[ Question ] Is there a way to override dependency var using -var-file ?

[guyteubbe]

Hi,

When creating a main pack which in turns uses dependencies, I would like my main pack to override the var values in these dependencies.

Context:
This main pack uses prometheus pack dependency from the community registry.

If I use the -var-file argument, with an override file in which I define prometheus_task_resources={"cpu" = 500, "memory" = 512}, it's not working:

nomad-pack render --parser-v1 -var-file="./monitoring/override.hcl" ./monitoring

The dependency variables values still apply.

My understanding, taken from the docs, is that I need to use the entire dependency object to modify the var value. Indeed, the doc says:

nomad-pack run hello_pack_with_deps --var demo_dep.message="example"

What I'm doing:

So, when using -var argument and not -var-file anymore, if I use:

nomad-pack render --parser-v1 -var 'prometheus.prometheus_task_resources={"cpu"=500,"memory"=512}' ./monitoring

It's working.

Question:

How to do the same with -var-file ?

I see there is this issue which mentions something similar. Is this a missing feature ?

Thanks

[guyteubbe]

@angrycub Maybe you can help me with that ?
Thanks !