Orquesta publish item into context from loop

I have a workflow that is looping using a json object that has an array of json objects (devices). I wish to publish the item into the context as variable foo, as follows:

…
…
render_template:
with:
items: device in <% ctx(mop_automation_object).devices %>
concurrency: 1
action: mop_automation.render_template
input:
device: <% item(device) %>
next:
- when: <% succeeded() and … %>
publish:
- cli_templates: <% result().result %>
- foo: <% item() %>
do: cli_workflow

cli_workflow:
action: mop_automation.mop_automation_cli_workflow
input:
device: <% ctx().foo %>
templates: <% ctx().cli_templates %>
skip_approval: false
next:
- when: <% succeeded() %>

It seems to be empty, am i doing something wrong, or is that not possible.

@techdiverdown Can you format your code block using Markdown? It’s really difficult to read and parse if it’s not formatted.

tasks:
    render_template:
        with:
        items: device in <% ctx(mop_automation_object).devices %>
        concurrency: 1
    action: mop_automation.render_template
    input:
        device: <% item(device) %>
    next:
        - when: <% succeeded() and … %>
          publish:
            - cli_templates: <% result().result %>
            - foo: <% item() %>
        do: cli_workflow

    cli_workflow:
    action: mop_automation.mop_automation_cli_workflow
    input:
        device: <% ctx().foo %>
        templates: <% ctx().cli_templates %>
        skip_approval: false
    next:
        - when: <% succeeded() %>

Double check that your indentation is correct, but in your example it looks like you’re constructing foo from all of the items in ctx(mop_automation_object).devices. Is there any reason you can’t just pass that straight through like so?

tasks:
    render_template:
        with:
            items: device in <% ctx(mop_automation_object).devices %>
            concurrency: 1
        action: mop_automation.render_template
        input:
            device: <% item(device) %>
        next:
            -   when: <% succeeded() and … %>
                publish:
                    - cli_templates: <% result().result %>
                    - foo: <% ctx(mop_automation_object).devices %>
                do: cli_workflow

    cli_workflow:
        action: mop_automation.mop_automation_cli_workflow
        input:
            device: <% ctx().foo %>
            templates: <% ctx().cli_templates %>
            skip_approval: false
        next:
            - when: <% succeeded() %>

If you want to modify each device in mop_automation.render_template before you publish it to foo, then you’ll need to use result().result along with .select(), .flatten(), .where(), etc. to build what you would like.