Re: JoltTransformJSON EL when using file

[Matt Burgess]

I added file support to JoltTransformJSON under NIFI-4957 [1], a first
glance at the code seems like it should work, but I'll try to
reproduce it and follow up, thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Regards,
Matt

[1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-4957

On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 6:53 AM Matthew Hawkins <hawko2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi devs,
>
> Using 1.23.0 I have a simple transform adding some flowfile attributes into
> the content.
> When putting the spec directly to the processor it works fine. If I have
> the spec in an external file however it seems to put in the literal string
> ${attrname} - ie the EL didn't process.
>
> Have I done something incorrectly or should I be now asking for an account
> to log a bug?
>
> Sample spec run using Chain DSL:
>
> [{
>   "operation": "shift",
>   "spec": {
>     "@": "values"
>   },
>   {
>     "operation": "default",
>     "spec": {
>       "firstname": "${firstname}"
>     }
>   }
> ]
>
> Kind regards,
> Matthew