Accessing a masked variable in Azure DevOps Pipeline

[vbamagician]

Issue Description

Summary

I am facing an issue while accessing a masked variable in my Azure DevOps pipeline.

Current Behavior

When attempting to access the masked variable within my pipeline, I am unable to retrieve the value of the variable in my SpecFlow project. Other non-masked variables work correctly.

Expected Behavior

I expect to be able to access the value of the masked variable within my SpecFlow project without any issues.

Reproduction Steps

1. Define and mask a variable in the Azure DevOps pipeline.
2. Attempt to retrieve the value of the masked variable within a SpecFlow project.
3. Observe that the value of the masked variable is undefined.

Additional Information

• I have confirmed that the masked variable is correctly defined in the pipeline and scoped appropriately.
• The pipeline agent executing the SpecFlow tests has the necessary permissions to read environment variables.
• I have verified that the variable name and casing match in both the pipeline and SpecFlow code.

Environment Information

• Azure DevOps Organization:
• Pipeline Type (YAML or Classic):
• Pipeline Agent Type (self-hosted or hosted):
• SpecFlow Version:
• Programming Language/Framework: .net

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[vbamagician]

Issue Resolution

Summary

The issue has been resolved regarding the inability to access a masked variable in the Azure DevOps pipeline within the SpecFlow project.

Resolution Details

Upon further investigation, it was identified that the masked variable needed to be explicitly mapped as an environment variable within the task where the tests are executed. The previous approach of mapping the masked variable outside the task scope was the root cause of the problem.

To resolve the issue, the following steps were taken:

1. The masked variable was explicitly mapped as an environment variable within the task where the SpecFlow tests are executed.
2. The mapping was adjusted to ensure the correct scope and accessibility of the masked variable within the task.
3. Following these adjustments, the SpecFlow tests were able to successfully retrieve the value of the masked variable without any issues.

Next Steps

Please ensure that the updated pipeline configuration, including the explicit mapping of the masked variable within the task, is implemented in your Azure DevOps pipeline to maintain the resolution.

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