Move kibana-plugin-helpers to kbn-plugin-helpers package (#16565) (#16617)

* initial commit Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@06c603d0d9 * simplify bin scripts and get them working Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@1455f09194 * [npm] finish package.json Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@c7b0e9d522 * [readme] inception Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@5caa197ea7 * [npm] rename Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@9fb16dd1c3 * [package.json] fix typo Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@f135485c1a * [npm] do not commit npm logs Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@a1bf7505a7 * version 5.0.0-beta1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@5abf8ee2ac * Fix start cmd on Windows Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@7718cefd8a * 5.0.0-beta2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@4e70c3e4d8 * added license files for better visiblity Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@a3297e2728 * group task related files Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@4a8ccce1ec * [build] place the plugin contents under the kibana directory Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@0a0f5fea0a * [start] send extra args to the kibana process Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@ce943ca67c * 5.0.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@42163ce240 * Correctly bundle dependencies if there is only one Fixes elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#8 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@c46b2ca07c * [test:server] include Kibana node_modules/.bin in path when running server tests Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@bbda801351 * 5.0.1-pre Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@2d26645117 * Pass pluginId and plugin-path values through correctly (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#11) Fixes elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#10 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@74defe4206 * 5.0.1-pre2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@0fd7d07558 * [build] ask for kibana version when set to "kibana" Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@5fe34c47ae * 5.0.1-pre3 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@2e0e10106b * Running main, corrected build, checking for no dependencies (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#15) * Updated if check if there are no dependencies * Now running main() * Build now uses the correct parameter. Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@7cf31d26d2 * fix lint error Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@06af5c3dd4 * support defining an alternate plugin root Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@0e4d4fa501 * add an optional callback to the build action Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@6a1012f96b * run vinyl.src in the plugin.root directory Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@8f3081b029 * add basic test for the build action Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@52230f6c3b * include nvmrc file for development Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@f51115de11 * add circle-ci config file Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@80505e1b0d * 5.0.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@e42d134e4c * use a promise instead of a callback to track task completion Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@c6dacf3507 * 5.0.1-patch1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d49bb6ea73 * do not pass stdin to sub tasks, fixes elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#19 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@f872954888 * 5.0.1-patch2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@a754ef5b50 * Use json files to override default config values (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#21) * read json overrides, mix into defaults * rename plugin config helper * use the plugin config in start Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@4cfbe28128 * allow browser tests to be runOnce Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@ede52ece0e * add a test/all task Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@9b7c15cf32 * add test command to execute test/all Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@e096ac55f3 * remove use of spread and default assignment Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@17532f0fdd * pass run method into tasks don't reach into lib for it Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d92d2e979a * use --dev flag for browser dev mode Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@a790fdd338 * fix default command, no more use of call Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@fe13b987c9 * Move require calls outside of task functions (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#23) * move require calls outside of task functions * fix default command value Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@846855e960 * add --include options to test:server Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d3b5e24207 * split and concat and included server test paths Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@e7dffb6ffe * add plugins option to browser tests used to pass your own testsBundle.pluginIds to the test runner Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d370d74bd4 * if plugins are specified, use the option value instead of the default Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d610c9c9d6 * assign args in argument passing code minor syntax change Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@ce77d071d1 * make server test files an argument Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@b043b423ef * add not about custom tests executiong to the readme/help Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@139221e5a6 * Separate the task runner and the command line parser (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#25) * remove conditionl require in runner add tasks module to load all tasks, throw if task does not exist * change task signatures and action handlers - tasks get plugin, run, and an options object - action handler controls what goes into each task - taskRunner wrapper moves the command object to the first argument * change test command signature allow files to be passed in, and pass all options to test:server and test:browser * simplify the task runner * fix typo in unknownOptions * expose the task runner as the module's main this way tasks can be run programatically without going through a cli parser * add tests for task runner * remove file passing for testAll * add serverTestPaths to the plugin config useful for overriding the value via a config file * [config] plugin.serverTestPaths -> plugin.serverTestPatterns Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@82af4df64e * 5.1.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@6dd1407e81 * update the readme Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@c650c4527e * append build info to package.json Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@504fd07f3c * format the package.json file Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@c474820bb5 * node4 support: const -> var Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@19b607d954 * fix cli parsing of --dev flag Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@3aa37c2dfc * 5.1.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@ad9a8e85b8 * Enable custom builds (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#27) * only modify root package.json file previously this was modifying every package.json from node_modules as well * refactor the build task export the build, define helpers outside of the task * allow custom kibana and build versions both can be passed via flags * allow custom build globs to be specified * move build into its own module * add simple option parsing tests * update readme * move dependency file appending into the action * put source and target into variables * move config file loading into a module * refactor test_server_action slightly be more explicit about the files option overwriting the plugin settings * move default build patterns to plugin config allows the setting to be overridden via the config file * fix dirname on relative includes trim any leading '../' off the path when moving it into the build target * move node_module dirs into plugin_config module, use existing promises * rename file_config => config_file Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@743e4a37c2 * return the result of running the action Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@9b819eeeb3 * Allow custom build target via --build-destination flag (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#30) * pass buildTarget into createBuild allow override from options * add cli option to override build destination --build-destination * fix tests * resolve build destination from plugin.root this allows both relative and absolute paths to be used * add short option * update the help Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@6c9fb3464e * 5.2.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@8c2a547d9d * Use npm/yarn to install build dependencies (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#28) * remove scripts and devDependencies from package these are only useful in development, and serve no purpose in the build * refactor the package rewriter * clean up the buildTarget before building * run npm install after build creation * break apart the create_build module * add create_package modules call it from within the build_action * add flag to skip package zip creation * rename skip-package flag to skip-archive * rename rewritePackage to rewritePackageJson * include lock and shrinkwrap files if they exist * add test for skipping zip creation * add some tests to build creation Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@ef6b9c6332 * 6.0.