Powershell error: 1:41 invalid input text

[JDubbTX]

I am using YQ to parse a value out of a YAML file that looks like this:

packages:
  - source: https://some.url.org/path/to/package/file/package-v1.1.1.tar.gz
    target: package-client
  - source: https://some.url.org/path/to/other/package/file/other-package-v1.1.1.tar.gz
    target: other-package-client

The YAML file contents are stored in a variable named $yamlData in my Powershell script

My powershell command is like this:

$packageSource = (Write-Output $yamlData | yq ".packages[] | select(.target == `"other-package-client`").source")

Expected output: "https://some.url.org/path/to/other/package/file/other-package-v1.1.1.tar.gz"

• In my windows dev environment, with yq version v4.33.3 it works as expected
• In my windows WSL / Ubuntu environment, with yq version v4.35.1 it works as expected
• In my windows WSL/Ubuntu environment, with yq version updated to 4.42.1 it works as expected
• In my docker mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:lts-debian-11 based dev environment, with yq version v4.40.7, or with v4.42.1 it returns Error: 1:41: invalid input text "other-package-client])..."
• Same error happens in my pipeline docker image redhat ubi9 based environment with yq version v4.43.1, which is where I need it to work.

How can I modify the command to make it work in the debian/redhat environments with later yq versions?

Edit: Was figuring out how to delimit backticks in the command

[JDubbTX]

Simplifying this, with testfile.txt:

packages:
  - source: https://some.url.org/path/to/package/file/package-v1.1.1.tar.gz
    target: package-client
  - source: https://some.url.org/path/to/other/package/file/other-package-v1.1.1.tar.gz
    target: other-package-client

yq '.packages[] | select(. == https*)' testfile.txt gives the same error

[JDubbTX]

OK found a work around. I think I'm seeing differences based on the version of powershell, not yq.

with pwsh 7.2.17:
$packageSource = (Write-Output $yamlData | yq '.packages[] | select(.target == \"other-package-client\").source')

with pwsh 7.3.7:
$packageSource = (Write-Output $yamlData | yq ".packages[] | select(.target == `"other-package-client`").source")

[JDubbTX]

I'm still getting inconsistencies in different versions.

[mikefarah]

Sorry - I don't have a great understanding of how Powershell quoting works. There's a thread here: #747 where people have been discussing various options...