See if gitlab ci likes this kind of variable expansion/assignment

npm-audit/nodejs12/npm-audit-nodejs-12-ci.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ npm_audit_dependency_check:
         - npm install -g audit-ci
         - |
           # check if alternative npm audit options were specified calling gitlab-ci.yml file
-          if [ ! -z "$WM_APPSEC_NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS" ]; then
-            NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS="$WM_APPSEC_NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS"
+          if [ ! -z ${WM_APPSEC_NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS} ]; then
+            NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS=${WM_APPSEC_NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS}
           fi
 
     script:
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ npm_audit_dependency_check:
             npm install --package-lock-only
             echo -e "\n "
             echo -e "----- $f -----"
-            echo "$NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS"
+            echo ${NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS}
             echo -e "\n "
             set -e
             EXIT_CODE=0
-            audit-ci "$NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS" || EXIT_CODE=$?
+            audit-ci ${NPM_AUDIT_OPTIONS} || EXIT_CODE=$?
             TOTAL_EXIT_CODES=$(($TOTAL_EXIT_CODES + $EXIT_CODE))
           done
           if [ "$TOTAL_EXIT_CODES" -gt 0 ]; then