fix: cat type_metadata validaiton

.secrets.baseline

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "files": "go.sum|package-lock.json|^.secrets.baseline$",
     "lines": null
   },
-  "generated_at": "2025-11-28T15:02:26Z",
+  "generated_at": "2025-12-02T13:23:17Z",
   "plugins_used": [
     {
       "name": "AWSKeyDetector"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "03e60e3e0d9675b19754e2a81bbb48a26af858e7",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 943,
+        "line_number": 950,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       }

cloudinfo/catalog_types.go

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type CatalogJson struct {
 			Configuration []struct {
 				Key          string      `json:"key"`
 				Type         string      `json:"type"`
+				TypeMetadata string      `json:"type_metadata"`
 				Description  string      `json:"description"`
 				DefaultValue interface{} `json:"default_value"`
 				Required     bool        `json:"required"`

cloudinfo/projects.go

@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (infoSvc *CloudInfoService) GetConfigAndDependenciesStates(configDetails *C
 	return states, nil
 }
 
-// IsDeployable checks if a config and all its members are deployable. If any one memeber is deployable, return true.
+// IsDeployable checks if a config and all its members are deployable. If any one member is deployable, return true.
 // trackStackInputs tracks inputs that should not be overridden.
 // This function initializes a map of inputs that should be preserved in the stack configuration.
 func trackStackInputs(stackConfig *ConfigDetails) map[string]map[string]interface{} {
@@ -873,10 +873,17 @@ func validateCatalogInputsInStackDefinition(stackJson Stack, catalogConfig Catal
 		for _, stackInput := range stackJson.Inputs {
 			if catalogInput.Key == stackInput.Name {
 				found = true
-				expectedType := convertGoTypeToExpectedType(stackInput.Type)
-				if !isValidType(catalogInput.Type, expectedType) {
+				expectedType := stackInput.Type
+				if expectedType == "" {
+					expectedType = stackInput.TypeMetadata
+				}
+				expectedType = convertGoTypeToExpectedType(expectedType)
+				if catalogInput.Type != "" && !isValidType(catalogInput.Type, expectedType) {
 					typeMismatches = append(typeMismatches, fmt.Sprintf("catalog configuration type mismatch in product '%s', flavor '%s': %s expected type: %s, got: %s", productName, flavorName, catalogInput.Key, expectedType, catalogInput.Type))
 				}
+				if catalogInput.TypeMetadata != "" && !isValidType(catalogInput.TypeMetadata, expectedType) {
+					typeMismatches = append(typeMismatches, fmt.Sprintf("catalog configuration type_metadata mismatch in product '%s', flavor '%s': %s expected type: %s, got: %s", productName, flavorName, catalogInput.Key, expectedType, catalogInput.TypeMetadata))
+				}
 				// Check if the default value type matches the expected type
 				if catalogInput.DefaultValue != nil {
 					defaultValueType := reflect.TypeOf(catalogInput.DefaultValue).String()

cloudinfo/projects_test.go

@@ -1015,6 +1015,18 @@ func (suite *ProjectsServiceTestSuite) TestCreateStackFromConfigFile() {
 				"catalog configuration type mismatch in product 'Product Name', flavor 'Flavor Name': input3 expected type: array, got: bool\n" +
 				"catalog configuration type mismatch in product 'Product Name', flavor 'Flavor Name': input4 expected type: bool, got: array"),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "catalog input type_metadata mismatch, should return an error",
+			stackConfig: &ConfigDetails{
+				ProjectID: "mockProjectID",
+				ConfigID:  "54321",
+			},
+			stackConfigPath: "testdata/stack_definition_with_type_metadata_only.json",
+			catalogJsonPath: "testdata/ibm_catalog_with_type_metadata_only.json",
+			expectedConfig:  nil,
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("catalog configuration type_metadata mismatch in product 'Product Name', flavor 'Flavor Name': input5 expected type: string, got: int\n" +
+				"catalog configuration type_metadata mismatch in product 'Product Name', flavor 'Flavor Name': input6 expected type: string, got: bool"),
+		},
 		{
 			// This is checking the type of the actual default value
 			name: "catalog input default type mismatch, should return an error",

