improve available drives listing

make the config a path to the file and not the stringified JSON

build/actions/device.js

@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ exports.init = {
       parameter: 'os-version'
     }), {
       signature: 'drive',
-      description: 'the drive to write the image to, like /dev/sdb. Careful with this as you can erase your hard drive. Check `resin os available-drives` for available options.',
+      description: 'the drive to write the image to, like `/dev/sdb` or `/dev/mmcblk0`. Careful with this as you can erase your hard drive. Check `resin util available-drives` for available options.',
       parameter: 'drive',
       alias: 'd'
     }, {
       signature: 'config',
-      description: 'stringified JSON with the device config, see `resin os build-config`',
+      description: 'path to the config JSON file, see `resin os build-config`',
       parameter: 'config'
     }
   ],

build/actions/os.js

@@ -202,19 +202,22 @@ exports.configure = {
       alias: 'v'
     }, {
       signature: 'config',
-      description: 'stringified JSON with the device config, see `resin os build-config`',
+      description: 'path to the config JSON file, see `resin os build-config`',
       parameter: 'config'
     }
   ],
   action: function(params, options, done) {
-    var helpers, init, resin;
+    var Promise, fs, helpers, init, readFileAsync, resin;
+    fs = require('fs');
+    Promise = require('bluebird');
+    readFileAsync = Promise.promisify(fs.readFile);
     resin = require('resin-sdk-preconfigured');
     init = require('resin-device-init');
     helpers = require('../utils/helpers');
     console.info('Configuring operating system image');
     return resin.models.device.get(params.uuid).then(function(device) {
       if (options.config) {
-        return JSON.parse(options.config);
+        return readFileAsync(options.config, 'utf8').then(JSON.parse);
       }
       return buildConfig(params.image, device.device_type, options.advanced);
     }).then(function(answers) {
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ exports.initialize = {
       required: 'You have to specify a device type'
     }, {
       signature: 'drive',
-      description: 'drive to write the image to. Check `resin os available-drives` for available options.',
+      description: 'drive to write the image to. Check `resin util available-drives` for available options.',
       parameter: 'drive',
       alias: 'd'
     }

build/actions/util.js

@@ -22,16 +22,22 @@ _ = require('lodash');
 exports.availableDrives = {
   signature: 'util available-drives',
   description: 'list available drives',
+  help: "Use this command to list your machine's drives usable for writing the OS image to.\nSkips the system drives.",
   action: function() {
-    var Promise, chalk, driveListAsync, drivelist, formatDrive, getDrives;
+    var Promise, chalk, driveListAsync, drivelist, formatDrive, getDrives, visuals;
     Promise = require('bluebird');
     drivelist = require('drivelist');
     driveListAsync = Promise.promisify(drivelist.list);
     chalk = require('chalk');
+    visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals');
     formatDrive = function(drive) {
       var size;
       size = drive.size / 1000000000;
-      return drive.device + " (" + (size.toFixed(1)) + " GB) - " + drive.description;
+      return {
+        device: drive.device,
+        size: (size.toFixed(1)) + " GB",
+        description: drive.description
+      };
     };
     getDrives = function() {
       return driveListAsync().then(function(drives) {
@@ -45,9 +51,7 @@ exports.availableDrives = {
         console.error((chalk.red('x')) + " No available drives were detected, plug one in!");
         return;
       }
-      return drives.forEach(function(drive) {
-        return console.log(formatDrive(drive));
-      });
+      return console.log(visuals.table.horizontal(drives.map(formatDrive), ['device', 'size', 'description']));
     });
   }
 };

capitanodoc.coffee

@@ -103,5 +103,9 @@ module.exports =
 				'lib/actions/build.coffee'
 				'lib/actions/deploy.coffee'
 			]
-		}
+		},
+		{
+			title: 'Utilities',
+			files: [ 'lib/actions/util.coffee' ]
+		},
 	]

doc/automated-init.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ It requires collecting some preliminary information _once_.
 The final command to provision the device looks like this:
 
 ```bash
-resin device init --app APP_ID --os-version OS_VERSION --drive DRIVE --config "$(cat CONFIG_FILE)" --yes
+resin device init --app APP_ID --os-version OS_VERSION --drive DRIVE --config CONFIG_FILE --yes
 
 ```
 
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ You can run this command as many times as you need, putting the new medium (SD c
 
 But before you can run it you need to collect the parameters and build the configuration file. Keep reading to figure out how to do it.
 
-Also note how the config is _a string_, and not a path to the file, so we're using `"$(cat CONFIG_FILE)"` here.
 
 ## Collect all the required parameters.
 

doc/cli.markdown

@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ environment variable (in the same standard URL format).
 	- [os download <type>](#os-download-60-type-62-)
 	- [os build-config <image> <device-type>](#os-build-config-60-image-62-60-device-type-62-)
 	- [os configure <image> <uuid>](#os-configure-60-image-62-60-uuid-62-)
-	- [os available-drives](#os-available-drives)
 	- [os initialize <image>](#os-initialize-60-image-62-)
 
 - Config
@@ -142,6 +141,10 @@ environment variable (in the same standard URL format).
 	- [build [source]](#build-source-)
 	- [deploy <appName> [image]](#deploy-60-appname-62-image-)
 
+- Utilities
+
+	- [util available-drives](#util-available-drives)
+
 # Application
 
 ## app create <name>
@@ -490,11 +493,11 @@ or 'menu' (will show the interactive menu)
 
 #### --drive, -d <drive>
 
-the drive to write the image to, like /dev/sdb. Careful with this as you can erase your hard drive. Check `resin os available-drives` for available options.
+the drive to write the image to, like `/dev/sdb` or `/dev/mmcblk0`. Careful with this as you can erase your hard drive. Check `resin util available-drives` for available options.
 
