Add base64 flag to gp env
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component: gp cli
meta: never-stale
team: IDE
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- TypeScript
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Description
Extend gp env to natively support base64 uploads, for multi-line files. Basically, this blog post, but built-in to Gitpod.
The use-case for this is for SSH key uploads, which should also be improved with:
Related:
However there might be more scenarios / edge cases where multi-line support would be generally useful.
Relates to:
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Research direction
The entry point named is the gp env CLI command; start by locating its implementation and existing value-handling logic. Define the base64 flag's behavior for multiline values and SSH-key uploads, then verify the command handles the stated use case and relevant edge cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- cli, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100