eolas/neuron/465c3f1a-96c8-4f3f-9682-19d3ebacfb4a/Associative_arrays_maps_in_Bash.md

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Associative arrays (lookup maps) in Bash

declare -A CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK # Declare the map type

# Specify key values
CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK["test"]=$SLACK_WEBHOOK_TEST
CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK["backups"]=$SLACK_WEBHOOK_BACKUPS
CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK["eolas"]=$SLACK_WEBHOOK_EOLAS
CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK["website"]=$SLACK_WEBHOOK_SYSTEMS_OBSCURE
CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK["time-tracking"]=$SLACK_WEBHOOK_TIME_TRACKING

# Invoke

WEBHOOK=${CHANNEL_TO_WEBHOOK[$CHANNEL]}