diff --git a/install-sss.sh b/install-sss.sh
index bb2db57649000ba1e701786f56dba575753110eb..a35b43d2a3574e5b05328ed84a12ce6c1f29ea2d 100755
--- a/install-sss.sh
+++ b/install-sss.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
SRC_DIR=$1
INSTALL_DIR=$2
mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR
-# from here on do your module-wise installing
+
+# Install always ##############################################################
+
+# Scripts for which the whole directory shall be installed
+INSTALL_FULL_DIR="
+ ext_query_to_xlsx
+"
+
+# Scripts for which only *.py files shall be installed
+INSTALL_PY_FILES="
+ ext_file_download
+"
+
+
+# #############################################################################
+# Default implementation follows ##############################################
+
+echo "Installing to $INSTALL_DIR"
+
+for src in $INSTALL_FULL_DIR; do
+ cp -r "$SRC_DIR/$src" "$INSTALL_DIR/"
+ echo "Installed $src"
+done
+
+for src in $INSTALL_PY_FILES; do
+ mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/$src"
+ cp "$SRC_DIR/$src/"*.py "$INSTALL_DIR/$src/"
+ echo "Installed $src"
+done
+
+# Module specific installations ###############################################
# ext_table_preview
if [ "${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_BOTTOM_LINE_TABLE_PREVIEW}" == "ENABLED" ]; then
@@ -11,7 +43,4 @@ if [ "${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_BOTTOM_LINE_TABLE_PREVIEW}" == "ENABLED" ]; then
cp $SRC_DIR/ext_table_preview/*.py $INSTALL_DIR/ext_table_preview/
echo "installed all server-side scripts for ext_table_preview"
fi
-# ext_file_download; should always be installed - No build variable
-mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR/ext_file_download
-cp $SRC_DIR/ext_file_download/*.py $INSTALL_DIR/ext_file_download/
-echo "installed all server-side scripts for ext_file_download"
+
diff --git a/tools/copy_into_docker.py b/tools/copy_into_docker.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..840bba364ffcf74b7807b81f1a5689fa0db30ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/copy_into_docker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# This file is a part of the LinkAhead project.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2025 IndiScale GmbH <www.indiscale.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Daniel Hornung <d.hornung@indiscale.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from subprocess import run
+from typing import Optional, Union
+
+
+class DockerManager:
+ def __init__(self, container: Optional[str] = None,
+ webui_root: Optional[str] = None,
+ basename: Optional[str] = None,
+ ):
+ """Manages a Docker container.
+
+ Parameters
+ ----------
+ container : str, default="linkahead"
+ The container name
+
+ webui_root : str, default="/opt/caosdb/git/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui"
+ The root directory for the webui on the server.
+
+ basename : str, default="caosdb-webui"
+ Base name of this repository.
+ """
+ if not container:
+ container = "linkahead"
+ if not webui_root:
+ webui_root = "/opt/caosdb/git/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui"
+ if not basename:
+ basename = "caosdb-webui"
+ self.container_name = container
+ self.webui_root = webui_root
+ self.basename = basename
+
+ def copy(self, src: Union[str, Path]):
+ """Copy ``src`` into the Docker container.
+
+ This method tries to guess the correct target inside the webui's root dir.
+
+ Parameters
+ ----------
+ src : Union[str, Path]
+ The directory or file to copy.
+ """
+ if isinstance(src, str):
+ src = Path(src)
+ src = src.resolve()
+ relative_path = Path(*src.parts[src.parts.index(self.basename) + 1:])
+
+ target = Path(self.webui_root) / relative_path
+
+ if src.is_dir():
+ target = target.parent
+ command = ["docker", "cp", str(src), f"{self.container_name}:{target}"]
+ run(command, check=True)
+
+ def make(self):
+ """Run ``make`` inside the container.
+ """
+
+ command = ["docker", "exec", "-u0:0", "-ti",
+ "-w", self.webui_root, self.container_name, "make"]
+ run(command)
+
+
+def _mangle_sources(sources: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+ """Handle special cases of the sources given on the commandline.
+
+ Parameters
+ ----------
+ sources : list[str]
+ The sources to mangle
+
+ Returns
+ -------
+ out : list[str]
+ The mangled list.
+ """
+ if "ALL" in sources and len(sources) > 1:
+ raise ValueError("If ALL is given, this must be the only source.")
+ if "ALL" in sources:
+ base = Path(__file__).parents[1]
+ result = []
+ for default in (
+ "build.properties.d",
+ "conf",
+ "libs",
+ "node_modules",
+ "src",
+ ):
+ result.append(str(base / default))
+
+ return result
+
+ return sources.copy()
+
+
+def _parse_arguments():
+ """Parse the arguments."""
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+ description="Copy stufff into the Docker container, then run the Makefile.")
+ parser.add_argument("source", type=str, nargs="+",
+ help="""The thing(s) to copy.
+ Special case: "ALL" copies everything that may be useful."""
+ )
+ parser.add_argument('--container', type=str, required=False,
+ help="Container name. Default is 'linkahead'."
+ )
+ parser.add_argument('--webui-root', type=str, required=False,
+ help="Webui root in the container. Default is "
+ "'/opt/caosdb/git/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui'."
+ )
+ parser.add_argument('--repo-basename', type=str, required=False,
+ help="Basename of this repository. Default is "
+ "'caosdb-webui'."
+ )
+ return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+ """The main function of this script."""
+ args = _parse_arguments()
+ mgr = DockerManager(container=args.container,
+ webui_root=args.webui_root,
+ basename=args.repo_basename)
+ sources = args.source
+ sources = _mangle_sources(sources)
+ for src in sources:
+ mgr.copy(src)
+ mgr.make()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()
diff --git a/tools/copy_into_docker.sh b/tools/copy_into_docker.sh
index d58a75123b1f9a1c2292df8db9efa1ea6d73a09a..cf1f8f1c4f5d3cb53f90f2ce917a32c623011829 100755
--- a/tools/copy_into_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/copy_into_docker.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ set -e
# Copy just the publicly accessible files
core_dir="$(dirname $0)/../src/core"
container="linkahead"
-docker_webui_root="/opt/caosdb/git/linkahead-server/linkahead-webui"
+docker_webui_root="/opt/caosdb/git/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui"
docker_dir="${docker_webui_root}/src/core/"
docker cp "${core_dir}/." "$container:$docker_dir"
docker exec -ti -w "$docker_webui_root" "$container" make
+
+echo -e "\nThis script is deprecated, use the Python script instead."