This example shows how to take a job.json and run a Cloud Batch job using C++.

If you are not familiar with the Batch API, we recommend you first read the API overview before starting this guide.

This project uses vcpkg to install its dependencies. Clone vcpkg in your $HOME:

git clone -C $HOME https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git

Install the typical development tools, on Ubuntu you would use:

apt update && apt install -y build-essential cmake git ninja-build pkg-config g++ curl tar zip unzip

In this directory compile the dependencies and the code, this can take as long as an hour, depending on the performance of your workstation:

cd cpp-samples/batch/simple
cmake -S . -B .build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$HOME/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
cmake --build .build

Run the example, replace the [PROJECT ID] placeholder with the id of your project:

.build/simple [PROJECT ID] us-central1 test-container-run hello-world-container.json