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@9ee7b62e75 * Update URLs in package.json (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#31) The package.json URLs are still referencing @spalger's version, whilst development and collaboration happens on @elastic's version Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@1f322c1cb1 * 6.0.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@8eae537f9f * [tasks/test/browser] fix --kbnServer.tests_bundle flag Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@12e7552adb * 6.0.2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@ff9d402245 * change let to var (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#35) allow helpers to run on pre-6.0 node Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@91de9a84d3 * Fix running tasks on Windows (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#37) * create windows cmd wrapper * use windows cmd wrapper on browser tests * be explicit about the mocha command location * use windows cmd wrapper on server tests * use windows cmd wrapper on build default to using npm as well Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@35f80a08ce * 6.0.3 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@b4da11f899 * fix `build` task when yarn is not installed Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d48808f8d8 * 6.0.4 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@0c0ee17a54 * Added helpers, KIBANA_ROOT environment override (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#41) * run is now a named export, added helpers for interacting with the kibana repo * [config] override the kibana root config with KIBANA_ROOT envvar Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@54a38cd9a2 * bump to version 7 snapshot Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@0c1b2c1670 * [utils] use actual plugin config (with defaults) Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@f3bfdb2689 * require node 6 (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#42) * switch to .node-version file * require and validate node version 6+ Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@85655f230e * Bump eslint rules, update code to match rules (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#43) * bump @elastic/eslint-config-kibana and deps * eslint --fix * fix unused vars some exceptions for tests * move eslint-config-kibana to dev * rename create_package function * make .node-version looser, match internal checks Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@6fac14bd51 * 7.0.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@2ff10e0a45 * commit yarn.lock file Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@22bc67e613 * [utils/babelRegister] add support for changes in elastic/kibana#13973 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@13f30fb4d5 * 7.0.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@abb99896ad * Feat: add translations to default build source paths (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#48) * feat: add translations path to build included by default, to better match what's in the elastic products and even the plugin template also add a translations path to the mock plugin for tests * chore: add script to run tests with linting Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@9871a4b11d * chore: add yarn.lock file to repo Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@4108fe6597 * v7.0.2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@dba9da1b3c * Feat: add includePlugins setting (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#49) * observe includePlugins setting * fix: move resolve up to config parser this ensures that the path is resolved relative to the plugin root Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@fd07d617a4 * Fix: readme include docs (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#50) * chore: add a simple version compat chart * chore: document the settings and how to use them * chore: use icon for license info * chore: use matching badge for circleci status Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@1f39e488a3 * v7.1.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@11238b2697 * fix: read package file instead of using require require uses a cache, so if the package.json file was changed before running build, the changes won't exist in the build runtime. using fs.readFileSync instead ensures that the information read from package.json is current. Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@f78e891838 * v7.1.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@b489c76b26 * Fix: Package use build target (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#52) * fix: pass build target into package task use the build target for the zip output * chore: change up the npm scripts * chore: add create package tests * chore: update eslint deps * chore: fix linting issues, add engines Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@51058fb7fc * v7.1.2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@e314c21bf3 * Use scripts/kibana instead of bin if available (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#53) * Use scripts/kibana instead of bin if available * semicolons * Don't fallback to legacy bin/kibana start method * chore: add 8.x version to compat chart Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@fc72de53bd * v8.0.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d538b32bc3 * chore: add kibanaRoot setting to readme Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@3769efdb26 * [createToolingLog] update require path for toolingLog (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#54) Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@d968819d09 * v8.0.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@2663befdc4 * Add support for passing in node options via environment variable (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#56) * Add support for passing in node options via environment variable * Split node options * semicolon Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@3fc4ec0e87 * Update yarn.lock Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@b3d62e5925 * v8.1.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@fb979ff679 * Deprecate specifying kibana root location (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#59) Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@385fdede72 * Remove kibanaRoot option, require kibana-extra (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#58) * Remove kibanaRoot option, require kibana-extra * Check location of Kibana on postinstall * Fix eslint * Remove 'process.env.KIBANA_ROOT' Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@3511054dfb * v9.0.0 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@8d5af744bb * [npm] upgrade gulp-zip (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#61) Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@94e7530e76 * chore: ignore yarn.lock file Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@9cad57cd97 * [npm] upgraded eslint-related deps (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#62) * [npm] upgraded eslint-related deps * [npm] reflect peer deps from @elastic/eslint-config-kibana Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@1add265641 * v9.0.1 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@140024adac * [config] throw if config file has a syntax error (elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers#65) Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@487dd70bdb * v9.0.2 Original commit: elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers@3bd57fbe5e * [kbn-plugin-helpers] remove redundant configs * [kbn-plugin-helpers/yarn] add yarn.lock file * run kbn-plugin-helpers tests on ci * [plugin-helpers] remove keywords from package.json * [plugin-helpers] rely on kibana eslint * [plugin-helpers/eslint] remove unused vars * [eslint] allow kebab-case in any bin directory * [plugin-helpers] replace last few uses of old package name
2025-04-24 01:38:56 -04:00 · 2018-02-08 13:56:00 -07:00 · 2018-02-08 13:56:00 -07:00 · 4dcee04197
commit 4dcee04197
parent 4b04332756
46 changed files with 3789 additions and 3 deletions
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {

    // files not transpiled by babel can't using things like object-spread
    {
-      files: ['.eslintrc.js'],
+      files: ['.eslintrc.js', 'packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/**/*.js'],
      rules: {
        'prefer-object-spread/prefer-object-spread': 'off',
      },
--- a/docs/development/plugin/development-plugin-functional-tests.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/development/plugin/development-plugin-functional-tests.asciidoc
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To get started copy and paste this example to `test/functional/config.js`:
 ["source","js"]
 -----------
 import { resolve } from 'path';
-import { resolveKibanaPath } from '@elastic/plugin-helpers';
+import { resolveKibanaPath } from '@kbn/plugin-helpers';

 import { MyServiceProvider } from './services/my_service';
 import { MyAppPageProvider } from './services/my_app_page;
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/README.md
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# kibana-plugin-helpers
+
+[![Apache License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache_2.0-a9215a.svg)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers/master/LICENSE)
+[![CircleCI](https://img.shields.io/circleci/project/github/elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers.svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/elastic/kibana-plugin-helpers/tree/master)
+
+Just some helpers for kibana plugin devs.
