This guide will show you how you can store Bamboo Specs in a Git repository on Bitbucket Data Center. This approach lets you automatically build and execute Bamboo Specs on every push you make to a Git repository.

Before you begin

• Make sure you have the required software installed:

  • Bamboo 6.2 or later
  • Bitbucket Data Center 7.5 or later
  • JDK 8 or higher
  • Maven 3.2 or higher
• Set up an application link between Bamboo and Bitbucket Data Center. See Integrating Bamboo with Bitbucket Data Center.
• If you're not familiar with Bamboo Specs, make sure you read our introductory tutorial: Tutorial: Create a simple plan with Bamboo Java Specs.

Step 1: Create a Git repository in Bitbucket Sever and clone it locally

1. In Bitbucket Data Center, open the Projects page.
2. Select Create project. 
3. Enter Bamboo for project name and key and select Create project.
4. Select Create repository.
5. Give your new repository the name tutorial and select Create repository.

You've just created a new empty repository. Use the git clone command to create a clone on your computer. For example:

git clone http://admin@localhost:7990/scm/bamboo/tutorial.git
cd tutorial
echo "Hello Bamboo Specs" > greet.txt
git add greet.txt
git commit -m "Setup master branch"
git push

Step 2: Create a linked repository in Bamboo

1. Open Bamboo and go to  > Linked repositories. 
2. Select Add repository.
3. Select a Bitbucket Data Center repository type.
4. Select a name for your repository.
5. From the Server menu, select your Bitbucket Data Center.
6. In the Web repository section, select the Bamboo / tutorial repository from the Web repository drop-down. 
7. Select Save repository.

Your new repository is created and you can start using it in Bamboo.

Step 3: Enable processing of Bamboo Specs in your repository

 By default, Bamboo won't look for Bamboo Specs in the Git repository until you explicitly tell it to do so. Let's do it now:

1. Go to  > Linked repositories. 

2. Select your repository. 

3. In the Bamboo Specs tab, enable Scan for Bamboo Specs.

Now, Bamboo is ready to execute Bamboo Specs when the relevant code it committed to the repository. Let's create some code.

Step 4: Create Bamboo Specs project using Maven

1. Go to the empty Git repository you cloned in step 1:

   cd tutorial

2. Use the Maven archetype to create a project template. For the purpose of this tutorial, type:
   Note: You must create Bamboo Specs in the bamboo-specs directory, under the repository root.

   mvn archetype:generate -B \
     -DarchetypeGroupId=com.atlassian.bamboo -DarchetypeArtifactId=bamboo-specs-archetype \
     -DarchetypeVersion=6.2.1 \
     -DgroupId=com.my.company -DartifactId=bamboo-specs \
     -Dversion=1.0.0-SNAPSHOT -Dpackage=com.my.company

   where:

   Property	Description
   archetypeGroupId	Bamboo Specs archetype’s groupId. Must be set to com.atlassian.bamboo
   archetypeArtifactId	Bamboo Specs archetype’s artifactId. Must be set to bamboo-specs-archetype
   archetypeVersion	Bamboo Specs archetype’s version. It should match the version of Bamboo you’re using.
   groupId	ID of the project’s group (eg. base name of your company); it can have an arbitrary value.
   artifactId	ID of the project’s artifact; it should be set to bamboo-specs, so the project will be created in the bamboo-specs directory; you can change this value, but then you must manually rename the output directory to bamboo-specs.
   version	The version of your project; it can have an arbitrary value.
   package	The prefix of the Java package that you want to use for the project.

Your project is created. You can open it in an IDE, such as Eclipse or IDEA, if you want to see how the project is set up. For more information on the code structure, take a look at our tutorial: Create a simple plan with Bamboo Specs.

Step 5: Commit and push code changes to Bitbucket Data Center

1. Create a new project in Bamboo with the name "Project Name" and key "PRJ".
2. Go to Project settings > Bamboo Specs repositories and select the linked repository created in Step 2.

3. Add created bamboo-specs directory to VCS and push changes to the server:

   git add bamboo-specs
   git commit -m "Initial commit of Bamboo Specs"
   git push

As soon as you push your code changes to Bitbucket Data Center, Bamboo will get notified about a new commit available.

Bamboo will checkout your project, compile it, and execute Bamboo Specs in a sandbox environment.

Execution of Bamboo Specs will create or update configuration of plans or deployment projects accordingly. 

Step 6: Check to see if the plan was created

1. Open your Bamboo instance.
2. From the header, select Build > All build plans. 

3. Open the project and plan you've just created.

   All configuration options are disabled because entire plan configuration is now managed by Bamboo Specs from your Bitbucket repository. 

4. Select Run plan to execute the build.

5. Find the "Hello World!" message in the logs. 

   Regardless whether your Bamboo Specs were processed successfully or not, you'll receive an email with status of you your Bamboo Specs execution.

Next steps

 Here are some resources that can help you with writing your own Bamboo Specs:

• Create a Bamboo Specs project using Maven Archetype
• Exporting existing plan configurations to Bamboo Specs
• Creating deployment projects in Bamboo Specs
• Bamboo Specs reference