I have developed an Atlasian Bitbucket plugin which globally listens for push/PR and send repository details to databases using REST API.
I need to configure REST API URL and credential so that my plugin can make an API call. Currently I have hardcoded REST API URL and credential in my plugin properties file. Which I don't like because every time if I need to create a package to target my test environment or production, I have to change. Also, I don't like to keep credentials in the source code.
What is the best way to add configuration screen in the bitbucket plugin? I would like to have form for URL, username and password (once I installed the plugin) and update the storage in Bitbucket only once. If I need to restart my bitbucket, I do not want to lose saved data.
I tried to search on how to configure a bitbucket plugin, however I could not find an easy way. I do see multiple approaches, for example to add "Configure" button which will open a servelet to take user input. Seems very cryptic to me. Also, I see so many recommendations for template, for example velocity, soy etc which confused me a lot.
Since I am new to plugin development therefore not able to explore. Looking for some help.