Migrate Group Versioning Agent Skill

Skill: Migrate Resource Group from Legacy to Hybrid Versioning

This skill guides the migration of an Azure resource group from VersionMigrationModeLegacy to VersionMigrationModeHybrid in Azure Service Operator. Hybrid mode generates new-style version packages (v20XXXXXX) for all resources while retaining backward-compatible v1api20XXXXXX packages for resources introduced in v2.16.0 and earlier.

Prerequisites

• You know the group name (lowercase, e.g., appconfiguration, cache, web) to migrate.
• You can run task commands from the repository root.
• For re-recording sample tests, you need Azure credentials configured (AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, etc.).

Step-by-Step Procedure

Step 1: Update legacy.go

File: v2/tools/generator/internal/astmodel/legacy.go

• Find the target group's entry in the versionMigrationModes map and change it from VersionMigrationModeLegacy to VersionMigrationModeHybrid.

Example:

   // Before
   "appconfiguration": VersionMigrationModeLegacy,

   // After
   "appconfiguration": VersionMigrationModeHybrid,

• Add an entry to the versionMigrationHybridReleases map recording the upcoming ASO release in which this migration will ship. This ensures our documentation correctly reports the new v-prefixed variants as "Next Release" until they've actually shipped, and keeps the v1api-prefixed variants marked as active (not deprecated) until then.

Example:

   var versionMigrationHybridReleases = map[string]string{
       "appconfiguration": "v2.21.0", // next unreleased ASO version
       "authorization":    "v2.21.0",
   }

> Important: Both maps are sorted alphabetically. Do not reorder entries.

Step 2: Run the Code Generator

Run the generator to produce the new v20XXXXXX packages alongside the existing v1api20XXXXXX packages:

task controller:generate-types

This creates new version directories under v2/api/<group>/ (e.g., v2/api/appconfiguration/v20220501/ alongside the existing v2/api/appconfiguration/v1api20220501/).

Verify the new directories were created:

ls v2/api/<group>/

You should see both v1api* and v* directories for each version.

Step 3: Copy and Update Samples

For each existing v1api<version>/ directory under v2/samples/<group>/:

• Create a new directory named v<version>/ (dropping the v1api prefix, so v1api20220301 becomes v20220301).
• Copy all YAML files from the v1api<version>/ directory to the new v<version>/ directory.
• Rename each file from v1api<version>_<resource>.yaml to v<version>_<resource>.yaml.
• Update the apiVersion field in each copied YAML file from <group>.azure.com/v1api<version> to <group>.azure.com/v<version>.

Example for web group, version 20220301:

# Create new directory
mkdir -p v2/samples/web/v20220301

# Copy and rename files
cp v2/samples/web/v1api20220301/v1api20220301_serverfarm.yaml v2/samples/web/v20220301/v20220301_serverfarm.yaml
cp v2/samples/web/v1api20220301/v1api20220301_site.yaml v2/samples/web/v20220301/v20220301_site.yaml
cp v2/samples/web/v1api20220301/v1api20220301_sitessourcecontrol.yaml v2/samples/web/v20220301/v20220301_sitessourcecontrol.yaml

Then edit each new file to update apiVersion:

# Before
apiVersion: web.azure.com/v1api20220301

# After
apiVersion: web.azure.com/v20220301

All other fields remain identical — only the apiVersion line changes.

> Tip: If a group has multiple version directories (e.g., v1api20220301/, v1api20230101/), repeat this for each one.

Step 4: Rename CRUD Tests

Not all CRUD test files use the v1api prefix in their names or function signatures. Many tests already use the v20* naming convention (e.g., Test_Web_Site_v20220301_CRUD). If a test file and its function names do NOT contain v1api, no renaming is needed — skip to Step 5 for that test.

Only perform the steps below for tests that do have v1api in the test function name, file name, or import paths:

4a. Rename the test file

If the test file name contains v1api, rename it to drop the prefix:

# Example
mv v2/internal/controllers/appconfiguration_keyvalue_v1api20240601_crud_test.go \
   v2/internal/controllers/appconfiguration_keyvalue_v20240601_crud_test.go

> Note: Some test files may already use the v20* naming in the filename even though they have v1api references in the code. In that case, no file rename is needed — just update the contents.

