## Problem
The CLI does not honor `default` values on template parameters in two
ways:
1. **`--use-parameter-defaults` rejects empty-string defaults.** The
check `parameterValue != ""` means `default = ""` in Terraform falls
through to an interactive prompt. In CI this causes an EOF error.
2. **`--use-parameter-defaults` only exists on `coder create`.** The
`start`, `update`, and `restart` commands never wire it through. SSH
auto-start passes empty `workspaceParameterFlags{}`, so users SSH-ing
into a stopped workspace with new template parameters get stuck in an
interactive prompt they cannot complete.
## Fix
### 1. Fix empty-string default detection and expose flag on all
commands
Replace `parameterValue != ""` with a check based on `!tvp.Required`. A
parameter with `Required==false` always has a valid default in
Terraform, even if that default is `""`. Also respect CLI defaults
provided via `--parameter-default`.
Move `--use-parameter-defaults` from a standalone option on `create`
into the shared `workspaceParameterFlags` struct. This exposes the flag
(and `CODER_WORKSPACE_USE_PARAMETER_DEFAULTS`) on `start`, `update`, and
`restart` via `allOptions()`. Wire it through
`buildWorkspaceStartRequest` so the resolver receives it.
### 2. SSH auto-start always uses defaults
Set `useParameterDefaults: true` on both `startWorkspace` calls in the
SSH auto-start path (initial start and the forbidden/upgrade fallback).
SSH is non-interactive and should never prompt.
Fixes https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DEVEX-180
Fixes https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/22272
<details><summary>Implementation notes</summary>
### Scoping decisions
- **`--yes` does not imply `--use-parameter-defaults`**: Making `--yes`
auto-accept defaults exposes a validation gap in the dynamic parameter
path (client-side validation happens during prompting, and skipping
prompts bypasses it). This is deferred to a follow-up that also
addresses `codersdk.ValidateWorkspaceBuildParameter` integration in the
resolver. Tracked in PLAT-114.
- **Explicit overrides always win**: `--parameter`,
`--rich-parameter-file`, and `--preset` are resolved in stages 1-5 of
the resolver, before `resolveWithInput` runs. No change needed for
precedence.
- **`!tvp.Required` vs `parameterValue != ""`**: The `Required` field is
set by the Terraform provider based on whether a `default` is present.
This is the canonical signal for "has a default," not the string value
itself.
</details>
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Fixes https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/17840
NOTE: calling this out as a breaking change so that it is highly visible
in the changelog.
* CLI: Modifies `coder update` to stop the workspace if already running.
* UI: Modifies "update" button to always stop the workspace if already
running.
This PR aims to rename `build-option` to `ephemeral-parameters` based on
#10488 conversation.
`build-option` has been renamed `ephemeral-parameter` and can be used to
define a value for an ephemeral parameter in the template.
`build-options` has been renamed `prompt-ephemeral-parameters` and can
be used to prompt the user to put values for the ephemeral parameters in
the template.
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Co-authored-by: Mathias Fredriksson <mafredri@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: EdwardAngert <17991901+EdwardAngert@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: defelmnq <yvincent@coder.com>
* feat: influence parameter defaults through cli flag/env
Add a --parameter-default flag / CODER_RICH_PARAMETER_DEFAULT
environment variable which overrides default values suggested for
parameters.
This allows scripts or middleware wrapping the CLI to substitute
defaults for parameter values beyond those defined at the template
level. For example, Git repository/branch parameters can be given
defaults based on the current checkout, or default parameter values can
be parsed out of files inside the repo.
* Rename defaults arg to defaultOverrides
This change reduces the CPU consumption of --help by ~50%.
Also, this change removes ANSI escape codes from our golden files. I
don't think those were worth the inability to parallelize golden file tests and
global state fragility.
Jeremy Ruppel