feat(cli): expose dirname utility to test scripts

packages/artillery/lib/cmds/run.js

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const {
   addVariables,
   addDefaultPlugins,
   resolveConfigTemplates,
-  checkConfig
+  checkConfig,
+  resolveConfigPath
 } = require('../../util');
 
 const p = require('util').promisify;
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ function replaceProcessorIfTypescript(
 }
 
 async function prepareTestExecutionPlan(inputFiles, flags, args) {
+  const scriptPath = inputFiles[0];
   let script1 = {};
 
   for (const fn of inputFiles) {
@@ -498,69 +500,52 @@ async function prepareTestExecutionPlan(inputFiles, flags, args) {
     script1 = _.merge(script1, parsedData);
   }
 
-  script1 = await checkConfig(script1, inputFiles[0], flags);
+  script1 = await checkConfig(script1, scriptPath, flags);
 
-  if (flags.config) {
-    const absoluteConfigPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), flags.config);
+  const script2 = await resolveConfigPath(script1, flags, scriptPath);
 
-    if (script1.config?.processor) {
-      const newPath = path.resolve(
-        path.dirname(absoluteConfigPath),
-        script1.config.processor
-      );
-
-      const stats = fs.statSync(newPath, { throwIfNoEntry: false });
-
-      if (typeof stats === 'undefined') {
-        // No file at that path - backwards compatibility mode:
-        console.log(
-          'WARNING - config.processor is now resolved relative to the config file'
-        );
-        console.log('Expected to find file at:', newPath);
-      } else {
-        script1.config.processor = newPath;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  const script2 = await addOverrides(script1, flags);
-  const script3 = await addVariables(script2, flags);
-  const script4 = await resolveConfigTemplates(script3, flags);
+  const script3 = await addOverrides(script2, flags);
+  const script4 = await addVariables(script3, flags);
+  const script5 = await resolveConfigTemplates(
+    script4,
+    flags,
+    script4._configPath
+  );
 
-  if (!script4.config.target) {
+  if (!script5.config.target) {
     throw new Error('No target specified and no environment chosen');
   }
 
-  const validationError = validateScript(script4);
+  const validationError = validateScript(script5);
 
   if (validationError) {
     console.log(`Scenario validation error: ${validationError}`);
 
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  const script5 = await readPayload(script4);
+  const script6 = await readPayload(script5);
 
-  if (typeof script5.config.phases === 'undefined' || flags.solo) {
-    script5.config.phases = [
+  if (typeof script6.config.phases === 'undefined' || flags.solo) {
+    script6.config.phases = [
       {
         duration: 1,
         arrivalCount: 1
       }
     ];
   }
 
-  script5.config.statsInterval = script5.config.statsInterval || 30;
+  script6.config.statsInterval = script6.config.statsInterval || 30;
 
-  const script6 = addDefaultPlugins(script5);
-  const script7 = replaceProcessorIfTypescript(
-    script6,
-    inputFiles[0],
+  const script7 = addDefaultPlugins(script5);
+  const script8 = replaceProcessorIfTypescript(
+    script7,
+    scriptPath,
     flags.platform,
     flags.container
   );
 
-  return script7;
+  return script8;
 }
 
 async function readPayload(script) {

packages/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/legacy/bom.js

@@ -153,12 +153,14 @@ function isLocalModule(modName) {
 }
 
 function applyScriptChanges(context, next) {
-  resolveConfigTemplates(context.opts.scriptData, context.opts.flags).then(
-    (resolvedConfig) => {
-      context.opts.scriptData = resolvedConfig;
-      return next(null, context);
-    }
-  );
+  resolveConfigTemplates(
+    context.opts.scriptData,
+    context.opts.flags,
+    context.opts.absoluteScriptPath
+  ).then((resolvedConfig) => {
+    context.opts.scriptData = resolvedConfig;
+    return next(null, context);
+  });
 }
 
 function getPlugins(context, next) {

packages/artillery/lib/util.js

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
   addOverrides,
   addVariables,
   addDefaultPlugins,
+  resolveConfigPath,
   resolveConfigTemplates,
   checkConfig,
   renderVariables,
@@ -97,11 +98,12 @@ function addDefaultPlugins(script) {
   return finalScript;
 }
 
-async function resolveConfigTemplates(script, flags) {
+async function resolveConfigTemplates(script, flags, configPath) {
   const cliVariables = flags.variables ? JSON.parse(flags.variables) : {};
 
   script.config = engineUtil.template(script.config, {
     vars: {
+      $dirname: path.dirname(configPath),
       $testId: global.artillery.testRunId,
       $processEnvironment: process.env,
       $env: process.env,
@@ -200,6 +202,39 @@ async function checkConfig(script, scriptPath, flags) {
   return script;
 }
 
+async function resolveConfigPath(script, flags, scriptPath) {
+  if (!flags.config) {
+    script._configPath = scriptPath;
+    return script;
+  }
+
+  const absoluteConfigPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), flags.config);
+  script._configPath = absoluteConfigPath;
+
+  if (!script.config.processor) {
+    return script;
+  }
+
+  const processorPath = path.resolve(
+    path.dirname(absoluteConfigPath),
+    script.config.processor
+  );
+
+  const stats = fs.statSync(processorPath, { throwIfNoEntry: false });
+
+  if (typeof stats === 'undefined') {
+    // No file at that path - backwards compatibility mode:
+    console.log(
+      'WARNING - config.processor is now resolved relative to the config file'
+    );
+    console.log('Expected to find file at:', processorPath);
+  } else {
+    script.config.processor = processorPath;
+  }
+
+  return script;
+}
+
 function formatDuration(durationInMs) {
   const duration = moment.duration(durationInMs);
 

packages/artillery/test/unit/before_after_hooks.test.js

@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ const script = {
         }
       ]
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  _configPath: 'fakepath.yml'
 };
 
 const authToken = 'abcdefg';

packages/core/lib/runner.js

@@ -465,6 +465,10 @@ function createContext(script, contextVars, additionalProperties = {}) {
     ...additionalPropertiesWithoutOverride
   };
 
+  if (script._configPath) {
+    INITIAL_CONTEXT.vars.$dirname = path.dirname(script._configPath);
+  }
+
   let result = INITIAL_CONTEXT;
 
   // variables from payloads:
@@ -476,6 +480,7 @@ function createContext(script, contextVars, additionalProperties = {}) {
 
   result._uid = uuidv4();
   result.vars.$uuid = result._uid;
+
   return result;
 }