Support for variables in AWS Step Function Test State

[anthonyangel]

Describe the feature

The TestState API for Step Functions can accept an input for variables: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/apireference/API_TestState.html

Use Case

Calling TestState with variables

Proposed Solution

Add variables as an allowed input

Other Information

No response

Acknowledgements

• I may be able to implement this feature request
• This feature might incur a breaking change

SDK version used

1.35.74

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

macOS 15.1.1

[anthonyangel]

Related to this is the ability to see variables in InspectionData as part of the result of a test too - that is also already in the API

[tim-finnigan]

Thanks for reaching out — linking Boto3 documentation for reference: https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/stepfunctions/client/test_state.html#. It looks like support for variables was added recently in version 1.35.68. Does using the variables parameter as documented meet your use case or were you requesting something beyond that? (We would need to forward requests for new API behavior to the Step Functions team, and once the API supports something then the Boto3 commands should support it as well.)

[anthonyangel]

Hi Tim, that looks like exactly what I was after.

I'm trying to work out how I missed it: to find the docs I googled boto 3 test state and the top result was for the 1.35.6 docs, which predated this change.

[tim-finnigan]

Hi Tim, that looks like exactly what I was after.

I'm trying to work out how I missed it: to find the docs I googled boto 3 test state and the top result was for the 1.35.6 docs, which predated this change.

Thanks for following up. Unfortunately we can't control how search engines will rank documentation versions, so links to the documentation for past releases may rank higher than the latest version. This issue has caused confusion before — maybe we could do something like add a banner to help with visibility. I just created a new feature request for that: #4368. I'll go ahead and close this issue.