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ahigginscassidy

16 Apr, 2021 03:00 PM

Hey all.
I'm trying to override test scripts in a build matrix. I have a 3x2 matrix, but only need half to be run at any given time.

image: Ubuntu

platform:
  - electron
  - linux
  - simulator

configuration:
  - production
  - qa

environment:
  nodejs_version: 12.20.2
  DEPENDENCY: 0
  APP_VERSION: 1
  BUILD_POSTFIX: -nightly

version: '${APP_VERSION}-{build}'

test_script:
  - echo "Default should always be overridden"

for:
  -
    matrix:
      only:
        - configuration: qa
      skip_tags: true
      environment:
        BUILD_POSTFIX: -qa
  -
    matrix:
      only:
        - platform: simulator
    test_script:
      - ./run_sim_tests.sh
  -
    matrix:
      only:
        - platform: linux
    test_script:
      - ./run_linux_tests.sh
  -
    matrix:
      only:
        - configuration: production
      environment:
        BUILD_POSTFIX: -prod

The intention is that the test scripts get overridden for everything linux or simulator in both QA and prod. However the values seem to be ignored. How can I properly merge these values? The documentation explains that matrix dimensions aren't valid in a for construct, but I'm not sure what else to override on.

Setup as an environment variable?
Thanks!

1. 1 Posted by ahigginscassidy on 16 Apr, 2021 04:08 PM

   

   A quick way to summarize: I'm trying to add environment to each matrix COLUMN and then have them merged into the matrix element.

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2. Support Staff 2 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 16 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM

   

   I've got the following solution: https://gist.github.com/FeodorFitsner/79194d15e202160e2e2f40d77b176...

   Example build: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/FeodorFitsner/simple-console/builds...

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3. 3 Posted by ahigginscassidy on 16 Apr, 2021 06:44 PM

   

   Thanks for the reply!
   I see, you can't select a column or row of the matrix, you must select a cell.

   I suggest adding such selections as a feature: I have some configuration I'd like to replicate for all jobs of a platform, some common configuration, and some cell configuration. It would make generating configuration much easier.

   For now I'll move it into a bash script.

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 18 Apr, 2021 08:10 PM

   

   Thanks for the update! Honestly, sometimes script is the best way.

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5. Feodor Fitsner closed this discussion on 18 Jun, 2021 09:03 PM.