Steampipe should not validate against locally installed plugins when …

…connecting to remote steampipe database. Closes #3516 (#3782)
turbot · Aug 31, 2023 · c53fdbc · c53fdbc
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commit c53fdbc
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/pkg/initialisation/init_data.go b/pkg/initialisation/init_data.go
@@ -105,9 +105,13 @@ func (i *InitData) Init(ctx context.Context, invoker constants.Invoker) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	//validate steampipe version
-	validationWarnings := validateModRequirementsRecursively(i.Workspace.Mod, pluginsInstalled)
-	i.Result.AddWarnings(validationWarnings...)
+	// no need to validate local steampipe and plugin versions for when connecting to remote steampipe database
+	// ArgConnectionString is empty when connecting to local database
+	if connectionString := viper.GetString(constants.ArgConnectionString); connectionString == "" {
+		// validate steampipe version and required plugin version
+		validationWarnings := validateModRequirementsRecursively(i.Workspace.Mod, pluginsInstalled)
+		i.Result.AddWarnings(validationWarnings...)
+	}
 
 	// if introspection tables are enabled, setup the session data callback
 	var ensureSessionData db_client.DbConnectionCallback