command/validate: accept -only/-except and use new common stuff

command/validate/command.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package validate
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	cmdcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/common/command"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ func (Command) Help() string {
 
 func (c Command) Run(env packer.Environment, args []string) int {
 	var cfgSyntaxOnly bool
+	buildFilters := new(cmdcommon.BuildFilters)
 
 	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("validate", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { env.Ui().Say(c.Help()) }
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&cfgSyntaxOnly, "syntax-only", false, "check syntax only")
+	cmdcommon.BuildFilterFlags(cmdFlags, buildFilters)
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
@@ -31,6 +34,13 @@ func (c Command) Run(env packer.Environment, args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	if err := buildFilters.Validate(); err != nil {
+		env.Ui().Error(err.Error())
+		env.Ui().Error("")
+		env.Ui().Error(c.Help())
+		return 1
+	}
+
 	// Read the file into a byte array so that we can parse the template
 	log.Printf("Reading template: %s", args[0])
 	tplData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(args[0])
@@ -63,17 +73,10 @@ func (c Command) Run(env packer.Environment, args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise, get all the builds
-	buildNames := tpl.BuildNames()
+	builds, err := buildFilters.Builds(tpl, components)
-	builds := make([]packer.Build, 0, len(buildNames))
+	if err != nil {
-	for _, buildName := range buildNames {
+		env.Ui().Error(err.Error())
-		log.Printf("Creating build from template for: %s", buildName)
+		return 1
-		build, err := tpl.Build(buildName, components)
-		if err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Build '%s': %s", buildName, err))
-			continue
-		}
-
-		builds = append(builds, build)
 	}
 
 	// Check the configuration of all builds

command/validate/help.go

@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ Usage: packer validate [options] TEMPLATE
 
 Options:
 
-  -syntax-only        Only check syntax. Do not verify config of the template.
+  -syntax-only           Only check syntax. Do not verify config of the template.
+  -except=foo,bar,baz    Validate all builds other than these
+  -only=foo,bar,baz      Validate only these builds
 `