Export JDL export unwanted values (and create invalid JDL)

[clementdessoude]

Overview of the issue

When exporting a JHipster application with the jdl exporter, the jdl seems incorrect as there are some unrecognized values (e.g. packageFolder, promptValues, jhipsterVersion, jwtSecretKey, otherModules and blueprints)

Motivation for or Use Case

Reproduce the error

Create a default jhipster application and try to export it with jhipster export-jdl

Related issues

264 and jhipster/generator-jhipster#8391

344 for the blueprints option

Suggest a Fix

Maybe just ignore the unwanted values ?

JHipster Version(s)

6.2.0 (master) and jhipster-core on master too

JHipster configuration

Entity configuration(s) entityName.json files generated in the .jhipster directory

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[MathieuAA]

Hi, what are the unwanted values and why? They aren't in a .yo-rc anymore?

[clementdessoude]

packageFolder, promptValues, jhipsterVersion, jwtSecretKey, otherModules and blueprints are exported, but not recognized when importing a JDL. These values are stored in the yo-rc file. I am not sure if it is useful to export all of them in the jdl.

Concerning blueprints, it should be handled by #344.

Moreover, promptValues and otherModules are not correctly exported (in the exported jdl, they are printed as [Object])

[MathieuAA]

Is promptValues needed?

[clementdessoude]

I don't think so. I am not sure that the jwtSecretKey is useful too. Concerning the jhipsterVersion, and the packageFolder, I don't know.

[MathieuAA]

From what I've been able to deduce, promptValues can be omitted. About the secret key, I'm not sure. If the JDL export has to perform a perfect export of the app, wouldn't it be needed too? The JHipster version may be useless (unless I'm missing a use case), the packageFolder maybe not: it is asked during the generation. Thanks for the clarification :)

[clementdessoude]

Btw, I can try to make a PR to fix this, if you tell me which fields you want to keep and which ones to drop

[murdos]

The JHipster version may be useless (unless I'm missing a use case),

It's used a least by the upgrade feature.

[MathieuAA]

@clement26695 I'll do it but thanks! Just having this issue is a big step forward.

[MathieuAA]

Only the otherModules key is bothering me... I've dealt with the other (except the package folder, which I'd rather generate from the package name option). This is a tricky one as it contains a name and a version