validate from stdin

command/validate.go

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/jobspec"
@@ -9,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 type ValidateCommand struct {
 	Meta
+
+	// The fields below can be overwritten for tests
+	testStdin io.Reader
 }
 
 func (c *ValidateCommand) Help() string {
@@ -18,6 +23,9 @@ Usage: nomad validate [options] <file>
   Checks if a given HCL job file has a valid specification. This can be used to
   check for any syntax errors or validation problems with a job.
 
+  If the supplied path is "-", the jobfile is read from stdin. Otherwise
+  it is read from the file at the supplied path.
+
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
@@ -39,12 +47,33 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(c.Help())
 		return 1
 	}
-	file := args[0]
 
-	// Parse the job file
-	job, err := jobspec.ParseFile(file)
+	// Read the Jobfile
+	path := args[0]
+
+	var f io.Reader
+	switch path {
+	case "-":
+		if c.testStdin != nil {
+			f = c.testStdin
+		} else {
+			f = os.Stdin
+		}
+		path = "stdin"
+	default:
+		file, err := os.Open(path)
+		defer file.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error opening file %q: %v", path, err))
+			return 1
+		}
+		f = file
+	}
+
+	// Parse the JobFile
+	job, err := jobspec.Parse(f)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing job file %s: %s", file, err))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing job file from %s: %v", path, err))
 		return 1
 	}
 

command/validate_test.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestValidateCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"/unicorns/leprechauns"}); code != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expect exit 1, got: %d", code)
 	}
-	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "Error parsing") {
+	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "Error opening") {
 		t.Fatalf("expect parsing error, got: %s", out)
 	}
 	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
@@ -102,3 +102,42 @@ func TestValidateCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
 }
+
+func TestValidateCommand_From_STDIN(t *testing.T) {
+	stdinR, stdinW, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	cmd := &ValidateCommand{
+		Meta:      Meta{Ui: ui},
+		testStdin: stdinR,
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		stdinW.WriteString(`
+job "job1" {
+  type = "service"
+  datacenters = [ "dc1" ]
+  group "group1" {
+                count = 1
+                task "task1" {
+                        driver = "exec"
+                        resources = {
+                                cpu = 1000
+                                disk = 150
+                                memory = 512
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+}`)
+		stdinW.Close()
+	}()
+
+	args := []string{"-"}
+	if code := cmd.Run(args); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit code 0, got %d: %q", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
+}