environment AVALON_PROJECT is sent to publish job an metadata json stars with {root}

pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_rendered_files.py

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ class CollectRenderedFiles(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
         session_set = False
         for path in paths:
+            path = path.format(**{
+                "root": os.environ["PYPE_STUDIO_PROJECTS_PATH"]
+            })
             data = self._load_json(path)
             if not session_set:
                 self.log.info("Setting session using data from file")

pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         mount_root = os.path.normpath(os.environ["PYPE_STUDIO_PROJECTS_MOUNT"])
         network_root = os.environ["PYPE_STUDIO_PROJECTS_PATH"]
         metadata_path = metadata_path.replace(mount_root, network_root)
-        metadata_path = os.path.normpath(metadata_path)
+        metadata_path = metadata_path.replace(network_root, "{root}")
 
         # Generate the payload for Deadline submission
         payload = {
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         environment = job["Props"].get("Env", {})
         environment["PYPE_METADATA_FILE"] = metadata_path
+        environment["AVALON_PROJECT"] = io.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"]
         i = 0
         for index, key in enumerate(environment):
             if key.upper() in self.enviro_filter:

pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py

@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ def __main__():
 
     paths = kwargs.paths or [os.environ.get("PYPE_METADATA_FILE")] or [os.getcwd()]  # noqa
 
-    for path in paths:
-        data = _load_json(path)
-        log.info("Setting session using data from file")
-        os.environ["AVALON_PROJECT"] = data["session"]["AVALON_PROJECT"]
-        break
-
     args = [
         os.path.join(pype_root, pype_command),
         "publish",