Feature Request: Exporting ci/cd variables for a project or group

Problem to solve

Editing a lot of ci/cd variables for a project or group is cumbersome.
As a CLI user I want to export all (or paginated subset) ci/cd variables to the json format.
The output can be used to transform the json with tools like "jg" to a local ini file or just used as is, for local development.
The ouput can be stored locally and editeted in batch.
The next feature would be importing :)

Proposal

Create an "export" subcommand in the "variable" namespace
Allow pagination with cli options.
Just print indented json to the stdout, allow for handling the output yourself, pipeing it etc.

Further details

Proposed UI:

glab variable ex --help

Export project or group variables

USAGE
  glab variable export [flags]

ALIASES
  ex

FLAGS
  -g, --group string   Select a group/subgroup. This option is ignored if a repo argument is set.
  -p, --page int       Page number (default 1)
  -P, --per-page int   Number of items to list per page (default 100)

INHERITED FLAGS
      --help              Show help for command
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO   Select another repository using the OWNER/REPO or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format or full URL or git URL

EXAMPLES
  glab variable export
  glab variable export --per-page 1000 --page 1

Links / references

Edited Feb 02, 2023 by madflow