feat: kurtosis run command now accepts URLs with the 'args-file' argument

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ parameters:
   starlark-test-args-file-test-args-json-relative-path:
     type: string
     default: "internal_testsuites/starlark/ci_tests/simple_arg_test/args.json"
+  starlark-test-args-file-url:
+    type: string
+    default: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kurtosis-tech/sample-startosis-load/main/args.json"
   rendertemplate-cli-test-template-relative-path:
     type: string
     default: "internal_testsuites/resources/render_template_cli_test/template.txt"
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ jobs:
             - "<< pipeline.parameters.file-artifacts-expander-image-filename >>"
             - "<< pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-test-main-star-relative-path >>"
             - "<< pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-test-args-json-relative-path >>"
+            - "<< pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-url >>"
 
   build_core_launcher:
     docker:
@@ -768,6 +772,9 @@ jobs:
       # Execute Simple Starlark Script to test --args-file
       - run: "${KURTOSIS_BINPATH} run --enclave args-file-test << pipeline.parameters.workspace-with-cli-binary-and-images-mountpoint >>/<< pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-test-main-star-relative-path >> --args-file << pipeline.parameters.workspace-with-cli-binary-and-images-mountpoint >>/<< pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-test-args-json-relative-path >>"
 
+      # Execute Simple Starlark Script to test --args-file from URL
+      - run: "${KURTOSIS_BINPATH} run --enclave args-file-from-url-test << pipeline.parameters.workspace-with-cli-binary-and-images-mountpoint >>/<< pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-test-main-star-relative-path >> --args-file << pipeline.parameters.starlark-test-args-file-url >>"
+
       # Execute github starlark module
       - run: "${KURTOSIS_BINPATH} run --enclave test-datastore github.com/kurtosis-tech/datastore-army-package '{\"num_datastores\": 2}'"
 

cli/cli/commands/run/run.go

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/api/golang/core/lib/starlark_run_config"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path"
@@ -292,15 +295,10 @@ func run(
 
 	if packageArgs == inputArgsAreEmptyBracesByDefault && packageArgsFile != packageArgsFileDefaultValue {
 		logrus.Debugf("'%v' is empty but '%v' is provided so we will go with the '%v' value", inputArgsArgKey, packageArgsFileFlagKey, packageArgsFileFlagKey)
-		packageArgsFileBytes, err := os.ReadFile(packageArgsFile)
+		packageArgs, err = getArgsFromFilepathOrURL(packageArgsFile)
 		if err != nil {
-			return stacktrace.Propagate(err, "attempted to read file provided by flag '%v' with path '%v' but failed", packageArgsFileFlagKey, packageArgsFile)
+			return stacktrace.Propagate(err, "An error occurred while getting the package args from filepath or URL '%s'", packageArgsFile)
 		}
-		packageArgsFileStr := string(packageArgsFileBytes)
-		if packageArgParsingErr := validateSerializedArgs(packageArgsFileStr); packageArgParsingErr != nil {
-			return stacktrace.Propagate(err, "attempted to validate '%v' but failed", packageArgsFileFlagKey)
-		}
-		packageArgs = packageArgsFileStr
 	} else if packageArgs != inputArgsAreEmptyBracesByDefault && packageArgsFile != packageArgsFileDefaultValue {
 		logrus.Debugf("'%v' arg is not empty; ignoring value of '%v' flag as '%v' arg takes precedence", inputArgsArgKey, packageArgsFileFlagKey, inputArgsArgKey)
 	}
@@ -665,3 +663,43 @@ func validateSerializedArgs(serializedArgs string) error {
 		fmt.Errorf("JSON parsing error '%v', YAML parsing error '%v'", jsonError, yamlError),
 		"Error validating args, because it is not a valid JSON or YAML.")
 }
+
+func getArgsFromFilepathOrURL(packageArgsFile string) (string, error) {
+	var packageArgsFileBytes []byte
+	isFileURL := true
+	_, err := os.Stat(packageArgsFile)
+	if err == nil {
+		isFileURL = false
+		packageArgsFileBytes, err = os.ReadFile(packageArgsFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", stacktrace.Propagate(err, "attempted to read file provided by flag '%v' with path '%v' but failed", packageArgsFileFlagKey, packageArgsFile)
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return "", stacktrace.Propagate(err, "An error occurred checking for argument's file existence on '%s'", packageArgsFile)
+	}
+
+	if isFileURL {
+		argsFileURL, parseErr := url.Parse(packageArgsFile)
+		if parseErr != nil {
+			return "", stacktrace.Propagate(parseErr, "An error occurred while parsing file args URL '%s'", argsFileURL)
+		}
+		response, getErr := http.Get(argsFileURL.String())
+		if getErr != nil {
+			return "", stacktrace.Propagate(getErr, "An error occurred getting the args file content from URL '%s'", argsFileURL.String())
+		}
+		defer response.Body.Close()
+		responseBodyBytes, readAllErr := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		if readAllErr != nil {
+			return "", stacktrace.Propagate(readAllErr, "An error occurred reading the args file content")
+		}
+		packageArgsFileBytes = responseBodyBytes
+	}
+
+	packageArgsFileStr := string(packageArgsFileBytes)
+	if packageArgParsingErr := validateSerializedArgs(packageArgsFileStr); packageArgParsingErr != nil {
+		return "", stacktrace.Propagate(err, "attempted to validate '%v' but failed", packageArgsFileFlagKey)
+	}
+
+	return packageArgsFileStr, nil
+}