Embedded JS: colon in string is a game changer

[Martin-Zeithaml]

Let's define zowe.yaml as:

zowe:
  environments:
    test: ${{ "A B" }}

Run command to get value of zowe.environments.test:

zowe/runtime/2.16.0/bin/zwe config get -c ./zowe.yaml --path '.zowe.environments.test'
Temporary directory '/tmp/.zweenv-780' created.
Zowe will remove it on success, but if zwe exits with a non-zero code manual cleanup would be needed.
A B
Temporary directory /tmp/.zweenv-780 removed successfully.

Modify zowe.yaml, add colon inside the string:

zowe:
  environments:
    test: ${{ "A: B" }}

ZWEL0318E - Couldn't scan file '/zowe.yaml': mapping values are not allowed in this context at line 3, column 19.
Error: Could not load config for FILE(/zowe.yaml), status=2

Note:

• test: ${{ 'A: B' }}, test: ${{ "A\: B" }} returning same error

Ugly workaround:

zowe:
  environments:
    colon: ':'
    test: ${{ 'A' + zowe.environments.colon + ' B' }}

Do not ask:

• Will this solve your problem? test: "A: B" No, because I need to have a string with colon inside embedded JS. I have found this problem with more complex definition, but I have reduced the example to the minimum.

[1000TurquoisePogs]

Have you tried "${{ 'A: B' }}"

[Martin-Zeithaml]

Yes, of course, I forgot the double quotes.