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Azure DevOps: 'Replace Tokens task' having problem setting variable files from JSON

I'm trying to setup a 'Replace Tokens Task' for my build pipeline from a JSON file that will hold environmental variables as follow:

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And then my JSON environment file:

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The JavaScript target file to replace the tokens in:

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Unfortunately, I'm getting the following error:

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What am I missing here?

Solution

  • What am I missing here?

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    I can reproduce same issue on my side, and I think it only indicates there's something wrong with your Variable files(JSON) input:

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    Please make sure the variables are successfully loaded from the variable json file.

    1.Make sure your env-config.json file has content below:

    {
    "alambda.endpoint":"ForTest"
}

    2.Check carefully about the path of your env-config.json file! (In my opinion, your issue is more like a path issue~) If the task can't find and load the file, it also throws variable not found. For this:

    • Make sure the relative path is correct.
    • Try cut the long path, I'm not sure if the issue results from the too long path. Try using **/env-config.json instead of the very long path.
    • If above tips can't work, I suggest you can move the env-config.json file to root folder $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory) with Copy Task or what. (About System.DefaultWorkingDirectory see here). Then try it again with **/env-config.json.