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From: blam <ben@blam.sh>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:16:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore:  add changeset

Signed-off-by: blam <ben@blam.sh>
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+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Enable the JSON parsing of the response from templated variables in the `v2beta1` syntax. Previously if template parameters json strings they were left as strings, they are now parsed as JSON objects.
+
+Before:
+
+```yaml
+- id: test
+  name: test-action
+  action: custom:run
+  input:
+    input: '{"hello":"ben"}'
+```
+
+Now:
+
+```yaml
+- id: test
+  name: test-action
+  action: custom:run
+  input:
+    input:
+      hello: ben
+```
+
+Also added the `parseRepoUrl` and `json` helpers to the parameters syntax. You can now use these helpers to parse work with some `json` or `repoUrl` strings in templates.
+
+```yaml
+- id: test
+  name: test-action
+  action: cookiecutter:fetch
+  input:
+    destination: '{{ parseRepoUrl parameters.repoUrl }}'
+```
+
+Will produce a parsed version of the `repoUrl` of type `{ repo: string, owner: string, host: string }` that you can use in your actions. Specifically `cookiecutter` with `{{ cookiecutter.destination.owner }}` like the `plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml` example.