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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions butane/config/common/common.go
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Expand Up @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type TranslateOptions struct {

type TranslateBytesOptions struct {
TranslateOptions
Pretty bool
Raw bool // encode only the Ignition config, not any wrapper
Pretty bool
Raw bool // encode only the Ignition config, not any wrapper
YAMLDocumentSeparator bool // prepend YAML document separator (---) to YAML output

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Preserve source compatibility for TranslateBytesOptions. common.TranslateBytesOptions is exported, and adding YAMLDocumentSeparator can make downstream unkeyed composite literals fail to compile. Use a backward-compatible API for this option or document the breaking change.

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In `@butane/config/common/common.go` at line 27, Update the exported
TranslateBytesOptions API so adding YAMLDocumentSeparator does not break
downstream unkeyed composite literals; use a backward-compatible mechanism for
configuring this option rather than extending the struct, or explicitly document
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32 changes: 32 additions & 0 deletions butane/config/openshift/v4_23_exp/translate_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package v4_23_exp

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"testing"

baseutil "github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/butane/base/util"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -422,3 +423,34 @@ func TestValidateSupport(t *testing.T) {
})
}
}

// TestYAMLDocumentSeparator tests that the YAML document separator is only
// emitted when requested.
func TestYAMLDocumentSeparator(t *testing.T) {
in := []byte(`variant: openshift
version: 4.23.0-experimental
metadata:
name: something
labels:
machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: worker
`)

tests := []struct {
separator bool
prefix string
}{
{false, "# Generated by Butane; do not edit\n"},
{true, "---\n# Generated by Butane; do not edit\n"},
}

for _, test := range tests {
t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("separator %v", test.separator), func(t *testing.T) {
actual, r, err := ToConfigBytes(in, common.TranslateBytesOptions{
YAMLDocumentSeparator: test.separator,
})
assert.NoError(t, err, "translation failed")
assert.False(t, r.IsFatal(), "fatal report: %v", r)
assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(string(actual), test.prefix), "expected prefix %q, got %q", test.prefix, string(actual))
})
}
}
3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions butane/config/util/util.go
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Expand Up @@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ func TranslateBytesYAML(input []byte, container interface{}, translateMethod str
}

var yamlCfgBuf bytes.Buffer
if options.YAMLDocumentSeparator {
yamlCfgBuf.WriteString("---\n")
}
yamlCfgBuf.WriteString("# Generated by Butane; do not edit\n")
encoder := yaml.NewEncoder(&yamlCfgBuf)
encoder.SetIndent(2)
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions butane/internal/main.go
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Expand Up @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func main() {
pflag.BoolVarP(&strict, "strict", "s", false, "fail on any warning")
pflag.BoolVarP(&options.Pretty, "pretty", "p", false, "output formatted json")
pflag.BoolVarP(&options.Raw, "raw", "r", false, "never wrap in a MachineConfig; force Ignition output")
pflag.BoolVar(&options.YAMLDocumentSeparator, "yaml-doc-separator", false, "prepend YAML document separator (---) to YAML output")
pflag.BoolVar(&rawErrors, "raw-errors", false, "show raw errors, rather than pretty printing them")
pflag.StringVar(&colorFlag, "color", "auto", `control color output: "auto", "always", or "never"`)
pflag.Lookup("color").NoOptDefVal = "always"
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions docs/release-notes.md
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Expand Up @@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ nav_order: 9

### Features

- Butane: add `--yaml-doc-separator` to prepend the YAML document separator
(`---`) to MachineConfig output

### Changes

### Bug fixes
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