Converting CloudFormation parameter files to CodePipeline Template Configuration files

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Using jq, we can convert between CloudFormation parameter files and CodePipeline template configuration files:

$ jq '{ Parameters: [ .[] |  { (.ParameterKey): .ParameterValue }  ] | add } ' < cloudformation_parameter_file.json

This is useful in the case of receiving 'Template configuration is not valid' when running a CloudFormation action.

A CloudFormation parameter file has format:

[
  { 
     "ParameterKey": "key1",
     "ParameterValue": "value1"
  },
  { 
     "ParameterKey": "key2",
     "ParameterValue": "value2"
  }
]

Whereas a CodePipeline Template Configuration file has format:

{ 
  "Parameters": {
     "key1": "value1",
     "key2": "value2"
  }
}

I really hate Amazon for this...

saved me at least an hour of troubleshooting and painfully digging through aws terrible docs. Thank you!

amazing work, thanks

Excellent! Thanks

This is great. I'd like to contribute back with the reverse conversion, in case anyone needs.
cat codepipeline_params.json | jq -r '.Parameters | to_entries | map({ParameterKey: .key, ParameterValue: .value})'