pipeline-variable-management

What problem does it solve?

Managing pipeline variables across BK-CI pipelines is complex: their creation, initialization, propagation, extension, and querying across stages and sub-pipelines can lead to configuration drift and runtime errors. This Skill provides a comprehensive guide to variable lifecycles and field extensions, clarifying how variables are defined, initialized, stored, transmitted, and debugged.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Lifecycle management: creation, initialization, dynamic updates, storage, and querying across stages and jobs.
• Field extension: how to add new variable attributes and ensure front-end/back-end synchronization.
• Cross-pipeline and cross-job propagation: how variable values flow from triggers to tasks and across parent/child pipelines.
• Reference-driven development: architectural references to BuildFormProperty, Variable, and VariableTransfer to align backend and YAML models.

Quick Start

Use this Skill to understand how pipeline variables work, then consult reference/1-lifecycle.md for lifecycle details and reference/2-extension.md for extension guidance.