ei-build-custom-deployment-blocks

Help the user author an Edge Impulse custom deployment block. A deployment block is a Docker container that Studio runs to turn a trained impulse into a downloadable artifact (firmware, library, container image, etc.). Custom deployment blocks are an Enterprise-only feature.

Required files

A deployment block directory contains:

• Dockerfile — builds the container Studio runs.
• parameters.json — block metadata + user-facing parameter definitions.
• Build script — build.py (Python) or build.js (Node.js). Entry point of the container.
• Optional package.json (Node.js) or requirements.txt (Python) for dependencies.
• Optional app/ directory for static template files copied into the build.

Block I/O contract

Studio runs the container with --metadata <path> pointing at deployment-metadata.json. The build script must:

1. Parse --metadata and load the JSON.
2. Read input from metadata.folders.input. The input directory contains: