feat(cli): option to skip metadata update

[olevski]

This is a feature that can be useful in cases where the metadata update can happen elsewhere (i.e. argo workflow) or simply should not be committed.

For example running tests or troubleshooting things should not be tracked.

I was not sure where to exactly put the logic. I can move it up or down the chain of depedencies. I.e. we can have a whole new function called run_without_metadata_update instead of passing the skip metadata flag in the current function.

closes #3020

[Panaetius]

This is nice, thank you!

We should probably add it for other execution commands as well (renku update/renku rerun/renku workflow iterate)

[Panaetius]

oh also, documentation of the parameter in the docstring of the files at the top of the renku.ui.cli.* files and we maybe should add a shorthand flag for the --skip-metadata-update flag (-s?) as it's a bit of a mouthful to write

[olevski]

oh also, documentation of the parameter in the docstring of the files at the top of the renku.ui.cli.* files and we maybe should add a shorthand flag for the --skip-metadata-update flag (-s?) as it's a bit of a mouthful to write

Done you can use -s or --skip-metadata-update.

[olevski]

I also added the -s option to:

• rerun
• update
• workflow iterate

And I removed the -s option from run as requested.

[Panaetius]

Thank you!

[olevski]

@Panaetius I am sorry for making you re-approve this. I had some issues with the style checks. My pre-commit hooks are broken it seems. Or that specific style check is not enforced by the pre-commit tests. Anyhow now the style check passes.

[olevski]

Ok the problem is that -s is taken for --set in workflow execute and this was breaking the toil workflow execute tests in the CI. So I will just use the long version of the flag for this. I guess I can try a different letter that is not taken but if it is not -s I think it is just confusing. I guess I can shorten the --skip-metadata-update but I think clarity is better than saving on typing 4-5 characters.