+
+This simple CLI has several tasks that plugin devs can run from to easily debug, test, or package kibana plugins.
+
+```sh
+$ plugin-helpers help
+
+  Usage: plugin-helpers [options] [command]
+
+  Commands:
+
+    start                       Start kibana and have it include this plugin
+    build [options] [files...]  Build a distributable archive
+    test                        Run the server and browser tests
+    test:browser [options]      Run the browser tests in a real web browser
+    test:server [files...]      Run the server tests using mocha
+
+  Options:
+
+    -h, --help     output usage information
+    -V, --version  output the version number
+
+```
+
+## Versions
+
+Plugin Helpers | Kibana
+-------------- | ------
+9.x | 7.0+ (`kibanaRoot` setting removed from `plugin-helpers`)
+8.x | 7.0+
+7.x | 4.6.x to 6.x (node 6+ only)
+6.x | 4.6.x to 6.x
+5.x | 4.x
+
+## Configuration
+
+`plugin-helpers` accepts a number of settings, which can be specified at runtime, or included in a `.kibana-plugin-helpers.json` file if you'd like to bundle those settings with your project. 
+
+It will also observe a `.kibana-plugin-helpers.dev.json`, much like Kibana does, which we encourage you to add to your `.gitignore` file and use for local settings that you don't intend to share. These "dev" settings will override any settings in the normal json config.
+
+All configuration setting listed below can simply can be included in the json config files. If you intend to inline the command, you will need to convert the setting to snake case (ie. `skipArchive` becomes `--skip-archive`).
+
+## Global settings
+
+### Settings for `start`
+
+Setting | Description
+------- | -----------
+`includePlugins` | Intended to be used in a config file, an array of additional plugin paths to include, absolute or relative to the plugin root
+`*` | Any options/flags included will be passed unmodified to the Kibana binary
+
+### Settings for `build`
+
+Setting | Description
+------- | -----------
+`skipArchive` | Don't create the zip file, leave the build path alone
+`buildDestination` | Target path for the build output, absolute or relative to the plugin root
+`buildVersion` | Version for the build output
+`kibanaVersion` | Kibana version for the build output (added to package.json)
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/bin/plugin-helpers.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/bin/plugin-helpers.js
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const nodeMajorVersion = parseFloat(process.version.replace(/^v(\d+)\..+/, '$1'));
+if (nodeMajorVersion < 6) {
+  console.error('FATAL: kibana-plugin-helpers requires node 6+');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+require('../cli');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/cli.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/cli.js
@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+const program = require('commander');
+
+const pkg = require('./package.json');
+const run = require('./lib/run');
+const docs = require('./lib/docs');
+const enableCollectingUnknownOptions = require('./lib/enable_collecting_unknown_options');
+
+function taskRunner(fn) {
+  return function actionWrapper() {
+    const args = [].slice.apply(arguments);
+    const command = args.pop();
+    fn.apply(null, [command].concat(args));
+  };
+}
+
+program
+  .version(pkg.version);
+
+enableCollectingUnknownOptions(
+  program
+    .command('start')
+    .description('Start kibana and have it include this plugin')
+    .on('--help', docs('start'))
+    .action(taskRunner(function (command) {
+      run('start', {
+        flags: command.unknownOptions
+      });
+    }))
+);
+
+program
+  .command('build [files...]')
+  .description('Build a distributable archive')
+  .on('--help', docs('build'))
+  .option('--skip-archive', 'Don\'t create the zip file, leave the build path alone')
+  .option('-d, --build-destination <path>', 'Target path for the build output, absolute or relative to the plugin root')
+  .option('-b, --build-version <version>', 'Version for the build output')
+  .option('-k, --kibana-version <version>', 'Kibana version for the build output')
+  .action(taskRunner(function (command, files) {
+    run('build', {
+      buildDestination: command.buildDestination,
+      buildVersion: command.buildVersion,
+      kibanaVersion: command.kibanaVersion,
+      skipArchive: Boolean(command.skipArchive),
+      files: files,
+    });
+  }));
+
+program
+  .command('test')
+  .description('Run the server and browser tests')
+  .on('--help', docs('test/all'))
+  .action(taskRunner(function () {
+    run('testAll');
+  }));
+
+program
+  .command('test:browser')
+  .description('Run the browser tests in a real web browser')
+  .option('--dev', 'Enable dev mode, keeps the test server running')
+  .option('-p, --plugins <plugin-ids>', 'Manually specify which plugins\' test bundles to run')
+  .on('--help', docs('test/browser'))
+  .action(taskRunner(function (command) {
+    run('testBrowser', {
+      dev: Boolean(command.dev),
+      plugins: command.plugins,
+    });
+  }));
+
+program
+  .command('test:server [files...]')
