update

Source

Hook for updating dict objects with values, appending list values, or overwriting string / int / float values.

Inputs

Name	Type	Default	Required	Description
src	Union[dict, str, list]		True	A dict to update and output the result or a str with separators or list for a key path to the item update within the context.
input	Any		True	The value to update the input src.
sep	str	/	True	For string src's, a separator for key path.

Arguments

Position	Argument	Type
1	src	Union[dict, str, list]
2	input	Any

Returns

Optional[dict]

Examples

Update a map with a string and a map in place

input:
  map:
    stuff: things
update with string in place_>: update input/map "more things"
update with map in place_>: update input/map {'foo':'bar'}

input:
  map:
    stuff: more things
    foo: bar

Update a map with another map in place

input:
  map:
    stuff: things
update in place_>: update input/map {'foo':'bar'}

input:
  map:
    stuff: things
    foo: bar