Can't use 'rd run' with a job option starting with '@'

[puremourning]

Describe the bug

rd run uses a special syntax for file attachments @something. This prevents using string options which start with @, like perforce labels.

My Rundeck detail

• Rundeck version: 2.10.2
• install type: rpm
• OS Name/version: RedHat 6.5
• DB Type/version: mysql
• RD - Rundeck API Client Tool (v1.0.22) -

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create a job with a string option name Label
2. Try and execute the job with rd run -p PROJECT -j JOB -- -Label @now
3. See error

Expected behavior
The job option should be set to the value '@now'

Actual behaviour
rd run fails with:

Input error for [run]: File Option -Label: File cannot be read: now
You can use: "run help" to get help.

Additional context

Perforce labels are identified as @labelname, @now meaning the head revision.

Workaround

As mentioned on rundeck/rundeck#3590, the workaround is to export RD_URL=http://server:port/api/17. Confirmed this works.

[puremourning]

Further, as mentioned here, the option doesn't enable debug mode when setting --logevel verbose

[edit] duh, this is posted on the wrong issue!

[gschueler]

some ideas for fixing this:

1. require a \ before the @ if it is the first char in the option value, e.g. -Label \@now
2. add a flag to the run command to disable @value interpretation as files for all of the options (or inversely disable it by default and add a flag to enable it)
3. remove -option @file processing, and require only -option@ file (which is already a feature)

[puremourning]

personally i would go for 3., because it is the most canonical, but i realise that's a breaking change. I feel 2 is better than 1 because then you end up with 'what about an option that starts with a \@' and '\\@' etc. sort of fiddliness to implement.

I'm cool with any way to do it that works :)

[gschueler]

Ok I think I will go with 2 (avoiding breakage)

[puremourning]

Thanks!