Run a Plain Component from another Component's Commit

When a component stores Git commits in a plain folder, it can use another component's commit history, allowing for template creation and shared code execution — an alternative to collections, which require self-contained repositories.

STEP 1: On the component card, edit the Commit to open the options.

STEP 2: In the second box, enter the component id of another component you want to use a commit from

Start typing in a component name or use the list to choose the Component ID to use to run the component from.

Open the Select a Commit window to view the available commits to choose from.

STEP 3: Choose a commit to run your component from

For Plain Folder components, the commit window will display:

Full Commits: This contains a full list of commits across the entire Iguana instance and all of its components.
Relevant Commits: This contains a list of all of the commits of the current component.

Choose a commit and click confirm.
Click the green arrow to save your commit selection.

STEP 3: Click View Commit to review the commit selected to run the component

Use View Commit to verify the selected commit in read-only mode. For example, the commit for a “CSV-to-JSON” component is being used to run the “Custom - Plain” component.

The component's project is not overwritten. Iguana uses the run directory to store the selected commit and execute the component.