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Text Templating

Overview

ytt supports text templating within YAML strings and .txt files.

Text templating is controlled via (@ and @) directives. These directives can be combined with following markers:

  • = to output result; result must be of type string
  • - to trim space either to the left (if next to opening directive) or right (if next to closing directive)

Examples:

  • before (@ 123 @) middle (@= "tpl" @) after produces before middle tpl after
  • before (@- 123 -@) middle (@-= "tpl" -@) after produces beforemiddletplafter

Inside YAML strings

+ operand or string·format(...) method provide a good way to build strings:

  • name: #@ name_prefix + "-secret"
  • name: #@ name_prefix + "-" + str(1234)
  • name: #@ "{}-secret-{}".format(name_prefix, name_suffix)

However, occasionally it might be useful to use text templating directly in YAML strings. To do so YAML node must be annotated with @yaml/text-templated-strings (v0.17.0+). Annotation will apply to node and its child nodes.

Examples:

  • basic use
#@ val1 = "val1"
#@ val2 = "val2"

#@yaml/text-templated-strings
templated: "before (@= val1 @) middle (@= val2 @) after"

non_templated: "(@ something"
  • nested nodes
#@ val1 = "val1"
#@ val2 = "val2"

#@yaml/text-templated-strings
---
key:
  nested_key_(@= val1 @): "middle (@= val2 @) after"

See Text template example in online playground.


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