Variables

You can set variables in yaml files using the jinja {% set %} macro.

This enables you to keep your code cleaner by storing variables that you can reuse across the file.

Example

{%- set current_timestamp = to_iso(now()) %}
{%- set seven_days_ago = to_iso(to_unix(current_timestamp) - timedelta(days=7)) %}
charts:
  ...
  - name: cool-chart
    ...
    layout:
      xaxis:
        range: 
          - '{{ current_timestamp }}'
          - '{{ seven_days_ago }}'
traces:
  ...
  - name: awesome-trace
    model: ref(model-name)
    props:
        type: bar 
        ...
    filters:
      - query(date_column between '{{ seven_days_ago }}'::date and '{{ current_timestamp }}'::date )

It also gives you to the ability to store configurations and reuse them.

Example

{%- set bar-marker-options %}
      marker:
        colorscale: 'Earth'
        line:
          color: 'blue'
          opacity: 0.6
{% endset %}
traces:
  - name: first-trace
    ...
    props:
      type: bar
      {{ bar-marker-options }}
  - name: second-trace
    ...
    props:
      type: bar
      {{ bar-marker-options }}