"dc-cli content item import --publish true" fails with "Failed to initiate publish for ..."

[ovaisoozeer]

Issue
When you import content items and set the publish flag to true, the import of items works, but then you get the error message "Failed to initiate publish for ${item.label}: ${e.toString()}" for each content item.

Steps to replicate
Run the command dc-cli content item import --publish true {credentials}

Root cause
The auth client in src/common/import/publish-queue.ts:47 requires AUTH_URL environment variable and this is not set by default.

Workaround
Set the environment variable value in your runtime environment.

Possible resolution paths
A) Initialise the auth client by using a configuration object, as happens within the ContentHub src/common/ch-api/ContentHub.ts:75.
B) Fall back to a default value in the client, as in src/common/ch-api/oauth2/services/OAuth2Client.ts:22

[jasonadkison]

I also had this issue and resolved it by setting the env var, e.g.

AUTH_URL=https://auth.amplience.net dc-cli content-item import --republish ...