4b. Update import paths

Change Go import paths from the v1api<version> package to the v<version> package:

// Before
appconfig "github.com/Azure/azure-service-operator/v2/api/appconfiguration/v1api20220501"

// After
appconfig "github.com/Azure/azure-service-operator/v2/api/appconfiguration/v20220501"

Do this for all imports in the file that reference the migrated group's legacy version packages.

4c. Update test function names (if needed)

Rename all test function names and helper function names to drop the v1api prefix from the version:

// Before
func Test_AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v1api20240601_CRUD(t *testing.T) {
// After
func Test_AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v20240601_CRUD(t *testing.T) {

Also update any helper functions or subtest references within the file:

// Before
AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v1api20240601_CRUD(tc, cs)
// After
AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v20240601_CRUD(tc, cs)

> Note: Some tests may already use the v20* naming in the test name even though they have v1api references in the code. In that case, no test function rename is needed. You can also skip Step 5 as well.

Step 5: Re-record CRUD Tests

> STOP: You MUST have the following environment variables set to record the tests: AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, and ENTRA_APP_ID. If any are missing, do not proceed because the tests will fail. Tell the user what is missing and stop the process.

If the test function was renamed in Step 4, the old recording files no longer match. Delete the old recording files and re-record the tests by running them against Azure:

# Delete old recording(s)
rm -f "v2/internal/controllers/recordings/Test_AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v1api20240601_CRUD.yaml"
# If subtests exist, delete the directory too
rm -rf "v2/internal/controllers/recordings/Test_AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v1api20240601_CRUD/"

# Re-record with the new test name
TEST_FILTER=Test_AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v20240601_CRUD task controller:test-integration-envtest

The general pattern is:

TEST_FILTER=<NewTestFunctionName> task controller:test-integration-envtest

> Important: If a test function name did NOT have v1api in it (some groups already used v20* naming), no re-recording is needed.

Step 6: Run the Samples Tests

Run the samples tests in record mode to create (or re-record) the sample test recordings for the new v<version> sample directories:

TEST_FILTER='Test_Samples_CreationAndDeletion/Test_<GroupNameWithLeadingCapital>*' task controller:test-samples

Examples:

# For appconfiguration
TEST_FILTER='Test_Samples_CreationAndDeletion/Test_Appconfiguration*' task controller:test-samples

# For web
TEST_FILTER='Test_Samples_CreationAndDeletion/Test_Web*' task controller:test-samples

# For cache
TEST_FILTER='Test_Samples_CreationAndDeletion/Test_Cache*' task controller:test-samples

The test name format is Test_<GroupNameWithLeadingCapital>_<version>_CreationAndDeletion. The group name is title-cased using cases.Title(language.English), which capitalizes only the first letter (e.g., appconfiguration → Appconfiguration). For groups with dots in the name (e.g., network.frontdoor), each dot-separated segment is title-cased independently (e.g., Test_NetworkFrontdoor_v20220501_CreationAndDeletion).

After recording, tidy the recordings:

task controller:tidy-samples-recordings

Step 7: Verify

Run the full verification sequence as specified in the project's copilot instructions:

task format-code
task generator:quick-checks
task controller:quick-checks
task doc:crd-api

Fix any issues and re-run from the beginning if anything fails.

Summary of Changes

| Area | What Changes |

|------|-------------|

| legacy.go | Group entry: VersionMigrationModeLegacy → VersionMigrationModeHybrid; new entry in versionMigrationHybridReleases for the upcoming release |

| v2/api/<group>/ | New v<version>/ directories generated alongside existing v1api<version>/ |

| v2/samples/<group>/ | New v<version>/ directories with copied+updated sample YAML files |

| CRUD test files | File names, import paths, function names updated to drop v1api prefix |

| Recording files | Renamed to match updated test function names |

| Sample test recordings | New recordings created for v<version> sample directories |

Common Mistakes

• Don't forget subtest helper functions. If a test file has helper functions like AppConfiguration_KeyValue_v1api20240601_CRUD(tc, cs), those need renaming too.
• Don't modify generated files by hand. *_gen.go files are regenerated by task controller:generate-types. Only edit legacy.go and non-generated files.
• Check all version directories. If a group has multiple API versions (e.g., v1api20220501 and v1api20240601), create hybrid samples and update tests for all of them.
• Recording files must match test names exactly. The test framework looks up recordings by t.Name(). A mismatch will cause tests to re-record or fail.
• Title-case the group name correctly in TEST_FILTER. The test name uses cases.Title(language.English), which only capitalizes the first letter: appconfiguration → Appconfiguration, containerservice → Containerservice.