bug: remove the need for expects' unbuffer command while using coder cli to push a template #17033
Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
Current Behavior
cli version Coder v2.20.0+03b5012 Tue Mar 4 19:21:19 UTC 2025
(I tried a new cli as well, same issue)
I'm working in a GitHub Actions Workflow environment.
I have an on-prem Coder Server install (Coder v2.20.0+03b5012 Tue Mar 4 19:21:19 UTC 2025)
I'm using coder cli and an access token provided vie GH secrets
I have a directory with a pre-existing and previously pushed template (shown from within GH Action WF)
ls -altr
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 3 alfreds alfreds 4096 Mar 20 09:47 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 alfreds alfreds 1479 Mar 20 11:46 README.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 alfreds alfreds 7185 Mar 20 13:59 main.tf
drwx------ 2 alfreds alfreds 4096 Mar 20 16:38 .
when I issue coder template push docker --ignore-lockfile -y
I get this error...
2025-03-20 23:55:55.856Z Terraform 1.10.5
2025-03-20 23:55:55.857Z Error: No configuration files
2025-03-20 23:55:55.857Z Plan requires configuration to be present. Planning without a configuration would mark everything for destruction, which is normally not what is desired. If you would like to destroy everything, run plan with the -destroy option. Otherwise, create a Terraform configuration file (.tf file) and try again.
=== ✔ Detecting persistent resources [161ms]
==> ⧗ Cleaning Up
Encountered an error running "coder templates push", see "coder templates push --help" for more information
I double-triple confirmed that the directory this was running in had the main.tf file.
I got suspicious, so I ssh'd into the runner and manually replicated the command, (over ssh) and it succceeded!
So, I got took that knowledge and made a wild guess that there is a requirement that tty-like relationship is expected to the cli.
I changed the gh wf to install expect
- name: Hack for Coder bug
run: |
sudo apt-get install expect -y
echo "now unbuffer is available which can trick coder into thinking your are there watching."
and that allows me to add unbuffer before the whole command.
- name: Push with Coder
run: |
coder whoami
cd coder/coder-templates/ubuntu/docker
unbuffer coder template push docker --ignore-lockfile -y
And that works.
[REDACTED]... You're authenticated as gh-runner !
25l
◰ Uploading directory...25h
=== ✔ Queued [0ms]
==> ⧗ Running
==> ⧗ Running
=== ✔ Running [9ms]
==> ⧗ Setting up
=== ✔ Setting up [0ms]
==> ⧗ Parsing template parameters
=== ✔ Parsing template parameters [14ms]
==> ⧗ Detecting persistent resources
2025-03-20 23:36:18.472Z Terraform 1.10.5
2025-03-20 23:36:19.347Z data.coder_workspace_owner.me: Refreshing...
2025-03-20 23:36:19.347Z data.coder_provisioner.me: Refreshing...
2025-03-20 23:36:19.347Z data.coder_workspace.me: Refreshing...
...
=== ✔ Detecting ephemeral resources [2749ms]
==> ⧗ Cleaning Up
=== ✔ Cleaning Up [353ms]
┌──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Template Preview │
├──────────────────────────────────┤
│ RESOURCE │
├──────────────────────────────────┤
│ docker_container.workspace │
│ └─ main (linux, amd64) │
├──────────────────────────────────┤
│ docker_image.stoke-ubuntu │
├──────────────────────────────────┤
│ docker_volume.home_volume │
└──────────────────────────────────┘
Updated version at Mar 20 23:36:23!
Relevant Log Output
Expected Behavior
I should not have to use unbuffer or any other tty-like command in a headless environment to engage with templates push
Steps to Reproduce
- See my description, pretty clear what the steps are.
Environment
- Host OS: version in description
- Coder version: version in description
Additional Context
No response