ENH - build environments programmatically from lockfile

[kcpevey]

Context

Note

Comment below adds clarification on the status of env creation from lockfiles -- @trallard

Programmatically building an environment via lockfile is not possible in conda-store, but the recommended approach is unclear.

My understanding is that this is not possible via the python API, but IS possible via the REST API. I looked through the autogenerated REST API docs, but its not clear to me how one would go about this.

Value and/or benefit

The ability to programmatically build environments from a lockfile is one possible approach to backup and restore.

It would be beneficial to all developer type users who would rather do things programmatically.

Anything else?

No response

[trallard]

Right now there is not a native programmatic way to build envs from a lockfile.
There is a way to create a single env and any programmatic approach would require an external script or similar, so this would need to be implemented first, then documented.