Directory data in js front matter

[ivanov-v]

Describe the bug
I use Directory Data File for localization (en.json -> {"locale": "en"}), and want to use locale variable in front matter.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Use ---js front matter and directory data file:

Expected behavior
I expect to be substituted with the locale value "en"

Environment:

• OS and Version: Mac
• Eleventy Version: 0.11.0

Additional context
It's work with liquid, but I cant use before to filter out some item:

[samuelpath]

Hi @ivanov-v

Looking at the sources of data documentation, it seems to me that Front Matter Data takes precedence over Directory Data Files.

I think that this implies that you can use only use data from sources higher up in the cascade, meaning that

I'm not an expert but this is how I understand the documentation.

Does this make sense to you?

Regards,
Samuel

[samuelpath]

Maybe related to #915 ?

[zachleat]

This is almost certainly related to Data Deep Merge. This is now enabled by default in Eleventy 1.0 and newer https://www.11ty.dev/docs/data-deep-merge/