Harness Pipeline Step Schema Management

This skill helps create or update pipeline step schemas in the harness-schema repository.

Before Starting - Ask These Questions

When creating a new step, gather this information from the user:

1. Step name: PascalCase name (e.g., FmeFlagDelete, MyCustomStep)

2. Step category: Where to place it?

   • cd - CD (Continuous Deployment) specific steps
   • ci - CI (Continuous Integration) specific steps
   • common - Shared across multiple stages
   • custom - Custom steps (approvals, FME flags, HTTP, etc.)
   • cvng - Continuous Verification steps
   • iacm - Infrastructure as Code Management steps
   • idp - Internal Developer Portal steps

3. Step fields: What properties does the step spec need?

   • Field name, type, required/optional, description
   • Should fields support runtime input (<+input>) and expressions?

4. Target stages: Which stages should have this step? (select multiple)

   • approval - Approval stage
   • cd - Deployment stage
   • cf - Feature Flag stage
   • ci - Build/CI stage
   • custom - Custom stage
   • iacm - IACM stage
   • idp - IDP stage
   • security - Security stage

   Note: Steps can be added to multiple stages. For example, FME flag steps are available in cd, cf, and custom stages simultaneously.

5. Include in templates?: Should this step be available as a step template?

File Structure

Each step requires these files:

1. Step Info YAML

v0/pipeline/steps/{category}/{step-name}-step-info.yaml

Defines the step's spec properties.

2. Step Node YAML

v0/pipeline/steps/{category}/{step-name}-step-node.yaml

Defines the step wrapper with type, identifier, name, timeout, etc.

3. Stage Execution Configs

v0/pipeline/stages/{stage}/execution-wrapper-config.yaml

Add reference to make step available in each target stage.

4. Template Config (if templates enabled)

v0/template/template_config.yaml

Add to step_template_types: list.

5. Bundled JSON Files

• v0/pipeline.json - Add definitions + stage references
• v0/template.json - Add definitions + template/stage references

Step Creation Process

1. Create {step-name}-step-info.yaml in v0/pipeline/steps/{category}/
2. Create {step-name}-step-node.yaml in v0/pipeline/steps/{category}/
3. Add reference to each target stage's execution-wrapper-config.yaml
4. Add to v0/template/template_config.yaml if templates enabled
5. Add definitions to v0/pipeline.json:
   • {StepName}StepNode definition
   • {StepName}StepInfo definition
   • References in stage ExecutionWrapperConfig oneOf arrays
6. Add definitions to v0/template.json:
   • {StepName}StepNode_template definition (no identifier/name required)
   • {StepName}StepNode definition
   • {StepName}StepInfo definition
   • Reference in step template spec oneOf
   • References in stage ExecutionWrapperConfig oneOf arrays

Reference Files

See TEMPLATES.md for YAML/JSON templates. See EXAMPLES.md for existing step examples.