+  .description('Run the server tests using mocha')
+  .on('--help', docs('test/server'))
+  .action(taskRunner(function (command, files) {
+    run('testServer', {
+      files: files
+    });
+  }));
+
+program
+  .command('postinstall')
+  .action(taskRunner(function () {
+    run('postinstall');
+  }));
+
+program
+  .parse(process.argv);
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/config_file.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/config_file.js
@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const readFileSync = require('fs').readFileSync;
+
+const configFiles = [ '.kibana-plugin-helpers.json', '.kibana-plugin-helpers.dev.json' ];
+const configCache = {};
+
+module.exports = function (root) {
+  if (!root) root = process.cwd();
+
+  if (configCache[root]) {
+    return configCache[root];
+  }
+
+  // config files to read from, in the order they are merged together
+  let config = configCache[root] = {};
+
+  configFiles.forEach(function (configFile) {
+    try {
+      const content = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(root, configFile)));
+      config = Object.assign(config, content);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // rethrow error unless it's complaining about file not existing
+      if (e.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  const deprecationMsg = 'has been removed from `@kbn/plugin-helpers`. ' +
+    'During development your plugin must be located in `../kibana-extra/{pluginName}` ' +
+    'relative to the Kibana directory to work with this package.\n';
+
+  if (config.kibanaRoot) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'The `kibanaRoot` config option ' + deprecationMsg
+    );
+  }
+  if (process.env.KIBANA_ROOT) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'The `KIBANA_ROOT` environment variable ' + deprecationMsg
+    );
+  }
+
+  // use resolve to ensure correct resolution of paths
+  const { includePlugins } = config;
+  if (includePlugins) config.includePlugins = includePlugins.map(path => resolve(root, path));
+
+  return config;
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/docs.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/docs.js
@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const readFileSync = require('fs').readFileSync;
+
+function indent(txt, n) {
+  const space = (new Array(n + 1)).join(' ');
+  return space + txt.split('\n').join('\n' + space);
+}
+
+module.exports = function docs(name) {
+  const md = readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, '../tasks', name, 'README.md'), 'utf8');
+
+  return function () {
+    console.log('\n  Docs:');
+    console.log('');
+    console.log(indent(md, 4));
+    console.log('');
+  };
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/enable_collecting_unknown_options.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/enable_collecting_unknown_options.js
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+module.exports = function enableCollectingUnknownOptions(command) {
+  const origParse = command.parseOptions;
+  command.allowUnknownOption();
+  command.parseOptions = function (argv) {
+    const opts = origParse.call(this, argv);
+    this.unknownOptions = opts.unknown;
+    return opts;
+  };
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/index.js
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const run = require('./run');
+const utils = require('./utils');
+
+module.exports = function () {
+  console.error(
+    'running tasks with the default export of @kbn/plugin-helpers is deprecated.' +
+    'use `require(\'@kbn/plugin-helpers\').run()` instead'
+  );
+
+  return run.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+Object.assign(module.exports, { run: run }, utils);
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/plugin_config.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/plugin_config.js
@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const statSync = require('fs').statSync;
+const readFileSync = require('fs').readFileSync;
+const configFile = require('./config_file');
+
+module.exports = function (root) {
+  if (!root) root = process.cwd();
+
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(root, 'package.json')));
+  const config = configFile(root);
+
+  const buildSourcePatterns = [
+    'package.json',
+    'index.js',
+    '{lib,public,server,webpackShims,translations}/**/*',
+  ];
+
+  // add shrinkwrap and lock files, if they exist
+  ['npm-shrinkwrap.json', 'yarn.lock']
+    .forEach(function (file) {
+      if (fileExists(resolve(root, file))) {
+        buildSourcePatterns.push(file);
+      }
+    });
+
+  return Object.assign({
+    root: root,
+    kibanaRoot: resolve(root, '../../kibana'),
+    serverTestPatterns: ['server/**/__tests__/**/*.js'],
+    buildSourcePatterns: buildSourcePatterns,
+    id: pkg.name,
+    pkg: pkg,
+    version: pkg.version,
+  }, config);
+};
+
+function fileExists(path) {
+  try {
+    const stat = statSync(path);
+    return stat.isFile();
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/run.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/run.js
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const pluginConfig = require('./plugin_config');
+const tasks = require('./tasks');
+
+module.exports = function run(name, options) {
+  const action = tasks[name];
+  if (!action) throw new Error('Invalid task: "' + name + '"');
+
+  const plugin = pluginConfig();
+  return action(plugin, run, options);
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/run.spec.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/run.spec.js
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*eslint-env jest*/
+
+const testTask = jest.fn();
+const plugin = { id: 'testPlugin' };
+
+jest.mock('./plugin_config', () => () => plugin);
+jest.mock('./tasks', () => {
+  return { testTask };
+});
+const run = require('./run');
+
+describe('task runner', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => jest.resetAllMocks());
+
+  it('throw given an invalid task', function () {
+    const invalidTaskName = 'thisisnotavalidtasknameandneverwillbe';
+    const runner = () => run(invalidTaskName);
+
+    expect(runner).toThrow(/invalid task/i);
+  });
+
+  it('runs specified task with plugin and runner', function () {
+    run('testTask');
+
+    const args = testTask.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(testTask.mock.calls).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(args[0]).toBe(plugin);
+    expect(args[1]).toBe(run);
+  });
+});
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/tasks.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/tasks.js
@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const buildTask = require('../tasks/build');
