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diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md index e9b3a2213c8..8e9cf00b160 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- stage: Verify -group: Continuous Integration +group: Pipeline Execution info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments type: reference --- @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This document lists the configuration options for your GitLab `.gitlab-ci.yml` f - For a quick introduction to GitLab CI/CD, follow the [quick start guide](../quick_start/index.md). - For a collection of examples, see [GitLab CI/CD Examples](../examples/README.md). -- To view a large `.gitlab-ci.yml` file used in an enterprise, see the [`.gitlab-ci.yml` file for `gitlab`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml). +- To view a large `.gitlab-ci.yml` file used in an enterprise, see the [`.gitlab-ci.yml` file for `gitlab`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml). When you are editing your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file, you can validate it with the [CI Lint](../lint.md) tool. @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Some example `if` clauses for `workflow: rules`: | `if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG` | Control when tag pipelines run. | | `if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH` | Control when branch pipelines run. | -See the [common `if` clauses for `rules`](#common-if-clauses-for-rules) for more examples. +See the [common `if` clauses for `rules`](../jobs/job_control.md#common-if-clauses-for-rules) for more examples. In the following example, pipelines run for all `push` events (changes to branches and new tags). Pipelines for push events with `-draft` in the commit message @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ The final `when: always` rule runs all other pipeline types, **including** merge request pipelines. If your rules match both branch pipelines and merge request pipelines, -[duplicate pipelines](#avoid-duplicate-pipelines) can occur. +[duplicate pipelines](../jobs/job_control.md#avoid-duplicate-pipelines) can occur. #### `workflow:rules:variables` @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ variables: workflow: rules: - - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /master/ + - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH variables: DEPLOY_VARIABLE: "deploy-production" # Override globally-defined DEPLOY_VARIABLE - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /feature/ @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ job1: variables: DEPLOY_VARIABLE: "job1-default-deploy" rules: - - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /master/ + - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH variables: # Override DEPLOY_VARIABLE defined DEPLOY_VARIABLE: "job1-deploy-production" # at the job level. - when: on_success # Run the job in other cases @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ job2: - echo "Run another script if $IS_A_FEATURE exists" ``` -When the branch is `master`: +When the branch is the default branch: - job1's `DEPLOY_VARIABLE` is `job1-deploy-production`. - job2's `DEPLOY_VARIABLE` is `deploy-production`. @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ include: To make the pipeline switch from branch pipelines to merge request pipelines after a merge request is created, add a `workflow: rules` section to your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file. -If you use both pipeline types at the same time, [duplicate pipelines](#avoid-duplicate-pipelines) +If you use both pipeline types at the same time, [duplicate pipelines](../jobs/job_control.md#avoid-duplicate-pipelines) might run at the same time. To prevent duplicate pipelines, use the [`CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS` variable](../variables/predefined_variables.md). @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ You can also specify a `ref`. If you do not specify a value, the ref defaults to ```yaml include: - project: 'my-group/my-project' - ref: master + ref: main file: '/templates/.gitlab-ci-template.yml' - project: 'my-group/my-project' @@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ You can include multiple files from the same project: ```yaml include: - project: 'my-group/my-project' - ref: master + ref: main file: - '/templates/.builds.yml' - '/templates/.tests.yml' @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ authentication in the remote URL is not supported. For example: ```yaml include: - - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/example-project/-/raw/master/.gitlab-ci.yml' + - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/example-project/-/raw/main/.gitlab-ci.yml' ``` All [nested includes](#nested-includes) execute without context as a public user, @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ so you can only `include` public projects or templates. > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/53445) in GitLab 11.7. Use `include:template` to include `.gitlab-ci.yml` templates that are -[shipped with GitLab](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/tree/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates). +[shipped with GitLab](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates). For example: @@ -991,8 +991,8 @@ but you