Can't replace nested objects in appsettings file Azure DevOps?-CodePudding

Using ReplaceTokens@3:

I have an appsettings.json file which has an object like so:

{
   "Data": {
      "myProperty": "#{myProperty}#"
    }
   "myProperty2" : "{myProperty2}"
}

In my devops variable group library that is injected into my AzureDevops build, I have a key of Data.myProperty and

myProperty2

Then I use the replace tokens task with prefix of '#{' and suffix of '}#' and target my file.

The log says 2 of 2 replaced, but when I review the outputted artifact, Data.myProperty has not been replaced, yet myProperty2 has.

What is the correct syntax to target nested object properties?

CodePudding user response：

Replacetoken task works on Token Pattern regardless of your object is nested or not. So for your case, json file and replace token should be like.

Json File:

{
       "Data": {
          "myProperty": "#{myProperty}#"
        },
       "myProperty2" : "#{myProperty2}#"
    }

This was variable group attached to pipeline.

I have tested it and this was resulting json file.