feat(mtaBuild): Add enableSetTimestamp parameter (#4996)

* add enableSetTimestamp param to mtaBuild

* make default: true

* go generate

* update unit tests

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Co-authored-by: jliempt <>

cmd/mtaBuild.go

@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ func runMtaBuild(config mtaBuildOptions,
 		log.Entry().Infof("\"%s\" file found in project sources", mtaYamlFile)
 	}
 
-	if err = setTimeStamp(mtaYamlFile, utils); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if config.EnableSetTimestamp {
+		if err = setTimeStamp(mtaYamlFile, utils); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	mtarName, isMtarNativelySuffixed, err := getMtarName(config, mtaYamlFile, utils)

cmd/mtaBuild_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-//go:build unit
-// +build unit
-
 package cmd
 
 import (
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ func TestMtaBuild(t *testing.T) {
 
 		utilsMock := newMtaBuildTestUtilsBundle()
 
-		options := mtaBuildOptions{ApplicationName: "myApp", Platform: "CF", MtarName: "myName", Source: "./", Target: "./"}
+		options := mtaBuildOptions{ApplicationName: "myApp", Platform: "CF", MtarName: "myName", Source: "./", Target: "./", EnableSetTimestamp: true}
 
 		utilsMock.AddFile("package.json", []byte("{\"name\": \"myName\", \"version\": \"1.2.3\"}"))
 
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ func TestMtaBuild(t *testing.T) {
 
 		utilsMock := newMtaBuildTestUtilsBundle()
 
-		options := mtaBuildOptions{ApplicationName: "myApp"}
+		options := mtaBuildOptions{ApplicationName: "myApp", EnableSetTimestamp: true}
 
 		utilsMock.AddFile("package.json", []byte("{\"name\": \"myName\", \"version\": \"1.2.3\"}"))
 		utilsMock.AddFile("mta.yaml", []byte("already there with-${timestamp}"))

resources/metadata/mtaBuild.yaml

@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ spec:
           - STAGES
           - PARAMETERS
         default: false
+      - name: enableSetTimestamp
+        type: bool
+        description: Enables setting the timestamp in the `mta.yaml` when it contains `${timestamp}`. Disable this when you want the MTA Deploy Service to do this instead.
+        scope:
+          - STEPS
+          - STAGES
+          - PARAMETERS
+        default: true
   outputs:
     resources:
       - name: commonPipelineEnvironment