Sfdx-git-delta: [Ability to add file that has no modifications in git]

[alexmodis]

Is your proposal related to a problem?

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I got an error during the deployment of an object : Cannot set sharingModel to ControlledByParent on a CustomObject without a MasterDetail relationship field

So I had to make modifications in master/details field of this object in order for the deploy to work.

Describe the solution you'd like

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Add something like a .XXXignore file, ".filestoadd" ? to be able to add file on the fly without making git modifications.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Crate a fake/non-useful diff just for delta to add it.

Use sfdx option to deploy via package.xml/manifest only (-x)

[mehdisfdc]

I'm not sure about the ways the ".filestoadd" file would be maintained? (If you need to edit it manually to add and to remove the files once they are deployed, it would be a little cumbersome).
I would recommend dealing with this issue with a deployment using the package.xml option (sfdx force:source:deploy -x)

[alexmodis]

@mehdisfdc less cumbersome/error prone than adding blank space to a metadata file INMHO.
For manifest option, that I think too is the best one (even if I do not like Salesforce to add all that automatic files to my deploy without my consent ^^), it means udpate the pipeline to be possible to deploy as usual with -p option or with -x option.

[scolladon]

Hello,

I think you could use the idea from @mehdisfdc and have another static package.xml.
Then in your pipeline you can merge the generated package.xml with the static using another tool or yet another tool.
And then deploy using the package.xml to have both in one shot

[alexmodis]

@scolladon @mehdisfdc Thanks guys, I'm closing this one