+const startTask = require('../tasks/start');
+const testAllTask = require('../tasks/test/all');
+const testBrowserTask = require('../tasks/test/browser');
+const testServerTask = require('../tasks/test/server');
+const postinstallTask = require('../tasks/postinstall');
+
+module.exports = {
+  build: buildTask,
+  start: startTask,
+  testAll: testAllTask,
+  testBrowser: testBrowserTask,
+  testServer: testServerTask,
+  postinstall: postinstallTask
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/utils.js
@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+
+const pluginConfig = require('./plugin_config');
+
+function babelRegister() {
+  const plugin = pluginConfig();
+
+  try {
+    // add support for moved babel-register source: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/13973
+    require(resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'src/babel-register'));
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+      require(resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'src/optimize/babel/register'));
+    } else {
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function resolveKibanaPath(path) {
+  const plugin = pluginConfig();
+  return resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, path);
+}
+
+function createToolingLog(level) {
+  return require(resolveKibanaPath('src/dev')).createToolingLog(level);
+}
+
+function readFtrConfigFile(log, path, settingOverrides) {
+  return require(resolveKibanaPath('src/functional_test_runner')).readConfigFile(log, path, settingOverrides);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  babelRegister: babelRegister,
+  resolveKibanaPath: resolveKibanaPath,
+  createToolingLog: createToolingLog,
+  readFtrConfigFile: readFtrConfigFile,
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/win_cmd.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/win_cmd.js
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const platform = require('os').platform();
+
+module.exports = function winCmd(cmd) {
+  return /^win/.test(platform) ? cmd + '.cmd' : cmd;
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/package.json
@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "@kbn/plugin-helpers",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "9.0.2",
+  "description": "Just some helpers for kibana plugin devs.",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "bin": {
+    "plugin-helpers": "bin/plugin-helpers.js"
+  },
+  "author": "Spencer Alger <email@spalger.com>",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "jest",
+    "test:dev": "jest --watch"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "argv-split": "^2.0.1",
+    "commander": "^2.9.0",
+    "del": "^2.2.2",
+    "gulp-rename": "1.2.2",
+    "gulp-zip": "^4.1.0",
+    "inquirer": "^1.2.2",
+    "through2-map": "^3.0.0",
+    "vinyl-fs": "2.3.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "jest": "^17.0.3"
+  }
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/README.md
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copies files from the source into a zip archive that can be distributed for
+installation into production kibana installs. The archive includes the non-
+development npm dependencies and builds itself using raw files in the source
+directory so make sure they are clean/up to date. The resulting archive can
+be found at:
+
+```
+build/{pkg.name}-{pkg.version}.zip
+```
+
+If you use the `--build-destination` flag, the resulting build will be found
+in that directory.
+
+```
+plugin-helpers build --build-destination build/some/child/path
+
+# This will place the resulting build at:
+build/some/child/path/{pkg.name}-{pkg.version}.zip
+```
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/index.js
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = kibana => new kibana.Plugin({
+  uiExports: {
+    hacks: [
+      'plugins/test_plugin/hack.js'
+    ]
+  }
+});
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/package.json
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "test_plugin",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "kibana": {
+    "version": "6.0.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node index.js"
+  }
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/public/hack.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/public/hack.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log('this is my hack');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/translations/es.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/fixtures/test_plugin/translations/es.json
@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "UI-WELCOME_MESSAGE": "Cargando Kibana",
+  "UI-WELCOME_ERROR": "Kibana no se cargó correctamente. Heck la salida del servidor para obtener más información."
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.js
@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+const join = require('path').join;
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const inquirer = require('inquirer');
+
+const createBuild = require('./create_build');
+const createPackage = require('./create_package');
+
+module.exports = function (plugin, run, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+  let buildVersion = plugin.version;
+  let kibanaVersion = (plugin.pkg.kibana && plugin.pkg.kibana.version) || plugin.pkg.version;
+  let buildFiles = plugin.buildSourcePatterns;
+  let buildTarget = join(plugin.root, 'build');
+
+  // allow source files to be overridden
+  if (options.files && options.files.length) {
+    buildFiles = options.files;
+  }
+
+  // allow options to override plugin info
+  if (options.buildDestination) buildTarget = resolve(plugin.root, options.buildDestination);
+  if (options.buildVersion) buildVersion = options.buildVersion;
+  if (options.kibanaVersion) kibanaVersion = options.kibanaVersion;
+
+  let buildStep;
+  if (kibanaVersion === 'kibana') {
+    buildStep = askForKibanaVersion().then(function (customKibanaVersion) {
+      return createBuild(plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion, customKibanaVersion, buildFiles);
+    });
+  } else {
+    buildStep = createBuild(plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, buildFiles);
+  }
+
+  return buildStep
+    .then(function () {
+      if (options.skipArchive) return;
+      return createPackage(plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion);
+    })
+    .catch(function (err) {
+      console.log('BUILD ACTION FAILED:', err);
+    });
+};
+
+function askForKibanaVersion() {
+  return inquirer.prompt([
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      name: 'kibanaVersion',
+      message: 'What version of Kibana are you building for?'