can use as many as eleven. The following example has two levels of inher ```yaml .tests: - only: - - pushes + rules: + - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" .rspec: extends: .tests @@ -1028,9 +1028,9 @@ levels. For example: variables: URL: "http://my-url.internal" IMPORTANT_VAR: "the details" - only: - - master - - stable + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "stable" tags: - production script: @@ -1061,9 +1061,9 @@ rspec: URL: "http://docker-url.internal" IMPORTANT_VAR: "the details" GITLAB: "is-awesome" - only: - - master - - stable + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "stable" tags: - docker image: alpine @@ -1113,202 +1113,32 @@ Use `rules` to include or exclude jobs in pipelines. Rules are evaluated *in order* until the first match. When a match is found, the job is either included or excluded from the pipeline, depending on the configuration. -The job can also have [certain attributes](#rules-attributes) -added to it. `rules` replaces [`only/except`](#only--except) and they can't be used together -in the same job. If you configure one job to use both keywords, the linter returns a -`key may not be used with rules` error. - -#### Rules attributes - -The job attributes you can use with `rules` are: +in the same job. If you configure one job to use both keywords, the GitLab returns +a `key may not be used with rules` error. -- [`when`](#when): If not defined, defaults to `when: on_success`. - - If used as `when: delayed`, `start_in` is also required. -- [`allow_failure`](#allow_failure): If not defined, defaults to `allow_failure: false`. -- [`variables`](#rulesvariables): If not defined, uses the [variables defined elsewhere](#variables). +`rules` accepts an array of rules defined with: -If a rule evaluates to true, and `when` has any value except `never`, the job is included in the pipeline. - -For example: - -```yaml -docker build: - script: docker build -t my-image:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG . - rules: - - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"' - when: delayed - start_in: '3 hours' - allow_failure: true -``` - -#### Rules clauses - -Available rule clauses are: - -| Clause | Description | -|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| [`if`](#rulesif) | Add or exclude jobs from a pipeline by evaluating an `if` statement. Similar to [`only:variables`](#onlyvariables--exceptvariables). | -| [`changes`](#ruleschanges) | Add or exclude jobs from a pipeline based on what files are changed. Same as [`only:changes`](#onlychanges--exceptchanges). | -| [`exists`](#rulesexists) | Add or exclude jobs from a pipeline based on the presence of specific files. | - -Rules are evaluated in order until a match is found. If a match is found, the attributes -are checked to see if the job should be added to the pipeline. If no attributes are defined, -the defaults are: +- `if` +- `changes` +- `exists` +- `allow_failure` +- `variables` +- `when` -- `when: on_success` -- `allow_failure: false` +You can combine multiple keywords together for [complex rules](../jobs/job_control.md#complex-rules). The job is added to the pipeline: -- If a rule matches and has `when: on_success`, `when: delayed` or `when: always`. -- If no rules match, but the last clause is `when: on_success`, `when: delayed` - or `when: always` (with no rule). +- If an `if`, `changes`, or `exists` rule matches and also has `when: on_success` (default), + `when: delayed`, or `when: always`. +- If a rule is reached that is only `when: on_success`, `when: delayed`, or `when: always`. The job is not added to the pipeline: -- If no rules match, and there is no standalone `when: on_success`, `when: delayed` or - `when: always`. -- If a rule matches, and has `when: never` as the attribute. - -The following example uses `if` to strictly limit when jobs run: - -```yaml -job: - script: echo "Hello, Rules!" - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' - when: manual - allow_failure: true - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"' -``` - -- If the pipeline is for a merge request, the first rule matches, and the job - is added to the [merge request pipeline](../merge_request_pipelines/index.md) - with attributes of: - - `when: manual` (manual job) - - `allow_failure: true` (the pipeline continues running even if the manual job is not run) -- If the pipeline is **not** for a merge request, the first rule doesn't match, and the - second rule is evaluated. -- If the pipeline is a scheduled pipeline, the second rule matches, and the job - is added to the scheduled pipeline. No attributes were defined, so it is added - with: - - `when: on_success` (default) - - `allow_failure: false` (default) -- In **all other cases**, no rules match, so the job is **not** added to any other pipeline. - -Alternatively, you can define a set of rules to exclude jobs in a few cases, but -run them in all other cases: - -```yaml -job: - script: echo "Hello, Rules!" - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' - when: never - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"' - when: never - - when: on_success -``` - -- If the pipeline is for a merge request, the job is **not** added to the pipeline. -- If the pipeline is a scheduled pipeline, the job is **not** added to the pipeline. -- In **all other cases**, the job is added to the pipeline, with `when: