Passing only one specific json key-value as parameters for az cli

[jessicalavoie]

Hi there,

So my parameters.json has this object that i will use later to populate my azure container instance.

    "environmentVariables": {
		"value": [
			{
				"AZP_URL": "https://xxxxxx-engtestorg.visualstudio.com"
			},
			{
				"AZP_AGENT_NAME": "jla-agent-final"
			},
			{
                                    "AZP_POOL" : "pool-cace"
                            },
			{
                                       "AZP_TOKEN" : "xxxxxxxx"
                            }
                                    ]
                          }

When i do my deployment, i want to be able to use the parameters.json params values but i want to also retreive my AZP_TOKEN out from the variable library to charge it into the environmentVariables.

is this even doable ? i dont see how i can catch the right positional value in the object!

ERROR: Failed to parse JSON:
Error detail: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

az deployment group create --resource-group arg-rt-idev-cloudeng-jla --template-file main.bicep --parameters parameters.json --parameters environmentVariables="$AZP_TOKEN"

thanks a lot,
Jessica

[brwilkinson]

I think it will be best to use a different parameter to pass in the token. you could make it a secure string parameter.

Then you could use either union() or replacement strings to update the value.

Here is a sample of using replacement strings in Azure Container Groups.

https://github.com/brwilkinson/AzureDeploymentFramework/blob/main/ADF/bicep/ACI-ACI.bicep#L49

You can use something similar to this in the actual parameter file.

"AZP_TOKEN" : "{replace}"

[brwilkinson]

@Eazykiel if this solution is working for you, please let us know and we can mark as answered.

[jessicalavoie]

would you mind showing me how you define your param ACIInfo object inside the parameters.json file ?

and how do you indicate its a value versus a securevalue for the env variables ?

i think i struggle to make it right!
thanks

[brwilkinson]

@Eazykiel

Here is the input date for the ACI (container groups) ... below are both in the same file.

https://github.com/brwilkinson/AzureDeploymentFramework/blob/main/ADF/tenants/AOA/ACU1.T5.parameters.json#L1636

              {
                "Name": "LOCUST_WEB_AUTH",
                "secureValue": "locust:{WebUser}"
              },

https://github.com/brwilkinson/AzureDeploymentFramework/blob/main/ADF/tenants/AOA/ACU1.T5.parameters.json#L1711

            "environmentVariables": [
              {
                "Name": "LOCUST_LOCUSTFILE",
                "value": "/home/locust/locust/locustfile.py"
              },
              {
                "Name": "LOCUST_MODE_WORKER",
                "value": "true"
              },
              {
                "Name": "LOCUST_MASTER_NODE_HOST",
                "value": "{Deployment}-aci-locust-master-0.psthing.com"
              }
            ],

[jessicalavoie]

ha ! easy peasy! i was complicated things haha thanks a lot again :) very helpful

[brwilkinson]

oh sure, glad it's working 👍🏼😎✅