vars: refactor - ask prompts before running any generators

pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from clan_cli.machines.machines import Machine
 from clan_cli.nix import nix_shell
 
 from .check import check_vars
-from .prompt import prompt
+from .prompt import ask
 from .public_modules import FactStoreBase
 from .secret_modules import SecretStoreBase
 
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ def execute_generator(
     regenerate: bool,
     secret_vars_store: SecretStoreBase,
     public_vars_store: FactStoreBase,
-    prompt_values: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    prompt_values: dict[str, str] | None,
 ) -> bool:
+    prompt_values = {} if prompt_values is None else prompt_values
     # check if all secrets exist and generate them if at least one is missing
     needs_regeneration = not check_vars(machine, generator_name=generator_name)
     log.debug(f"{generator_name} needs_regeneration: {needs_regeneration}")
@@ -118,17 +119,11 @@ def execute_generator(
     )
 
     def get_prompt_value(prompt_name: str) -> str:
-        if prompt_values:
+        try:
-            try:
+            return prompt_values[prompt_name]
-                return prompt_values[prompt_name]
+        except KeyError as e:
-            except KeyError as e:
+            msg = f"prompt value for '{prompt_name}' in generator {generator_name} not provided"
-                msg = f"prompt value for '{prompt_name}' in generator {generator_name} not provided"
+            raise ClanError(msg) from e
-                raise ClanError(msg) from e
-        description = machine.vars_generators[generator_name]["prompts"][prompt_name][
-            "description"
-        ]
-        _type = machine.vars_generators[generator_name]["prompts"][prompt_name]["type"]
-        return prompt(description, _type)
 
     env = os.environ.copy()
     with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
@@ -265,14 +260,20 @@ def _required_generators(
     return list(sorter.static_order())
 
 
-def _generate_vars_for_machine(
+def _ask_prompts(
     machine: Machine,
-    generator_name: str | None,
+    generator_names: list[str],
-    regenerate: bool,
+) -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
-) -> bool:
+    prompt_values: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
-    return _generate_vars_for_machine_multi(
+    for generator in generator_names:
-        machine, [generator_name] if generator_name else [], regenerate
+        prompts = machine.vars_generators[generator]["prompts"]
-    )
+        for prompt_name, _prompt in prompts.items():
+            if generator not in prompt_values:
+                prompt_values[generator] = {}
+            prompt_values[generator][prompt_name] = ask(
+                _prompt["description"], _prompt["type"]
+            )
+    return prompt_values
 
 
 def _generate_vars_for_machine_multi(
@@ -291,6 +292,9 @@ def _generate_vars_for_machine_multi(
             regenerate=regenerate,
             secret_vars_store=machine.secret_vars_store,
             public_vars_store=machine.public_vars_store,
+            prompt_values=_ask_prompts(machine, [generator_name]).get(
+                generator_name, {}
+            ),
         )
     if machine_updated:
         # flush caches to make sure the new secrets are available in evaluation
@@ -298,6 +302,16 @@ def _generate_vars_for_machine_multi(
     return machine_updated
 
 
+def _generate_vars_for_machine(
+    machine: Machine,
+    generator_name: str | None,
+    regenerate: bool,
+) -> bool:
+    return _generate_vars_for_machine_multi(
+        machine, [generator_name] if generator_name else [], regenerate
+    )
+
+
 def generate_vars(
     machines: list[Machine],
     generator_name: str | None,

pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/prompt.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from clan_cli.errors import ClanError
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def prompt(description: str, input_type: str) -> str:
+def ask(description: str, input_type: str) -> str:
     if input_type == "line":
         result = input(f"Enter the value for {description}: ")
     elif input_type == "multiline":

pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/set.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from clan_cli.completions import add_dynamic_completer, complete_machines
 from clan_cli.machines.machines import Machine
 from clan_cli.vars.get import get_var
 
-from .prompt import prompt
+from .prompt import ask
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def set_command(machine: str, var_id: str, flake: FlakeId) -> None:
     _machine = Machine(name=machine, flake=flake)
     var = get_var(_machine, var_id)
     if sys.stdin.isatty():
-        new_value = prompt(var.id, "hidden").encode("utf-8")
+        new_value = ask(var.id, "hidden").encode("utf-8")
     else:
         new_value = sys.stdin.buffer.read()
     var.set(new_value)