Feedback [Feedback] Change environment variables directly from Cloud Build

I know it's possible to change the environment variables on Cloud Build using the web API, but that requires storing the user's API key somewhere in the project to authenticate if building from Cloud Build. I'd like to be able to (permanently) modify an environment variable when building from Cloud Build without requiring the API key.

 

You can set environment variables on the project level, which I think covers this use case (set environment once, have it always be set). Or are you trying to dynamically alter an environment variable as part of kicking off a build? I'm not sure I fully understand the request.

 

I'm trying to alter the variable as part of the build, in this case basically the build number, but more generally having a build output something permanent that can be read from outside or from another Cloud Build build. I took a look at the artifacts API, but it's the same issue of needing the API key stored in the project.

 

Okay, I can think of a two tier solution here.
Grab the key and value pair from the cloud using any json or any fetch API.
Then you can use setx command in Windows to put it in Environment Variable data.
https://www.hows.tech/2019/03/how-to-set-environment-variables-in-windows-10.html

Are you good with 2 tier approach?
Let me know, I can spare some time on the API for a better solution.

 

I think you misunderstood, the feedback is about changing the environment variables on Cloud Build from Cloud Build during a build, without needing the API key, not on the local machine.

 

Hello Trisibo,

I am facing a similar issue where I need to dynamically modify my environment variables through the cloud build UI. My preBuild process requires arguments to build in a different way. However, it seems challenging to provide an argument that change the type of build process we want to execute. Do you or anyone else have any advice on how to approach this?

 

What I did for my needs was to create an app that would set the Cloud Build environment variables and then trigger a build, by using the Cloud Build API, instead of using the Cloud Build UI: https://build-api.cloud.unity3d.com/docs/1.0.0/index.html