If I want extra steps to run on master, do I have to define the default steps twice?

[Chris Doman]

I see in the Bitbucket pipelines documentation that I can specify steps to run just on master, i.e.

branches:

    master:

I want the steps in default: to run as well as the specific ones for master:

- Do I need to define those twice?

i.e. Do I need to do this, or is there a more efficient way?

pipelines:
 default:
  - step:
   name: Step one
   script:
    - echo Step One Is Identical Both Times
 branches:
  master:
   - step:
    name: Step one
    script:
     - echo Step One Is Identical Both Times
   - step:
    name: Step two
    script:
     - echo Step two

[Theodora Boudale · Accepted solution]

Hi @Chris Doman ,

You can use YAML anchors for repeated sections, to make the file easier to read and also update:

• https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/yaml-anchors/

E.g. the example you included would look like this with anchors:

definitions:
  steps:
    - step: &step-one
        name: Step one
        script: 
          - echo Step One Is Identical Both Times

pipelines:
  default:
    - step: *step-one
  branches:
    master:
      - step: *step-one
      - step:
          name: Step two
          script:
            - echo Step two

Is this something that works for you? Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Theodora

[Chris Doman]

Thats great - Thankyou Theodora