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Using jq, we can convert between CloudFormation parameter files and CodePipeline template configuration files:

$ jq '{ Parameters: [ .[] |  { (.ParameterKey): .ParameterValue }  ] | add } ' < cloudformation_parameter_file.json

This is useful in the case of receiving 'Template configuration is not valid' when running a CloudFormation action.

A CloudFormation parameter file has format:

[
  {