Add settings --schema support

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ repos:
           - astroid == 2.9.0
           - ansible-runner
           - jinja2
+          - jsonschema
           - libtmux
           - onigurumacffi
           - pytest

docs/changelog-fragments.d/1093.feature.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Added the ability to produce a json schema file for the settings file.
+
+```bash
+ansible-navigator settings --schema
+```
+
+-- by {user}`cidrblock`

mypy.ini

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 # No type hints as of version 2.1.2
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
+[mypy-jsonschema.*]
+# No type hints as of version 4.4.0
+ignore_missing_imports = true
+
 [mypy-libtmux]
 # No type hints as of version 0.10.3
 ignore_missing_imports = true

src/ansible_navigator/actions/settings.py

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
 from typing import Tuple
 
+from ansible_navigator.configuration_subsystem.definitions import Constants
 from ..action_base import ActionBase
 from ..action_defs import RunStdoutReturn
 from ..app_public import AppPublic
 from ..configuration_subsystem import PresentableSettingsEntries
 from ..configuration_subsystem import PresentableSettingsEntry
 from ..configuration_subsystem import to_presentable
+from ..configuration_subsystem import to_schema
 from ..content_defs import ContentView
 from ..content_defs import SerializationFormat
 from ..steps import StepType
@@ -116,6 +118,12 @@ def run_stdout(self) -> RunStdoutReturn:
         :returns: RunStdoutReturn
         """
         self._logger.debug("settings requested in stdout mode")
+        if self._args.entry("settings_schema").value.source is not Constants.DEFAULT_CFG:
+            if self._args.settings_schema == "json":
+                schema = to_schema(self._args)
+                print(schema)
+            return RunStdoutReturn(message="", return_code=0)
+
         self._settings = to_presentable(self._args)
         info_dump = serialize(
             content=list(self._settings),

src/ansible_navigator/configuration_subsystem/__init__.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from .defs_presentable import PresentableSettingsEntry
 from .navigator_configuration import NavigatorConfiguration
 from .transform import to_presentable
+from .transform import to_schema
 
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@
     "PresentableSettingsEntries",
     "SettingsEntry",
     "to_presentable",
+    "to_schema",
 )

src/ansible_navigator/configuration_subsystem/definitions.py

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class CliParameters:
     """An object to hold the CLI parameters."""
 
     action: Optional[str] = None
+    const: Optional[Union[bool, str]] = None
     long_override: Optional[str] = None
     nargs: Optional[str] = None
     positional: bool = False

src/ansible_navigator/configuration_subsystem/navigator_configuration.py

@@ -520,6 +520,22 @@ class Internals:
             ),
             value=SettingsEntryValue(),
         ),
+        SettingsEntry(
+            name="settings_schema",
+            choices=["json"],
+            cli_parameters=CliParameters(
+                short="--ss",
+                long_override="--schema",
+                const="json",
+                nargs="?",
+            ),
+            settings_file_path_override="settings.schema",
+            short_description=(
+                "Generate a schema for the settings file. ('json'= draft-07 JSON Schema)"
+            ),
+            subcommands=["settings"],
+            value=SettingsEntryValue(default="json"),
+        ),
         SettingsEntry(
             name="time_zone",
             cli_parameters=CliParameters(short="--tz"),

src/ansible_navigator/configuration_subsystem/navigator_post_processor.py

@@ -430,13 +430,13 @@ def exec_shell(
         return self._true_or_false(entry, config)
 
     @_post_processor
-    def _help_for_command(
+    def _forced_stdout(
         self,
         entry: SettingsEntry,
         config: ApplicationConfiguration,
         subcommand: str,
     ) -> PostProcessorReturn:
-        """Post process help_xxxx
+        """Force mode stdout for a settings parameter.
 
         :param entry: The current settings entry
         :param config: The full application configuration
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ def _help_for_command(
             messages.append(LogMessage(level=logging.DEBUG, message=message))
         return messages, exit_messages
 
-    help_builder = partialmethod(_help_for_command, subcommand="builder")
-    help_config = partialmethod(_help_for_command, subcommand="config")
-    help_doc = partialmethod(_help_for_command, subcommand="doc")
-    help_inventory = partialmethod(_help_for_command, subcommand="inventory")
-    help_playbook = partialmethod(_help_for_command, subcommand="run")
+    help_builder = partialmethod(_forced_stdout, subcommand="builder")
+    help_config = partialmethod(_forced_stdout, subcommand="config")
+    help_doc = partialmethod(_forced_stdout, subcommand="doc")
+    help_inventory = partialmethod(_forced_stdout, subcommand="inventory")
+    help_playbook = partialmethod(_forced_stdout, subcommand="run")
 
     @staticmethod
     @_post_processor
@@ -766,6 +766,28 @@ def pull_arguments(
             entry.value.current = flatten_list(entry.value.current)
         return messages, exit_messages
 
+    @_post_processor
+    def settings_schema(
+        self,
+        entry: SettingsEntry,
+        config: ApplicationConfiguration,
+    ) -> PostProcessorReturn:
+        """Force mode stdout for schema parameter.
+
+        :param entry: The current settings entry
+        :param config: The full application configuration
+        :returns: An instance of the standard post process return object
+        """
+        messages: List[LogMessage] = []
+        exit_messages: List[ExitMessage] = []
+
+        if entry.value.source is not C.DEFAULT_CFG and config.app == "settings":
+            mode = Mode.STDOUT
+            self._requested_mode.append(ModeChangeRequest(entry=entry.name, mode=mode))
+            message = message = f"`{entry.name} requesting mode {mode.value}"
+            messages.append(LogMessage(level=logging.DEBUG, message=message))
+        return messages, exit_messages
+
     @staticmethod
     @_post_processor
     def set_environment_variable(

src/ansible_navigator/configuration_subsystem/parser.py

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def generate_argument(entry) -> Tuple[Any, Any, Dict[str, Any]]:
             kwargs["dest"] = entry.name
             if entry.cli_parameters.nargs is not None:
                 kwargs["nargs"] = entry.cli_parameters.nargs
+            if entry.cli_parameters.const is not None:
+                kwargs["const"] = entry.cli_parameters.const
 
         if entry.cli_parameters.metavar is not None:
             kwargs["metavar"] = entry.cli_parameters.metavar