Explain the need for using cdk8s-cli vs executing the cdk8s script file directly?

[shinebayar-g]

Description of the feature or enhancement:

Is there any difference between using cdk8s-cli vs just calling the .synth() method?

yarn run cdk8s synth --app 'yarn run tsx main.ts'

vs

yarn run tsx main.ts

Both method worked for me. Except the latter doesn't show outputs obviously. Am I missing anything by not using the cli?

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Other:

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This is a :rocket: Feature Request

[iliapolo]

For the purpose of solely creating a YAML manifest, no there is no difference. But there are some auxiliary features that are only implemented in the CLI (though arguably could be moved to the framework) like:

• https://cdk8s.io/docs/latest/cli/synth/#validating-manifests
• https://cdk8s.io/docs/latest/cli/synth/#helm-synthesis

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