Makes the preset flag mandatory #75
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Signed-off-by: Timofei Larkin <lllamnyp@gmail.com>
WalkthroughThe init command now marks the --preset flag as required via initCmd.MarkFlagRequired("preset"), causing the command to error and exit if --preset is omitted. Existing preset defaults and subsequent validation/generation logic remain unchanged and run only when a preset is provided. Changes
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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actor U as User
participant C as CLI init command
participant F as Flag Parser (Cobra)
participant V as isValidPreset
participant G as Generation Logic
U->>C: run `tool init [--preset X]`
C->>F: Parse flags (preset)
Note right of F: preset is marked required
alt Missing --preset
F-->>C: Required flag error
C-->>U: Exit with error (missing --preset)
else Provided --preset
C->>V: Validate preset
alt Invalid
V-->>C: Validation error
C-->>U: Exit with error (invalid preset)
else Valid
C->>G: Generate config/files
G-->>C: Success
C-->>U: Report completion
end
end
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Summary of Changes
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This pull request updates the command-line interface by making the 'preset' flag a required argument for the init command. This change ensures that users must explicitly provide a preset value when initializing, improving clarity and preventing incomplete configurations.
Highlights
- Command Line Interface: The
presetflag for theinitcommand is now a mandatory argument, ensuring users explicitly specify a preset when initializing.
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This pull request aims to make the --preset flag mandatory. However, the current implementation has a couple of issues. First, MarkFlagRequired is ineffective for flags with a default value, which preset has. Second, the error returned by MarkFlagRequired is not handled. I've added specific comments with suggestions to address these points.
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Marking a flag as required will not have the intended effect if the flag has a default value. The preset flag is defined with a default value of "generic" on line 208. Because of this, the flag will always be considered present, and MarkFlagRequired will not enforce that the user provides it.
To make this flag truly mandatory, you should remove the default value from its definition on line 208. For example:
// before
initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&initCmdFlags.preset, "preset", "p", "generic", "specify preset to generate files")
// after
initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&initCmdFlags.preset, "preset", "p", "", "specify preset to generate files")| initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&initCmdFlags.update, "update", "u", false, "update Talm library chart") | ||
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MarkFlagRequired returns an error which is not being checked. If an error occurs here (e.g., a typo in the flag name), it's a programming error and the application should fail fast. It's conventional to panic in init() functions for such setup errors.
if err := initCmd.MarkFlagRequired("preset"); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
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pkg/commands/init.go (2)
94-99: Nil deref risk: check error before using configBundle.You write into configBundle before verifying err from GenerateConfigBundle; this can panic on error.
- configBundle, err := gen.GenerateConfigBundle(genOptions, clusterName, "https://192.168.0.1:6443", "", []string{}, []string{}, []string{}) - configBundle.TalosConfig().Contexts[clusterName].Endpoints = []string{"127.0.0.1"} - if err != nil { - return err - } + configBundle, err := gen.GenerateConfigBundle(genOptions, clusterName, "https://192.168.0.1:6443", "", []string{}, []string{}, []string{}) + if err != nil { + return err + } + configBundle.TalosConfig().Contexts[clusterName].Endpoints = []string{"127.0.0.1"}
121-129: File write errors for Chart.yaml are ignored.In both branches you don’t assign the error when writing Chart.yaml; failures are silently skipped.
- if parts[len(parts)-1] == "Chart.yaml" { - writeToDestination([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(content, clusterName, Config.InitOptions.Version)), file, 0o644) - } else { - err = writeToDestination([]byte(content), file, 0o644) - } + if parts[len(parts)-1] == "Chart.yaml" { + err = writeToDestination([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(content, clusterName, Config.InitOptions.Version)), file, 0o644) + } else { + err = writeToDestination([]byte(content), file, 0o644) + } if err != nil { return err }- if parts[len(parts)-1] == "Chart.yaml" { - writeToDestination([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(content, "talm", Config.InitOptions.Version)), file, 0o644) - } else { - err = writeToDestination([]byte(content), file, 0o644) - } + if parts[len(parts)-1] == "Chart.yaml" { + err = writeToDestination([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(content, "talm", Config.InitOptions.Version)), file, 0o644) + } else { + err = writeToDestination([]byte(content), file, 0o644) + } if err != nil { return err }Also applies to: 133-141
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pkg/commands/init.go (5)
206-214: Preset now “required”: handle the returned error, and consider removing the default + clarifying UX for --update.