+    }
+  ]).then(function (answers) {
+    return answers.kibanaVersion;
+  });
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.spec.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.spec.js
@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*eslint-env jest*/
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const fs = require('fs');
+const del = require('del');
+
+const PLUGIN_FIXTURE = resolve(__dirname, '__fixtures__/test_plugin');
+const PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR = resolve(PLUGIN_FIXTURE, 'build');
+const PLUGIN = require('../../lib/plugin_config')(PLUGIN_FIXTURE);
+const noop = function () {};
+
+describe('build_action', () => {
+  describe('creating build zip', function () {
+    const buildAction = require('./build_action');
+
+    beforeEach(() => del(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR));
+    afterEach(() => del(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR));
+
+    it('creates a zip in the build directory', () => {
+      return buildAction(PLUGIN).then(() => {
+        const buildFile = resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR, PLUGIN.id + '-' + PLUGIN.version + '.zip');
+        if (!fs.existsSync(buildFile)) {
+          throw new Error('Build file not found: ' + buildFile);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('skips zip creation based on flag', function () {
+      return buildAction(PLUGIN, noop, { skipArchive: true }).then(() => {
+        const buildFile = resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR, PLUGIN.id + '-' + PLUGIN.version + '.zip');
+        if (fs.existsSync(buildFile)) {
+          throw new Error('Build file not found: ' + buildFile);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('calling create_build', () => {
+    let mockBuild;
+    let buildAction;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.resetModules();
+      mockBuild = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve());
+      jest.mock('./create_build', () => mockBuild);
+      buildAction = require('./build_action');
+    });
+
+    it('takes optional build version', function () {
+      const options = {
+        buildVersion: '1.2.3',
+        kibanaVersion: '4.5.6',
+      };
+
+      return buildAction(PLUGIN, noop, options).then(() => {
+        expect(mockBuild.mock.calls).toHaveLength(1);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+        const [ plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, files ] = mockBuild.mock.calls[0];
+        expect(buildVersion).toBe('1.2.3');
+        expect(kibanaVersion).toBe('4.5.6');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('uses default file list without files option', function () {
+      return buildAction(PLUGIN).then(() => {
+        expect(mockBuild.mock.calls).toHaveLength(1);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+        const [ plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, files ] = mockBuild.mock.calls[0];
+        PLUGIN.buildSourcePatterns.forEach(file => expect(files).toContain(file));
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('uses only files passed in', function () {
+      const options = {
+        files: [
+          'index.js',
+          'LICENSE.txt',
+          'plugins/**/*',
+          '{server,public}/**/*'
+        ]
+      };
+
+      return buildAction(PLUGIN, noop, options).then(() => {
+        expect(mockBuild.mock.calls).toHaveLength(1);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+        const [ plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, files ] = mockBuild.mock.calls[0];
+        options.files.forEach(file => expect(files).toContain(file));
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.js
@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const join = require('path').join;
+const relative = require('path').relative;
+const statSync = require('fs').statSync;
+const execFileSync = require('child_process').execFileSync;
+const del = require('del');
+const vfs = require('vinyl-fs');
+const rename = require('gulp-rename');
+
+const rewritePackageJson = require('./rewrite_package_json');
+const winCmd = require('../../lib/win_cmd');
+
+module.exports = function createBuild(plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, files) {
+  const buildSource = plugin.root;
+  const buildRoot = join(buildTarget, 'kibana', plugin.id);
+
+  return del(buildTarget)
+    .then(function () {
+      return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+        vfs
+          .src(files, { cwd: buildSource, base: buildSource })
+          // modify the package.json file
+          .pipe(rewritePackageJson(buildSource, buildVersion, kibanaVersion))
+
+          // put all files inside the correct directories
+          .pipe(rename(function nestFileInDir(path) {
+            const nonRelativeDirname = path.dirname.replace(/^(\.\.\/?)+/g, '');
+            path.dirname = join(relative(buildTarget, buildRoot), nonRelativeDirname);
+          }))
+
+          .pipe(vfs.dest(buildTarget))
+          .on('end', resolve)
+          .on('error', reject);
+      });
+    })
+    .then(function () {
+      // install packages in build
+      const options = {
+        cwd: buildRoot,
+        stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'pipe'],
+      };
+
+      try {
+        // use yarn if yarn lockfile is found in the build
+        statSync(join(buildRoot, 'yarn.lock'));
+        execFileSync(winCmd('yarn'), ['install', '--production'], options);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // use npm if there is no yarn lockfile in the build
+        execFileSync(winCmd('npm'), ['install', '--production', '--no-bin-links'], options);
+      }
+    });
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.spec.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.spec.js
@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*eslint-env jest*/
+const { resolve } = require('path');
+const del = require('del');
+const createBuild = require('./create_build');
+
+const PLUGIN_FIXTURE = resolve(__dirname, '__fixtures__/test_plugin');
+const PLUGIN = require('../../lib/plugin_config')(PLUGIN_FIXTURE);
+const PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR = resolve(PLUGIN_FIXTURE, 'build');
+const PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET = resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR, 'kibana', PLUGIN.id);
+
+describe('create_build', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => del(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR));
+  afterEach(() => del(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR));
+
+  describe('creating the build', function () {
+    const buildTarget = resolve(PLUGIN.root, 'build');
+    const buildVersion = PLUGIN.version;
+    const kibanaVersion = PLUGIN.version;
+    const buildFiles = PLUGIN.buildSourcePatterns;
+
+    it('removes development properties from package.json', function () {
+      expect(PLUGIN.pkg.scripts).not.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(PLUGIN.pkg.devDependencies).not.toBeUndefined();
+
+      return createBuild(PLUGIN, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, buildFiles)
+        .then(() => {
+          const pkg = require(resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET, 'package.json'));
+          expect(pkg.scripts).toBeUndefined();
+          expect(pkg.devDependencies).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('adds build metadata to package.json', function () {
+      expect(PLUGIN.pkg.build).toBeUndefined();
+
+      return createBuild(PLUGIN, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, buildFiles)
+        .then(() => {
+          const pkg = require(resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET, 'package.json'));
+          expect(pkg.build).not.toBeUndefined();
+          expect(pkg.build.git).not.toBeUndefined();
+          expect(pkg.build.date).not.toBeUndefined();
+        });
+    });
+  });
+});
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_package.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_package.js
@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const join = require('path').join;
+const relative = require('path').relative;
+const del = require('del');
