coder · Emyrk · Jul 14, 2023 · Jul 12, 2023 · Jul 12, 2023 · Jul 12, 2023
diff --git a/cli/create.go b/cli/create.go
@@ -29,15 +29,25 @@ func (r *RootCmd) create() *clibase.Cmd {
 		Annotations: workspaceCommand,
 		Use:         "create [name]",
 		Short:       "Create a workspace",
-		Middleware:  clibase.Chain(r.InitClient(client)),
+		Long: formatExamples(
+			example{
+				Description: "Create a workspace for another user (if you have permission)",
+				Command:     "coder create <username>/<workspace_name>",
+			},
+		),
+		Middleware: clibase.Chain(r.InitClient(client)),
 		Handler: func(inv *clibase.Invocation) error {
 			organization, err := CurrentOrganization(inv, client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			workspaceOwner := codersdk.Me
 			if len(inv.Args) >= 1 {
-				workspaceName = inv.Args[0]
+				workspaceOwner, workspaceName, err = splitNamedWorkspace(inv.Args[0])
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 
 			if workspaceName == "" {
@@ -56,7 +66,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) create() *clibase.Cmd {
 				}
 			}
 
-			_, err = client.WorkspaceByOwnerAndName(inv.Context(), codersdk.Me, workspaceName, codersdk.WorkspaceOptions{})
+			_, err = client.WorkspaceByOwnerAndName(inv.Context(), workspaceOwner, workspaceName, codersdk.WorkspaceOptions{})
 			if err == nil {
 				return xerrors.Errorf("A workspace already exists named %q!", workspaceName)
 			}
@@ -143,7 +153,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) create() *clibase.Cmd {
 				ttlMillis = &template.MaxTTLMillis
 			}
 
-			workspace, err := client.CreateWorkspace(inv.Context(), organization.ID, codersdk.Me, codersdk.CreateWorkspaceRequest{
+			workspace, err := client.CreateWorkspace(inv.Context(), organization.ID, workspaceOwner, codersdk.CreateWorkspaceRequest{
 				TemplateID:          template.ID,
 				Name:                workspaceName,
 				AutostartSchedule:   schedSpec,

diff --git a/cli/create_test.go b/cli/create_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,63 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("CreateForOtherUser", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true})
+		owner := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
+		version := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, &echo.Responses{
+			Parse:          echo.ParseComplete,
+			ProvisionApply: provisionCompleteWithAgent,
+			ProvisionPlan:  provisionCompleteWithAgent,
+		})
+		coderdtest.AwaitTemplateVersionJob(t, client, version.ID)
+		template := coderdtest.CreateTemplate(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, version.ID)
+		_, user := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID)
+		args := []string{
+			"create",
+			user.Username + "/their-workspace",
+			"--template", template.Name,
+			"--start-at", "9:30AM Mon-Fri US/Central",
+			"--stop-after", "8h",
+		}
+
+		inv, root := clitest.New(t, args...)
+		clitest.SetupConfig(t, client, root)
+		doneChan := make(chan struct{})
+		pty := ptytest.New(t).Attach(inv)
+		go func() {
+			defer close(doneChan)
+			err := inv.Run()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+		}()
+		matches := []struct {
+			match string
+			write string
+		}{
+			{match: "compute.main"},
+			{match: "smith (linux, i386)"},
+			{match: "Confirm create", write: "yes"},
+		}
+		for _, m := range matches {
+			pty.ExpectMatch(m.match)
+			if len(m.write) > 0 {
+				pty.WriteLine(m.write)
+			}
+		}
+		<-doneChan
+
+		ws, err := client.WorkspaceByOwnerAndName(context.Background(), user.Username, "their-workspace", codersdk.WorkspaceOptions{})
+		if assert.NoError(t, err, "expected workspace to be created") {
+			assert.Equal(t, ws.TemplateName, template.Name)
+			if assert.NotNil(t, ws.AutostartSchedule) {
+				assert.Equal(t, *ws.AutostartSchedule, "CRON_TZ=US/Central 30 9 * * Mon-Fri")
+			}
+			if assert.NotNil(t, ws.TTLMillis) {
+				assert.Equal(t, *ws.TTLMillis, 8*time.Hour.Milliseconds())
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("InheritStopAfterFromTemplate", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true})

diff --git a/cli/root.go b/cli/root.go
@@ -626,24 +626,30 @@ func CurrentOrganization(inv *clibase.Invocation, client *codersdk.Client) (code
 	return orgs[0], nil
 }
 
-// namedWorkspace fetches and returns a workspace by an identifier, which may be either
-// a bare name (for a workspace owned by the current user) or a "user/workspace" combination,
-// where user is either a username or UUID.
-func namedWorkspace(ctx context.Context, client *codersdk.Client, identifier string) (codersdk.Workspace, error) {
+func splitNamedWorkspace(identifier string) (owner string, workspaceName string, err error) {
 	parts := strings.Split(identifier, "/")
 
-	var owner, name string
 	switch len(parts) {
 	case 1:
 		owner = codersdk.Me
-		name = parts[0]
+		workspaceName = parts[0]
 	case 2:
 		owner = parts[0]
-		name = parts[1]
+		workspaceName = parts[1]
 	default:
-		return codersdk.Workspace{}, xerrors.Errorf("invalid workspace name: %q", identifier)
+		return "", "", xerrors.Errorf("invalid workspace name: %q", identifier)
 	}
+	return owner, workspaceName, nil
+}
 
+// namedWorkspace fetches and returns a workspace by an identifier, which may be either
+// a bare name (for a workspace owned by the current user) or a "user/workspace" combination,
+// where user is either a username or UUID.
+func namedWorkspace(ctx context.Context, client *codersdk.Client, identifier string) (codersdk.Workspace, error) {
+	owner, name, err := splitNamedWorkspace(identifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return codersdk.Workspace{}, err
+	}
 	return client.WorkspaceByOwnerAndName(ctx, owner, name, codersdk.WorkspaceOptions{})
 }
 

diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_create_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_create_--help.golden
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Usage: coder create [flags] [name]
 
 Create a workspace
 
+- Create a workspace for another user (if you have permission):               
+
+     [40m [0m[91;40m$ coder create <username>/<workspace_name>[0m[40m [0m
+
 [1mOptions[0m
       --rich-parameter-file string, $CODER_RICH_PARAMETER_FILE
           Specify a file path with values for rich parameters defined in the

diff --git a/docs/cli/create.md b/docs/cli/create.md
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Create a workspace
 coder create [flags] [name]
 ```
 
+## Description
+
+```console
+  - Create a workspace for another user (if you have permission):
+
+      $ coder create <username>/<workspace_name>
+```
+
 ## Options
 
 ### --rich-parameter-file