Prompt for missing values for required options

[waldekmastykarz]

Today, when you run a command and haven't specified a required option, the command will fail with an error. What if instead, we'd show a prompt allowing you to specify a value? It would be more user-friendly than just failing with an error and showing help.

In some commands we offer the user an option to specify one of the few options, like appId or appName. Since both are optional, they wouldn't be picked up by the prompt as a missing required option and the command would fail anyway at the validation stage. We could think of a solution for this but perhaps that's not necessary at the start.

We could expose this behavior behind an option, in case you use CLI in a script and don't want the script to get stuck on a prompt that you wouldn't be able to respond to.

What do you think, would this be worth the effort?

[appieschot]

I recon that is what PowerShell does right? When you execute something without parameters it replies with the required ones as well. Definitely makes sense! We could start with a version that only does the required parameters and grow from there.

[waldekmastykarz]

Correct, that's indeed how PowerShell works

[appieschot]

In that case I am all for creating an issue to get it implemented 💪

[garrytrinder]

+1

[Adam-it]

+1 .. nice 👍

[Adam-it]

it's a bit like UI in command CLI 😋... only joking... I like it 👍 I would like to work on it even 😅

[waldekmastykarz]

I created an issue for it #2837. Would you like to pick it up? 😁

[Adam-it]

Oh 😱...
Not sure 😕...
How would I start 🤔...
With opening vs code and creating a new branch I guess 😐..
I suppose we may also brainstorm on the issue about how and where 😉...
This should be a lot of fun 😀...
and a great challenge I guess 😍...
Yes I want it😁...
Sign me in 👍👍👍

[waldekmastykarz]

All yours! And please, don't hesitate to reach out if you're stuck at any point.