`balena app/device {ID} --view` option to open application/device panel from cli

[peterblazejewicz]

• balena CLI version: e.g. 11.2.1 (output of the "balena version" command) n/a
• Operating system version: e.g. Windows 10, Ubuntu 18.04, macOS 10.14.5 n/a
• 32/64 bit OS and processor: e.g. 32-bit Windows on 64-bit Intel processor n/a
• Install method: npm or zip or executable installer n/a

• If npm install, Node.js and npm version: e.g. Node v8.16.0 and npm v6.4.1 n/a

I'd like to request a command similar to npm view, to allow quickly open a dashboard panel for the app from the CLI app:

Scenario:

balena apps
ID      APP NAME             DEVICE TYPE     ONLINE DEVICES DEVICE COUNT
.....

pick ID:

balena app {ID} --view

It shall start the url with like:

https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/apps/{ID}/

which resolves to address like: https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/apps/1509151/devices

Similary for the device scenario:

balena devices
ID      UUID    DEVICE NAME DEVICE TYPE     APPLICATION NAME     STATUS IS ONLINE SUPERVISOR VERSION OS VERSION           DASHBOARD URL
....

pick ID (which is a short hash, instead of the long one used for current dashboard url):

balena device {ID} --view

Or maybe, just extend the information about the apps with the url link similar to devices information (and short hash ID works)

Thanks!

[pdcastro]

@peterblazejewicz, thank you for this suggestion. It's a nice idea! Normally we tend to prioritise work on fixing bugs and adding high-demand features, but every now and then there's a push / project on usability and then this kind of suggestion gets implemented. And of course, anyone in the community is welcome to contribute at any time!