fix: disable expressions & command vars on initial loading

Author: FabianKramm

cmd/root.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/loader"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/expression"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/versions/latest"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/env"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/util/log"
@@ -185,11 +186,14 @@ func BuildRoot(f factory.Factory, excludePlugins bool) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	// try to parse the raw config
-	rawConfig, err := parseConfig(f)
-	if err != nil {
-		f.GetLog().Debugf("error parsing raw config: %v", err)
-	} else {
-		env.GlobalGetEnv = rawConfig.GetEnv
+	var rawConfig *RawConfig
+	if os.Getenv(expression.DEVSPACE_SKIP_PRELOAD_ENV) == "" {
+		rawConfig, err = parseConfig(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			f.GetLog().Debugf("error parsing raw config: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			env.GlobalGetEnv = rawConfig.GetEnv
+		}
 	}
 
 	// build the root cmd
@@ -323,7 +327,9 @@ func parseConfig(f factory.Factory) (*RawConfig, error) {
 	r := &RawConfig{
 		resolved: map[string]string{},
 	}
-	_, err = configLoader.LoadWithParser(timeoutCtx, nil, nil, r, &loader.ConfigOptions{Dry: true}, log.Discard)
+	_, err = configLoader.LoadWithParser(timeoutCtx, nil, nil, r, &loader.ConfigOptions{
+		Dry: true,
+	}, log.Discard)
 	if r.Resolver != nil {
 		return r, nil
 	}

pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/command_variable.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package variable
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/expression"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/pipeline/engine"
 	"mvdan.cc/sh/v3/expand"
 	"os"
@@ -53,10 +54,13 @@ func execCommand(ctx context.Context, varName string, definition *latest.Variabl
 	writer := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	stdErrWriter := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	var err error
+	envVars := []string{}
+	envVars = append(envVars, expression.DEVSPACE_SKIP_PRELOAD_ENV+"=true")
+	envVars = append(envVars, os.Environ()...)
 	if args == nil {
-		err = engine.ExecuteSimpleShellCommand(ctx, dir, expand.ListEnviron(os.Environ()...), writer, stdErrWriter, nil, cmd)
+		err = engine.ExecuteSimpleShellCommand(ctx, dir, expand.ListEnviron(envVars...), writer, stdErrWriter, nil, cmd)
 	} else {
-		err = command.Command(ctx, dir, expand.ListEnviron(os.Environ()...), writer, stdErrWriter, nil, cmd, args...)
+		err = command.Command(ctx, dir, expand.ListEnviron(envVars...), writer, stdErrWriter, nil, cmd, args...)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := "fill variable " + varName + " with command '" + cmd + "': " + err.Error()

pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/default_variable.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package variable
 import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/localcache"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func NewDefaultVariable(name string, workingDirectory string, localCache localca
 type defaultVariable struct {
 	name             string
 	workingDirectory string
+	dry              bool
 	localCache       localcache.Cache
 	log              log.Logger
 }
@@ -47,12 +49,22 @@ func (d *defaultVariable) Load(ctx context.Context, definition *latest.Variable)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Now ask the question
-	value, err := askQuestion(definition, d.log)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	// is logger silent
+	if d.log == log.Discard || d.log.GetLevel() < logrus.InfoLevel {
+		if definition.Default != nil {
+			return definition.Default, nil
+		}
+
+		return valueByType(value, definition.Default)
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		value, err = askQuestion(definition, d.log)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
+	// Now ask the question
 	if !definition.NoCache {
 		d.localCache.SetVar(d.name, value)
 	}

pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/expression/expression.go

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 // ExpressionMatchRegex is the regex to check if a value matches the devspace var format
 var ExpressionMatchRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?ms)^\$\#?\!?\((.+)\)$`)
 
+const DEVSPACE_SKIP_PRELOAD_ENV = "DEVSPACE_SKIP_PRELOAD"
+
 func expressionMatchFn(key, value string) bool {
 	return ExpressionMatchRegex.MatchString(value)
 }
@@ -95,7 +97,11 @@ func ResolveExpressions(ctx context.Context, value, dir string, variables map[st
 
 		stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
 		stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
-		err := engine.ExecuteSimpleShellCommand(ctx, dir, env.NewVariableEnvProvider(expand.ListEnviron(os.Environ()...), vars), stdout, stderr, nil, match[1], os.Args[1:]...)
+
+		envVars := []string{}
+		envVars = append(envVars, DEVSPACE_SKIP_PRELOAD_ENV+"=true")
+		envVars = append(envVars, os.Environ()...)
+		err := engine.ExecuteSimpleShellCommand(ctx, dir, env.NewVariableEnvProvider(expand.ListEnviron(envVars...), vars), stdout, stderr, nil, match[1], os.Args[1:]...)
 		if err != nil {
 			if len(strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())) == 0 && len(strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String())) == 0 {
 				if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok && exitError.ExitCode() == 1 {

pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/resolver.go

@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ func MergeVarsWithFlags(vars map[string]interface{}, flags []string) error {
 type resolver struct {
 	vars        map[string]*latest.Variable
 	memoryCache map[string]interface{}
-	localCache  localcache.Cache
-	options     *PredefinedVariableOptions
-	log         log.Logger
+
+	localCache localcache.Cache
+	options    *PredefinedVariableOptions
+	log        log.Logger
 }
 
 func varMatchFn(key, value string) bool {

pkg/devspace/config/loader/variable/undefined_variable.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/localcache"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ func (u *undefinedVariable) Load(ctx context.Context, _ *latest.Variable) (inter
 		return convertStringValue(v), nil
 	}
 
+	// is logger silent
+	if u.log == log.Discard || u.log.GetLevel() < logrus.InfoLevel {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
 	// Ask for variable
 	val, err := askQuestion(&latest.Variable{
 		Question: "Please enter a value for " + u.name,