Client update command gains support for specifying lock file path

[thompson-tomo]

I would for my api client libraries to be auto generated at build time to ensure the client is fully up to date with the latest specification. With the key item being auto-generated code should not be checked in so that it doesn't implement code coverage etc.

There is 2 ways to achieves this however only 1 of which works hence this issue:

Full Generation each time [Works]

• Add the generation command (as per below) to the project pre-build event

kiota generate -l CSharp -c <<ClientName>> -n <<NameSpace>> -d <<yamlFilePath>> -o <<outputFolder>> --co

• GitIgnore the output folder

• This gets complex and hard to mantain when filters each are being added and the command can be come really long

Reuse previous definition

-Run the generation command as per below

kiota generate -l CSharp -c <<ClientName>> -n <<NameSpace>> -d <<yamlFilePath>> -o <<outputFolder>> --co

• Move the lock file out of the output folder into a higher folder
• GitIgnore the output folder
• Add the generation command (as per below) to the project pre-build event

kiota update -o <<outputFolder>> --co

• Observe generation failed due to no lock file foud,

As such it would be helpful if:

• the generate command allows us to specify a folder to put the lock file in
• the update command allows us to specigy which folder it should look for the lock file in.

[baywet]

Hi @thompson-tomo
Thank you for using kiota and for reaching out.

Over the past year we've been working to revamp the lock and cli experience.

Set the KIOTA_CONFIG_PREVIEW to true ($env:KIOTA_CONFIG_PREVIEW = $true for PowerShell) and you'll notice a couple of changes:

• workspace configuration (replaces the lock) placed in the Current Working Directory
• workspace configuration aggregates all the clients
• new commands to add/generate clients

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

If you want to keep using the lock for your scenario, there's a simple solution, exclude the client directory but not the lock. i.e.

/foo/bar/baz
!/foo/bar/baz/kiota-lock.json

[thompson-tomo]

Thanks @baywet will look into using the preview environment & let u know how I get on.

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