Hello there!
I was debugging a problem where I have a code section that is reachable both by config-changed and relation-changed. Within that code section is a relation_get() call with no arguments which works differently whether it is invoked by config-changed (usually without remote context) or relation-changed (always with remote context) hooks.
While I was investigating I got very curious if there was a way to invoke the config-changed hook with a remote context to have the code behave as I wanted without any code changes.
With the help of fellow charmers, I was able to accomplish it through the following command:
juju-run -r $(juju-run nova-compute/0 "relation-ids cloud-compute") --remote-unit nova-cloud-controller/0 nova-compute/0 ./hooks/config-changed
The command above needs to be run from within the unit you want the hook executed, as opposed to “juju run” that runs from outside of the unit.
I found the knowledge of such command to be very interesting from a developer standpoint, while it is important to note that its usage on charms can cause unexpected results, as some hooks (like config-changed) are not designed to be run with a remote context and may end up taking different actions.
Alternatively, if you find yourself in a position to run such command (or compelled to, in order to workaround an issue), I would recommend consider doing a relation-set to trigger a relation-changed hook instead if it could perhaps also address the problem, through the following command:
juju run -u nova-cloud-controller/0 "relation-set -r cloud-compute:15 a=0"
The relation-set command above will trigger a relation-changed hook with remote context, and the dummy data “a=0” should be ignored by the charm. You can later remove it by repeating the command with “a=” argument (it will trigger the relation-changed hook again).
Regards,
Rodrigo