[Core] aaz: Support simple type parsed from string value (#30623)

* [Core] �az: support simple type parsed from string.

* Update src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py

* Update src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py

Author: kairu-ms

src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import abc
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
+
+from azure.cli.core.util import shell_safe_json_parse
 from ._base import AAZBaseType, AAZValuePatch, AAZUndefined
 from ._field_value import AAZObject, AAZDict, AAZFreeFormDict, AAZList, AAZSimpleValue, \
     AAZIdentityObject
@@ -43,7 +45,13 @@ def process_data(self, data, **kwargs):
 
         assert self.DataType is not None
         if not isinstance(data, self.DataType):
-            raise AAZInvalidValueError('Expect {}, got {} ({})'.format(self.DataType, data, type(data)))
+            try:
+                json_data = shell_safe_json_parse(data)
+            except:  # pylint:disable=bare-except
+                raise AAZInvalidValueError('Expect {}, got {} ({})'.format(self.DataType, data, type(data)))
+            if not isinstance(json_data, self.DataType):
+                raise AAZInvalidValueError('Expect {}, got {} ({})'.format(self.DataType, data, type(data)))
+            data = json_data
 
         return data
 
@@ -87,7 +95,18 @@ def process_data(self, data, **kwargs):
             data = float(data)
 
         if not isinstance(data, self.DataType):
-            raise AAZInvalidValueError('Expect {}, got {} ({})'.format(self.DataType, data, type(data)))
+            try:
+                json_data = shell_safe_json_parse(data)
+            except:  # pylint:disable=bare-except
+                raise AAZInvalidValueError('Expect {}, got {} ({})'.format(self.DataType, data, type(data)))
+            if isinstance(json_data, int):
+                # transform int to float
+                if float(json_data) != json_data:
+                    raise AAZValuePrecisionLossError(json_data, float(json_data))
+                json_data = float(json_data)
+            if not isinstance(json_data, self.DataType):
+                raise AAZInvalidValueError('Expect {}, got {} ({})'.format(self.DataType, data, type(data)))
+            data = json_data
 
         return data
 

src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_aaz_field.py

@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ def test_aaz_model_and_simple_types(self):
 
         with self.assertRaises(AAZInvalidValueError):
             v.properties.count = "a"
+        
+        with self.assertRaises(AAZInvalidValueError):
+            v.properties.count = "1a"
+        
+        with self.assertRaises(AAZInvalidValueError):
+            v.properties.count = "1.1"
+
+        # support string input with json parsing
+        v.properties.count = "12"
+        assert v.properties.count == 12
+        assert v.properties.count._data == 12
 
         # test string type
         model_schema.properties.name = AAZStrType()
@@ -70,6 +81,17 @@ def test_aaz_model_and_simple_types(self):
         assert not v.properties.enable
         assert v.properties.enable is not False
 
+        with self.assertRaises(AAZInvalidValueError):
+            v.properties.enable = 1
+
+        # support string input with json parsing
+        v.properties.enable = "false"
+        v.properties.enable = "true"
+        assert v.properties.enable == True
+        assert not (v.properties.enable != True)
+        assert v.properties.enable
+        assert v.properties.enable is not True  # cannot us is
+
         # test float type
         model_schema.properties.height = AAZFloatType()
         v.properties.height = 10.0
@@ -86,6 +108,17 @@ def test_aaz_model_and_simple_types(self):
         v.properties.height = 10  # test assign int
         assert str(v.properties.height) == "10.0"
 
+        with self.assertRaises(AAZInvalidValueError):
+            v.properties.height = "1a"
+        
+        v.properties.height = "12.1"
+        assert v.properties.height == 12.1
+        assert v.properties.height._data == 12.1
+
+        v.properties.height = "12"
+        assert v.properties.height == 12
+        assert v.properties.height._data == 12
+
         # test assign properties by dict
         v.properties = {
             "count": 100,
@@ -100,6 +133,21 @@ def test_aaz_model_and_simple_types(self):
         assert v.properties.enable._data == True
         assert v.properties.height._data == 111
 
+        # test assign properties by dict with all string value
+        v.properties = {
+            "count": "101",
+            "name": "abcd",
+            "enable": "False",
+            "height": "121"
+        }
+
+        assert not v.properties._is_patch
+        assert v.properties.name._data == "abcd"
+        assert v.properties.count._data == 101
+        assert v.properties.enable._data == False
+        assert v.properties.height._data == 121
+
+
     def test_aaz_dict_type(self):
         from azure.cli.core.aaz._field_type import AAZObjectType, AAZDictType, AAZStrType
         from azure.cli.core.aaz._field_value import AAZObject