Allow detecting whether service https is unset

src/dstack/_internal/core/compatibility/runs.py

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ def get_run_spec_excludes(run_spec: RunSpec) -> IncludeExcludeDictType:
             configuration_excludes["router"] = True
         elif isinstance(router, SGLangServiceRouterConfig) and router.pd_disaggregation is False:
             configuration_excludes["router"] = {"pd_disaggregation": True}
+        if run_spec.configuration.https is None:
+            configuration_excludes["https"] = True
 
     if configuration_excludes:
         spec_excludes["configuration"] = configuration_excludes

src/dstack/_internal/core/models/configurations.py

@@ -857,12 +857,13 @@ class ServiceConfigurationParams(CoreModel):
         ),
     ] = None
     https: Annotated[
-        Union[bool, Literal["auto"]],
+        Optional[Union[bool, Literal["auto"]]],
         Field(
             description="Enable HTTPS if running with a gateway."
-            " Set to `auto` to determine automatically based on gateway configuration"
+            " Set to `auto` to determine automatically based on gateway configuration."
+            f" Defaults to `{str(SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT).lower()}`"
         ),
-    ] = SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT
+    ] = None
     auth: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Enable the authorization")] = True
 
     scaling: Annotated[

src/dstack/_internal/server/compatibility/runs.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from packaging.version import Version
 
-from dstack._internal.core.models.configurations import ServiceConfiguration
+from dstack._internal.core.models.configurations import SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT, ServiceConfiguration
 from dstack._internal.core.models.runs import Run, RunPlan, RunSpec
 from dstack._internal.server.compatibility.common import patch_offers_list
 
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ def patch_run_spec(run_spec: RunSpec, client_version: Optional[Version]) -> None
     ):
         if run_spec.configuration.probes is None:
             run_spec.configuration.probes = []
+    # Clients prior to 0.20.12 do not support https = None
+    if (
+        client_version < Version("0.20.12")
+        and isinstance(run_spec.configuration, ServiceConfiguration)
+        and run_spec.configuration.https is None
+    ):
+        run_spec.configuration.https = SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT

src/dstack/_internal/server/services/runs/spec.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from dstack._internal.core.errors import ServerClientError
-from dstack._internal.core.models.configurations import RUN_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, ServiceConfiguration
+from dstack._internal.core.models.configurations import (
+    RUN_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
+    SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT,
+    ServiceConfiguration,
+)
 from dstack._internal.core.models.repos.virtual import DEFAULT_VIRTUAL_REPO_ID, VirtualRunRepoData
 from dstack._internal.core.models.runs import LEGACY_REPO_DIR, AnyRunConfiguration, RunSpec
 from dstack._internal.core.models.volumes import InstanceMountPoint
@@ -203,6 +207,14 @@ def _check_can_update_configuration(
         # Currently, the client preserves the original file/dir name it the tarball, but it could
         # use some generic names like "file"/"directory" instead.
         updatable_fields.append("files")
+    if (
+        isinstance(current, ServiceConfiguration)
+        and isinstance(new, ServiceConfiguration)
+        and current.https in (None, SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT)
+        and new.https in (None, SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT)
+    ):
+        # Allow switching between `https: <explicit-default>` and unset `https`. Has no effect.
+        updatable_fields.append("https")
     diff = diff_models(current, new)
     changed_fields = list(diff.keys())
     for key in changed_fields:

src/dstack/_internal/server/services/services/__init__.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 )
 from dstack._internal.core.models.configurations import (
     DEFAULT_REPLICA_GROUP_NAME,
+    SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT,
     ServiceConfiguration,
 )
 from dstack._internal.core.models.gateways import GatewayConfiguration, GatewayStatus
@@ -240,11 +241,13 @@ def _register_service_in_server(run_model: RunModel, run_spec: RunSpec) -> Servi
             "Service with SGLang router configuration requires a gateway. "
             "Please configure a gateway with the SGLang router enabled."
         )
-    if run_spec.configuration.https is False:
-        # Note: if the user sets `https: <default-value>`, it will be ignored silently
-        # TODO: in 0.19, make `https` Optional to be able to tell if it was set or omitted
+    if run_spec.configuration.https not in (
+        None,
+        "auto",
+        True,  # Default set by pre-0.20.12 clients. TODO(0.21.0?): forbid True too.
+    ):
         raise ServerClientError(
-            "The `https` configuration property is not applicable when running services without a gateway."
+            f"Setting `https: {run_spec.configuration.https}` is not allowed without a gateway."
             " Please configure a gateway or remove the `https` property from the service configuration"
         )
     # Check if any group has autoscaling (min != max)
@@ -416,6 +419,8 @@ async def unregister_replica(session: AsyncSession, job_model: JobModel):
 def _get_service_https(run_spec: RunSpec, configuration: GatewayConfiguration) -> bool:
     assert run_spec.configuration.type == "service"
     https = run_spec.configuration.https
+    if https is None:
+        https = SERVICE_HTTPS_DEFAULT
     if https == "auto":
         if configuration.certificate is None:
             return False

src/tests/_internal/server/services/services/test_services.py

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ def _mock_run_model() -> MagicMock:
 
 
 class TestServiceConfigurationHttps:
-    def test_default_is_true(self) -> None:
+    def test_accepts_unset(self) -> None:
         conf = ServiceConfiguration(commands=["python serve.py"], port=8000)
-        assert conf.https is True
+        assert conf.https is None
 
     def test_accepts_auto(self) -> None:
         conf = ServiceConfiguration(commands=["python serve.py"], port=8000, https="auto")
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ def test_allows_auto_without_gateway(self) -> None:
 
     def test_rejects_explicit_false_without_gateway(self) -> None:
         run_spec = _service_run_spec(https=False)
-        with pytest.raises(ServerClientError, match="not applicable"):
+        with pytest.raises(ServerClientError, match="not allowed without a gateway"):
             _register_service_in_server(_mock_run_model(), run_spec)