- MarkFlagRequired returns an error; it’s safer to check it (e.g., cobra.CheckErr) so a future refactor doesn’t silently break validation.
- Since the flag is now required, keeping a default ("generic") is confusing in help and never used. Consider removing the default and surfacing valid values in the help text.
- Requiring --preset unconditionally also applies to the --update path (Cobra validates required flags before RunE). Confirm if that’s intended; if not, enforce “required unless --update” in PreRunE instead of MarkFlagRequired.
Apply:
initCmd.Flags().StringVar(&initCmdFlags.talosVersion, "talos-version", "", "the desired Talos version to generate config for (backwards compatibility, e.g. v0.8)") - initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&initCmdFlags.preset, "preset", "p", "generic", "specify preset to generate files") + initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&initCmdFlags.preset, "preset", "p", "", fmt.Sprintf("specify preset to generate files (one of: %s)", strings.Join(generated.AvailablePresets, ", "))) initCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&initCmdFlags.force, "force", false, "will overwrite existing files") initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&initCmdFlags.update, "update", "u", false, "update Talm library chart") addCommand(initCmd) - initCmd.MarkFlagRequired("preset") + cobra.CheckErr(initCmd.MarkFlagRequired("preset"))If you want “required unless --update”, drop MarkFlagRequired and add in PreRunE:
if !initCmdFlags.update && !cmd.Flags().Changed("preset") { return fmt.Errorf("--preset is required (valid: %s)", strings.Join(generated.AvailablePresets, ", ")) }Optionally add shell completion for presets (nice UX):
cobra.CheckErr(initCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("preset", func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) { return generated.AvailablePresets, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp }))
71-79: Redundant re-parse and variable shadowing for versionContract.You already parse versionContract at Lines 54–58. The second block re-declares and re-parses it, shadowing the earlier variable. Just reuse the parsed value.
- if initCmdFlags.talosVersion != "" { - var versionContract *config.VersionContract - - versionContract, err = config.ParseContractFromVersion(initCmdFlags.talosVersion) - if err != nil { - return fmt.Errorf("invalid talos-version: %w", err) - } - - genOptions = append(genOptions, generate.WithVersionContract(versionContract)) - } + if initCmdFlags.talosVersion != "" { + genOptions = append(genOptions, generate.WithVersionContract(versionContract)) + }
181-184: Duplicate directory removal in updateTalmLibraryChart.You remove charts/talm twice. The second removal happens after you just wrote Chart.yaml, deleting it needlessly before the loop. Drop the second RemoveAll.
- // Remove the existing talm chart directory - if err := os.RemoveAll(talmChartDir); err != nil { - return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove existing talm chart directory: %w", err) - }
247-251: “Created …” log is printed even if the write failed.Print only on success.
- err := os.WriteFile(destination, data, permissions) - - fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Created %s\n", destination) - - return err + err := os.WriteFile(destination, data, permissions) + if err != nil { + return err + } + fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Created %s\n", destination) + return nil
87-87: Typo in comment.“Clalculate” → “Calculate”.
- // Clalculate cluster name from directory + // Calculate cluster name from directory
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pkg/commands/init.go(1 hunks)
… flags (#386) ## Summary Update documentation to reflect breaking changes in talm from PR #75 and PR #86: - Add mandatory `--preset` flag (previously defaulted to "generic") - Add mandatory `--name` flag (previously derived from directory name) - Use different directory and cluster names to clarify they are separate concepts ## Changed files - `content/en/docs/install/kubernetes/talm.md` - `content/en/blog/2025-04-28-a-simple-way-to-install-talos-linux-on-any-machine-with-any-provider.md` - `content/en/docs/install/providers/hetzner.md` - `content/en/docs/install/providers/oracle-cloud.md` - `content/en/docs/install/providers/servers-com/_index.md` ## References - cozystack/talm#75 - cozystack/talm#86 <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **Documentation** * Updated Talos Linux installation documentation across multiple providers with standardized directory naming conventions for consistency. * Revised configuration initialization commands with explicit flags for preset and cluster name parameters. * Enhanced setup procedures in blog posts and provider-specific installation guides. <sub>✏️ Tip: You can customize this high-level summary in your review settings.</sub> <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
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