Releases: Cox-Automotive/alks-cli
v3.24.9
v3.24.8
Summary
- Bug: The
catchblock ingetIamKey.ts(line 146-148) discards the actual server error fromalks.getIAMKeys()and always throws a generic "Incorrect account or role" message. This prevents meaningful server-side errors from reaching the user. - Fix: Propagate the server's error message when available, falling back to
badAccountMessageonly when no message is present. - Tests: Updated existing test case and added a new test case verifying that server error messages (e.g., "Change request required for production access") are properly surfaced.
Context
Starting the week of April 20, 2026, ALKS Core will enforce ChangeMinder (change ticket requirements) for production access via an Optimizely feature flag. When CLI users try to get prod keys without providing --ciid or --chg-number, the server returns a meaningful rejection message — but the CLI currently swallows it and shows "Incorrect account or role", which will confuse users and flood #alks-support.
Changes
src/lib/getIamKey.ts
} catch (e) {
- throw new Error(badAccountMessage);
+ const serverMessage = (e as Error).message;
+ throw new Error(serverMessage || badAccountMessage);
}src/lib/getIamKey.test.ts
- Renamed existing "when alks.getIAMKeys fails" test to "when alks.getIAMKeys fails with no message" and added assertion that it falls back to
badAccountMessage - Added new test case "when alks.getIAMKeys fails with a server error message" that verifies the server message is propagated
Test plan
-
npm testpasses — all 44 tests ingetIamKey.test.tspass - Manual test: run
alks sessions openagainst a prod account without--ciid/--chg-numberafter ChangeMinder enforcement is enabled — should see the server's rejection message instead of "Incorrect account or role"
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v3.24.7
Summary
Implements changeNumber field from ChangeMinder across all six ALKS CLI output formats to support change ticket tracking.
Changes
- creds format: Write changeNumber as INI comment above profile section in AWS credentials file
- docker format: Add CHANGE_NUMBER environment variable flag
- terraformarg format: Add CHANGE_NUMBER environment variable flag (consistent -e flags)
- terraformenv format: Add CHANGE_NUMBER to shell export command
- aws format: Add ChangeNumber field to JSON output (PascalCase)
- idea format: Add CHANGE_NUMBER to plain text output
Implementation Details
- Followed TDD approach with comprehensive test coverage
- Standardized naming convention: CHANGE_NUMBER (no ALKS/AWS prefix) across all formats except JSON
- AWS JSON format uses PascalCase ChangeNumber to match existing schema conventions
- All 122 tests passing, no regressions introduced
- Clean TypeScript compilation and build
Testing
- ✅ Full test suite: 122 tests passing (exit code 1 matches baseline)
- ✅ Type checking: clean (exit code 0)
- ✅ Build: successful (exit code 0)
- ✅ Regression testing: no new failures
Commits
- [TASK-1] Add test coverage for creds format changeNumber handling
- [TASK-2] Write changeNumber as comment in AWS credentials file
- [TASK-3] Add changeNumber to docker output format
- [TASK-4] Add changeNumber to terraformarg output format
- [TASK-5] Add changeNumber to terraformenv output format
- [TASK-6] Add changeNumber to aws output format
- [TASK-7] Add changeNumber to idea output format
- Refactor: Standardize changeNumber naming to CHANGE_NUMBER across all formats
Rally Feature: F281658 - Add ChangeMinder change number to all ALKS CLI output formats
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v3.24.6
Summary
- Displays a yellow bordered warning banner every time a command runs using basic auth (password), directing users to migrate to OAuth2
- Adds the same deprecation warning at the start of
alks developer login - Updates the password choice label in
alks developer configureto reflect the May 3rd retirement date - Adds a "did you mean?" tip when a user has configured
https://alks.coxautoinc.comwithout the required/restpath
Test plan
Basic auth deprecation warning
- Run any
alkscommand (e.g.sessions open) configured with basic auth — confirm the yellow deprecation warning banner appears in the terminal - Run
alks developer login— confirm warning appears before credential prompts - Run
alks developer configure— confirm password choice shows "(DEPRECATED - retiring May 3rd, not recommended)" - Run any command configured with OAuth2 (refresh token) — confirm no warning appears
"Did you mean?" server URL hint
- Set
ALKS_SERVER=https://alks.coxautoinc.comand runalks sessions open— confirm the yellow tip appears: "Did you mean https://alks.coxautoinc.com/rest?" - Set
ALKS_SERVER=https://alks.coxautoinc.com/(trailing slash) and runalks sessions open— confirm tip still appears - Set
ALKS_SERVER=https://alks.coxautoinc.com/restand runalks sessions open— confirm no tip appears - Set a completely different server URL — confirm no tip appears
Rally
US1879500: Create warning for ALKS CLI basic auth deprecation
v3.24.5
Replace the static inquirer list with inquirer-autocomplete-prompt so users can type to filter accounts in real-time using fuzzy matching rather than scrolling through the full list.
Change Log Items
- A short note to be used in a change log
Description
Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.
Rally:
v3.24.3
Summary
Fixes three path resolution errors that prevented the metadata server from starting properly.
Changes
- Metadata server path: Changed from
'../lib/metadata-server.js'to'../metadata-server.js' - Forever daemon root: Fixed from
'../'to'../../../../'to properly resolve to project root - Service files path: Updated from
'../service'to'../../../../service'
These paths must resolve correctly from the dist/src/lib/handlers/ directory context after TypeScript compilation.
Additional changes by Dave:
- Added .npmrc to .gitignore and removed it from the repo.
- Fixed the flaky metadata server. It needed exception handling.
- Fixed the mac os operational setup for starting the server.
- Fixed src/lib/getMetadata.ts return type to Promise<Metadata | undefined>
- Created tear down and re-test from scratch testing scripts in a new scripts directory at project root. The testing scripts are focused around the metadata server.
- I commented out the e2e tests since they were failing on pulling with jfrog from artifactory. I don't have time to deal with that so I will make a separate story to address that.
- Updated the README.md calling out that users should be pulling alks-cli from artifactory and notes how to setup their ~/.npmrc on how to do so.
- I also removed the contents of the dist/ directory from the repo and added the directory to .gitignore. Those contents should be dynamically generated every time. Build consistency is ensured by npm-shrinkwrap.json.
Testing Instructions
- Build the project:
npm run build - Start the metadata server:
node dist/src/bin/alks.js server start - Verify server is running:
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/- Should return:
alks
- Should return:
- Test full credentials endpoint:
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/alks- Should return JSON with AWS credentials
Note: Testing must use 169.254.169.254 (not 127.0.0.1:45000) as the pf rules redirect traffic.
Related
- Resolves Rally Defect: DE565327
- Functionally equivalent to PR #291 but with no merge conflicts
v3.24.2
v3.24.1
v3.24.0
Change Log Items
Original work was done by @samsolaimani . I am picking up the QA and will deploy beta package.
Description
Code presents new command line switches that supports session open and session console commands to participate in ChangeMinder.
Rally:
US1626026: Update CLI to use new ALKS JS and new params
