can't create multiple containers using post

[Dafna Ron]

if I run: swift post <container> we create the container

i think we should be able to run:
swift post <container1> <container2> <container3>

please note that bug was opened to create a separate create command and if accepted this can be closed.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1231321

[Samuel Merritt (torgomatic)]

"swift post $container $object" is how you update an object's metadata, so making the proposed change would make "swift post $thing1 $thing2" ambiguous -- is it asking for two container POSTs, or an object POST?

[Dafna Ron (dron-3)]

yes, post is to update a container but unfortunately since there is no create command for a container a user will be using post or upload to create a container as well.
so, if we create a create command from container in swift this bug will be invalid but if we do not solve the create command issue we should allow the users to create several containers through the post command
perhaps adding a --container-only tag or something of sorts will be better than changing the whole post command hence allowing a user to create multiple containers without actually changing the spirit of the post command

[clayg (clay-gerrard)]

I think the purposed syntax of:

    swift post --container-only $container1 $container2 $container3

... would be acceptable if a patch was purposed.

I'm not sure I follow the use-case this solves over creating three containers with:

    for cont in $container1 $container2 $container3; do swift post $cont; done

or just letting the containers be auto-created via object upload.

I'll change the status to "wishlist" if you can enumerate the use-case.

I think a "create" command as a thin alias over "post" might be more complicated and don't have a strong opinion on the clarity.

[Dafna Ron (dron-3)]

the use cases I can think of is for Admin integrating swift as a new technology.
In that case, I would probably want to run a script that would prepare the environment (without actually uploading any documents since I want to test the results in a controlled environment).
also, it can be useful for administrators creating the containers for other users on a day to day bases (mainly in large environment in which swift is needed)