in lib/gitlab/qa/runtime/omnibus_configuration.rb [111:134]
def merge_arrays(arr)
entries_with_array = {}
arr.reject! do |item|
key, value = item.split("=", 2)
array_content_match = value&.match(/^\s?\[([\s\S]+)\][\s;]?$/)
if array_content_match
if entries_with_array[key]
entries_with_array[key] << array_content_match[1]
else
entries_with_array[key] = [array_content_match[1]]
end
end
end
entries_with_array.each do |k, v|
arr << "#{k}= [#{v.map(&:chomp).join(', ')}]".strip
end
arr
end