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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 02 December 2022 07:29 CST
Hello, we'd like to set some parameters of unite restoration configuration with CLI arguments rather than in the XML file. For instance,
php unite.phar joomla.xml -env filename=test.jpa
with this, we could define the jpa file at runtime (and to not define it in the xml file)
Is there a way?
Thanks for your help
No, you cannot do that.
Do note that the latest published version of UNiTE does support XML, JSON, and YAML files. Automation tools such as Ansible can work with these file formats.
At the very least, since you are in the command line, you can use text replacements with sed. For example, instead of the JPA filename put in your file the string ##JPA_FILENAME##. You can now set up a Bash script like so
#!/usr/bin/env bash
sed "s/##JPA_FILENAME##/$1/g" /path/to/master.xml `pwd`/temp.xml
php /path/to/unit.phar `pwd`/temp/xml
rm `pwd`/temp/xml
Change the permissions of that shell script to 0700 and you could call it like
$ /path/to/script.sh /some/path/to/backup.jpa
I hope this helps!
PS: The script is off the top of my head and the paths need changing, obviously. Test locally before you deploy.
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
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Thanks for your answer. Sure it helps.
Your solution using sed was pretty much the answer our developer had found.
You're welcome!
Using sed to modify a template configuration file is a staple for sysadmins :) Every one, from the greenest junior to the gray-bearded senior knows how to do that. That's why I kept the XML file support and also added YAML support — the latter is typically much easier to work with search and replace using sed, with newer sysadmins being very familiar with it.
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!
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