how do I know how my build plan was triggered: manually or automatically (night)?

[e]

Hello, I am using Bamboo 5.4.2

How do I know how my build plan was triggered: manually or automatically (night)?

I want to write a script that will react accordingly, depending on whether the build was started manually or automatically (scheduled).

I expect there to be some kind of a variable like ${bamboo.triggered.by}, which sets to "manually", "scheduled", "child".

Please advise.

[Jason Monsorno · Accepted solution]

${bamboo.ManualBuildTriggerReason.userName}

It's only populated on manual builds but can be used as a flag in a script or something.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BAMBOO/Bamboo+variables

[Timothy]

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-13030

[e]

All right, if it's not a variable, then how can I know if the build was triggered manually?

[rsperafico]

Hello,

Thank you for your question.

You could use the follwing REST API call:

# URI result/PROJECTKEY-PLANKEY
# (where PROJECTKEY-PLANKEY is the key of the desired build plan of a project, e.g. MYPROJ1-MYPLAN1)

http://<bamboo-baseURL>/rest/api/latest/result/MYPROJ1-MYPLAN1?expand=results.result.buildReason

Please, refer to Bamboo REST Resources for further information.

In the XML response, please search for the <buildReason/> tag. You might find the follwing:

<!-- Initial build -->
<buildReason>First build for this plan</buildReason>

<!-- Manual build -->
<buildReason>
Manual run by <a href="http://BAMBOO-BASEURL/browse/user/admin">Administrator</a>
</buildReason>

<!-- WebHooks -->
<buildReason>
Changes by <a href="http://BAMBOO-BASEURL/browse/user/admin">Administrator</a>
</buildReason>

<!-- Scheduled -->
<buildReason>Scheduled</buildReason>

<!-- Dependency (Child of) -->
<buildReason>
Child of <a href="http://BAMBOO-BASEURL/browse/PROJECTKEY-PLANKEY-BUILDNUMBER">PROJECTKEY-PLANKEY-BUILDNUMBER</a>
</buildReason>

Kind regards,
Rafael

[e]

Thanks a lot!