Reformat MAC address for custom link

[Azmodeszer]

I'm looking for a way to preprocess data for a custom link, specifically the MAC address.

The plan is to check if an object has a primary IPv4 set and then check if the corresponding interface has a MAC address. If it does, take that MAC address, let's say AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF and turn it into

%22AA%3ABB%3ACC%3ADD%3AEE%3AFF%22

which I can then insert into the custom link to an external FDB table

https://server.local/search/address={{formatted_mac}}/deleted=0/search=fdb/

The logic and syntax for selecting the MAC in the first place I can probably figure out on my own, but transforming it so that it results in a working link isn't immediately obvious. Doesn't seem like it's possible directly in the Jinja2 template field?

Thanks.

[candlerb]

You want the jinja2 template designer documentation, especially built-in filters.

Your example looks a bit weird, but I think you could do

https://server.local/search/address=%2A{{ interface.mac_address | replace(":","%3A") }}%2A/deleted=0/search=fdb/

[Azmodeszer]

Well damn, much simpler than anticipated. Thanks a bunch.