posit-dev / posit-dev/rsconnect-python

feat: `--json` or something to return structured output

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Description

For when you have other processes calling the CLI, not a human in an interactive session, it would be nice to get response information in a more machine-friendly way that doesn't require regex parsing to extract useful things. (See also #756.)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the CLI behavior described in this issue and the related issue #756. Determine which commands and response information need structured output, then define the expected machine-readable interface and verify that non-interactive callers can consume it without regex parsing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
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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