on_success`. - -WARNING: -If you use a `when:` clause as the final rule (not including `when: never`), two -simultaneous pipelines may start. Both push pipelines and merge request pipelines can -be triggered by the same event (a push to the source branch for an open merge request). -See how to [prevent duplicate pipelines](#avoid-duplicate-pipelines) -for more details. - -#### Avoid duplicate pipelines - -If a job uses `rules`, a single action, like pushing a commit to a branch, can trigger -multiple pipelines. You don't have to explicitly configure rules for multiple types -of pipeline to trigger them accidentally. - -Some configurations that have the potential to cause duplicate pipelines cause a -[pipeline warning](../troubleshooting.md#pipeline-warnings) to be displayed. -[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219431) in GitLab 13.3. - -For example: - -```yaml -job: - script: echo "This job creates double pipelines!" - rules: - - if: '$CUSTOM_VARIABLE == "false"' - when: never - - when: always -``` - -This job does not run when `$CUSTOM_VARIABLE` is false, but it *does* run in **all** -other pipelines, including **both** push (branch) and merge request pipelines. With -this configuration, every push to an open merge request's source branch -causes duplicated pipelines. - -To avoid duplicate pipelines, you can: - -- Use [`workflow`](#workflow) to specify which types of pipelines - can run. -- Rewrite the rules to run the job only in very specific cases, - and avoid a final `when:` rule: - - ```yaml - job: - script: echo "This job does NOT create double pipelines!" - rules: - - if: '$CUSTOM_VARIABLE == "true" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' - ``` - -You can also avoid duplicate pipelines by changing the job rules to avoid either push (branch) -pipelines or merge request pipelines. However, if you use a `- when: always` rule without -`workflow: rules`, GitLab still displays a [pipeline warning](../troubleshooting.md#pipeline-warnings). - -For example, the following does not trigger double pipelines, but is not recommended -without `workflow: rules`: - -```yaml -job: - script: echo "This job does NOT create double pipelines!" - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"' - when: never - - when: always -``` - -You should not include both push and merge request pipelines in the same job without -[`workflow:rules` that prevent duplicate pipelines](#switch-between-branch-pipelines-and-merge-request-pipelines): - -```yaml -job: - script: echo "This job creates double pipelines!" - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"' - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' -``` - -Also, do not mix `only/except` jobs with `rules` jobs in the same pipeline. -It may not cause YAML errors, but the different default behaviors of `only/except` -and `rules` can cause issues that are difficult to troubleshoot: - -```yaml -job-with-no-rules: - script: echo "This job runs in branch pipelines." - -job-with-rules: - script: echo "This job runs in merge request pipelines." - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' -``` - -For every change pushed to the branch, duplicate pipelines run. One -branch pipeline runs a single job (`job-with-no-rules`), and one merge request pipeline -runs the other job (`job-with-rules`). Jobs with no rules default -to [`except: merge_requests`](#only--except), so `job-with-no-rules` -runs in all cases except merge requests. +- If no rules match. +- If a rule matches and has `when: never`. #### `rules:if` @@ -1318,110 +1148,61 @@ Use `rules:if` clauses to specify when to add a job to a pipeline: - If an `if` statement is true, but it's combined with `when: never`, do not add the job to the pipeline. - If no `if` statements are true, do not add the job to the pipeline. -`rules:if` differs slightly from `only:variables` by accepting only a single -expression string per rule, rather than an array of them. Any set of expressions to be -evaluated can be [conjoined into a single expression](../variables/README.md#conjunction--disjunction) -by using `&&` or `||`, and the [variable matching operators (`==`, `!=`, `=~` and `!~`)](../variables/README.md#syntax-of-cicd-variable-expressions). - -Unlike variables in [`script`](../variables/README.md#use-cicd-variables-in-job-scripts) -sections, variables in rules expressions are always formatted as `$VARIABLE`. - `if:` clauses are evaluated based on the values of [predefined CI/CD variables](../variables/predefined_variables.md) or [custom CI/CD variables](../variables/README.md#custom-cicd-variables). -For example: +**Keyword type**: Job-specific and pipeline-specific. You can use it as part of a job +to configure the job behavior, or with [`workflow`](#workflow) to configure the pipeline behavior. + +**Possible inputs**: A [CI/CD variable expression](../jobs/job_control.md#cicd-variable-expressions). + +**Example of `rules:if`**: ```yaml job: script: echo "Hello, Rules!" rules: - - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^feature/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "master"' - when: always + - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^feature/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH' + when: never - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^feature/' when: manual allow_failure: true - - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME' # Checking