cli: Add -json and -t flags to namespace status command

command/namespace_status.go

@@ -24,13 +24,26 @@ Usage: nomad namespace status [options] <namespace>
 
 General Options:
 
-  ` + generalOptionsUsage(usageOptsDefault|usageOptsNoNamespace)
+  ` + generalOptionsUsage(usageOptsDefault|usageOptsNoNamespace) + `
+
+  Status Specific Options:
+
+	-json
+	  Output the latest namespace status information in a JSON format.
+
+	-t
+	  Format and display namespace status information using a Go template.
+  `
 
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
 
 func (c *NamespaceStatusCommand) AutocompleteFlags() complete.Flags {
-	return c.Meta.AutocompleteFlags(FlagSetClient)
+	return mergeAutocompleteFlags(c.Meta.AutocompleteFlags(FlagSetClient),
+		complete.Flags{
+			"-json": complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-t":    complete.PredictAnything,
+		})
 }
 
 func (c *NamespaceStatusCommand) AutocompleteArgs() complete.Predictor {
@@ -44,7 +57,12 @@ func (c *NamespaceStatusCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (c *NamespaceStatusCommand) Name() string { return "namespace status" }
 
 func (c *NamespaceStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	var json bool
+	var tmpl string
+
 	flags := c.Meta.FlagSet(c.Name(), FlagSetClient)
+	flags.BoolVar(&json, "json", false, "")
+	flags.StringVar(&tmpl, "t", "", "")
 	flags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Output(c.Help()) }
 
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -80,6 +98,17 @@ func (c *NamespaceStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	if json || len(tmpl) > 0 {
+		out, err := Format(json, tmpl, ns)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		c.Ui.Output(out)
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	c.Ui.Output(formatNamespaceBasics(ns))
 
 	if len(ns.Meta) > 0 {

command/namespace_status_test.go

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/api"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/ci"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 	"github.com/posener/complete"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ func TestNamespaceStatusCommand_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a namespace
 	ns := &api.Namespace{
 		Name: "foo",
+		//Description: "Test namespace",
 	}
 	_, err := client.Namespaces().Register(ns, nil)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
@@ -66,6 +69,30 @@ func TestNamespaceStatusCommand_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(out, "= foo") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected quota, got: %s", out)
 	}
+
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+
+	// List json
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-json", ns.Name}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d; %v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+
+	outJson := api.Namespace{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(ui.OutputWriter.Bytes(), &outJson)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+
+	// Go template to format the output
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-t", "{{.Name}}", ns.Name}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d; %v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+
+	out = ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	must.StrContains(t, out, "foo")
+
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
 }
 
 func TestNamespaceStatusCommand_Good_Quota(t *testing.T) {

website/content/docs/commands/namespace/status.mdx

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ that has a capability associated with the namespace.
 
 @include 'general_options_no_namespace.mdx'
 
+## Status Options
+
+- `-json` : Output the namespace status in its JSON format.
+- `-t` : Format and display the namespace status using a Go template.
+
 ## Examples
 
 View the status of a namespace:
@@ -46,3 +51,24 @@ Quota Limits
 Region  CPU Usage   Memory Usage
 global  500 / 2500  256 / 2000
 ```
+
+The `-json` flag can be used to get the namespace status in json format:
+
+```shell-session
+$ nomad namespace status -json default                                                             
+{
+    "Capabilities": null,
+    "CreateIndex": 1,
+    "Description": "Default shared namespace",
+    "Meta": null,
+    "ModifyIndex": 1,
+    "Name": "default",
+    "Quota": ""
+}
+
+Or use the `-t` flag to format and display the status using a Go template:
+
+```shell-session
+$ nomad namespace status -t {{.Description}} default
+Default shared namespace
+```