fix: unresolved JSON strings aren't valid JSON#274
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When we have a JSON string (like container definitions) if it is unresolved we are inserting a reference string in there to what was unresolved but its not valid JSON so if anyone uses `fromjson()` on it it will fail. This detects JSON strings and formats it properly while maintaining the reference.
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Thanks @sontek , good catch!
At first glance I wondered if given the use case it would be clearer as a c7n-left-specific tweak to the custom jmespath function, but it seems like a better call to catch this at parse time and make the downstream piece simpler 👍 .
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When we have a JSON string (like container definitions) if it is unresolved we are inserting a reference string in there to what was unresolved but its not valid JSON so if anyone uses
fromjson()on it it will fail.This detects JSON strings and formats it properly while maintaining the reference.