Azure / Azure/bicep

resourceId() function in Bicep Parameters

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enhancement story: bicep parameters
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**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Is there any reason resourceId() function is not available in Bicep parameter files? If I remember correctly someone refereed to resourceId() as basically concat() function for that scenario. Sometimes when deploying features or services a reference to existing resource by ID is required. We do that in code for the Bicep Templates but in some scenarios it might be good to have resourceId() in parameters and generate the ID there. Example case - Metric alerts. We have general template for metric alerts and depending to which resource you create the metric alert (scope) you pass different resource ID and different properties.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how resourceId() is handled in Bicep parameter files and how parameter expressions are evaluated for existing-resource references. Use the metric-alert example and resource IDs as the initial scenarios; done means a clear supported behavior for generating the ID in parameters, with appropriate validation and tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure
Domain
cloud, compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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