Hey guys,
I was working on a fixlet which requires a huge input (list of fixlets). My question was, is there a character limit which is defined for an input in a fixlet parameter? If no, then can giving long input hamper the performance of the console in anyway?
PS: I can read the input from a file but I wanted to pass it as a parameter.
As far as I know, there isn’t any official documentation that defines a strict limit for the parameter text box. I’ve created many parameterized Fixlets similar to what you’re trying to achieve and haven’t encountered any issues so far.
If needed, you can enforce a limit at the UI level using the MaxLength attribute.
Tip: If you plan to use a long list of Fixlet IDs within relevance (for example, combining them into a query), then you should be aware of the BigFix relevance string limit of around 512 characters. In such cases, a common workaround is to use the rope inspector to handle longer strings.
If your use case doesn’t involve injecting large values into relevance, then you should be good to go.
Okay @vk.khurava , thank you for your response.