Change behavior of -token and -password to support env/file only (#2327)

* Revert "Remove `-token` flag (#2303)"

This reverts commit 65cff995d7.

* Change behavior of -token

* Add use of MustParsePath

* Update changelog

* Use errors.Is

internal/cmd/commands/accountscmd/funcs.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package accountscmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -141,8 +142,13 @@ func extraFlagsHandlingFuncImpl(c *Command, _ *base.FlagSets, opts *[]accounts.O
 			c.flagPassword = strings.TrimSpace(value)
 
 		default:
-			password, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagPassword)
-			if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
+			password, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagPassword)
+			switch {
+			case err == nil:
+			case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+				c.UI.Error("Password flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax or left empty for an interactive prompt")
+				return false
+			default:
 				c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing password flag: %v", err))
 				return false
 			}
@@ -164,8 +170,13 @@ func extraFlagsHandlingFuncImpl(c *Command, _ *base.FlagSets, opts *[]accounts.O
 			c.flagCurrentPassword = strings.TrimSpace(value)
 
 		default:
-			password, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagCurrentPassword)
-			if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
+			password, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagCurrentPassword)
+			switch {
+			case err == nil:
+			case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+				c.UI.Error("Current password flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax or left empty for an interactive prompt")
+				return false
+			default:
 				c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing current password flag: %v", err))
 				return false
 			}
@@ -196,8 +207,13 @@ func extraFlagsHandlingFuncImpl(c *Command, _ *base.FlagSets, opts *[]accounts.O
 			c.flagNewPassword = strings.TrimSpace(value)
 
 		default:
-			password, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagNewPassword)
-			if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
+			password, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagNewPassword)
+			switch {
+			case err == nil:
+			case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+				c.UI.Error("New password flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax or left empty for an interactive prompt")
+				return false
+			default:
 				c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing new password flag: %v", err))
 				return false
 			}

internal/cmd/commands/accountscmd/password_funcs.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package accountscmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func extraPasswordFlagsFuncImpl(c *PasswordCommand, set *base.FlagSets, f *base.
 			f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{
 				Name:   "password",
 				Target: &c.flagPassword,
-				Usage:  "The password for the account. If blank, the command will prompt for the password to be entered interactively in a non-echoing way. Otherwise, this can refer to a file on disk (file://) from which a password will be read; an env var (env://) from which the password will be read; or a string containing the password.",
+				Usage:  "The password for the account. If blank, the command will prompt for the password to be entered interactively in a non-echoing way. Otherwise, this can refer to a file on disk (file://) from which a password will be read or an env var (env://) from which the password will be read.",
 			})
 		}
 	}
@@ -117,8 +118,13 @@ func extraPasswordFlagsHandlingFuncImpl(c *PasswordCommand, _ *base.FlagSets, op
 			*opts = append(*opts, accounts.WithPasswordAccountPassword(strings.TrimSpace(value)))
 
 		default:
-			password, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagPassword)
-			if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
+			password, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagPassword)
+			switch {
+			case err == nil:
+			case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+				c.UI.Error("Password flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax or left empty for an interactive prompt")
+				return false
+			default:
 				c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing password flag: %v", err))
 				return false
 			}

internal/cmd/commands/authenticate/password.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 		Name:   "password",
 		Target: &c.flagPassword,
 		EnvVar: envPassword,
-		Usage:  "The password associated with the login name. If blank, the command will prompt for the password to be entered interactively in a non-echoing way. Otherwise, this can refer to a file on disk (file://) from which a password will be read; an env var (env://) from which the password will be read; or a string containing the password.",
+		Usage:  "The password associated with the login name. If blank, the command will prompt for the password to be entered interactively in a non-echoing way. Otherwise, this can refer to a file on disk (file://) from which a password will be read or an env var (env://) from which the password will be read.",
 	})
 
 	f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{
@@ -114,8 +114,13 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.flagPassword = strings.TrimSpace(value)
 
 	default:
-		password, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagPassword)
-		if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
+		password, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagPassword)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+		case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+			c.UI.Error("Password flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax or left empty for an interactive prompt")
+			return base.CommandUserError
+		default:
 			c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing password flag: %v", err))
 			return base.CommandUserError
 		}

internal/cmd/commands/credentialscmd/ssh-private-key_funcs.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package credentialscmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/credentials"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/base"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
@@ -58,9 +61,14 @@ func extraSshPrivateKeyFlagHandlingFuncImpl(c *SshPrivateKeyCommand, _ *base.Fla
 	switch c.flagPrivateKey {
 	case "":
 	default:
-		privateKey, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagPrivateKey)
-		if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
-			c.UI.Error("Error parsing private key flag: " + err.Error())
+		privateKey, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagPrivateKey)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+		case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+			c.UI.Error("Private key flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax")
+			return false
+		default:
+			c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing private key flag: %v", err))
 			return false
 		}
 		*opts = append(*opts, credentials.WithSshPrivateKeyCredentialPrivateKey(privateKey))

internal/cmd/commands/credentialscmd/username-password_funcs.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package credentialscmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/credentials"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/base"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ func extraUsernamePasswordFlagsFuncImpl(c *UsernamePasswordCommand, set *base.Fl
 			f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{
 				Name:   passwordFlagName,
 				Target: &c.flagPassword,
-				Usage:  "The password associated with the credential. This can be the value itself, refer to a file on disk (file://) from which the value will be read, or an env var (env://) from which the value will be read.",
+				Usage:  "The password associated with the credential. This can be a file on disk (file://) from which the value will be read, or an env var (env://) from which the value will be read.",
 			})
 		}
 	}
@@ -58,9 +61,14 @@ func extraUsernamePasswordFlagHandlingFuncImpl(c *UsernamePasswordCommand, _ *ba
 	switch c.flagPassword {
 	case "":
 	default:
-		password, err := parseutil.ParsePath(c.flagPassword)
-		if err != nil && err.Error() != parseutil.ErrNotAUrl.Error() {
-			c.UI.Error("Error parsing password flag: " + err.Error())
+		password, err := parseutil.MustParsePath(c.flagPassword)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+		case errors.Is(err, parseutil.ErrNotParsed):
+			c.UI.Error("Password flag must be used with env:// or file:// syntax")
+			return false
+		default:
+			c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing password flag: %v", err))
 			return false
 		}
 		*opts = append(*opts, credentials.WithUsernamePasswordCredentialPassword(password))