cf cli 6.37.0: --vars-file and --var 'invalid flag'

[unnmdnwb3]

hey everyone, I got some issues with the --vars-file and --var... thanks in advance!

Command

cf push frontend -p frontend/dist -f ./deployment-manifests/demo-launchpad/DEV/DEV-frontend-manifest.yml --vars-file ./deployment-manifests/demo-launchpad/DEV/DEV-config.yml

and cf push frontend -p frontend/dist -f ./deployment-manifests/demo-launchpad/DEV/DEV-frontend-manifest.yml --var customer-id=test

What occurred

Invalid flag: --vars-file & Invalid flag: --var

What you expected to occur

Variable Substitution as described in: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/devguide/deploy-apps/manifest.html

CLI Version

cf.exe version 6.37.0+a40009753.2018-05-25

CC API Endpoint Version

2.107.0

Platform & Shell Details

Microsoft Windows Enterprise 64-bit with MINGW64 and CMD

[cf-gitbot]

We have created an issue in Pivotal Tracker to manage this:

https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/158361861

The labels on this github issue will be updated when the story is started.

[gsmachado]

@unnmdnwb3 I'm having EXACTLY the same behavior as you described. That's somehow sad since I was eager for having such feature.

My operating system is MacOS 10.12.6, and using 6.37.0+a40009753.2018-05-25.

[abbyachau]

Hi @unnmdnwb3 thanks for creating this issue. Could you try the following instead --var=customer-id=test - let us know if you still get the same flag errors. Thanks.

[abbyachau]

Hey @unnmdnwb3 @gsmachado we figured out that you might be using the variable substitution features in a plugin, which we do not support. Let us know if that's the case, thanks.

[abbyachau]

Note: It appears that if variable substitution is used with deprecated properties (no-route or health-check-type: none, for example), then users will see the errors described above. We are updating the error message to indicate that variable substitution cannot be used alongside deprecated properties.

[unnmdnwb3]

hey @abbyachau, thanks a lot for your answer and sorry for replying so late, I was away for a few days.

you were absolutely right - it's working now!

the problem was this: Deprecation warning: Specifying app manifest attributes at the top level is deprecated. Found: disk_quota, timeout, instances, memory.

after specifying these attributes below the name, I didn't get this warning anymore.
and since this was resolved, I could use the variable substitution without any problems.

thanks alot again! :)