cloudinfo/projects_types.go

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 
 type Stack struct {
 	Inputs []struct {
-		Name        string      `json:"name"`
-		Description string      `json:"description"`
-		Required    bool        `json:"required"`
-		Type        string      `json:"type"`
-		Hidden      bool        `json:"hidden"`
-		Default     interface{} `json:"default"`
+		Name         string      `json:"name"`
+		Description  string      `json:"description"`
+		Required     bool        `json:"required"`
+		Type         string      `json:"type"`
+		TypeMetadata string      `json:"type_metadata"`
+		Hidden       bool        `json:"hidden"`
+		Default      interface{} `json:"default"`
 	} `json:"inputs"`
 	Outputs []struct {
 		Name  string `json:"name"`

cloudinfo/testdata/ibm_catalog_with_type_metadata_only.json

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{
+  "products": [
+    {
+      "label": "Product Label",
+      "name": "Product Name",
+      "product_kind": "Product Kind",
+      "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
+      "keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2"],
+      "short_description": "Short description",
+      "long_description": "Long description",
+      "offering_docs_url": "http://example.com/docs",
+      "offering_icon_url": "http://example.com/icon",
+      "provider_name": "Provider Name",
+      "features": [
+        {
+          "title": "Feature Title",
+          "description": "Feature Description"
+        }
+      ],
+      "support_details": "Support details",
+      "flavors": [
+        {
+          "label": "Flavor Label",
+          "name": "Flavor Name",
+          "working_directory": "Working Directory",
+          "compliance": {
+            "authority": "Authority",
+            "profiles": [
+              {
+                "profile_name": "Profile Name",
+                "profile_version": "Profile Version"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "iam_permissions": [
+            {
+              "service_name": "Service Name",
+              "role_crns": ["crn1", "crn2"]
+            }
+          ],
+          "architecture": {
+            "features": [
+              {
+                "title": "Architecture Feature Title",
+                "description": "Architecture Feature Description"
+              }
+            ],
+            "diagrams": [
+              {
+                "diagram": {
+                  "url": "http://example.com/diagram",
+                  "caption": "Diagram Caption",
+                  "type": "Diagram Type",
+                  "thumbnail_url": "http://example.com/thumbnail"
+                },
+                "description": "Diagram Description"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "configuration": [
+            {
+              "key": "input5",
+              "type_metadata": "int",
+              "description": "Description for input5",
+              "default_value": "default_value_5",
+              "required": false,
+              "display_name": "Input 5"
+            },
+            {
+              "key": "input6",
+              "type_metadata": "bool",
+              "description": "Description for input6",
+              "default_value": "",
+              "required": false,
+              "display_name": "Input 6"
+            },
+            {
+              "key": "input7",
+              "description": "Description for input7",
+              "default_value": "some_value",
+              "required": false,
+              "display_name": "Input 7"
+            }
+          ],
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "key": "output1",
+              "description": "Description for output1"
+            }
+          ],
+          "install_type": "Install Type"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

cloudinfo/testdata/stack_definition_with_type_metadata_only.json

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "name": "input5",
+      "required": false,
+      "type_metadata": "string",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "default": "stack_value_5"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "input6",
+      "required": false,
+      "type_metadata": "string",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "default": "stack_value_6"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "input7",
+      "required": false,
+      "type_metadata": "string",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "default": "stack_value_7"
+    }
+  ],
+  "outputs": [
+    {
+      "name": "output1",
+      "value": "ref:../members/member1/outputs/output1"
+    }
+  ],
+  "members": [
+    {
+      "inputs": [
+        {
+          "name": "input5",
+          "value": "ref:../../inputs/input5"
+        }
+      ],
+      "name": "member1",
+      "version_locator": "version1"
+    }
+  ]
+}