Dynamic variables¶

New in version 3.1.

Dynamic variables/templates are useful when you have common configuration data between build environments. For examples, common build_flags or project dependencies lib_deps.

Each variable should have a next format: ${<section>.<option>}, where <section> is a value from [<section>] group, and <option> is a first item from pair <option> = value.

You can inject environment variable using env as a section. For example, ${env.HOME}, etc.

Variable can be applied only for the option’s value
Multiple variables are allowed
The platformio and env sections are reserved and could not be used as custom section. Some good section names might be common or global.

Example:

[platformio]
; Unix
lib_extra_dirs = ${env.HOME}/Documents/Arduino/libraries
; Windows
lib_extra_dirs = ${env.HOMEDRIVE}${env.HOMEPATH}\Documents\Arduino\libraries


[common]
build_flags = -D VERSION=1.2.3 -D DEBUG=1
lib_deps_builtin =
  SPI
  Wire
lib_deps_external = ArduinoJson@>5.6.0

[env:uno]
platform = atmelavr
framework = arduino
board = uno
build_flags = ${common.build_flags}
lib_deps = ${common.lib_deps_builtin}, ${common.lib_deps_external}

[env:nodemcuv2]
platform = espressif8266
framework = arduino
board = nodemcuv2
build_flags = ${common.build_flags} -DSSID_NAME=HELLO -DSSID_PASWORD=WORLD
lib_deps =
  ${common.lib_deps_builtin}
  ${common.lib_deps_external}
  PubSubClient@2.6
  OneWire