[Buildbot-devel] Adding interpolated property in a build step

[Tom Prince]

Alexander Sack <pisymbol at gmail.com> writes:

> Hello:
>
> I have read that build steps can set properties.  I'd like to have a
> step set a build property that will be interpolated at run-time and
> then re-used by another build step.
>
> Step X - create a file based on some interpolated properties, save the
> filename which is based on interpolated values in the build
> Step Y - use filename property
>
> The doc talks about setting shell based env and command based output.
> But how do I set a simple property from within a build step?  And can
> I use WithProperties()?

It is easy to write a build step that does this:

class SetProperty(BuildStep):
    renderables = [properties]
    def __init__(self, name, **properties):
        BuildStep.__init__(self, name=name)
        self.properties = properties)
    def start(self):
        for k, v in properties:
             self.setProperty(k, v, self.name)
        self.finish(SUCCESSS)

This code is untested, and would need more polish to be added upstream,
but demonstrates the basic idea (and simplicity of writing custom
buildsteps).

  Tom