 #### --config <config>
 
-stringified JSON with the device config, see `resin os build-config`
+path to the config JSON file, see `resin os build-config`
 
 # Environment Variables
 
@@ -911,11 +914,7 @@ show advanced commands
 
 #### --config <config>
 
-stringified JSON with the device config, see `resin os build-config`
-
-## os available-drives
-
-undefined
+path to the config JSON file, see `resin os build-config`
 
 ## os initialize <image>
 
@@ -940,7 +939,7 @@ device type (Check available types with `resin devices supported`)
 
 #### --drive, -d <drive>
 
-drive to write the image to. Check `resin os available-drives` for available options.
+drive to write the image to. Check `resin util available-drives` for available options.
 
 # Config
 
@@ -1474,3 +1473,10 @@ Don't use docker layer caching when building
 
 Run an emulated build using Qemu
 
+# Utilities
+
+## util available-drives
+
+Use this command to list your machine's drives usable for writing the OS image to.
+Skips the system drives.
+

lib/actions/device.coffee

@@ -379,15 +379,15 @@ exports.init =
 		_.assign({}, commandOptions.osVersion, { signature: 'os-version', parameter: 'os-version' })
 		{
 			signature: 'drive'
-			description: 'the drive to write the image to, like /dev/sdb.
+			description: 'the drive to write the image to, like `/dev/sdb` or `/dev/mmcblk0`.
 				Careful with this as you can erase your hard drive.
-				Check `resin os available-drives` for available options.'
+				Check `resin util available-drives` for available options.'
 			parameter: 'drive'
 			alias: 'd'
 		}
 		{
 			signature: 'config'
-			description: 'stringified JSON with the device config, see `resin os build-config`'
+			description: 'path to the config JSON file, see `resin os build-config`'
 			parameter: 'config'
 		}
 	]

lib/actions/os.coffee

@@ -218,11 +218,14 @@ exports.configure =
 		}
 		{
 			signature: 'config'
-			description: 'stringified JSON with the device config, see `resin os build-config`'
+			description: 'path to the config JSON file, see `resin os build-config`'
 			parameter: 'config'
 		}
 	]
 	action: (params, options, done) ->
+		fs = require('fs')
+		Promise = require('bluebird')
+		readFileAsync = Promise.promisify(fs.readFile)
 		resin = require('resin-sdk-preconfigured')
 		init = require('resin-device-init')
 		helpers = require('../utils/helpers')
@@ -230,8 +233,9 @@ exports.configure =
 		console.info('Configuring operating system image')
 		resin.models.device.get(params.uuid).then (device) ->
 			if options.config
-				return JSON.parse(options.config)
-			buildConfig(params.image, device.device_type, options.advanced)
+				return readFileAsync(options.config, 'utf8')
+					.then(JSON.parse)
+			return buildConfig(params.image, device.device_type, options.advanced)
 		.then (answers) ->
 			init.configure(params.image, params.uuid, answers).then(helpers.osProgressHandler)
 		.nodeify(done)
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ exports.initialize =
 		}
 		{
 			signature: 'drive'
-			description: 'drive to write the image to. Check `resin os available-drives` for available options.'
+			description: 'drive to write the image to. Check `resin util available-drives` for available options.'
 			parameter: 'drive'
 			alias: 'd'
 		}

lib/actions/util.coffee

@@ -20,15 +20,24 @@ exports.availableDrives =
 	# TODO: dedupe with https://github.com/resin-io-modules/resin-cli-visuals/blob/master/lib/widgets/drive/index.coffee
 	signature: 'util available-drives'
 	description: 'list available drives'
+	help: """
+		Use this command to list your machine's drives usable for writing the OS image to.
+		Skips the system drives.
+	"""
 	action: ->
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		drivelist = require('drivelist')
 		driveListAsync = Promise.promisify(drivelist.list)
 		chalk = require('chalk')
+		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 
 		formatDrive = (drive) ->
 			size = drive.size / 1000000000
-			return "#{drive.device} (#{size.toFixed(1)} GB) - #{drive.description}"
+			return {
+				device: drive.device
+				size: "#{size.toFixed(1)} GB"
+				description: drive.description
+			}
 
 		getDrives = ->
 			driveListAsync().then (drives) ->
@@ -39,5 +48,9 @@ exports.availableDrives =
 			if not drives.length
 				console.error("#{chalk.red('x')} No available drives were detected, plug one in!")
 				return
-			drives.forEach (drive) ->
-				console.log(formatDrive(drive))
+
+			console.log visuals.table.horizontal drives.map(formatDrive), [
+				'device'
+				'size'
+				'description'
+			]