[Resolves #359] Implements use previous paramater feature

[RobReus]

Resolves #359

This new feature will make it possible to create and maintain stacks using Sceptre while also having the possibility to modify parameters outside of Sceptre, without Sceptre then overwriting/reverting these changes.

An example use-case: create and maintain your containerized environment using Sceptre, but after the initial deploy, maintain the Docker image tag using a CICD pipeline. When configuring the image tag parameter correctly, it will be given an initial value upon creation, but updates will not overwrite the value.

It is as simple as this:

parameters:
  Param:
    initial_value: "foobar"
    use_previous_value: true

It is fully backwards compatible and will not break existing functionality.

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[ngfgrant]

First visual pass - this looks great thanks. I’ll try get hands on with it soon.

[RobReus]

@ngfgrant any update on this? Anything that could be done by me or others to speed up the review and release process?

Happy to help where I can.

[alexharv074]

@RobReus Are you still using Sceptre and still interested in helping to get this feature merged?

[RobReus]

@RobReus Are you still using Sceptre and still interested in helping to get this feature merged?

Unfortunately I have since moved away from using Sceptre and no longer have the time to work on this. Thanks for checking in though!

[alexharv074]

@RobReus All good. You seem to have done most of the hard work. I'll see if I can adopt the PR!

[alexharv074]

Closing in favour of #1476