NEWS

@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ buildstream 1.3.1
     an error message and a hint instead, to avoid bothering folks that just
     made a mistake.
 
+  o BREAKING CHANGE: The unconditional 'Are you sure?' prompts have been
+    removed. These would always ask you if you were sure when running
+    'bst workspace close --remove-dir' or 'bst workspace reset'. They got in
+    the way too often.
+
   o Failed builds are included in the cache as well.
     `bst checkout` will provide anything in `%{install-root}`.
     A build including cached fails will cause any dependant elements
@@ -87,12 +92,6 @@ buildstream 1.3.1
     instead of just a specially-formatted build-root with a `root` and `scratch`
     subdirectory.
 
-  o The buildstream.conf file learned new
-    'prompt.really-workspace-close-remove-dir' and
-    'prompt.really-workspace-reset-hard' options. These allow users to suppress
-    certain confirmation prompts, e.g. double-checking that the user meant to
-    run the command as typed.
-
   o Due to the element `build tree` being cached in the respective artifact their
     size in some cases has significantly increased. In *most* cases the build trees
     are not utilised when building targets, as such by default bst 'pull' & 'build'

buildstream/_context.py

@@ -121,18 +121,10 @@ class Context():
         # Whether or not to attempt to pull build trees globally
         self.pull_buildtrees = None
 
-        # Boolean, whether we double-check with the user that they meant to
-        # remove a workspace directory.
-        self.prompt_workspace_close_remove_dir = None
-
         # Boolean, whether we double-check with the user that they meant to
         # close the workspace when they're using it to access the project.
         self.prompt_workspace_close_project_inaccessible = None
 
-        # Boolean, whether we double-check with the user that they meant to do
-        # a hard reset of a workspace, potentially losing changes.
-        self.prompt_workspace_reset_hard = None
-
         # Whether elements must be rebuilt when their dependencies have changed
         self._strict_build_plan = None
 
@@ -260,16 +252,10 @@ class Context():
         prompt = _yaml.node_get(
             defaults, Mapping, 'prompt')
         _yaml.node_validate(prompt, [
-            'really-workspace-close-remove-dir',
             'really-workspace-close-project-inaccessible',
-            'really-workspace-reset-hard',
         ])
-        self.prompt_workspace_close_remove_dir = _node_get_option_str(
-            prompt, 'really-workspace-close-remove-dir', ['ask', 'yes']) == 'ask'
         self.prompt_workspace_close_project_inaccessible = _node_get_option_str(
             prompt, 'really-workspace-close-project-inaccessible', ['ask', 'yes']) == 'ask'
-        self.prompt_workspace_reset_hard = _node_get_option_str(
-            prompt, 'really-workspace-reset-hard', ['ask', 'yes']) == 'ask'
 
         # Load per-projects overrides
         self._project_overrides = _yaml.node_get(defaults, Mapping, 'projects', default_value={})

buildstream/_frontend/cli.py

@@ -841,11 +841,6 @@ def workspace_close(app, remove_dir, all_, elements):
         if nonexisting:
             raise AppError("Workspace does not exist", detail="\n".join(nonexisting))
 
-        if app.interactive and remove_dir and app.context.prompt_workspace_close_remove_dir:
-            if not click.confirm('This will remove all your changes, are you sure?'):
-                click.echo('Aborting', err=True)
-                sys.exit(-1)
-
         for element_name in elements:
             app.stream.workspace_close(element_name, remove_dir=remove_dir)
 
@@ -879,11 +874,6 @@ def workspace_reset(app, soft, track_, all_, elements):
         if all_ and not app.stream.workspace_exists():
             raise AppError("No open workspaces to reset")
 
-        if app.interactive and not soft and app.context.prompt_workspace_reset_hard:
-            if not click.confirm('This will remove all your changes, are you sure?'):
-                click.echo('Aborting', err=True)
-                sys.exit(-1)
-
         if all_:
             elements = tuple(element_name for element_name, _ in app.context.get_workspaces().list())
 

buildstream/data/userconfig.yaml

@@ -112,14 +112,6 @@ logging:
 #
 prompt:
 
-  # Whether to really proceed with 'bst workspace close --remove-dir' removing
-  # a workspace directory, potentially losing changes.
-  #
-  #  ask - Ask the user if they are sure.
-  #  yes - Always remove, without asking.
-  #
-  really-workspace-close-remove-dir: ask
-
   # Whether to really proceed with 'bst workspace close' when doing so would
   # stop them from running bst commands in this workspace.
   #
@@ -127,11 +119,3 @@ prompt:
   #  yes - Always close, without asking.
   #
   really-workspace-close-project-inaccessible: ask
-
-  # Whether to really proceed with 'bst workspace reset' doing a hard reset of
-  # a workspace, potentially losing changes.
-  #
-  #  ask - Ask the user if they are sure.
-  #  yes - Always hard reset, without asking.
-  #
-  really-workspace-reset-hard: ask