[cli] support adding multiple app names in cdk.json

[alimeerutech]

support adding multiple app names in cdk.json

{
"apps": [
  { 
    "name": "app1",
    "command": "python dir1/app.py"
  },
  {
    "name": "app2",
    "command": "python dir2/app.py"
  }
]
}

Use Case

If you have multiple apps sharing the same cdk.json you either have to pass in the app via cdk --app or copy cdk.json around, it would be much nicer if we could support having a single cdk.json with multiple apps

Proposed Solution

support adding multiple app names in cdk.json

{
"apps": [
  { 
    "name": "app1",
    "command": "python dir1/app.py"
  },
  {
    "name": "app2",
    "command": "python dir2/app.py"
  }
]
}

Other

• [ ] :wave: I may be able to implement this feature request
• [X] :warning: This feature might incur a breaking change

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This is a :rocket: Feature Request

[shivlaks]

@alimeerutech have you tried putting shared configuration in ~/.cdk.json as a user setting, or is the use case that you have a group of apps that require specific shared settings and you'd like to be able to specify it all within app?

We might have a duplicate issue for this, i'll have to look. It was something we said we'd consider for 2.0 IIRC

[alimeerutech]

correct, that is the case. We have multiple apps sharing the same context variables. thanks

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:35 AM Shiv Lakshminarayan < notifications@github.com> wrote:

@alimeerutech https://github.com/alimeerutech have you tried putting shared configuration in ~/.cdk.json as a user setting, or is the use case that you have a group of apps that require specific shared settings and you'd like to be able to specify it all within app?

We might have a duplicate issue for this, i'll have to look. It was something we said we'd consider for 2.0 IIRC

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[Cloudrage]

+1 Or that way : https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/4543

[hannonq]

+1

[hkhrais]

+1

[bert-bae]

+1

[edgar-slalom]

+1

[ns-ajith]

+1

[brianarpie-forme]

+1

[cbou]

+1

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[cpalmer-ostmodern]

Would it be easier to use a mono repo with a shared cdk folder ?

[MathiasHaudgaard]

any updates?

[sigpop]

This would be useful.

[ribase]

Anything going on here, this feature still would be nice to have...