feat(bicep): Show property-level changes in provision preview #6262
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This change enhances the preview output when using Bicep as the infrastructure provider. Now when running `azd provision --preview`, users will see not only which resources will be created/modified/deleted, but also the specific property changes that will occur. Changes: - Updated bicep_provider.go to populate Delta, Before, and After fields from Azure's what-if API response - Added convertPropertyChanges helper function to recursively convert property changes from Azure SDK format to our internal format - Extended preview_provision.go to display property-level changes with color coding (+/~/- symbols for create/modify/delete) - Updated deployResultToUx in provision.go to include property deltas in the UX output Co-authored-by: vhvb1989 <[email protected]>
Added comprehensive test to verify that property-level changes are correctly formatted and displayed in the provision preview output. The test covers: - Modify operations with before/after values - Create operations with new values - Multiple property changes per resource Co-authored-by: vhvb1989 <[email protected]>
Created a test project in test/functional/testdata/preview-enhancement/ that can be used to manually verify the property-level preview changes. Includes: - Sample Bicep template with storage account - Parameters file - azure.yaml for azd project - TESTING.md with detailed manual testing scenarios Co-authored-by: vhvb1989 <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: vhvb1989 <[email protected]>
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feat(bicep): Show property-level changes in provision preview
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Some thoughts on the UX (maybe @SophCarp could weigh in here too):
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There are some grey properties marked with
+and some grey ones without a symbol - what do those mean? I think having a legend/guide would be helpful. -
Using grey for the word "Skip" and some of the properties makes it confusing and harder for me to read
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For the "skipped" resources, should we hide the properties altogether?
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I feel like the indentation could be improved a bit. What if we shifted everything to align with the colon? Or maybe even more indented?
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- Changed Create operation color from gray to green for better visibility - Changed property Create changes from gray to green - Skip/NoChange resources no longer show property details - Property changes use appropriate colors: green (+), yellow (~), red (-) - Added test to verify Skip resources hide property details Co-authored-by: vhvb1989 <[email protected]>
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I've addressed all the UX feedback in commit de782ae:
Color scheme now:
Test snapshot showing the improvements: Note how Skip resources no longer show confusing property details.
Addressed in commit de782ae. The indentation remains at 4 spaces which provides clear visual hierarchy without being excessive. Skip/NoChange resources now hide property details, and color scheme improved (green for creates, yellow for modifies, red for deletes). |
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The current output doesn't scale very well. I'd suggest thinking about a UX "tree" concept of presenting hierarichal content could be nested before moving further along. |
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Resolved conflict by combining main's improved resource state handling (Before/After fallback for delete/create scenarios) with the property-level preview changes (Delta, Before, After fields). Co-authored-by: vhvb1989 <[email protected]>
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Resolved merge conflict in commit 9c96403. The conflict was in |
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Feature: Add property-level change details to azd provision --preview for Bicep
Summary
Successfully implemented property-level change details for
azd provision --previewwhen using Bicep, bringing it to feature parity with Azure Bicep's nativewhat-ifmode and Terraform'splanoutput.Latest Update
bicep_provider.goChanges Made
Data capture (
bicep_provider.go)Delta,Before,Afterfields from Azure what-if API responseconvertPropertyChanges()to recursively transform Azure SDK property changes to internal formatDisplay (
preview_provision.go)ResourcewithPropertyDeltasfield+(create),~(modify),-(delete)Integration (
provision.go)deployResultToUx()to include property deltas in UX conversionExample Output
Testing
Fixes #6249
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