cli.json is case insensitive and it is really hard to read

[Peng-Qian]

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amplify_flutter

Describe the feature you'd like to request

Hi teams,

The generated file cli.json in flutter are case insensitive, it is really hard to read

{
  "features": {
    "graphqltransformer": {
      "addmissingownerfields": true,
      "improvepluralization": true,
      "validatetypenamereservedwords": true,
      "useexperimentalpipelinedtransformer": false,
      "enableiterativegsiupdates": true,
      "secondarykeyasgsi": true,
      "skipoverridemutationinputtypes": true
    },
    "frontend-ios": {
      "enablexcodeintegration": true
    },
    "auth": {
      "enablecaseinsensitivity": true,
      "useinclusiveterminology": true,
      "breakcirculardependency": true,
      "forcealiasattributes": false
    },
    "codegen": {
      "useappsyncmodelgenplugin": true,
      "usedocsgeneratorplugin": true,
      "usetypesgeneratorplugin": true,
      "cleangeneratedmodelsdirectory": true,
      "retaincasestyle": true,
      "addtimestampfields": true,
      "handlelistnullabilitytransparently": true,
      "emitauthprovider": true,
      "generateindexrules": true,
      "enabledartnullsafety": true
    },
    "appsync": {
      "generategraphqlpermissions": true
    },
    "latestregionsupport": {
      "pinpoint": 1,
      "translate": 1,
      "transcribe": 1,
      "rekognition": 1,
      "textract": 1,
      "comprehend": 1
    }
  }
}

Describe the solution you'd like

camel case will be good solution, I believe most developers will happy with it

Describe alternatives you've considered

lowercase with underscores

Additional context

No response

Is this something that you'd be interested in working on?

• [ ] 👋 I may be able to implement this feature request
• [ ] ⚠️ This feature might incur a breaking change

[renebrandel]

Hi @Peng-Qian - thanks for the feedback!

The cli.json is an "advanced" capability just for feature flag management. We don't have any plans right now to change the casing because the time spent in this file should be minimal at best. Unless others feel passionate about this, I'll happy to re-open. @-mention me if you have any further questions.

[Mr0cket]

@renebrandel Where can I find the documentation for the feature flags in the cli.json config file?

[kevcam4891]

Regardless of how frequent one might be expected to interface with this file, I've got to agree: it is incredibly difficult to read. It is almost frustrating to read, without trying to sound too dramatic.