I can't add a template from the CLI

Drone Support
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I’m trying to test out the way templates work and I’m having trouble with the basics. I’m using the CLI tools v1.5.0 and configured them as shown here. I can list templates if I add them via the web interface.

I want to add a simple YAML template, but the syntax described in the docs doesn’t work. For example:

drone template add ryanjaeb my_template mytemplate.yaml

Outputs:

missing namespace

I need to use the options syntax described here. Ex:

drone template add --namespace ryanjaeb --name my_template mytemplate.yaml

However, I can never get past the following error, no matter what kind of syntax I try for supplying the file name.

client error 400: {"message":"Template extension invalid. Must be yaml, starlark or jsonnet"}

I’ve tried it in both Windows and Linux. What am I doing wrong?

I’m also wondering how the namespaces are scoped. In the UI, I have to add a template from the settings of a project, but it’s under the organization section. Does that mean the template is only usable for that project or can I use it for any project in the organization? Also, is there a way to have a globally usable template?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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The template name must include a valid extension, in this case yaml. The reason is that Drone supports multiple template formats (yaml, jsonnet, etc) and requires an extension to properly identify the template format at runtime.

-drone template add --namespace ryanjaeb --name my_template      mytemplate.yaml
+drone template add --namespace ryanjaeb --name my_template.yaml @/path/to/mytemplate.yaml
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Thanks. I had to use the options style syntax for data (--data "@{PWD}/mytemplate.yaml") rather than the argument style syntax, but the missing extension on the name was the main thing tripping me up.