dnscontrol/documentation/preview-push.md
Tom Limoncelli 293d5cb547
DOCS: Add missing docs for fmt, global flags, preview-push (#2886)
Co-authored-by: Jeffrey Cafferata <jeffrey@jcid.nl>
2024-04-01 20:44:26 -04:00

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# preview/push
`preview` reads the dnsconfig.js file (or equivalent), determines what changes are to be made, and
prints them. `push` is the same but executes the changes.
```shell
NAME:
dnscontrol preview - read live configuration and identify changes to be made, without applying them
USAGE:
dnscontrol preview [command options] [arguments...]
CATEGORY:
main
OPTIONS:
--config value File containing dns config in javascript DSL (default: "dnsconfig.js")
--dev Use helpers.js from disk instead of embedded copy (default: false)
--variable value, -v value [ --variable value, -v value ] Add variable that is passed to JS
--ir value Read IR (json) directly from this file. Do not process DSL at all
--creds value Provider credentials JSON file (or !program to execute program that outputs json) (default: "creds.json")
--providers value Providers to enable (comma separated list); default is all. Can exclude individual providers from default by adding '"_exclude_from_defaults": "true"' to the credentials file for a provider
--domains value Comma separated list of domain names to include
--notify set to true to send notifications to configured destinations (default: false)
--expect-no-changes set to true for non-zero return code if there are changes (default: false)
--no-populate Use this flag to not auto-create non-existing zones at the provider (default: false)
--full Add headings, providers names, notifications of no changes, etc (default: false)
--bindserial value Force BIND serial numbers to this value (for reproducibility) (default: 0)
--report value (push) Generate a JSON-formatted report of the number of changes made.
--help, -h show help
```
* `--config name`
* Specifies the name of the main configuration file, normally
`dnsconfig.js`.
* `--creds name`
* Specifies the name of the credentials file, normally `creds.json`.
Typically the file is read. If the executable bit is set, the file is
executed and the output is used as the configuration. See
[creds.json][creds-json.md] for details.
* `--providers name,name2`
* Specifies a comma-separated list of providers to
enable. The default is all providers. A provider can opt out of being in the
default list by `"_exclude_from_defaults": "true"` to the credentials entry for
that provider. In that case, the provider will only be activated if it is
included in `--providers`.
* `--domains value`
* Specifies a comma-separated list of domains to include.
Typically all domains are included in `preview`/`push`. Wildcards are not
permitted except `*` at the start of the entry. For example, `--domains
example.com,*.in-addr.arpa` would include `example.com` plus all reverse lookup
domains.
* `--v foo=bar`
* Sets the variable `foo` to the value `bar` prior to
interpreting the configuration file. Multiple `-v` options can be used.
* `--notify`
* Enables sending notifications to the destinations configured in `creds.json`.
* `--dev`
* Developer mode. Normally `helpers.js` is embedded in the dnscontrol
executable. With this flag, the local file `helpers.js` is read instead.
* `--expect-no-changes`
* If set, a non-zero exit code is returned if there are
changes. Normally DNSControl sets the exit code based on whether or not there
were protocol errors or other reasons the program can not continue. With this
flag set, the exit code indicates if any changes were required. This is
typically used with `preview` to allow scripts to determine if changes would
happen if `push` was used. For example, one might want to run `dnscontrol
preview --expect-no-changes` daily to determine if changes have been made to
a domain outside of DNSControl.
* `--no-populate`
* Do not auto-create non-existing zones at the provider.
Normally non-existent zones are automatically created at a provider (unless the
provider does not implement zone creation). This flag disables that feature.
* `--full`
* Add headings, providers names, notifications of no changes, etc. to
the output. Normally the output of `preview`/`push` is extremely brief. This
makes the output more verbose. Useful for debugging.
* `--bindserial value`
* Force BIND serial numbers to this value. Normally the
BIND provider generates SOA serial numbers automatically. This flag forces the
serial number generator to output the value specified for all domains. This is
generally used for reproducibility in testing pipelines.
* `--report name`
* (`push` only!) Generate a machine-parseable report of
performed corrections in the file named `name`. If no name is specified, no
report is generated.
## ppreview/ppush
{% hint style="info" %}
Starting in v4.9
{% endhint %}
The `ppreview`/`ppush` subcommands are a preview of a future feature where zone
data is gathered concurrently. The commands will go away when
they replace the existing `preview`/`push` commands.
* `--cmode value`
* Concurrency mode. Specifies what kind of providers should be run concurrently.
* `default` -- Providers are run sequentially or concurrently depending on whether the provider is marked as having been tested to run concurrently.
* `none` -- All providers are run sequentially. This is the safest mode. It can be used if a concurrency bug is discovered.
* `all` -- This is unsafe. It runs all providers concurrently, even the ones that have not be validated to run concurrently. It is generally only used for demonstrating bugs.