Changes to YAML and API

90% of features and integrations in Buddy are developed in response to popular demand. The most recent includes support for multiple-trigger conditions, a feature that required us to change the pipeline model in the REST API and YAML to have it shipped. The changes also enable triggering pipelines on new events, like creating and removing branches or issuing pull requests.

What you need to know

Currently all responses return the following header:

X-Buddy-Media-Type: buddy.v1.0.0

To adjust your apps that use REST API with the new model, you will have to update it to version 1.1.0 (it will also be visible in responses):

X-Buddy-Media-Type: buddy.v1.1.0

Trigger conditions

At the moment, the changes in the REST API and YAML involve the fields that are responsibe for setting up the trigger condition in the pipeline and/or action:

trigger_condition
trigger_condition_paths
trigger_variable_key
trigger_variable_value
trigger_hours
trigger_days
zone_id
trigger_project_name
trigger_pipeline_name

Those fields can now be replaced by the trigger conditions array:

trigger_condtion[] trigger_condtions

YAML example

Each array object has to be provided with the exact same fields:

 trigger_conditions:
  - trigger_condition: "VAR_IS"
    trigger_variable_value: "expectedValue"
    trigger_variable_key: "myVar"

REST API example

Each array object has to be provided with the exact same fields:

"trigger_conditions": [
    {
      "trigger_condition": "VAR_IS",
      "trigger_variable_value": "expectedValue",
      "trigger_variable_key": "myVar"
    }
  ]

Trigger modes

1. ref_type is no longer available
2. trigger_mode has been replaced with on:

3. Trigger mode values are replaced with new ones:

   • MANUAL → CLICK
   • ON_EVERY_PUSH → EVENT
   • SCHEDULED → SCHEDULE

For on: "CLICK" and on: "SCHEDULE", you can send a collection of refs for which the pipelines is to be executed. For example:

on: "CLICK"
refs:
- "refs/heads/dev"

For on: EVENT you need to send array of events:

on: "EVENT"
events:
- type: "PUSH"
  refs:
  - "refs/heads/dev"

Instead, you need to provide a full ref path. For example:

• Master branch: refs/heads/master
• Tag t1: refs/tags/t1
• All branches: refs/heads/*
• All pull requests: refs/pull/*
• All refs *

YAML examples

Old:

- pipeline: "buddy"
  trigger_mode: "MANUAL"
  ref_type: "NONE"

New:

- pipeline: "buddy"
  on: "CLICK"

Old:

- pipeline: "buddy"
  trigger_mode: "MANUAL"
  ref_name: "master"
  ref_type: "BRANCH"

New:

- pipeline: "buddy"
  on: "CLICK"
  refs:
  - "refs/heads/master"

Old:

- pipeline: "buddy"
  trigger_mode: "ON_EVERY_PUSH"
  ref_name: "master"
  ref_type: "BRANCH"

New:

- pipeline: "buddy"
  on: "EVENT"
  events:
  - type: "PUSH"
    refs:
    - "refs/heads/master"

REST API examples

Old:

{
  "name": "buddy",
  "trigger_mode": "MANUAL",
  "ref_type": "NONE"
}

New:

{
  "name": "buddy",
  "trigger_mode": "MANUAL",
  "on": "CLICK"
}

Old:

{
  "name": "buddy",
  "trigger_mode": "MANUAL",
  "ref_name": "master",
  "ref_type": "BRANCH"
}

New:

{
  "name": "buddy",
  "on": "CLICK",
  "refs": [
    "refs/heads/master"
  ]
}

Old:

{
  "nam": "buddy",
  "trigger_mode": "ON_EVERY_PUSH",
  "ref_name": "master",
  "ref_type": "BRANCH"
}

New:

{
  "pipeline": "buddy",
  "on": "EVENT",
  "events": [
    {
      "type": "PUSH",
      "refs": [
        "refs/heads/master"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Changes to execution mode (API only)

1. mode has been replaced with triggeredOn
2. triggeredOn uses the same values as pipelines: CLICK, SCHEDULE, and EVENT
3. During the grace period, data will be fetched in the old way by default
4. If you want to use the new mode, please use the X-Buddy-Media-Type: buddy.v1.1.0 header
5. Once the transition period ends, mode will no longer be supported and triggeredOn will become the default.