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»variable Stanza

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The variable stanza declares a variable and makes it available for use in other stanzas in the config. Read more about defining and using variables here.

variable "key" {
  # ...
}
variable "key" {
  # ...
}

Multiple variable stanzas can be specified; there is no limit to the number of variables you can define for your configuration.

variable "image" {
  # ...
}

variable "tag" {
  # ...
}
variable "image" {
  # ...
}

variable "tag" {
  # ...
}

Supply a value to a specified variable with one of the following methods:

  • the default value in the definition block
  • an environment variable on the runner specified by env in the definition block
  • the parameter -var key=value
  • the parameter -var-file=filename, where filename is the name of a file with variable values
  • an environment variable prefixed with WP_VAR_
  • a file of variable values with the suffix .auto.wpvars
  • the Waypoint UI

»variable Parameters

»Optional

  • default (string: "") - Sets a default value for the variable. Must be set to null if no value is set by other sources.

  • type (string: expression) - A type constraint to apply to values for the defined variable.

  • description (string: "") - A short summary documenting what the variable is and its purpose.

  • env (list of string: []) - Sets a set of environment variables to source a default value from if a value is not set. The environment variables are read only on the runner. See environment variables for more information.

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