unable to re-export after deleting the components from the remote

[davidfirst]

Describe the bug

If I recreated my remote collection or removed my remote components but left them locally, then trying to re-export them, here is what happens:

1. bit export <my-remote> => returns "nothing to export".
2. bit export <my-remote> <glob> => returns "nothing to export".
3. bit export <my-remote> <id> => returns "component X has been already exported to Y".
4. bit export <my-remote> <glob> --all => returns "error: component X was not found.".
5. bit export <my-remote> <glob> --all --all-versions => succeeded!

Steps to Reproduce

1. create and export a component.
2. delete the remote component.
3. export the component using bit export <remote>

Expected Behavior

Currently, to bypass this issue, you have to run bit export <remote> <component-id-or-glob> --all versions --all.
the --all-versions flag makes sure to export non-staged versions.
the --all flag makes sure to export non-staged components.
this is not trivial.

I suggest the following:

1. when using --all, it'll enable --all-versions flag.
2. when using --all-versions, it'll enable --all flag.
3. maybe renaming the --all to --include-non-staged? Tallyb , itaymendel .
4. when not using any flag. along with "nothing to export", we can suggest the user using --all flag. Tallyb , itaymendel
5. when exporting one component and it's exported already, it should allow it to be re-exported, same as when using a wildcard.

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Specifications

• Bit version: 14.7.4

[Tallyb]

I am not sure I follow:

1. --all refer to components, i.e. it will export ALL the components in the workspace, including ones that are not in stages.
2. --all-versions is per component, i.e. for each component export all of its versions, and not just the ones that are not staged.
   Potentially, the -all-versions can be renamed to --full.
   I would not change the defaults on behavior.
3. sounds good: "Use --all to export components that were previously exported".

[davidfirst]

Thanks @Tallyb .
For the most part, what you've written is correct. Only the --all flag doesn't necessarily mean all components. I can use it with ids and it'll export only these ids.