AWS Cloudformation - Convert CommaDelimitedList Parameter to String for passing it as environment variable to Lamda Function

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How to convert CommaDelimitedList Parameter to String for passing it as environment variable to Lamda Function ?

Below is sample CommaDelimitedList Parameter containing list of AWS regions which I need to pass it as Environment variable to AWS Lambda function in cloud formation template. The reason is when I try to pass it as it is !Ref ExternalRegions it gives error when create/update of the stack:

Properties validation failed for resource LambdaFunction with message: #/Environment/Variables/EXTERNAL_REGIONS: expected type: String, found: JSONArray

Parameters:
  ExternalRegions:
    Description: CSV delimited account regions 
    Type: CommaDelimitedList

Resources:
    LambdaFunction:
        Type: AWS::Lambda::Function
        Properties:
          Environment:
            Variables:
              EXTERNAL_REGIONS: !Ref ExternalRegions

Parameter Template:

[{
    "ParameterKey": "ExternalRegions",
    "ParameterValue": "us-east-1,us-west-2,ap-southeast-1"
}]

Could you please help, I am looking for a way to cast csv list into string so that I don't have to create another String variable with same values and always bother to keep them in sync during future changes.

Thanks in advace.

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Can't use comma in environment variable value in Lambda?

Comma separator in Lambda function environment settings using the Serverless Framework

If this is the case I would like to know a way where I could convert the comma delimited list parameter to string and replace comma with say alternative delimiter for ex. semi-colon (;) and pass it as lambda function variable. Is this possible?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 01 '22 at 17:18

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I figured out :)

Resources:
  LambdaFunction:
    Type: AWS::Lambda::Function
      Properties:
        Environment:
          Variables:
            EXTERNAL_REGIONS: !Join [";", !Ref ExternalRegions]

answered Dec 01 '22 at 17:18

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '22 at 23:39

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I don't the issue you linked is still accurate as I was able to create Environment variables containing , in the web console

My recommendation would be to just changes the Parameter to Type: String since it looks like your lambda function will have to handle the ; delimiter anyway.

Additionally, I'd be wary of using a semicolon as a delimiter in environment variables since it can have unexpected/unintended side effects... (particularly in a shell)

answered Dec 01 '22 at 23:39

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Ah that's great to know, thank you for the info, actually I wanted to keep it as CSV instead of String as Policy statement resource section also uses the CSV list as selector, for ex. `!Select [3, !Ref ExternalRegions]` – Dhwanit Dec 02 '22 at 10:12

AWS Cloudformation - Convert CommaDelimitedList Parameter to String for passing it as environment variable to Lamda Function

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