cli: support wildcard namespace in alloc subcommands

The alloc exec and filesystem/logs commands allow passing the `-job` flag to
select a random allocation. If the namespace for the command is set to `*`, the
RPC handler doesn't handle this correctly as it's expecting to query for a
specific job. Most commands handle this ambiguity by first verifying that only a
single object of the type in question exists (ex. a single node or job).

Update these commands so that when the `-job` flag is set we first verify
there's a single job that matches. This also allows us to extend the
functionality to allow for the `-job` flag to support prefix matching.

Fixes: #12097

.changelog/18095.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+cli: support wildcard namespaces in alloc subcommands when the `-job` flag is used
+```

command/alloc_exec.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Exec Specific Options:
     Sets the task to exec command in
 
   -job
-    Use a random allocation from the specified job ID.
+    Use a random allocation from the specified job ID or prefix.
 
   -i
     Pass stdin to the container, defaults to true.  Pass -i=false to disable.
@@ -162,8 +162,13 @@ func (l *AllocExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	var allocStub *api.AllocationListStub
 	if job {
-		jobID := args[0]
-		allocStub, err = getRandomJobAlloc(client, jobID)
+		jobID, ns, err := l.JobIDByPrefix(client, args[0], nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		allocStub, err = getRandomJobAlloc(client, jobID, ns)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error fetching allocations: %v", err))
 			return 1

command/alloc_exec_test.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestAllocExecCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"job not found",
 			[]string{"-address=" + url, "-job", "example", "/bin/bash"},
-			`job "example" doesn't exist`,
+			`No job(s) with prefix or ID "example" found`,
 		},
 		{
 			"command missing",

command/alloc_fs.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ FS Specific Options:
     Show full information.
 
   -job <job-id>
-    Use a random allocation from the specified job ID.
+    Use a random allocation from the specified job ID or prefix.
 
   -stat
     Show file stat information instead of displaying the file, or listing the directory.
@@ -167,7 +167,13 @@ func (f *AllocFSCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// If -job is specified, use random allocation, otherwise use provided allocation
 	allocID := args[0]
 	if job {
-		allocID, err = getRandomJobAllocID(client, args[0])
+		jobID, ns, err := f.JobIDByPrefix(client, args[0], nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			f.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		allocID, err = getRandomJobAllocID(client, jobID, ns)
 		if err != nil {
 			f.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error fetching allocations: %v", err))
 			return 1
@@ -381,9 +387,13 @@ func (f *AllocFSCommand) followFile(client *api.Client, alloc *api.Allocation,
 
 // Get Random Allocation from a known jobID. Prefer to use a running allocation,
 // but use a dead allocation if no running allocations are found
-func getRandomJobAlloc(client *api.Client, jobID string) (*api.AllocationListStub, error) {
+func getRandomJobAlloc(client *api.Client, jobID, namespace string) (*api.AllocationListStub, error) {
 	var runningAllocs []*api.AllocationListStub
-	allocs, _, err := client.Jobs().Allocations(jobID, false, nil)
+	q := &api.QueryOptions{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+	}
+
+	allocs, _, err := client.Jobs().Allocations(jobID, false, q)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error querying job %q: %w", jobID, err)
 	}
@@ -409,8 +419,8 @@ func getRandomJobAlloc(client *api.Client, jobID string) (*api.AllocationListStu
 	return alloc, err
 }
 
-func getRandomJobAllocID(client *api.Client, jobID string) (string, error) {
-	alloc, err := getRandomJobAlloc(client, jobID)
+func getRandomJobAllocID(client *api.Client, jobID, namespace string) (string, error) {
+	alloc, err := getRandomJobAlloc(client, jobID, namespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}

command/alloc_logs.go

@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Logs Specific Options:
     Show full information.
 
   -task <task-name>
-    Sets the task to view the logs. If task name is given with both an argument 
+    Sets the task to view the logs. If task name is given with both an argument
 	and the '-task' option, preference is given to the '-task' option.
 
   -job <job-id>
-    Use a random allocation from the specified job ID.
+    Use a random allocation from the specified job ID or prefix.
 
   -f
     Causes the output to not stop when the end of the logs are reached, but
@@ -167,7 +167,13 @@ func (l *AllocLogsCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// If -job is specified, use random allocation, otherwise use provided allocation
 	allocID := args[0]
 	if l.job {
-		allocID, err = getRandomJobAllocID(client, args[0])
+		jobID, ns, err := l.JobIDByPrefix(client, args[0], nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		allocID, err = getRandomJobAllocID(client, jobID, ns)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error fetching allocations: %v", err))
 			return 1

website/content/docs/commands/alloc/exec.mdx

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ capabilities for the allocation's namespace.
 
 - `-task`: Sets the task to exec command in.
 
-- `-job`: Use a random allocation from the specified job ID.
+- `-job`: Use a random allocation from the specified job or job ID prefix,
+  preferring a running allocation.
 
 - `-i`: Pass stdin to the container, defaults to true. Pass `-i=false` to
   disable explicitly.

website/content/docs/commands/alloc/fs.mdx

@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ When ACLs are enabled, this command requires a token with the `read-fs`,
 
 - `-verbose`: Display verbose output.
 
-- `-job`: Use a random allocation from the specified job, preferring a running
-  allocation.
+- `-job`: Use a random allocation from the specified job or job ID prefix,
+  preferring a running allocation.
 
 - `-stat`: Show stat information instead of displaying the file, or listing the
   directory.

website/content/docs/commands/alloc/logs.mdx

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ When ACLs are enabled, this command requires a token with the `read-logs`,
 
 - `-verbose`: Display verbose output.
 
-- `-job`: Use a random allocation from the specified job, preferring a running
-  allocation.
+- `-job`: Use a random allocation from the specified job or job ID prefix,
+  preferring a running allocation.
 
 - `-task`: Specify the task to view the logs.