Edit a property value in JSON file

This action helps you to edit property values in a JSON file. For example, if you're using .NET Core, you can use this action to edit your appsettings.json file.

Usage

To edit a connection string inside of an appsettings.json file:

- name: Edit property string value in appsettings.json
  uses: benday-inc/set-property-value-in-appsettings@main
  with:
    pathtosettingsfile: '${{ github.workspace }}/Benday.Demo123/src/Benday.Demo123.WebUi/appsettings.json'
    keyname1: 'level1'
    keyname2: 'level2'
    keyname3: 'level3'
    valuetoset: 'the new value'

The yaml sample above would set the following value in a json file:

{
  "level1": {
    "level2": {
      "level3": "the new value"
    }
  }
}

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Action Spec:

Environment variables

• None

Inputs

• pathtosettingsfile - Path to the json (ex: appsettings.json) file
• valuetoset - The string value to set
• keyname1 - Name for the root level property
• keyname2 - [optional] Name for the second level property
• keyname3 - [optional] Name for the third level property

Outputs

• None