Alibaba plugin support for profile connection

[jzhuuuu]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

add support for alibaba plugin support multi-account connection configuration with profile(similar to AWS)?

currently if there are many alibaba accounts, you have to add them all and have separate aksk for each of them.

instead of add aksk for each connection, add a aksk for the main account and add the profile for the other sub-account. just like AWS plugin's profile connection configuration

Describe the solution you'd like similar to AWS profile connection configuration

[jzhuuuu]

hi team, are we going to have an estimate about when this feature will be added?

[ParthaI]

Hello @jzhuuuu, we are currently working on it. Will update you once it is over. Thanks!

[ParthaI]

Hi @jzhuuuu,

I have initiated a draft PR to address this issue.

Overview of Changes

• Consistent Table Functionality: The functionality of the table remains unchanged.
• Enhanced Profile Support: We've introduced support for profile configurations within the Steampipe connection config.
• Expanded Authentication Methods: We now support multiple authentication methods for profiles, detailed in the table below(As these are the basic authentication methods supported by Alicloud CLI):

Profile	Credential	Status	Region	Language
default	AK: ***t1u	Valid	ap-south-1	en
ramRoleArn	RamRoleArn: ***g3D	Valid	cn-hangzhou	en
stsTokenProfile*	StsToken: ***KpC	Valid	cn-hangzhou	en
ecsRole	EcsRamRole: acs:ram::****:role/ecs-trust	Valid	cn-hangzhou	en

• Configuration Example: Configure the profile in the alicloud.spc file as follows:

  connection "alicloud" {
  plugin  = "alicloud"
  profile = "stsTokenProfile"
  }

It would be great if you want to test these changes on the PR branch (issue-405) and share your feedback.

Steps to Build the Plugin Locally

Follow these steps to build the plugin with the code changes from the PR branch:

• Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/turbot/steampipe-plugin-alicloud.git
• Navigate to the project directory: cd steampipe-plugin-alicloud
• Switch to the target branch: git checkout issue-405
• Build the plugin: Run the command make
• Execute queries to test the functionality.

Thank you!

[zhujian0805]

Thanks! will start to test it.

[zhujian0805]

hi @ParthaI, I followed the instruction and got this error: `> select * from cf.alicloud_vpc;

Error: cf: unsupported authentication mode 'ChainableRamRoleArn' (SQLSTATE HV000)

+------+-----+--------+--------+---------------+------------+-----------------+------------+-------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------+------------+----------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------+-----> | name | arn | vpc_id | status | creation_time | cidr_block | ipv6_cidr_block | vrouter_id | description | is_default | network_acl_num | resource_group_id | cen_status | owner_id | support_advanced_feature | advanced_resource | dhcp_options_set_id | dhcp_options_set_status | asso> +------+-----+--------+--------+---------------+------------+-----------------+------------+-------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------+------------+----------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------+-----> +------+-----+--------+--------+---------------+------------+-----------------+------------+-------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------+------------+----------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------+-----> `

[zhujian0805]

aliyun cli works as expected

[ParthaI]

@zhujian0805, originally, our main objective was to incorporate support for various profile modes such as:

• AK
• RamRoleArn
• EcsRamRole
• StsToken

However, I've now made additional updates to the same branch issue-405 to include support for the ChainableRamRoleArn profile mode.

Could you please pull the latest changes from the issue-405 branch into your local environment, build the plugin locally, and re-run the query?

Thanks!

[zhujian0805]

@ParthaI I have tested and confirm it work as expected. Thanks so much.

can you cut a release for it?

[ParthaI]

Thank you @zhujian0805 for your confirmation. This PR is currently undergoing the review process. I will consult with the team regarding the next steps afterward.

[zhujian0805]

@ParthaI any updates on this?

[ParthaI]

Hi @zhujian0805, sorry, it is still under review. It may be released early next week. Thanks!