address PR feedback

Author: ohmayr

.generator/cli.py

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ def handle_build(dry_run=False):
         dest="command", required=True, help="Available commands"
     )
 
+    # This flag is needed for testing.
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Perform a dry run for testing purposes."
+    )
+
     # Define commands
     for command_name, help_text in [
         ("configure", "Onboard a new library or an api path to Librarian workflow."),
@@ -91,4 +98,4 @@ def handle_build(dry_run=False):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    args.func(args)
+    args.func(dry_run=args.dry_run)

.github/workflows/generator.yml

@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
-    - name: Install pytest
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pytest
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r .generator/requirements-test.in
     - name: Run generator_cli tests
       run: |
         pytest .generator/test_cli.py