Access to variables within .bref.yml

[gregmsanderson]

Hello,

I see you can add a build hook within .bref.yml. I was wondering about using that to run grunt to prepare the static files (CSS, JS etc). So I would run a hook like 'grunt production' and presumably then those generated (minified) files would get deployed.

... which got me thinking ...

Can you access variables within that .yml file in the same way serverless mentions you can in its yml? (https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/variables/). Only if so, would it be possible to set the build hook to be like 'grunt ${opt:stage}'? Since then it could dynamically run 'grunt staging' or 'grunt production', or whatever the stage being deployed was, and so do a different set of operations (like upload them to a different location). Thanks!

[mnapoli]

Can you access variables within that .yml file in the same way serverless mentions you can in its yml?

It is not possible at the moment indeed. It sounds like a good idea though.

[gregmsanderson]

Ok. If you wanted to add for a build hook, I would think you would simply pass it along:

1. https://github.com/mnapoli/bref/blob/master/src/Console/Deployer.php#L74
   $this->generateArchive($io, $progress);
   .... to
   $this->generateArchive($io, $progress, $stage);

(and the function params would need that third one adding, so it expects it)

2. https://github.com/mnapoli/bref/blob/master/src/Console/Deployer.php#L193
   Add a line prior to that one:

if (null !== $stage) {
  $buildHook = str_replace('${opt:stage}', $stage, $buildHook);
}

... so that would simply turn 'grunt ${opt:stage}' into 'grunt production' (or whatever). Replacing the string with the stage.
Thanks.

[mnapoli]

This issue is made obsolete by v0.3.