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Provide JSON schema for deploy CLI config files

Open stabai opened this issue 2 years ago • 2 comments

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Describe the problem you'd like to have solved

When working with the JSON files exported by the deploy CLI, it's hard to know what fields and values are valid/required/etc.

Describe the ideal solution

It would be great if a JSON schema for these types were provided.

Ideally, the schema would be published to something like JSON Schema Store so that editors can automatically detect them via glob patterns. Alternatively/additionally, the export functionality of the CLI could write in a $schema URL for each file it exports, so that editors can use this information to validate the file.

Alternatives and current workarounds

I was unable to find a JSON schema definition. If only that were available, this would already be a huge step forward as users could wire it up to their editors manually.

Additional context

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stabai avatar Feb 06 '23 19:02 stabai

@stabai This is an excellent suggestion, it would certainly make the process of creating Deploy CLI configuration much clearer. We already loosely define some of the resource handlers, but admittedly probably not enough for being a goo DX. It would be a pretty big undertaking to augment atop the current tool but this is something I'd consider implementing for future version of the tool.

willvedd avatar Aug 10 '23 20:08 willvedd

Yeah, I think the trick is also in ensuring that the schema stays correct as the API evolves. Defining the API contract in a way that it can both be used by the service that the Deploy CLI calls and also be automatically translated into a JSON schema would be the approach I'd seek.

For example, using Protocol Buffers might be a good way to allow this, since they can define interoperable schemas in many languages and also be converted to JSON schemas (but I don't claim to know what would work well for this service).

stabai avatar Aug 11 '23 04:08 stabai