Does Bamboo Java spec have something like YAML's "!include"?

Question

We are weighing Bamboo YAML against Bamboo Java specs.  We are looking for scalability features. There is a feature of YAML, "!include", that allows the inclusion of other files in the bamboo.yml file. This would help us manage a high volume of spec files.

Is there a similar feature in Bamboo Java Specs?

james_mckean · Answer

In case others are looking I did find this article about one approach.

https://yayimorphology.org/bamboo-specs-project-sharing.html

I am still struggling to completely understand it, but it is at least a pointer.

Alexey Chystoprudov · Answer

I'm not aware of any external resources about organising of Specs code. Every team gradually evolves their codebase and follow approach which works best for them.

In Bamboo team we have combination of classes with plan config and utility classes for common operations like running test task, artifact definitions, docker images config etc.

james_mckean · Answer

After a few hours with a Java basics book, I was thinking that external classes would be a key.  Thanks for the confirmation.

I would love a chance to learn more about how teams approach this.  When are separate plans used, when are edits applied to spec files for a core plan, etc.  Are you aware of any resources you could point us toward that discusses organizing and running a 50+ plan program using Java Specs?

Thanks