Offer dry run option for cdk destroy
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 12.9k
- Forks
- 4.6k
- Avg merge
- 2d 3h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 83
Description
### Describe the feature
It would be nice to see what the effect of using `cdk destroy` is without actually destroying anything. The ability to see a list of resources which would be destroyed during `cdk destory` perhaps at the same time validating the destroy would work would be useful.
### Use Case
We are establishing a destroy CI pipeline. As a significantly destructive operation, offering the ability to check what it will do prior to carrying out the destroy action would be very helpful.
### Proposed Solution
A dry run would show a list of resources to be destroyed, grouped by resource type and count, but not actually carry out a destroy action on anything. Flag via CLI, `cdk destroy --dry-run`
### Other Information
_No response_
### Acknowledgements
- [ ] I may be able to implement this feature request
- [ ] This feature might incur a breaking change
### CDK version used
2.147.3
### Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)
Windows 10/latest Ubuntu GitHub actions runner
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the CDK CLI entry point for `cdk destroy` and trace how destroy validation and resource selection currently work. Define the dry-run behavior from the issue: report resources grouped by type and count, validate that destruction would work, and make no destructive changes; verify the result through the CLI's existing destroy checks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, typescript
- Domain
- cli, cloud, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100