Improve auth token UX: profile selection and better empty-state handling#4584
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…dling When `databricks auth token` is invoked with no arguments, replace the raw host prompt with smarter resolution: 1. Check DATABRICKS_HOST env var (highest priority) 2. Check DATABRICKS_CONFIG_PROFILE env var 3. Interactive mode: show a profile selector with "Enter host manually" and "Create new profile" options 4. Non-interactive mode: clear error messages guiding users to --profile or databricks auth login Existing behavior (--profile, --host, positional args) is unchanged. Also extracts applyUnifiedHostFlags helper to reduce duplication, simplifies test context handling, and adds acceptance tests for the non-interactive no-args cases.
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When selecting "Create a new profile" from the interactive profile picker, run the login flow inline instead of returning an error. Also reorder the action items so "Create a new profile" appears before "Enter a host URL manually" to prioritize the more common path.
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Summary
When
databricks auth tokenis invoked with no arguments, resolve through env vars (DATABRICKS_HOST,DATABRICKS_CONFIG_PROFILE) first, then show an interactive profile picker or a clear non-interactive error. This is part of us moving away from a host-focused auth experience, to a profile-focused auth experienceInteractive profile picker
Item ordering rationale:
Search mode (
>5profiles):<=5profiles: All items visible without scrolling, no search needed."Create a new profile" runs login inline
Selecting "Create a new profile" now runs the full
auth loginflow inline (prompt for profile name, prompt for host, OAuth browser challenge, save to.databrickscfg) and then returns the token — instead of printing an error telling the user to run a separate command.Non-interactive mode
"no profile specified. Use --profile <name>"(profiles exist)"no profiles configured. Run 'databricks auth login'"(no profiles)Unchanged
--profile,--host, and positional arg behaviorTest plan
no-args-with-profilesandno-args-no-profilesmake lintfullandmake checkspass