fix(aks-preview): allow longer node pool names

src/aks-preview/HISTORY.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ To release a new version, please select a new version number (usually plus 1 to
 
 Pending
 +++++++
+* Allow longer node pool names; the service enforces the actual limit.
 
 22.0.0b13
 +++++++++

src/aks-preview/azext_aks_preview/_params.py

@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):
         c.argument(
             "nodepool_name",
             default="nodepool1",
-            help="Node pool name, upto 12 alphanumeric characters",
+            help="Node pool name, alphanumeric characters only. See https://aka.ms/aks-naming-rules for length limits.",
             validator=validate_nodepool_name,
         )
         c.argument(
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):
     with self.argument_context("aks scale") as c:
         c.argument(
             "nodepool_name",
-            help="Node pool name, upto 12 alphanumeric characters",
+            help="Node pool name, alphanumeric characters only. See https://aka.ms/aks-naming-rules for length limits.",
             validator=validate_nodepool_name,
         )
 

src/aks-preview/azext_aks_preview/_validators.py

@@ -219,21 +219,21 @@ def validate_resource_quota(namespace):
 
 
 def _validate_nodepool_name(nodepool_name):
-    """Validates a nodepool name to be at most 12 characters, alphanumeric only."""
+    """Validates a nodepool name to be at most 39 characters, alphanumeric only."""
     if nodepool_name != "":
-        if len(nodepool_name) > 12:
-            raise InvalidArgumentValueError('--nodepool-name can contain at most 12 characters')
+        if len(nodepool_name) > 39:
+            raise InvalidArgumentValueError('--nodepool-name can contain at most 39 characters')
         if not nodepool_name.isalnum():
             raise InvalidArgumentValueError('--nodepool-name should contain only alphanumeric characters')
 
 
 def validate_nodepool_name(namespace):
-    """Validates a nodepool name to be at most 12 characters, alphanumeric only."""
+    """Validates a nodepool name to be at most 39 characters, alphanumeric only."""
     _validate_nodepool_name(namespace.nodepool_name)
 
 
 def validate_agent_pool_name(namespace):
-    """Validates a nodepool name to be at most 12 characters, alphanumeric only."""
+    """Validates a nodepool name to be at most 39 characters, alphanumeric only."""
     _validate_nodepool_name(namespace.agent_pool_name)
 
 

src/aks-preview/azext_aks_preview/tests/latest/test_validators.py

@@ -815,19 +815,19 @@ class TestValidateNodepoolName(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_invalid_nodepool_name_too_long(self):
         namespace = SimpleNamespace(
             **{
-                "nodepool_name": "tooLongNodepoolName",
+                "nodepool_name": "a" * 40,
             }
         )
-        with self.assertRaises(InvalidArgumentValueError):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(InvalidArgumentValueError, "at most 39 characters"):
             validators.validate_nodepool_name(namespace)
 
     def test_invalid_agent_pool_name_too_long(self):
         namespace = SimpleNamespace(
             **{
-                "agent_pool_name": "tooLongNodepoolName",
+                "agent_pool_name": "a" * 40,
             }
         )
-        with self.assertRaises(InvalidArgumentValueError):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(InvalidArgumentValueError, "at most 39 characters"):
             validators.validate_agent_pool_name(namespace)
 
     def test_invalid_nodepool_name_not_alnum(self):
@@ -864,6 +864,24 @@ def test_valid_agent_pool_name(self):
         )
         validators.validate_agent_pool_name(namespace)
 
+    def test_valid_nodepool_name_length_boundaries(self):
+        for length in (12, 13, 39):
+            with self.subTest(length=length):
+                namespace = SimpleNamespace(nodepool_name="a" * length)
+                validators.validate_nodepool_name(namespace)
+
+    def test_valid_agent_pool_name_length_boundaries(self):
+        for length in (12, 13, 39):
+            with self.subTest(length=length):
+                namespace = SimpleNamespace(agent_pool_name="a" * length)
+                validators.validate_agent_pool_name(namespace)
+
+    def test_valid_empty_nodepool_name(self):
+        validators.validate_nodepool_name(SimpleNamespace(nodepool_name=""))
+
+    def test_valid_empty_agent_pool_name(self):
+        validators.validate_agent_pool_name(SimpleNamespace(agent_pool_name=""))
+
 
 class TestValidateVMSetType(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_accepts_flexnodes(self):