You can now search for test suites by name or slug directly from the Suites page. This feature makes finding the suite you're looking for simpler, especially when you track many suites. Happy searching!
Feature
CLI v3 beta release
A new version of the Buildkite CLI (bk) is now available in beta. 🎉
With bk, you can view, create, cancel, and unblock your builds from the command line. You can also stop agents in bulk.
For more details and installation instructions, see the documentation. If you have feedback or run into issues, please create a GitHub issue.
Jarryd
Feature
Weekly mailer summarizing flaky tests
Teams can now schedule a weekly email summarizing their most flaky tests for the last 7 days. This summary will only include flaky tests assigned to the selected team. Either manually assign flaky tests, or check out the test owners feature to automate this process.
Users can create and manage these notifications from the suite settings page.
Katie
Feature
Flaky test resolution in Test Analytics
You can now resolve a flaky test within the flaky management dropdown.
To learn more about flaky resolution, check out the documentation.
Meghan
Feature
View full job logs in the UI
You can now view the full logs for a job in the Buildkite Pipelines UI.
This change standardizes the options to view the full job logs:
- Open: Opens a human-readable version of the logs in a new tab.
- Download: Downloads the raw logs to your device.
To open the full logs for a job in the UI:
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Expand a job row on a build.
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Select Open.
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View the full logs:
This feature will be turned on for all organizations in July 2024. If you would like early access to it, please contact support.
Liam
Feature
Build input parameters
When builds start with a block or input step, you can now provide the values from the New Build modal and the API.
Previously, you had to start the build and provide inputs when the corresponding step ran. With this change, the input options are shown in the New Build modal and can be included in the API.
This change only shows when a block or input step is the first step in a pipeline, and the build is started from the Buildkite Pipelines UI or API. If the build starts from a Git webhook or you don't provide the values in the API, block and input steps behave as before—pausing the build until they receive the required values.
For example, the following pipeline starts with an input step:
So, the New Build modal looks like:
This feature will be turned on for all organizations in July 2024. If you would like early access to it, please contact support.
Liam
Update
Build header step contrast improvements
You can now more easily identify steps that are pending or in an unexpected state while a build is running.
This change came from customer feedback about the build header placing too much prominence on steps that don’t cause pipelines to fail, such as steps that have passed or soft failed. Steps in these states are expected and generally don’t require immediate attention.
Thank you to the customers who worked alongside us on this small but impactful improvement. Please continue to reach out with your feedback and suggestions!
Brett
Update
Build row UI uplift
The build row is now easier to parse with updates to where key details appear, including:
- Showing the running time under the build status.
- Displaying the build number under the heading.
- Adding profile pictures to user details.
- Making the expansion areas on each row clearer with more defined click areas.
Previously, the build list looked like:
The new build list looks like:
Liam
Update
Better visibility of missing dependencies
You can now view missing dependencies in job rows. This allows you to quickly debug your pipeline configuration while the build is running or after it fails.
When a build is running, and a job has a dependency that doesn't exist yet, you'll see the following message:
You can expand the job row to see the names of the missing dependencies:
If the step dependency is not resolved and the build fails, you'll see an error message:
When you expand the job row, you'll see the names of the missing dependencies:
Liam
Update
Support for line breaks in block and input steps
You can now add line breaks to your block and input steps in Buildkite Pipelines. For example, see the prompt and hint fields in the following pipeline definition:
These fields are displayed in the UI as follows:
Liam
Update
UI improvements for links and long commands on jobs
When viewing jobs, the links to agent and queue details now take up less space, and you can see the full command on hover when it's truncated.
A recent change added links from jobs to agent and queue details, but the links took up a significant portion of the job row. We've made the links more compact so you can see more of the job name and command while keeping direct links to the agent and queue details:
When a longer job command is truncated, you can now see the full command on hover:
Liam
Feature
Retry failed jobs while builds are running
You can now retry failed builds directly from the build view.
If any jobs fail while a build is running, you will now see a Retry failed jobs button in the build header. This allows you to retry all failed jobs at once rather than selecting Retry on individual jobs.
After a build finishes, the Retry failed jobs button now displays directly in the build header rather than under the Rebuild menu.
Liam
Feature
Test search in Test Analytics
You can now search for tests by name, scope, and location from the Tests page.
Katie
Feature
Search flaky tests from the UI or API
You can now search for flaky tests by test name, scope, and location using the Test Analytics UI or API.
To learn more, check out the API documentation.
Katie
Feature
Introducing: Flaky test assignment in Test Analytics
Users on our Pro and Enterprise plans can assign flaky tests to teams in their organization. Use flaky test assignment to signal to other teams that a flaky test is being worked on.
To learn more, check out the documentation.
Katie
Update
Linking to jobs from waterfall view
The waterfall view has been updated to help you debug builds faster.
You can now go directly from a job in the waterfall view:
To its log output:
Liam
Feature
Introducing: Teams REST API
Buildkite Teams can be accessed programmatically through the REST API, improving parity with our existing GraphQL API.
Explore further details and learn how to integrate with our API documentation.
Jason
Feature
Cypress support for Test Analytics
You can now use Test Analytics to manage your Cypress test suites. With the JavaScript test collector configured, Cypress test results are automatically sent to Test Analytics to give you insights into your test suite.
Check out the docs to learn more about configuring Test Analytics with Cypress.
Naufan
Update
Clusters Generally Available
Clusters is a Buildkite feature used to manage and organize agents and queues, which:
- allows teams to self-manage their Buildkite agent pools,
- allows admins to create isolated sets of agents and pipelines within within a single Buildkite organization,
- helps make agents and queues more discoverable across your organization,
- gives you more control over your agents and queues like pausing them, and
- provides easily accessible queue metrics.
All existing agents can now be accessed through Unclustered grouping on the agents page.
Liam
Feature
Linking to agents from jobs
You can now go directly from jobs to agent details. When viewing a build, you'll see each job with its agent's name and a link to the agent details:
If you're using clusters, you'll see a link to the queue for the job while waiting for an agent to be assigned:
Once the job is assigned to an agent, you'll see the agent details alongside the queue:
