metalcloud-cli variable create

Create a new variable

Synopsis

Create a new variable with specified configuration.

This command creates a new variable using configuration provided through a JSON file or piped input. The configuration must include at minimum the variable name and value.

Required Flags: —config-source Source of the variable configuration data

Configuration Source Options: pipe Read configuration from stdin (use with echo or cat) /path/to/file Read configuration from specified JSON file

Configuration Format: The configuration must be valid JSON with the following structure: { “name”: “variable-name”, // Required: Variable name “value”: { // Required: Key-value pairs “key1”: “value1”, “key2”: “value2” }, “usage”: “general” // Optional: Usage type }

Required Permissions: VARIABLES_AND_SECRETS_WRITE

Examples:

Create variable from JSON file

metalcloud-cli variable create —config-source /path/to/config.json

Create variable from stdin using pipe

echo ’{“name”:“my-var”,“value”:{“env”:“prod”,“region”:“us-east”}}’ | metalcloud-cli variable create —config-source pipe

Create variable from file using cat

cat my-variable.json | metalcloud-cli variable create —config-source pipe

Using alias

metalcloud-cli var new —config-source /tmp/variable.json

metalcloud-cli variable create [flags]

Options

      --config-source string   Source of the new variable configuration. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
  -h, --help                   help for create

Options inherited from parent commands

  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")