Cannot prompt for [Select the plugin module to execute] when '--yes' flag is set

[kasukur]

How did you install the Amplify CLI?

npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli

If applicable, what version of Node.js are you using?

v20.11.1

Amplify CLI Version

12.14.0

What operating system are you using?

Mac

Did you make any manual changes to the cloud resources managed by Amplify? Please describe the changes made.

No

Describe the bug

1. created a react app with just front-end
2. deploy the app using

    echo "🏗️ Initializing Amplify project..."
    amplify init \
        --name movies-frontend \
        --envName dev \
        --defaultEditor Visual\ Studio\ Code \
        --yes

Expected behavior

successful deployment

Reproduction steps

1. create a front-end react app movies-frontend
2. deploy using

#!/bin/bash

# Exit on error
set -e

echo "🚀 Starting deployment to AWS Amplify..."

# Check if Amplify CLI is installed
if ! command -v amplify &> /dev/null; then
    echo "📦 Installing Amplify CLI..."
    npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
fi

# Check if we're in the project root directory
if [ ! -f "package.json" ]; then
    echo "❌ package.json not found. Make sure you're in the project root directory."
    exit 1
fi

# Build the React app
echo "📦 Building React application..."
npm install
npm run build

# Verify build directory exists
if [ ! -d "build" ]; then
    echo "❌ Build directory not found. Build may have failed."
    exit 1
fi

# Initialize Amplify if not already initialized
if [ ! -d "amplify" ]; then
    echo "🏗️ Initializing Amplify project..."
    amplify init \
        --name movies-frontend \
        --envName dev \
        --defaultEditor Visual\ Studio\ Code \
        --yes
fi

# Add hosting if not configured
if ! grep -q '"hosting"' amplify/backend/backend-config.json 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "🌐 Adding hosting configuration..."
    # Add hosting with specific configuration
    amplify add hosting \
        --service S3AndCloudFront \
        --providerPlugin awscloudformation \
        --resourceName hostingS3AndCloudFront \
        --yes
fi

# Deploy using Amplify CLI
echo "🚀 Publishing to Amplify..."
amplify publish --yes

echo "✅ Deployment completed!"
echo "Visit the Amplify Console to view your application:"
amplify status

Project Identifier

68d02c090922109f55ca094674edc257

Log output

# Put your logs below this line
/var/folders/2k/p4ht84015493y_nh5l_kqjhh0000gn/T/moviesfrontend/report-1736161067851.zip

Additional information

No response

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[ykethan]

Hey @kasukur, thank you for reaching out. You will need to configure the providers on the command.

For example, using the following i was able to create a new project.

AWSCLOUDFORMATIONCONFIG="{\"configLevel\":\"project\",\"useProfile\":true,\"profileName\":\"admin\"}"
PROVIDERS="{\"awscloudformation\":$AWSCLOUDFORMATIONCONFIG}"

echo "🏗️ Initializing Amplify project..."
amplify init \
    --amplify "{\"projectName\":\"movies-frontend\",\"envName\":\"dev\",\"defaultEditor\":\"Visual Studio Code\"}" \
    --providers "$PROVIDERS" \
    --yes

refer to the following documentation providing additional information: https://docs.amplify.aws/gen1/react/tools/cli/usage/headless/