Properties Config Command

Purpose

Replaces variables in specified files using a properties file. It will use any environment variables on the system and variables defined in a properties file.

This command is invoked by your build system agent and executes under the user account you configured for that agent in your build system. The command itself does not require any credentials as it runs natively on your MettleCI Agent Host.

Syntax

Syntax : properties config [options]

Description

-baseDir
The directory to look for files in
Required
-filePattern
Pattern to use to find files (can provide multiple. e.g: -filePattern dir1/* -filePattern dir2/*)
Required
-properties
Properties file with replacement values
Required
-outDir
Directory to write modified files to
Required

Example

BASH

$> mettleci properties config 
   -baseDir datastage 					# Only consider files under 'datastage' folder in git
   -filePattern "DSParams" 				# Substitute values in the 'DSParams' file
   –filePattern "Parameter Sets/*/*"  	# ... and in the Parameter Set value files
   -properties var.uat   				# Use a Variables Properties file specific to (in this example) the UAT environment
   -outDir config						# Output updated files to separate directory

The properties file is in a key/value pair format, e.g:

CODE

mettleci.prop1=value1
mettleci.prop2=value2
prop3=value3

Variables in files to be replaced need to be defined in the format ${VARIABLE_KEY}, e.g:

BASH

export MY_FIRST_PROPERTY=${mettleci.prop1}
export MY_SECOND_PROPERTY=${mettleci.prop2}
cat FILE | grep ${prop3}