Prompt for resources with optional resourceType

cli/azd/pkg/azapi/resource_service.go

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ type ListResourceGroupResourcesOptions struct {
 	Filter *string
 }
 
+type ListResourcesOptions struct {
+	ResourceType string
+}
+
 type ResourceService struct {
 	credentialProvider account.SubscriptionCredentialProvider
 	armClientOptions   *arm.ClientOptions
@@ -167,6 +171,45 @@ func (rs *ResourceService) ListResourceGroup(
 	return groups, nil
 }
 
+// ListResources returns a slice of resources - optionally filtered on fields in `ListResourcesOptions` - including the
+// ID, Name, Type, and Location of each resource.
+func (rs *ResourceService) ListResources(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	subscriptionId string,
+	listOptions *ListResourcesOptions,
+) ([]*Resource, error) {
+	client, err := rs.createResourcesClient(ctx, subscriptionId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	options := armresources.ClientListOptions{}
+	if listOptions != nil && listOptions.ResourceType != "" {
+		filter := fmt.Sprintf("resourceType eq '%s'", listOptions.ResourceType)
+		options.Filter = &filter
+	}
+
+	resources := []*Resource{}
+	pager := client.NewListPager(&options)
+
+	for pager.More() {
+		page, err := pager.NextPage(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, resource := range page.ResourceListResult.Value {
+			resources = append(resources, &Resource{
+				Id:       *resource.ID,
+				Name:     *resource.Name,
+				Type:     *resource.Type,
+				Location: *resource.Location,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return resources, nil
+}
+
 func (rs *ResourceService) CreateOrUpdateResourceGroup(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	subscriptionId string,

cli/azd/pkg/azure/arm_template.go

@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ type AzdMetadataType string
 const AzdMetadataTypeLocation AzdMetadataType = "location"
 const AzdMetadataTypeGenerate AzdMetadataType = "generate"
 const AzdMetadataTypeGenerateOrManual AzdMetadataType = "generateOrManual"
+const AzdMetadataTypeResource AzdMetadataType = "resource"
 
 type AzdMetadata struct {
 	Type               *AzdMetadataType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	AutoGenerateConfig *AutoGenInput    `json:"config,omitempty"`
 	DefaultValueExpr   *string          `json:"defaultValueExpr,omitempty"`
+	ResourceType       *string          `json:"resourceType,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Description returns the value of the "Description" string metadata for this parameter or empty if it can not be found.

cli/azd/pkg/infra/provisioning/bicep/prompt.go

@@ -143,6 +143,23 @@ func (p *BicepProvider) promptForParameter(
 			}
 			value = genValue
 		}
+	} else if paramType == provisioning.ParameterTypeString &&
+		azdMetadata.Type != nil &&
+		*azdMetadata.Type == azure.AzdMetadataTypeResource {
+
+		// Require a resource type for templates. It would be practically useless without knowing the type e.g.,
+		// you couldn't use it in a `reference()` or `resourceId()` template function, nor could you use it in an
+		// `existing` resource Bicep template.
+		if azdMetadata.ResourceType == nil || *azdMetadata.ResourceType == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("resourceType required for parameter '%s'", key)
+		}
+
+		resourceId, err := p.prompters.PromptResource(ctx, p.env.GetSubscriptionId(), msg, *azdMetadata.ResourceType)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		value = resourceId
 	} else if param.AllowedValues != nil {
 		options := make([]string, 0, len(*param.AllowedValues))
 		for _, option := range *param.AllowedValues {

cli/azd/pkg/prompt/prompter.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 type Prompter interface {
 	PromptSubscription(ctx context.Context, msg string) (subscriptionId string, err error)
 	PromptLocation(ctx context.Context, subId string, msg string, filter LocationFilterPredicate) (string, error)
+	PromptResource(ctx context.Context, subId string, msg string, resourceType string) (string, error)
 	PromptResourceGroup(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +112,47 @@
 	return loc, nil
 }
 
+// PromptResource uses the console (or external) prompter to allow the user to select a resource
+// of optional type `resourceType`. The selected resource Name will be returned.
+// The Name can be used with the ARM or Bicep template function `reference` or in an existing resource template's name
+// to get provisioned state data from a resource, or passed to the `resourceId` function to get the full resource ID
+// if you know the `resourceType`.
+func (p *DefaultPrompter) PromptResource(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	subId string,
+	msg string,
+	resourceType string,
+) (string, error) {
+	options := azapi.ListResourcesOptions{
+		ResourceType: resourceType,
+	}
+	resources, err := p.resourceService.ListResources(ctx, p.env.GetSubscriptionId(), &options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("listing resources: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	slices.SortFunc(resources, func(a, b *azapi.Resource) int {
+		return strings.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
+	})
+
+	// TODO: Add `optional` field to allow something like "Create a new resource" (similar to resources groups below) and return ""?
+	choices := make([]string, len(resources))
+	for idx, resource := range resources {
+		// TODO: Get location display names from account manager instead?
+		choices[idx] = fmt.Sprintf("%d. %s (%s)", idx+1, resource.Name, resource.Location)
+	}
+
+	choice, err := p.console.Select(ctx, input.ConsoleOptions{
+		Message: msg,
+		Options: choices,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("selecting resource: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return resources[choice].Name, nil
+}
+
 func (p *DefaultPrompter) PromptResourceGroup(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	// Get current resource groups
 	groups, err := p.resourceService.ListResourceGroup(ctx, p.env.GetSubscriptionId(), nil)