bug: Using StringList replacement doesn't properly work/validate

[mbevc1]

Describe the bug When using a StringList from replacements in Array field in other configs validation succeeds, but Prepare fails in the pipeline with:

* /reports/budgets/0/notifications/0/recipients/0 => must be string
* /reports/budgets/0/notifications/1/recipients/0 => must be string
* /reports/budgets/0/notifications/2/recipients/0 => must be string
* /reports/budgets/0/notifications/3/recipients/0 => must be string

To Reproduce Create a variable in replacements-config.yaml:

- key: BudgetEmails
    type: StringList
    value: [ email1@domain.com, email2@domain.com ]

then use it in global-config.yaml:

reports:
  budgets:
    - deploymentTargets:
        accounts:
          - Management
      name: accel-budget
      timeUnit: MONTHLY
      type: COST
      amount: 100
      includeUpfront: true
      includeTax: true
      includeSupport: true
      includeSubscription: true
      includeRecurring: true
      includeOtherSubscription: true
      includeDiscount: true
      includeCredit: false
      includeRefund: false
      useBlended: false
      useAmortized: false
      unit: USD
      notifications:
        - type: FORECASTED
          thresholdType: PERCENTAGE
          threshold: 100
          comparisonOperator: GREATER_THAN
          subscriptionType: EMAIL
          recipients: [ {{ BudgetEmails }} ]

Expected behavior Validation succeeds and so should the pipeline.

Please complete the following information about the solution:

• [x] Version: [v1.9.2]

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• [x] Region: [e.g. eu-west-1]
• [x] Was the solution modified from the version published on this repository? No
• [ ] If the answer to the previous question was yes, are the changes available on GitHub?
• [x] Have you checked your service quotas for the services this solution uses?
• [x] Were there any errors in the CloudWatch Logs? No

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[richardkeit]

Hi @mbevc1 ,

What happens if you remove the square brace in your config?

Given your replacement is already a list, there may be an off chance it works

[mbevc1]

Yeah, that was my first attempt, but in that case validator fails saying it's not an Array.