begin docker-composing
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+# source me to have all the nice things
+
+if [ "$0" == "$BASH_SOURCE" ]; then
+    echo "You should be sourcing this."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+hscloud_root="$( cd "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")"; pwd -P )"
+
+hscloud-dc() {
+    ( cd "$hscloud_root" && docker-compose -f "docker/docker-compose.yml" "$@" )
+}
+
+hscloud-pki-dev() {
+    (
+        set -e
+
+        cd "$hscloud_root"
+        rm -rf docker/pki
+
+        cp -rv go/pki/dev-certs docker/pki
+        cd docker/pki
+        bash gen.sh m6220-proxy arista-proxy cmc-proxy topo client
+        ls *pem
+    )
+}
+
+echo "Now playing:"
+echo "  hscloud-dc      - run docker-compose"
+echo "  hscloud-pki-dev - generate dev PKI certs"