pre-test-command gets error `environment: line 8: mvn: command not found` about android-orb HOT 5 CLOSED

Hi @thaole-NRS I'm looking into this issue right now.

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Hi @thaole-NRS the orb seems to be working as intended, this is evident from it erroring out with environment: line 8: mvn: command not found. It seems that the issue comes from sourcing /etc/environment which is not advised as it can have unintended consequences such as this. I am closing this issue with this response, but if you need any further help or explanation you are more than welcome to reopen this issue.

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@ryanbourdais You're correct, it is functioning as intended. I refrain from utilizing the 'source /etc/environment' command. Prior to executing the 'test-command,' I aim to establish an environment variable named TESTFILES, which should obtain its value from a file called 'testfiles.txt.' Could you assist me in determining the appropriate command for the 'pre-test-command' phase?

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If the value of the environment variable needs to be set dynamically we typically would create local variables like this using shell commands

- run: echo 'export STR="string"' >> "$BASH_ENV"
- run: echo ${STR}

this would set create the local environment variable STR which is accessible in a later step.
In the event that the value is known and fairly static you can use an environment variable

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- run:
    name: Run E2E Mobile Tests
    command: |
      echo "export TESTFILES=$(circleci tests glob "features_iOS/*.feature" | circleci tests split --split-by=filesize | xargs)" >> "$BASH_ENV"
      echo ${TESTFILES}
      [ -n "$TESTFILES" ] || exit 1
- run:
    name: "What was my custom environment variable?"
    command: echo ${TESTFILES}
- android/run-tests:
    max-tries: 1
    pre-test-command: echo ${TESTFILES}

@ryanbourdais The run command with "What was my custom environment variable?" returns with the expected value. But the pre-test-command returns with ${TESTFILES} which means it doesn't know TESTFILES env, did I miss anything here?

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