How do you insert environment variable into cli_config.json file ?

[samixchoumi]

Hello, I'm actually using this command : npx playwright-slack-report --config="./cli_config.json" --json-results="./merged_tests_results.json" to do the Slack reporting. But as I'm using the json file option, how can I use environment variable on it ?

Like, how can I call my CI env variable here :

"meta": [
  { "key": "branch", "value" : "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH"},
  { "key": "commit", "value" : "$CI_COMMIT_SHA"}
]

In the .gitlab-ci.yml it works properly, in the playwright.config.ts file too. But for the .json file, I don't find a solution as I though it would be compiled by node.

Is their a possibility to replace the cli_config.json to as cli_config.ts file ? If yes, is their an example to see how it works ?

[samixchoumi]

I found a solution using jq command before calling the playwright-slack-report command but it doesn't seem to be the easiest. If anyone have another solution, feel free to share.

[samixchoumi]

If anyone need a little example to adapt for their usage :
jq --arg yourArg "$YOUR_ENV_VAR" --arg anotherArg "$ANOTHER_ENV_VAR" '.sendUsingWebhook.webhookUrl |= $yourArg | .meta[] |= if .key == "Pipeline" then .value |= $anotherArg else . end' cli_config.json > cli_config.tmp.json

Then you target cli_config.tmp.json file in your command : npx playwright-slack-report --config="./cli_config.tmp.json" --json-results="./merged_tests_results.json"

[ryanrosello-og]

yeah nothing easy at the moment. I feel like there should be an extra cli param e.g.

--meta="branch:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH;commit:$CI_COMMIT_SHA"

full cli would look something like this:

npx playwright-slack-report --config="./cli_config.json" --json-results="./merged_tests_results.json" --meta="branch:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH;commit:$CI_COMMIT_SHA"

^ the meta cli param will take priority over the value in the values in config file

[samixchoumi]

Seem to be a nice improvement, if we still have the possibility to use both method it could be easier to do.
At least, I've sent an example of my solution to help.