Linter rule - nested deployment template scoping

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This linter rule triggers a diagnostic when a Microsoft.Resources/deployments resource using inner-scoped expression evaluation and contains any references to symbols defined in the parent template.

Linter rule code

Use the following value in the Bicep configuration file to customize rule settings:

nested-deployment-template-scoping

Solution

The following example fails this test because fizz is defined in the parent template's namespace.

var fizz = 'buzz'

resource nested 'Microsoft.Resources/deployments@2020-10-01' = {
  name: 'name'
  properties: {
    mode: 'Incremental'
    expressionEvaluationOptions: {
      scope: 'inner'
    }
    template: {
      '$schema': 'https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#'
      contentVersion: '1.0.0.0'
      resources: [
        {
          apiVersion: '2022-09-01'
          type: 'Microsoft.Resources/tags'
          name: 'default'
          properties: {
            tags: {
              tag1: fizz // <-- Error! `fizz` is defined in the parent template's namespace
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Next steps

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