+const vfs = require('vinyl-fs');
+const zip = require('gulp-zip');
+
+module.exports = function createPackage(plugin, buildTarget, buildVersion) {
+  const buildId = `${plugin.id}-${buildVersion}`;
+  const buildRoot = join(buildTarget, 'kibana', plugin.id);
+
+  // zip up the package
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    const buildFiles = [relative(buildTarget, buildRoot) + '/**/*'];
+
+    vfs.src(buildFiles, { cwd: buildTarget, base: buildTarget })
+      .pipe(zip(`${buildId}.zip`))
+      .pipe(vfs.dest(buildTarget))
+      .on('end', resolve)
+      .on('error', reject);
+  })
+    .then(function () {
+      // clean up the build path
+      return del(join(buildTarget, 'kibana'));
+    });
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_package.spec.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_package.spec.js
@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*eslint-env jest*/
+const { resolve } = require('path');
+const { statSync } = require('fs');
+const del = require('del');
+const createBuild = require('./create_build');
+const createPackage = require('./create_package');
+
+const PLUGIN_FIXTURE = resolve(__dirname, '__fixtures__/test_plugin');
+const PLUGIN = require('../../lib/plugin_config')(PLUGIN_FIXTURE);
+const PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR = resolve(PLUGIN_FIXTURE, 'build-custom');
+
+describe('create_build', () => {
+  const buildVersion = PLUGIN.version;
+  const kibanaVersion = PLUGIN.version;
+  const buildFiles = PLUGIN.buildSourcePatterns;
+  const packageFile = `${PLUGIN.id}-${buildVersion}.zip`;
+  const doBuild = () => createBuild(PLUGIN, PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, buildFiles);
+
+  beforeAll(() => del(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR).then(doBuild));
+  afterAll(() => del(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR));
+
+  describe('creating the package', function () {
+    it('creates zip file in build target path', function () {
+      return createPackage(PLUGIN, PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR, buildVersion)
+        .then(() => {
+          const zipFile = resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR, packageFile);
+          const stats = statSync(zipFile);
+          expect(stats.isFile()).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+    });
+  });
+});
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/git_info.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/git_info.js
@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const execFileSync = require('child_process').execFileSync;
+
+module.exports = function gitInfo(rootPath) {
+  try {
+    const LOG_SEPARATOR = '||';
+    const commitCount = execFileSync('git', ['rev-list', '--count', 'HEAD'], {
+      cwd: rootPath,
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+    });
+    const logLine = execFileSync('git', ['log', '--pretty=%h' + LOG_SEPARATOR + '%cD', '-n', '1'], {
+      cwd: rootPath,
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+    }).split(LOG_SEPARATOR);
+
+    return {
+      count: commitCount.trim(),
+      sha: logLine[0].trim(),
+      date: logLine[1].trim(),
+    };
+  } catch (e) {
+    return {};
+  }
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/index.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./build_action');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/rewrite_package_json.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/rewrite_package_json.js
@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const map = require('through2-map').obj;
+const gitInfo = require('./git_info');
+
+module.exports = function rewritePackage(buildSource, buildVersion, kibanaVersion) {
+  return map(function (file) {
+    if (file.basename === 'package.json' && file.dirname === buildSource) {
+      const pkg = JSON.parse(file.contents.toString('utf8'));
+
+      // rewrite the target kibana version while the
+      // file is on it's way to the archive
+      if (!pkg.kibana) pkg.kibana = {};
+      pkg.kibana.version = kibanaVersion;
+      pkg.version = buildVersion;
+
+      // append build info
+      pkg.build = {
+        git: gitInfo(buildSource),
+        date: new Date().toString()
+      };
+
+      // remove development properties from the package file
+      delete pkg.scripts;
+      delete pkg.devDependencies;
+
+      file.contents = toBuffer(JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));
+    }
+
+    return file;
+  });
+};
+
+function toBuffer(string) {
+  if (typeof Buffer.from === 'function') {
+    return Buffer.from(string, 'utf8');
+  } else {
+    // this was deprecated in node v5 in favor
+    // of Buffer.from(string, encoding)
+    return new Buffer(string, 'utf8');
+  }
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/postinstall/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/postinstall/index.js
@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const statSync = require('fs').statSync;
+
+module.exports = function (plugin) {
+  if (
+    fileExists(resolve(plugin.root, '../kibana/package.json')) &&
+    !fileExists(resolve(plugin.root, '../../kibana/package.json'))
+  ) {
+    process.stdout.write(
+      '\nWARNING: Kibana now requires that plugins must be located in ' +
+      '`../kibana-extra/{pluginName}` relative to the Kibana folder ' +
+      'during development. We found a Kibana in `../kibana`, but not in ' +
+      '`../../kibana`.\n'
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+function fileExists(path) {
+  try {
+    const stat = statSync(path);
+    return stat.isFile();
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/start/README.md
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/start/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Starts the kibana server with this plugin included. In essence this is the same as running the
+following from the root of the kibana install:
+
+```sh
+./bin/kibana --dev --plugin-path=../path/to/plugin
+```
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/start/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/start/index.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./start_action');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/start/start_action.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/start/start_action.js
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const execFileSync = require('child_process').execFileSync;
+const  { join } = require('path');
+const split = require('argv-split');
+
+module.exports = function (plugin, run, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+
+  const cmd = 'node';
+  const script = join('scripts', 'kibana.js');
+  const nodeOptions = split(process.env.NODE_OPTIONS || '');
+
+  let args = nodeOptions.concat([script, '--dev', '--plugin-path', plugin.root]);
+
+  if (Array.isArray(plugin.includePlugins)) {
+    plugin.includePlugins.forEach((path) => {
+      args = args.concat(['--plugin-path', path]);
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (options.flags) {
+    args = args.concat(options.flags);
+  }
+
+  execFileSync(cmd, args, {
+    cwd: plugin.kibanaRoot,
+    stdio: ['ignore', 1, 2]
+  });
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/all/README.md
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/all/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Runs both the server and browser tests, in that order. 
+
+This is just a simple caller to both `test/server` and `test/browser`
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/all/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/all/index.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./test_all_action');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/all/test_all_action.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/all/test_all_action.js
@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = function testAllAction(plugin, run) {
+  run('testServer');
+  run('testBrowser');
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/browser/README.md
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/browser/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+writing tests
+=============
+
+Browser tests are written just like server tests, they are just executed differently.
