get GitHub git branch for AWS CodeBuild

Question

I\'m setup AWS CodeBuild to build automatically from GitHub. Other CI services provide an environment variable for the branch, but I can\'t find one for AWS CodeBuild. There is

Answer 1

Add the following command to the install or pre_build phase of your buildspec.yml:

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thii/aws-codebuild-extras/master/install)"

You can get more information about the build via the following environment variables: CI, CODEBUILD, CODEBUILD_GIT_AUTHOR, CODEBUILD_GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, CODEBUILD_GIT_BRANCH, CODEBUILD_GIT_COMMIT, CODEBUILD_GIT_MESSAGE, CODEBUILD_GIT_TAG, CODEBUILD_PROJECT, CODEBUILD_PULL_REQUEST.