coreos / coreos/ignition

Allow merged child config to delete list element in parent

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Dominant language
Go
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

It's not currently possible for a merged child config to completely delete a list entry from a parent config. (Except for HTTP headers, which are special-cased in the generic merge code.) It'd be nice if we could find a clean way to do this generically.

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Research direction

Read the generic merge code and the HTTP-header special case mentioned in the issue first. Define and test a generic way for a merged child config to delete a parent list element; the issue names no files or tests, so locating the relevant entry points is part of the work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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