+
+  - place tests near the code they test, in `__tests__` directories throughout
+    the public directory
+
+  - Use the same bdd-style `describe()` and `it()`
+    api to define the suites and cases of your tests.
+
+    ```js
+    describe('some portion of your code', function () {
+      it('should do this thing', function () {
+        expect(true).to.be(false);
+      });
+    });
+    ```
+
+
+starting the test runner
+========================
+
+Under the covers this command uses the `test:browser` task from kibana. This will execute
+your tasks once and exit when complete.
+
+When run with the `--dev` option, the command uses the `test:dev` task from kibana. 
+This task sets-up a test runner that will watch your code for changes and rebuild your 
+tests when necessary. You access the test runner through a browser that it starts itself 
+(via Karma).
+
+If your plugin consists of a number of internal plugins, you may wish to keep the tests
+isolated to a specific plugin or plugins, instead of executing all of the tests. To do this,
+use `--plugins` and passing the plugins you would like to test. Muliple plugins can be
+specified by separating them with commas.
+
+
+running the tests
+=================
+
+Once the test runner has started you a new browser window should be opened and you should
+see a message saying "connected". Next to that is a "DEBUG" button. This button will open
+an interactive version of your tests that you can refresh, inspects, and otherwise debug
+while you write your tests.
+
+
+focus on the task at hand
+=========================
+
+To limit the tests that run you can either:
+
+  1. use the ?grep= query string to filter the test cases/suites by name
+  2. Click the suite title or (play) button next to test output
+  3. Add `.only` to your `describe()` or `it()` calls:
+
+    ```js
+    describe.only('suite name', function () {
+      // ...
+    });
+    ```
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/browser/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/browser/index.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./test_browser_action');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/browser/test_browser_action.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/browser/test_browser_action.js
@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const execFileSync = require('child_process').execFileSync;
+const winCmd = require('../../../lib/win_cmd');
+
+module.exports = function testBrowserAction(plugin, run, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+
+  const kbnServerArgs = [
+    '--kbnServer.plugin-path=' + plugin.root
+  ];
+
+  if (options.plugins) {
+    kbnServerArgs.push('--kbnServer.tests_bundle.pluginId=' + options.plugins);
+  } else {
+    kbnServerArgs.push('--kbnServer.tests_bundle.pluginId=' + plugin.id);
+  }
+
+  const task = (options.dev) ? 'test:dev' : 'test:browser';
+  const args = ['run', task, '--'].concat(kbnServerArgs);
+  execFileSync(winCmd('npm'), args, {
+    cwd: plugin.kibanaRoot,
+    stdio: ['ignore', 1, 2]
+  });
+
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/server/README.md
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/server/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+writing tests
+=============
+
+Server tests are written just like browser tests, they are just executed differently.
+
+  - place tests near the code they test, in `__tests__` directories throughout
+    the server directory
+  - Use the same bdd-style `describe()` and `it()` api to define the suites
+    and cases of your tests.
+
+    ```js
+    describe('some portion of your code', function () {
+      it('should do this thing', function () {
+        expect(true).to.be(false);
+      });
+    });
+    ```
+
+
+running the tests
+=================
+
+Running the server tests is simple, just execute `npm run test:server` in your terminal
+and all of the tests in your server will be run.
+
+By default, the runner will look for tests in `server/**/__tests__/**/*.js`. If you'd prefer to
+use a different collection of globs and files, you can specify them after the `npm run test:server`
+task, like so:
+
+`npm run test:server 'plugins/myplugins/server/__tests__/**/*.js'`
+
+NOTE: quoting the glob pattern is not required, but helps to avoid issues with globbing expansion
+in your shell.
+
+
+focus on the task at hand
+=========================
+
+To limit the tests that run add `.only` to your `describe()` or `it()` calls:
+
+```js
+describe.only('suite name', function () {
+  // ...
+});
+```
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/server/index.js
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./test_server_action');
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/server/test_server_action.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/test/server/test_server_action.js
@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const resolve = require('path').resolve;
+const delimiter = require('path').delimiter;
+const execFileSync = require('child_process').execFileSync;
+const winCmd = require('../../../lib/win_cmd');
+
+module.exports = function (plugin, run, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+  const kibanaBins = resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'node_modules/.bin');
+  const mochaSetupJs = resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'test/mocha_setup.js');
+  let testPaths = plugin.serverTestPatterns;
+
+  // allow server test files to be overridden
+  if (options.files && options.files.length) {
+    testPaths = options.files;
+  }
+
+  const fullCmd = resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'mocha');
+  const cmd = winCmd(fullCmd);
+  const args = ['--require', mochaSetupJs].concat(testPaths);
+  const path = `${kibanaBins}${delimiter}${process.env.PATH}`;
+
+  execFileSync(cmd, args, {
+    cwd: plugin.root,
+    stdio: ['ignore', 1, 2],
+    env: Object.assign({}, process.env, {
+      PATH: path
+    })
+  });
+};
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/yarn.lock
--- a/src/dev/precommit_hook/casing_check_config.js
+++ b/src/dev/precommit_hook/casing_check_config.js
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 export const IGNORE_FILE_GLOBS = [
  '.node-version',
  'docs/**/*',
-  'bin/**/*',
+  '**/bin/**/*',
  '**/+([A-Z_]).md',
  '**/*.txt',
  'Gruntfile.js',
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 set -e
 source "$(dirname $0)/../../src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh"

+cd packages/kbn-plugin-helpers
+yarn test
+cd -
+
 xvfb-run "$(yarn bin)/grunt" jenkins:unit;
				`@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`module.exports = require('./test_all_action');`
				`@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`module.exports = require('./test_browser_action');`
				`@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`module.exports = require('./test_server_action');`