Pact Foundation

hi!
tricky question as always :slightly_smiling_face:

*tl;dr*
is there a way to exclude pacticipant check in c-i-d (knowing env name) ?

there is
`service` <> `client1`
`service` <> `client2`

client1 environments
env1->env2

client2 environments
env1->env3

when calling c-i-d for `service` + env2, it says there is no `client2` version on that env

only idea - fake record-deployment for client2 to env2, when client1 deployed there

have you seen

```      [--ignore=PACTICIPANT]
              # The pacticipant name to ignore. Use once for each pacticipant
                being ignored. A specific version can be ignored by also
                specifying a --version after the pacticipant name option. The
                environment variable PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_DEPLOY_IGNORE may also
                be used to specify a pacticipant name to ignore, with commas to
                separate multiple pacticipant names if necessary.```

nope, cant see it here, but sounds promising
<https://docs.pact.io/pact_broker/can_i_deploy>

found it <https://docs.pact.io/pact_broker/client_cli/readme|here>
will read it and maybe find fore nice features :slightly_smiling_face:

heh, nice one ( for new env and chicken-egg case )
```PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_DEPLOY_DRY_RUN=true. This mode is useful when
                setting up your CI/CD pipeline for the first time, or in a
                'break glass' situation where you need to knowingly deploy what
                Pact considers a breaking change.```

<https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact_broker-client/issues/171> :)