Hi, I’m using typescript and I want to run 2 stacks in a row. I would like the second stack to be initialized with an output from the first stack. Is it possible using the automation api ? can you give a sample code ?

Yes, the Automation API can definitely do that! Here is how to orchestrate this:

import { LocalProgramArgs, LocalWorkspace } from "@pulumi/pulumi/automation";
const stack1 = await LocalWorkspace.selectStack({workDir: '/path/to/project1', stackName: 'foo'});
await stack1.up();
const stack2 = await LocalWorkspace.selectStack({workDir: '/path/to/project2', stackName: 'bar'});
await stack2.up();

The only missing piece here is to make the project2/bar stack to consume outputs from the project1/foo stack.

thanks. can you please explain how stack2 consume the outputs ? 🙂

1. Export data from project1 (outputs) 2. In prject2 use a stack reference to consume those outputs https://www.pulumi.com/learn/building-with-pulumi/stack-outputs/ https://www.pulumi.com/learn/building-with-pulumi/stack-references/

Thanks 🙂 what I’m looking for is to inject somehow the output of stack1 into stack2 using automation api. what you showed here is using stackRef (part of sdk) - which is great and working but not what I’m looking for.. I asking if there away to do something like this:

const stack1 = await LocalWorkspace.selectStack(args1)

const upRes1: UpResult = await stack1.up({})
const stack1outputs = upRes1.outputs
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const stack2 = await LocalWorkspace.selectStack(args2, stack1outputs) // here 
const upRes2: UpResult = await stack2.up(stack1outputs) // or here

according to documentation it’s not an option But I’m asking if there is a workaround in order to achieve that ? I found this example in go https://github.com/pulumi/automation-api-examples/blob/main/go/multi_stack_orchestration/main.go looking for something similar in typescript Thanks!

I'd try something like:

const stack1 = await LocalWorkspace.createOrSelectStack(stack1args);
const stack2 = await LocalWorkspace.createOrSelectStack(stack2args);
await stack2.setConfig("stack2:some-key", { value: stack1.outputs.outputName.value });
await stack2.up();

(disclaimer: did not try - i only used the automation api in python so far)

when running stack2.up() it run the

index.ts

of that project. how can I access the

stack2:some-key

inside that file ?

From the 2nd project's perspective, it's a simple configuration value:

const config = new Config();
const value = config.require('some-key');

Thanks @clever-painter-96148 I think your advice could be good approach to handle my situation. Do you think it’s the best practice ? I mean where exactly those config located ? on my local dick ? Does those values will be written into pulumi.<stackname>.yaml file ? Thanks.

Do you think it’s the best practice ?

Not sure, I started using the Automation API a few days ago. 😅 Maybe @many-telephone-49025, @billowy-army-68599 or @limited-rainbow-51650 can help?

I mean where exactly those config located ?

Yes, configuration done with the Automation API gets written on your local filesysteme in

Pulumi.$STACK.yaml

.

what if I have big outputs to forward to next stacks ? what are the limitations ?

It's a configuration API. I am not sure about the exact limitations but I'd avoid passed big payload there.

Hi @many-telephone-49025, @billowy-army-68599 @limited-rainbow-51650 If possible, I would like to hear what is your suggestion here, what is the best practice to pass outputs between micro stacks using

automation-api

The only way to do this is via stack references. You can’t pass outputs between stacks even inline automation API programs

@billowy-army-68599 what about that example in go ?

I’m on mobile at the moment, which part are you referring to?