Replace 'workspace' and 'my-app' with 'instance' in CLI help strings and user messages (#240)

- Updated command short descriptions to use 'instance' instead of 'workspace'
- Updated command long descriptions and examples to use 'instance' terminology
- Replaced 'my-app' examples with 'instance' in shell and open commands
- Updated user-facing status messages, error messages, and spinner text
- Maintained consistent 'instance' terminology across all CLI help output

Files modified:
- pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go: Updated error message
- pkg/cmd/open/open.go: Updated command description, examples, and status messages
- pkg/cmd/recreate/recreate.go: Updated spinner status messages
- pkg/cmd/reset/reset.go: Updated spinner status messages
- pkg/cmd/shell/shell.go: Updated command description, examples, and error message
- pkg/cmd/stop/stop.go: Updated command description, flag description, and error message

Co-authored-by: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Alec Fong <[email protected]>

Author: devin-ai-integration[bot]

pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func handleAdminUser(err error, deleteStore DeleteStore) error {
 		if user.GlobalUserType != "Admin" {
 			return breverrors.WrapAndTrace(err)
 		}
-		fmt.Println("attempting to delete a workspace you don't own as admin")
+		fmt.Println("attempting to delete an instance you don't own as admin")
 		return nil
 	}
 

pkg/cmd/open/open.go

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	openLong    = "[command in beta] This will open VS Code or Cursor SSH-ed in to your workspace. You must have the editor installed in your path."
-	openExample = "brev open workspace_id_or_name\nbrev open my-app\nbrev open my-app code\nbrev open my-app cursor\nbrev open --set-default cursor"
+	openLong    = "[command in beta] This will open VS Code or Cursor SSH-ed in to your instance. You must have the editor installed in your path."
+	openExample = "brev open instance_id_or_name\nbrev open instance\nbrev open instance code\nbrev open instance cursor\nbrev open --set-default cursor"
 )
 
 type OpenStore interface {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewCmdOpen(t *terminal.Terminal, store OpenStore, noLoginStartStore OpenSto
 		Annotations:           map[string]string{"ssh": ""},
 		Use:                   "open",
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		Short:                 "[beta] open VSCode or Cursor to your workspace",
+		Short:                 "[beta] open VSCode or Cursor to your instance",
 		Long:                  openLong,
 		Example:               openExample,
 		Args: cmderrors.TransformToValidationError(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ func pollUntil(t *terminal.Terminal, wsid string, state string, openStore OpenSt
 		if err != nil {
 			return breverrors.WrapAndTrace(err)
 		}
-		s.Suffix = "  workspace is currently " + strings.ToLower(ws.Status)
+		s.Suffix = "  instance is currently " + strings.ToLower(ws.Status)
 		if ws.Status == state {
-			s.Suffix = "Workspace is ready!"
+			s.Suffix = "Instance is ready!"
 			s.Stop()
 			isReady = true
 		}

pkg/cmd/recreate/recreate.go

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func hardResetCreateEmptyWorkspace(t *terminal.Terminal, recreateStore recreateS
 
 	// ensure name
 	if len(workspace.Name) == 0 {
-		return breverrors.NewValidationError("name field is required for empty workspaces")
+		return breverrors.NewValidationError("name field is required for empty instances")
 	}
 
 	// ensure org
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ func pollUntil(t *terminal.Terminal, wsid string, state string, recreateStore re
 		if err != nil {
 			return breverrors.WrapAndTrace(err)
 		}
-		s.Suffix = "  workspace is " + strings.ToLower(ws.Status)
+		s.Suffix = "  instance is " + strings.ToLower(ws.Status)
 		if ws.Status == state {
-			s.Suffix = "Workspace is ready!"
+			s.Suffix = "Instance is ready!"
 			s.Stop()
 			isReady = true
 		}

pkg/cmd/reset/reset.go

@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ func pollUntil(t *terminal.Terminal, wsid string, state string, resetStore Reset
 		if err != nil {
 			return breverrors.WrapAndTrace(err)
 		}
-		s.Suffix = "  workspace is " + strings.ToLower(ws.Status)
+		s.Suffix = "  instance is " + strings.ToLower(ws.Status)
 		if ws.Status == state {
-			s.Suffix = "Workspace is ready!"
+			s.Suffix = "Instance is ready!"
 			s.Stop()
 			isReady = true
 		}

pkg/cmd/shell/shell.go

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	openLong    = "[command in beta] This will shell in to your workspace"
-	openExample = "brev shell workspace_id_or_name\nbrev shell my-app\nbrev open h9fp5vxwe"
+	openLong    = "[command in beta] This will shell in to your instance"
+	openExample = "brev shell instance_id_or_name\nbrev shell instance\nbrev open h9fp5vxwe"
 )
 
 type ShellStore interface {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func runShellCommand(t *terminal.Terminal, sstore ShellStore, workspaceNameOrID,
 		return breverrors.WrapAndTrace(err)
 	}
 	if workspace.Status != "RUNNING" {
-		return breverrors.New("Workspace is not running")
+		return breverrors.New("Instance is not running")
 	}
 
 	localIdentifier := workspace.GetLocalIdentifier()

pkg/cmd/stop/stop.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func NewCmdStop(t *terminal.Terminal, loginStopStore StopStore, noLoginStopStore
 				return stopAllWorkspaces(t, loginStopStore)
 			} else {
 				if len(args) == 0 {
-					return breverrors.NewValidationError("please provide a workspace to stop")
+					return breverrors.NewValidationError("please provide an instance to stop")
 				}
 				var allErr error
 				for _, arg := range args {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewCmdStop(t *terminal.Terminal, loginStopStore StopStore, noLoginStopStore
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&all, "all", "a", false, "stop all workspaces")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&all, "all", "a", false, "stop all instances")
 
 	return cmd
 }