Dynamic variables¶

Dynamic variables (interpolations) are useful when you have a custom configuration data between build environments. For examples, extra 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 system environment variable using sysenv as a section. For example, ${sysenv.HOME}.

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

Note

If you need to share common configuration options between build environments, please take a look at “Global scope” in Section [env] or extends option which allows extending of other sections.

Example:

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

; You MUST inject these options into [env:] section
; using ${extra.***} (see below)
[extra]
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 = ${extra.build_flags}
lib_deps =
  ${extra.lib_deps_builtin}
  ${extra.lib_deps_external}

[env:nodemcuv2]
platform = espressif8266
framework = arduino
board = nodemcuv2
build_flags = ${extra.build_flags} -Wall
lib_deps =
  ${extra.lib_deps_builtin}
  ${extra.lib_deps_external}
  PubSubClient@2.6
  OneWire

; Keep sensitive data in environment variables
;
; Unix
; export WIFI_SSID='\"my\ ssid\ name\"'
; export WIFI_PASS='\"my\ password\"'
;
; Windows
; set WIFI_SSID='"my ssid name"'
; set WIFI_PASS='"my password"'

[env:esp32dev]
extends = env:nodemcuv2
platform = espressif32
board = esp32dev
build_flags =
  -DWIFI_SSID=${sysenv.WIFI_SSID}
  -DWIFI_PASS=${sysenv.WIFI_PASS}

Warning

Be careful with special characters in system environment variables on Unix systems, especially when they are used as the value for preprocessor directives. Symbols like $, &, ~, etc must be explicitly escaped, for example:

export WIFI_PASS='\"my\~p\&a\\\$\$\$\$word\"'