulator, but we are aware of that this is a problem. On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 12:53:10 PM UTC-8, George (Cloud Platform Support) wrote: > > Hello Nav, > > Local testing of your flex application uses Docker containers and actual > Cloud Platform services, such as Google Cloud Datastore. By contrast, your > app engine standard application is sandboxed in your local environment and > uses a Datastore Emulator. In local testing, your flex and your standard > applications do not access the same data store > <https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/python/flexible-for-standard-users>, > > so your scenario would stumble at this point. > > > More detail in this page > <https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/python/migrating> on > the migration of services from the Standard Environment to the Flexible > Environment. > > On the other hand, once deployed, you can use both environments > <https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/the-appengine-environments> in > your application at the same time if you structure your application using > the microservices architecture > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microservices>. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-appengine/e77e0f3a-7d78-44fd-bda4-c11e5831817c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
