Collections imported from Postman use incorrect syntax for environment variables

andreassiegel commented 1 year ago

Expected Behavior

When I import a Postman collection into Insomnia, I would like it to work without any further modifications. Unfortunately, this is not possible since none of the variables can be resolved afterward.

Actual Behavior

Postman uses the syntax {{my-variable}} to reference variables from the environment. This is imported into Insomnia as is but Insomnia would actually require {{ _['my-variable'] }} to correctly reference a variable from an environment in Insomnia.

The imported request:

Details about the variable using in the URL:

The way Insomnia can use the variable:

If I export the new Insomnia collection again, the JSON shows the two different syntax variants:

{
    "_type": "export",
    "__export_format": 4,
    "__export_date": "2023-07-27T05:42:24.205Z",
    "__export_source": "insomnia.desktop.app:v2023.4.0",
    "resources": [
        {
            "_id": "req_d14ba894132946e38504cc06db32ceb0",
            "parentId": "fld_957c215ce3c54ecb956087081a47ecdb",
            "modified": 1690436504823,
            "created": 1690436253238,
            "url": "{{ _['config-base-url'] }}/:applicationName/:profile",
            "name": "Get Default Service Configuration",
            "description": "",
            "method": "GET",
            "body": {},
            "parameters": [],
            "headers": [],
            "authentication": {},
            "metaSortKey": -1690436253238,
            "isPrivate": false,
            "settingStoreCookies": true,
            "settingSendCookies": true,
            "settingDisableRenderRequestBody": false,
            "settingEncodeUrl": true,
            "settingRebuildPath": true,
            "settingFollowRedirects": "global",
            "_type": "request"
        },
...
        {
            "_id": "req_61ae16d74eda4caea60cc69a4e60712c",
            "parentId": "fld_957c215ce3c54ecb956087081a47ecdb",
            "modified": 1690436253238,
            "created": 1690436253238,
            "url": "{{config-base-url}}/:applicationName/:profile/:label",
            "name": "Get Service Configuration with Label",
            "description": "",
            "method": "GET",
            "body": {},
            "parameters": [],
            "headers": [],
            "authentication": {},
            "metaSortKey": -1690436253238,
            "isPrivate": false,
            "settingStoreCookies": true,
            "settingSendCookies": true,
            "settingDisableRenderRequestBody": false,
            "settingEncodeUrl": true,
            "settingRebuildPath": true,
            "settingFollowRedirects": "global",
            "_type": "request"
        },
...
    ]
}

P.S.: Also note how Postman supported path parameters (variables in the path) like :applicationName and :profile which are not understood by Insomnia as such.

Reproduction Steps

On the main screen, click on + Create and select Import
Choose the file of a previously exported Postman collection using environment variables
Click Scan
Click Import on the next screen
Open the collection in the imported workspace

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Additional Information

No response

Insomnia Version

2023.4.0

What operating system are you using?

macOS

Operating System Version

Ventura 13.4.1

Installation method

homebrew

Last Known Working Insomnia version

No response

unilogica commented 1 year ago

I'm facing the same issue. I'm also unable to change the values of the variables when I import them from Postman.

jackkav commented 1 year ago

I'm facing the same issue. I'm also unable to change the values of the variables when I import them from Postman.

If you toggle raw template syntax in preference you can manually edit the {{ ... }} interpolation tags

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