Plugin validation fails when using chained handlers

[davcanalis]

Plugin validation fails for command with chainedHandlers defined with message "CmdError: Command name = '***' has no 'handler' property", resulting in plugin commands not available.

[Joe-Winchester]

@MikeBauerCA - I got pinged by a customer last week asking about this issue saying that

Plugin validation fails for command with chainedHandlers defined with message "CmdError: Command name = '***' has no 'handler' property", resulting in plugin commands not available.

Is this something you've come across before ? I'm wondering if there is any more information needed to look into the issue more (it's not something I know enough about to be knowledgeable but I know it is blocking the customer moving forward with deploying their CLI extension).

[MikeBauerCA]

@Joe-Winchester do you have any more details on what the customer is doing? Are they building a new plug-in or installing an existing plug-in?

[davcanalis]

Hi guys, I had a look at the issue yesterday. The problem is that developing a plugin with a command with chainedHandlers will result in a validation error, as reported in github issue. Inspecting the code, I suspect that the issue is in validatePluginCmdDefs method in this class: imperative<https://github.com/zowe/imperative>/packages<https://github.com/zowe/imperative/tree/master/packages>/imperative<https://github.com/zowe/imperative/tree/master/packages/imperative>/src<https://github.com/zowe/imperative/tree/master/packages/imperative/src>/plugins<https://github.com/zowe/imperative/tree/master/packages/imperative/src/plugins>/PluginManagementFacility.ts Requiring each command definition of “type”:”command” to have a “handler” property defined. Hope this can help. Thanks & Regards Davide Canalis Software Engineer HCL Software Division <https://www.hcltech.com/software> [cid:[email protected]] From: MikeBauerCA [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 2:05 PM To: zowe/imperative <[email protected]> Cc: DAVIDE CANALIS <[email protected]>; Author <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [zowe/imperative] Plugin validation fails when using chained handlers (#320) [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] @Joe-Winchester<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FJoe-Winchester&data=04%7C01%7Cdavide.canalis%40hcl.com%7Ca939735ca6824a6c16b108d875b98cdb%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637388787077159669%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=qD9X6PeQusfl%2BEJ8rQByjdMQaztzbA7LYaTgvo7U%2F%2B8%3D&reserved=0> do you have any more details on what the customer is doing? Are they building a new plug-in or installing an existing plug-in? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fzowe%2Fimperative%2Fissues%2F320%23issuecomment-713520351&data=04%7C01%7Cdavide.canalis%40hcl.com%7Ca939735ca6824a6c16b108d875b98cdb%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637388787077159669%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lQU86isb0kWJwEWOdtnMZBTijhaf9xbqJgtY%2BKsU8DA%3D&reserved=0>, or unsubscribe<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnotifications%2Funsubscribe-auth%2FAKCPRYVJCAN342H5CJ7AA4TSL3E7BANCNFSM4JKZ22EQ&data=04%7C01%7Cdavide.canalis%40hcl.com%7Ca939735ca6824a6c16b108d875b98cdb%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637388787077159669%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=etfOkcSoxA4xf2U%2BdzV9%2F0dwq6CaaN5OcUQQ9ZEJYUo%3D&reserved=0>. ::DISCLAIMER::

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[zFernand0]

for reference:
https://github.com/zowe/imperative/blob/master/packages/imperative/src/plugins/PluginManagementFacility.ts#L1120