Troubleshooting custom step-type plugin development

Pipeline workflows
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We are developing custom step-type plugins for use in-house and although the basic validation is successful when creating/replacing the step-type through the CLI. But when the custom plugin is referenced from within another pipeline, all the output we get for troubleshooting is this:

Failed to prepare plugin, Filed to run template engine                                                                                               
[SYSTEM]                                                                                                                                             
 Message             Filed to run template engine                                                                                                    
 Caused by           Container for operation: Running pikolo reqay. Failed with exit code: 1                                                         
 Documentation Link  https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/codefresh-yaml/steps                                                                             
 Exit code           1                                                                                                                               
 Name                NonZeroExitCodeError

How to troubleshoot this any further, noting that the pipeline debugger does not support Override breakpoints for custom plugin step-types?

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Hello.

What is the URL of the build that has the issue? Could you please post it here?

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Thanks Kostis.

I’ve started recognizing some patterns when working with the stepsTemplate format. Debugging is inherently tricky when the runtime shows a general template problem, but validation when replacing the step-type yaml doesn’t show any problems. I wonder what other tooling might help fill-in that space? Also, so some of this is likely my learning curve. :slight_smile:

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I am seeing the same sort of error. Where should I look for problems? So far my custom step appears the same as others we have created.

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Hello David

What is the URL of the build that has the issue? Also if you can post/link the yaml of the custom step that would also be great. I can take a first look to see if something obvious is missing.

But since you say that this step is similar to others that you have created, and I assume that they are working fine, you can also open an issue ticket with our support team.