This change adds support for lists and maps in config. We now allow
lists/maps (and nested structures) in `Pulumi.<stack>.yaml` (or
`Pulumi.<stack>.json`; yes, we currently support that).
For example:
```yaml
config:
proj:blah:
- a
- b
- c
proj:hello: world
proj:outer:
inner: value
proj:servers:
- port: 80
```
While such structures could be specified in the `.yaml` file manually,
we support setting values in maps/lists from the command line.
As always, you can specify single values with:
```shell
$ pulumi config set hello world
```
Which results in the following YAML:
```yaml
proj:hello world
```
And single value secrets via:
```shell
$ pulumi config set --secret token shhh
```
Which results in the following YAML:
```yaml
proj:token:
secure: v1:VZAhuroR69FkEPTk:isKafsoZVMWA9pQayGzbWNynww==
```
Values in a list can be set from the command line using the new
`--path` flag, which indicates the config key contains a path to a
property in a map or list:
```shell
$ pulumi config set --path names[0] a
$ pulumi config set --path names[1] b
$ pulumi config set --path names[2] c
```
Which results in:
```yaml
proj:names
- a
- b
- c
```
Values can be obtained similarly:
```shell
$ pulumi config get --path names[1]
b
```
Or setting values in a map:
```shell
$ pulumi config set --path outer.inner value
```
Which results in:
```yaml
proj:outer:
inner: value
```
Of course, setting values in nested structures is supported:
```shell
$ pulumi config set --path servers[0].port 80
```
Which results in:
```yaml
proj:servers:
- port: 80
```
If you want to include a period in the name of a property, it can be
specified as:
```
$ pulumi config set --path 'nested["foo.bar"]' baz
```
Which results in:
```yaml
proj:nested:
foo.bar: baz
```
Examples of valid paths:
- root
- root.nested
- 'root["nested"]'
- root.double.nest
- 'root["double"].nest'
- 'root["double"]["nest"]'
- root.array[0]
- root.array[100]
- root.array[0].nested
- root.array[0][1].nested
- root.nested.array[0].double[1]
- 'root["key with \"escaped\" quotes"]'
- 'root["key with a ."]'
- '["root key with \"escaped\" quotes"].nested'
- '["root key with a ."][100]'
Note: paths that contain quotes can be surrounded by single quotes.
When setting values with `--path`, if the value is `"false"` or
`"true"`, it will be saved as the boolean value, and if it is
convertible to an integer, it will be saved as an integer.
Secure values are supported in lists/maps as well:
```shell
$ pulumi config set --path --secret tokens[0] shh
```
Will result in:
```yaml
proj:tokens:
- secure: v1:wpZRCe36sFg1RxwG:WzPeQrCn4n+m4Ks8ps15MxvFXg==
```
Note: maps of length 1 with a key of “secure” and string value are
reserved for storing secret values. Attempting to create such a value
manually will result in an error:
```shell
$ pulumi config set --path parent.secure foo
error: "secure" key in maps of length 1 are reserved
```
**Accessing config values from the command line with JSON**
```shell
$ pulumi config --json
```
Will output:
```json
{
"proj:hello": {
"value": "world",
"secret": false,
"object": false
},
"proj:names": {
"value": "[\"a\",\"b\",\"c\"]",
"secret": false,
"object": true,
"objectValue": [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
},
"proj:nested": {
"value": "{\"foo.bar\":\"baz\"}",
"secret": false,
"object": true,
"objectValue": {
"foo.bar": "baz"
}
},
"proj:outer": {
"value": "{\"inner\":\"value\"}",
"secret": false,
"object": true,
"objectValue": {
"inner": "value"
}
},
"proj:servers": {
"value": "[{\"port\":80}]",
"secret": false,
"object": true,
"objectValue": [
{
"port": 80
}
]
},
"proj:token": {
"secret": true,
"object": false
},
"proj:tokens": {
"secret": true,
"object": true
}
}
```
If the value is a map or list, `"object"` will be `true`. `"value"` will
contain the object as serialized JSON and a new `"objectValue"` property
will be available containing the value of the object.
If the object contains any secret values, `"secret"` will be `true`, and
just like with scalar values, the value will not be outputted unless
`--show-secrets` is specified.
**Accessing config values from Pulumi programs**
Map/list values are available to Pulumi programs as serialized JSON, so
the existing
`getObject`/`requireObject`/`getSecretObject`/`requireSecretObject`
functions can be used to retrieve such values, e.g.:
```typescript
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
interface Server {
port: number;
}
const config = new pulumi.Config();
const names = config.requireObject<string[]>("names");
for (const n of names) {
console.log(n);
}
const servers = config.requireObject<Server[]>("servers");
for (const s of servers) {
console.log(s.port);
}
```
The current pattern of using backend.Stack values in the CLI but
accepting backend.StackReference values in backend methods leads to
frequent transitions between these types. In the case of the HTTP
backend, the transition from a StackReference to a Stack requires an API
call. These changes refactor the backend.Backend API such that most of
its methods accept backend.Stack values in place of
backend.StackReference values, which avoids these transitions.
This removes two calls to the getStack API on the startup path of a
`pulumi preview`.
