Add --json flag for resource-class cmds #1088
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Internal Checklist
Not applicable to me, a non-CircleCI employee
Changes
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Implementation
I implemented my changes in the following way:
--json
flag to theresource_class.go
file where it was appropriate to, for thecreate
andlist
command actions.--json
flag was set on the command line, and if so, we Marshal the appropriate object and set it in the Writer interface offered by the cobracmd
object.circleci runner resource-class list <>
circleci runner resource-class create <>
they will behave exactly as they did. Only if you include a
--json
flag will you see new behavior, returned to stdout.Tests
I made sure to add tests in
resource_class_test.go
where appropriate as well as update the[create-expected-usage.txt](https://github.com/CircleCI-Public/circleci-cli/compare/develop...jdelnano:circleci-cli:add-json-output-flag-for-resource-class-cmds?expand=1#diff-694751a2b7d7a982b3a13b6bcb00d307f3e25dc7014c17520056d3d3c1dbd8ca)
file.Rationale
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Background
In my position at Okta, a CircleCI customer, I have a few automation tasks that require the use of the
circleci runner resource-class list
andcircleci runner resource-class create
commands, where I specifically need to grab the output of these commands and do subsequent actions. As a result, my motivation for adding the--json
flag support for thecircleci runner resource-class
command is to return more easily parsable output, instead of the default ASCII table format.Manual Testing
I executed the following commands manually (alongside the automated testing), to ensure:
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