Avoid network calls during autocomplete initialization

[Joël Marty]

Autocompletion script is triggering update checks

I have the autocomplete setup in my .zshrc as instructed by the CLI when running twilio autocomplete zsh:

eval $(twilio autocomplete:script zsh)

However each time I start my shell, I get this reminder that there is an update available:

 ›   Warning: twilio-cli update available from 5.3.2 to 5.3.3. For more information: https://twil.io/cli

It should probably be disabled in this case as this update check:

• Makes a network call and slows shell initialization down when ZSH is evaluating .zshrc.
• Is not very useful when the CLI is installed through a package manager that is taking care of keeping the CLI updated.

So either disabling the check in this particular context or having a configuration parameter to disable update checks globally (and as a bonus, set it to not execute checks when the CLI is installed through a package manager) would solve this.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Follow autocomplete setup instructions.
2. Open a shell when an update is ready.
3. Wait...and see the reminder

Technical details:

• twilio-cli version: twilio-cli/5.3.2 darwin-x64
• node version: node-v19.0.0
• Command output with debug logging enabled (adding -l debug to the end of the command): N/A

[shrutiburman]

Hi @joelmarty ! Thanks for the suggestion. Currently, we have n number of ways in which a user can install CLI, it could be via major package managers of different OSes, or via downloadable executables. We have generically applied this autoupdate-reminder, irrespective of the source of installation. I doubt our autoupdate plugin is aware of the installation source of CLI.
We'd add this as a feature request to our internal backlog to be prioritised. Pull requests and +1s on the feature request will help it move up the backlog.

[Joël Marty]

I am happy with a configuration setting or an environment variable that disables it :)