for the presence of a variable is possible + - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME' ``` -Some details regarding the logic that determines the `when` for the job: +**Additional details**: -- If none of the provided rules match, the job is set to `when: never` and is - not included in the pipeline. -- A rule without any conditional clause, such as a `when` or `allow_failure` - rule without `if` or `changes`, always matches, and is always used if reached. - If a rule matches and has no `when` defined, the rule uses the `when` defined for the job, which defaults to `on_success` if not defined. - You can define `when` once per rule, or once at the job-level, which applies to all rules. You can't mix `when` at the job-level with `when` in rules. +- Unlike variables in [`script`](../variables/README.md#use-cicd-variables-in-job-scripts) + sections, variables in rules expressions are always formatted as `$VARIABLE`. -##### Common `if` clauses for `rules` - -For behavior similar to the [`only`/`except` keywords](#only--except), you can -check the value of the `$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE` variable: - -| Value | Description | -|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| `api` | For pipelines triggered by the [pipelines API](../../api/pipelines.md#create-a-new-pipeline). | -| `chat` | For pipelines created by using a [GitLab ChatOps](../chatops/index.md) command. | -| `external` | When you use CI services other than GitLab. | -| `external_pull_request_event` | When an external pull request on GitHub is created or updated. See [Pipelines for external pull requests](../ci_cd_for_external_repos/index.md#pipelines-for-external-pull-requests). | -| `merge_request_event` | For pipelines created when a merge request is created or updated. Required to enable [merge request pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/index.md), [merged results pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/index.md), and [merge trains](../merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/merge_trains/index.md). | -| `parent_pipeline` | For pipelines triggered by a [parent/child pipeline](../parent_child_pipelines.md) with `rules`. Use this pipeline source in the child pipeline configuration so that it can be triggered by the parent pipeline. | -| `pipeline` | For [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md) created by [using the API with `CI_JOB_TOKEN`](../multi_project_pipelines.md#triggering-multi-project-pipelines-through-api), or the [`trigger`](#trigger) keyword. | -| `push` | For pipelines triggered by a `git push` event, including for branches and tags. | -| `schedule` | For [scheduled pipelines](../pipelines/schedules.md). | -| `trigger` | For pipelines created by using a [trigger token](../triggers/README.md#trigger-token). | -| `web` | For pipelines created by using **Run pipeline** button in the GitLab UI, from the project's **CI/CD > Pipelines** section. | -| `webide` | For pipelines created by using the [WebIDE](../../user/project/web_ide/index.md). | - -The following example runs the job as a manual job in scheduled pipelines or in push -pipelines (to branches or tags), with `when: on_success` (default). It does not -add the job to any other pipeline type. - -```yaml -job: - script: echo "Hello, Rules!" - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"' - when: manual - allow_failure: true - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"' -``` +**Related topics**: -The following example runs the job as a `when: on_success` job in [merge request pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/index.md) -and scheduled pipelines. It does not run in any other pipeline type. +- [Common `if` expressions for `rules`](../jobs/job_control.md#common-if-clauses-for-rules). +- [Avoid duplicate pipelines](../jobs/job_control.md#avoid-duplicate-pipelines). -```yaml -job: - script: echo "Hello, Rules!" - rules: - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' - - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"' -``` +#### `rules:changes` -Other commonly used variables for `if` clauses: +Use `rules:changes` to specify when to add a job to a pipeline by checking for changes +to specific files. -- `if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG`: If changes are pushed for a tag. -- `if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH`: If changes are pushed to any branch. -- `if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'`: If changes are pushed to `main`. -- `if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'`: If changes are pushed to the default - branch. Use when you want to have the same configuration in multiple - projects with different default branches. -- `if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /regex-expression/'`: If the commit branch matches a regular expression. -- `if: '$CUSTOM_VARIABLE !