Multi-line reusable scripts in pipeline file

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I'm trying to tidy up my pipeline file but I'm having trouble using a script when it has multiple lines. Take this example which works fine: image: xxxx definitions: # reusable scripts scripts: setQaEnvVariables: &setQaEnvVariables export USERNAME=$QA_USERNAME && export CONSUMERKEY=$QA_CONSUMER_KEY && export INSTANCEURL=$TEST_URL validate: &validate if ! grep -q '' package/package.xml && ! grep -q '' destructiveChanges/destructiveChanges.xml; then echo "Packages are blank, there's no changes to validate"; exit 0; fi # Reusable steps steps: - step: &validate-against-qa name: Validate Against QA script: - *setQaEnvVariables - *validate pipelines: custom: # Pipelines that can only be triggered manually QA: - step: *validate-against-qa As soon as I try to use a multiline script block in validate, it throws compilation errors: image: xxxx definitions: # reusable scripts scripts: setQaEnvVariables: &setQaEnvVariables export USERNAME=$QA_USERNAME && export CONSUMERKEY=$QA_CONSUMER_KEY && export INSTANCEURL=$TEST_URL validate: &validate - | if ! grep -q '' package/package.xml && ! grep -q '' destructiveChanges/destructiveChanges.xml; then echo "Packages are blank, there's no changes to validate" exit 0 fi # Reusable steps steps: - step: &validate-against-qa name: Validate Against QA script: - *setQaEnvVariables - *validate pipelines: custom: # Pipelines that can only be triggered manually QA: - step: *validate-against-qa Its the same regardless of if I indent each line with its own - or use - | If I use exactly the same script directly inside validate-against-qa it works just fine, so I can only conclude that there's some restriction I'm not aware of around multi line scripts. Is what I'm trying to do possible? I'd really like to be able to use several scripts that are multiple lines long! Edit: pasting code into a code block in here takes away all my spacing and indentation, so I've had to do it manually. If you spot an indentation error it's likely not in my actual file

Steven Hayhurst_q3ny4u · Answer

Thanks. I have managed to find a slightly less pretty and DRY way to get this to work however. Maybe this isn't officially supported, but it does work! And oddly the solution to get the validate script working was to not demark lines with - or - | at all. I still can't call scripts from other scripts, so thats where I lose some DRYness, but the steps are now way, way DRYer than I originally had it. (note this is a sample of a much larger file. Previously it was over 250 lines, now this method has reduced it to around 180) image: xxxx definitions: # reusable scripts scripts: setQaEnvVariables: &setQaEnvVariables export USERNAME=$QA_USERNAME && export CONSUMERKEY=$QA_CONSUMER_KEY && export INSTANCEURL=$TEST_URL validate: &validate # if there's nothing to deploy or delete, skip step if ! grep -q '' package/package.xml && ! grep -q '' destructiveChanges/destructiveChanges.xml; then echo "Packages are blank, there's no changes to validate"; exit 0; fi # Reusable steps steps: - step: &validate-against-qa name: Validate Against QA script: - *setQaEnvVariables - *validate pipelines: custom: # Pipelines that can only be triggered manually QA: - step: *validate-against-qa

Steven Hayhurst_q3ny4u · Answer

-duplicate comment that I dont seem to be able to delete

Tiago Jesus_mbgcfz · Answer

I think it's not possible to do that.

I cannot use block merge on the script with bitbucket pipelines.

Please check this issue and vote, I believe it's your case too:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BCLOUD-21420