Templating with gomplate - short references must have between 1 and 4 elements

[reinhard-brandstaedter]

I tried using an array to template a json config (iterate and recerate a setting), however monaco complains that the array is too long?

in my config.yaml:

configs:
- id: srg_suggest_search
  config:
    parameters:
      rail: xxxlutz
      locales: ["cs_cz", "de_ch", "hr_hr", "hu_hu", "ro_ro", "rs_rs", "sv_se", "si_si", "sk_sk"]
    template: srg_suggest_search.json
    skip: false
  type:
    settings:
      schema: app:dynatrace.site.reliability.guardian:guardians
      schemaVersion: "1.3.1"
      scope: environment

When running monaco deply I get this error:

 error   locales: cannot parse parameter definition in `services/discover/config.yaml`: short references must have between 1 and 4 elements. you provided `9`

What is the reason behind this limit?

kr,
Reinhard

[reinhard-brandstaedter]

Answer to myself:
One must use this format to define a array variable:

parameters:
      locales: 
        type: value
        value: ["cs_cz", "de_ch", "hr_hr", "hu_hu", "ro_ro", "rs_rs", "sv_se", "si_si", "sk_sk"]

this seems to work

[warber]

Hi, just an explanation why your first attempt didn't work:

With

      locales: ["cs_cz", "de_ch", "hr_hr", "hu_hu", "ro_ro", "rs_rs", "sv_se", "si_si", "sk_sk"]

you've actually used the short hand notation of reference parameters:

Syntax: parameterName: [ <project>, <configType>, <configId>, <property> ]
Example: mz_id: ["project-1", "management-zone", "main", "id"]

https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/manage/configuration-as-code/monaco/configuration/yaml-configuration#parameters