[Buildbot-devel] changing the request build form

[Daren Grant]

>>> Leibowitz, Michael <> wrote on 23 May 2007 15:35:

>>> <SNIP>

>>> We would like to have a check-box on the build request form to
>>> request the binary packages be uploaded.  It would seem that the way
>>> to do this would be to override the body method in
>>> StatusResourceBuilder. However, subclassing this is not really
>>> helpful because it is used by other classes in html.  Do I need to
>>> subclass everything?  Surely there is some easier way that I am
>>> missing? 

>> Daren Grant <> wrote on 23 May 2007 16:36:
>> Michael,
>> 
>> Paul Gain submitted a patch to this mailing list on 15/11/2006
against
>> the then current buildbot repository that I have used which would
>> allow 
>> a custom properties section to be specified in the master.cfg file to
>> accomplish such a task.
>> 
>> These custom properties would then be displayed in the FORCE BUILD
>> page 
>> for each builder and would pass through the values to all builders as
>> properties permitting you to use calls such as
>> 'self.getProperty('check_box')' in a custom buildstep to get the
>> value. 
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Daren
>> 

Carl Dionne <mailto:cdionne at quazal.com> wrote on 25 May 2007 03:41:

> Does anyone know if this patch will be part of the next version of
> buildbot?
> 
> Carl
>

Carl, 

I don't think the patch got much activity so I don't think it will be.

Daren