Biceparam files

Question

It is easier to pass new .bicepparam files as it supports commenting against JSON param file. One limitation I see is pointing it to only one source module and passing it multiple times.

I wonder if there is any tool that converts bicepparm to json or text and allow parsing and pass it at module level.

Answer 1

@prasantc To follow up to your question, to my knowledge, there is no built-in function in Bicep that allows you to convert a Bicep parameter file to JSON or text. However, you can use the loadTextContent function to load the contents of a Bicep parameter file as a string, and then parse it using a JSON parser or other text processing tools.

For example, you can use the following code to load the contents of a Bicep parameter file as a string:

var paramContent = loadTextContent('path/to/params.bicep');

You can then use a JSON parser to parse the string into a JSON object:

var paramObject = JSON.parse(paramContent);

Once you have the JSON object, you can pass it to your module as a parameter.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Answer 2

Hi @prasantc ,

Thanks for reaching out.

You can use MSBuild to convert a Bicep file to JSON.

Reference -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/msbuild-bicep-file?tabs=dotnet#convert-bicep-to-json