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Yuan Teoh 293c1d6889 feat!: update configuration file v2 (#2369)
This PR introduces a significant update to the Toolbox configuration
file format, which is one of the primary **breaking changes** required
for the implementation of the Advanced Control Plane.

# Summary of Changes
The configuration schema has been updated to enforce resource isolation
and facilitate atomic, incremental updates.
* Resource Isolation: Resource definitions are now separated into
individual blocks, using a distinct structure for each resource type
(Source, Tool, Toolset, etc.). This improves readability, management,
and auditing of configuration files.
* Field Name Modification: Internal field names have been modified to
align with declarative methodologies. Specifically, the configuration
now separates kind (general resource type, e.g., Source) from type
(specific implementation, e.g., Postgres).

# User Impact
Existing tools.yaml configuration files are now in an outdated format.
Users must eventually update their files to the new YAML format.

# Mitigation & Compatibility
Backward compatibility is maintained during this transition to ensure no
immediate user action is required for existing files.
* Immediate Backward Compatibility: The source code includes a
pre-processing layer that automatically detects outdated configuration
files (v1 format) and converts them to the new v2 format under the hood.
* [COMING SOON] Migration Support: The new toolbox migrate subcommand
will be introduced to allow users to automatically convert their old
configuration files to the latest format.

# Example
Example for config file v2:
```
kind: sources
name: my-pg-instance
type: cloud-sql-postgres
project: my-project
region: my-region
instance: my-instance
database: my_db
user: my_user
password: my_pass
---
kind: authServices
name: my-google-auth
type: google
clientId: testing-id
---
kind: tools
name: example_tool
type: postgres-sql
source: my-pg-instance
description: some description
statement: SELECT * FROM SQL_STATEMENT;
parameters:
- name: country
  type: string
  description: some description
---
kind: tools
name: example_tool_2
type: postgres-sql
source: my-pg-instance
description: returning the number one
statement: SELECT 1;
---
kind: toolsets
name: example_toolset
tools:
- example_tool
```

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alloydb-create-instance docs 1 The "alloydb-create-instance" tool creates a new AlloyDB instance within a specified cluster.
/resources/tools/alloydb-create-instance

About

The alloydb-create-instance tool creates a new AlloyDB instance (PRIMARY or READ_POOL) within a specified cluster. It is compatible with alloydb-admin source. This tool provisions a new instance with a public IP address.

Permissions & APIs Required: Before using, ensure the following on your GCP project:

  1. The AlloyDB API is enabled.

  2. The user or service account executing the tool has one of the following IAM roles:

    • roles/alloydb.admin (the AlloyDB Admin predefined IAM role)
    • roles/owner (the Owner basic IAM role)
    • roles/editor (the Editor basic IAM role)

The tool takes the following input parameters:

Parameter Type Description Required
project string The GCP project ID where the cluster exists. Yes
location string The GCP location where the cluster exists (e.g., us-central1). Yes
cluster string The ID of the existing cluster to add this instance to. Yes
instance string A unique identifier for the new AlloyDB instance. Yes
instanceType string The type of instance. Valid values are: PRIMARY and READ_POOL. Default: PRIMARY No
displayName string An optional, user-friendly name for the instance. No
nodeCount int The number of nodes for a read pool. Required only if instanceType is READ_POOL. Default: 1 No

Note The tool sets the password.enforce_complexity database flag to on, requiring new database passwords to meet complexity rules.

Example

kind: tools
name: create_instance
type: alloydb-create-instance
source: alloydb-admin-source
description: Use this tool to create a new AlloyDB instance within a specified cluster.

Reference

field type required description
type string true Must be alloydb-create-instance.
source string true The name of an alloydb-admin source.
description string false Description of the tool that is passed to the agent.