mod.sp is not created

[electriquo]

Describe the bug

I saw the deprecation message

Deprecation warning: Steampipe mods and dashboards have been moved to Powerpipe. This command will be removed in a future version. Migration guide - https://powerpipe.io/blog/migrating-from-steampipe

Changing steampipe mod install to powerpipe mod install raised the following error when trying to start Steampipe

Error: This command requires a mod definition file (mod.sp) - could not find in the current directory tree.

You can either clone a mod repository or install a mod using steampipe mod install and run this command from the cloned/installed mod directory.
Please refer to: https://steampipe.io/docs/mods/overview

Indeed, $STEAMPIPE_MOD_LOCATION/mod.sp was missing when using powerpipe but not when using steampipe

Powerpipe version (powerpipe -v) Example: 0.1.1

To reproduce

1. Delete $STEAMPIPE_MOD_LOCATION/mod.sp
2. Install Steampipe mods using powerpipe
3. Start Steampipe

Expected behavior

Either $STEAMPIPE_MOD_LOCATION/mod.sp should be created by powerpipe, or it should not make steampipe fail. And ability to migrate to powerpipe easily.

[pskrbasu]

Hey @electriquo, when you say Start Steampipe what command are you running? Are you running steampipe service start --dashboard or any other?

[electriquo]

Are you running steampipe service start --dashboard

@pskrbasu Yes, steampipe service start --dashboard --foreground --show-password --var-file=~/steampipe.spvars

[pskrbasu]

@electriquo When you run powerpipe mod install, it creates a mod.pp file instead of a .sp file. Steampipe does not understand .pp files.

If you want to run dashboards, you can run powerpipe server after running powerpipe mod install from your $STEAMPIPE_MOD_LOCATION.

See: https://powerpipe.io/docs/reference/cli/server

[electriquo]

@pskrbasu Got cha.

steampipe service start
powerpipe server

Works llike a charm :) Will reopen if needed, thanks.