Variable replacement

Variable replacement rules in module fields.

Variables in module input fields are replaced following the standard Jinja templating rules, here are some examples:

Comment on source value
Source value (exact value of x)
Body to be replaced
Final result
Comment on final result

null value

null

{{ x }}

null

null value

string

hello

{{ x }}

hello

string

json

{"y":"world"}

{{ x }}

{"y":"world"}

json

string

{"y":"world"}

{{ x }}

{"y":"world"}

string

number

123

{{ x }}

123

number

string

123

{{ x }}

123

string

empty string

{{ x }}

empty string

string

{{ text }}

{{ x }}

{{ text }}

string

null value

null

{{ x.y }}

null

null value

string

hello

{{ x.y }}

null

null value

json

{"y":"world"}

{{ x.y }}

world

string

empty string

{{ x.y }}

null

empty string

json

{"y":"world"}

{{ x.y }}

world

string

string

{"y":"world"}

{{ x.y }}

null

null value

number

123

{{ x.y }}

null

number

string

123

{{ x.y }}

null

string

json

{"y":123}

{{ x.y }}

123

number

json

{"y":"123"}

{{ x.y }}

123

string

string

{{ text }}

{{ x.y }}

{{ text }}

string

Not replacing sections enclosed in double curly brackets

Use cases require to have a text between curly brackets NOT replaced by the templating engine.

An example body not to be replaced is {{ customer text that should remain in curly brackets }} In this case, the text not to be replaced can be formatted as follows to maintain the curly brackets

where the final result would be in the final body (after replacement) is

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