[Bug: 768] FX CLI: Separate create, cert gen commands

docs/running_the_federation.rst

@@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@ Importing the Workspace
 
     .. code-block:: console
 
+       fx collaborator create -n {COL_LABEL} -d {DATA_PATH:optional}
        fx collaborator generate-cert-request -n {COL_LABEL}
 
 

openfl/interface/collaborator.py

@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ def start_(plan, collaborator_name, data_config, secure):
     plan.get_collaborator(collaborator_name).run()
 
 
+@collaborator.command(name='create')
+@option('-n', '--collaborator_name', required=True,
+        help='The certified common name of the collaborator')
+@option('-d', '--data_path',
+        help='The data path to be associated with the collaborator')
+@option('-s', '--silent', help='Do not prompt', is_flag=True)
+def create_(collaborator_name, data_path, silent):
+    """Creates a user for an experiment."""
+    if data_path and is_directory_traversal(data_path):
+        echo('Data path is out of the openfl workspace scope.')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    common_name = f'{collaborator_name}'.lower()
+
+    # TODO: There should be some association with the plan made here as well
+    register_data_path(common_name, data_path=data_path, silent=silent)
+
+
 def register_data_path(collaborator_name, data_path=None, silent=False):
     """Register dataset path in the plan/data.yaml file.
 
@@ -103,30 +121,26 @@ def register_data_path(collaborator_name, data_path=None, silent=False):
     d[collaborator_name] = dir_path
 
     # Write the data.yaml
-    with open(data_yaml, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        for key, val in d.items():
-            f.write(f'{key}{separator}{val}\n')
+    if isfile(data_yaml):
+        with open(data_yaml, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            for key, val in d.items():
+                f.write(f'{key}{separator}{val}\n')
 
 
 @collaborator.command(name='generate-cert-request')
 @option('-n', '--collaborator_name', required=True,
         help='The certified common name of the collaborator')
-@option('-d', '--data_path',
-        help='The data path to be associated with the collaborator')
 @option('-s', '--silent', help='Do not prompt', is_flag=True)
 @option('-x', '--skip-package',
         help='Do not package the certificate signing request for export',
         is_flag=True)
 def generate_cert_request_(collaborator_name,
-                           data_path, silent, skip_package):
+                           silent, skip_package):
     """Generate certificate request for the collaborator."""
-    if data_path and is_directory_traversal(data_path):
-        echo('Data path is out of the openfl workspace scope.')
-        sys.exit(1)
-    generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, data_path, silent, skip_package)
+    generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, silent, skip_package)
 
 
-def generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, data_path, silent, skip_package):
+def generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, silent, skip_package):
     """
     Create collaborator certificate key pair.
 
@@ -192,9 +206,6 @@ def generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, data_path, silent, skip_package):
         echo('This file should be sent to the certificate authority'
              ' (typically hosted by the aggregator) for signing')
 
-    # TODO: There should be some association with the plan made here as well
-    register_data_path(common_name, data_path=data_path, silent=silent)
-
 
 def find_certificate_name(file_name):
     """Parse the collaborator name."""

openfl/native/native.py

@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ def init(workspace_template: str = 'default', log_level: str = 'INFO',
     aggregator.certify(agg_fqdn, silent=True)
     data_path = 1
     for col_name in col_names:
+        collaborator.create(
+            col_name, str(data_path), silent=True)
         collaborator.generate_cert_request(
             col_name, str(data_path), silent=True, skip_package=True)
         collaborator.certify(col_name, silent=True)
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ def init(workspace_template: str = 'default', log_level: str = 'INFO',
     setup_logging(level=log_level, log_file=log_file)
 
 
-def create_collaborator(plan, name, model, aggregator):
+def get_collaborator(plan, name, model, aggregator):
     """
     Create the collaborator.
 
@@ -282,9 +284,9 @@ def run_experiment(collaborator_dict: dict, override_config: dict = None):
 
     aggregator = plan.get_aggregator()
 
-    # Create the collaborators
+    # get the collaborators
     collaborators = {
-        collaborator: create_collaborator(
+        collaborator: get_collaborator(
             plan, collaborator, collaborator_dict[collaborator], aggregator
         ) for collaborator in plan.authorized_cols
     }

tests/github/pki_wrong_cn.py

@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ def prepare_workspace():
     ])
     for col in ['one', 'two']:
         subprocess.check_call([
-            'fx', 'collaborator', 'generate-cert-request',
+            'fx', 'collaborator', 'create',
             '-n', col,
             '-d', '1',
+            '-s'
+        ])
+        subprocess.check_call([
+            'fx', 'collaborator', 'generate-cert-request',
+            '-n', col,
             '-s', '-x'
         ])
         subprocess.check_call([

tests/github/test_graminize.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ create_collaborator() {
 
     # Create collaborator certificate request
     cd ${COL_DIRECTORY}/${FED_WORKSPACE}
-    fx collaborator generate-cert-request -d ${DATA_PATH} -n ${COL} --silent # Remove '--silent' if you run this manually
+    fx collaborator create -d ${DATA_PATH} -n ${COL} --silent # Remove '--silent' if you run this manually
+    fx collaborator generate-cert-request -n ${COL} --silent # Remove '--silent' if you run this manually
 
     # Sign collaborator certificate 
     cd ${FED_DIRECTORY}  # Move back to the Aggregator

tests/github/utils.py

@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ def create_collaborator(col, workspace_root, data_path, archive_name, fed_worksp
     )
 
     # Create collaborator certificate request
+    check_call(
+        ['fx', 'collaborator', 'create', '-d', data_path, '-n', col, '--silent'],
+        cwd=col_path / fed_workspace
+    )
     # Remove '--silent' if you run this manually
     check_call(
-        ['fx', 'collaborator', 'generate-cert-request', '-d', data_path, '-n', col, '--silent'],
+        ['fx', 'collaborator', 'generate-cert-request', '-n', col, '--silent'],
         cwd=col_path / fed_workspace
     )
 
@@ -84,7 +88,10 @@ def create_signed_cert_for_collaborator(col, data_path):
     print(f'Certifying collaborator {col} with data path {data_path}...')
     # Create collaborator certificate request
     check_call([
-        'fx', 'collaborator', 'generate-cert-request', '-d', data_path, '-n', col, '--silent'
+        'fx', 'collaborator', 'create', '-d', data_path, '-n', col, '--silent'
+    ])
+    check_call([
+        'fx', 'collaborator', 'generate-cert-request', '-n', col, '--silent'
     ])
     # Sign collaborator certificate
     check_call([