~ /regex-expression/'`: If the [custom variable](../variables/README.md#custom-cicd-variables) - `CUSTOM_VARIABLE` does **not** match a regular expression. -- `if: '$CUSTOM_VARIABLE == "value1"'`: If the custom variable `CUSTOM_VARIABLE` is - exactly `value1`. +WARNING: +You should use `rules: changes` only with **branch pipelines** or **merge request pipelines**. +You can use `rules: changes` with other pipeline types, but `rules: changes` always +evaluates to true when there is no Git `push` event. Tag pipelines, scheduled pipelines, +and so on do **not** have a Git `push` event associated with them. A `rules: changes` job +is **always** added to those pipelines if there is no `if:` that limits the job to +branch or merge request pipelines. -#### `rules:changes` +**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job. -Use `rules:changes` to specify when to add a job to a pipeline by checking for -changes to specific files. +**Possible inputs**: An array of file paths. In GitLab 13.6 and later, +[file paths can include variables](../jobs/job_control.md#variables-in-ruleschanges). -`rules: changes` works the same way as [`only: changes` and `except: changes`](#onlychanges--exceptchanges). -It accepts an array of paths. You should use `rules: changes` only with branch -pipelines or merge request pipelines. For example, it's common to use `rules: changes` -with merge request pipelines: +**Example of `rules:changes`**: ```yaml docker build: @@ -1434,61 +1215,28 @@ docker build: allow_failure: true ``` -In this example: - - If the pipeline is a merge request pipeline, check `Dockerfile` for changes. - If `Dockerfile` has changed, add the job to the pipeline as a manual job, and the pipeline continues running even if the job is not triggered (`allow_failure: true`). - If `Dockerfile` has not changed, do not add job to any pipeline (same as `when: never`). -To use `rules: changes` with branch pipelines instead of merge request pipelines, -change the `if:` clause in the previous example to: - -```yaml -rules: - - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH -``` - -To implement a rule similar to [`except:changes`](#onlychanges--exceptchanges), -use `when: never`. - -WARNING: -You can use `rules: changes` with other pipeline types, but it is not recommended -because `rules: changes` always evaluates to true when there is no Git `push` event. -Tag pipelines, scheduled pipelines, and so on do **not** have a Git `push` event -associated with them. A `rules: changes` job is **always** added to those pipeline -if there is no `if:` statement that limits the job to branch or merge request pipelines. - -##### Variables in `rules:changes` - -> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34272) in GitLab 13.6. -> - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/267192) in GitLab 13.7. - -You can use CI/CD variables in `rules:changes` expressions to determine when -to add jobs to a pipeline: - -```yaml -docker build: - variables: - DOCKERFILES_DIR: 'path/to/files/' - script: docker build -t my-image:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG . - rules: - - changes: - - $DOCKERFILES_DIR/* -``` +**Additional details**: -You can use the `$` character for both variables and paths. For example, if the -`$DOCKERFILES_DIR` variable exists, its value is used. If it does not exist, the -`$` is interpreted as being part of a path. +- `rules: changes` works the same way as [`only: changes` and `except: changes`](#onlychanges--exceptchanges). +- You can use `when: never` to implement a rule similar to [`except:changes`](#onlychanges--exceptchanges). #### `rules:exists` > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24021) in GitLab 12.4. Use `exists` to run a job when certain files exist in the repository. -You can use an array of paths. -In the following example, `job` runs if a `Dockerfile` exists anywhere in the repository: +**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job. + +**Possible inputs**: An array of file paths. Paths are relative to the project directory (`$CI_PROJECT_DIR`) +and can't directly link outside it. File paths can use glob patterns. + +**Example of `rules:exists`**: ```yaml job: @@ -1498,47 +1246,50 @@ job: - Dockerfile ``` -Paths are relative to the project directory (`$CI_PROJECT_DIR`) and can't directly link outside it. - -You can use [glob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)) -patterns to match multiple files in any directory -in the repository: +`job` runs if a `Dockerfile` exists anywhere in the repository. -```yaml -job: - script: bundle exec rspec - rules: - - exists: - - spec/**.rb -``` - -Glob patterns are interpreted with Ruby [`File.fnmatch`](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/2.7.0/File.html#method-c-fnmatch) -with the flags `File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH | File::FNM_EXTGLOB`. +**Additional details**: -For performance reasons, GitLab matches a maximum of 10,000 `exists` patterns. After the 10,000th check, rules with patterned globs always match. +- Glob patterns are interpreted with Ruby [`File.fnmatch`](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/2.7.0/File.html#method-c-fnmatch) + with the flags `File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH | File::FNM_EXTGLOB`. +- For performance reasons, GitLab matches a maximum of 10,000 `exists` patterns or + file paths. After the 10,000th check, rules with patterned globs always match. + In other words, the `exists` rule always assumes a match in projects with more + than 10,000 files. #### `rules:allow_failure` > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/30235) in GitLab 12.8. -You can use [`allow_failure: true`](#allow_failure) in `rules:` to allow a job to fail, or a manual job to -wait for action, without stopping the pipeline itself. All jobs that use `rules:` default to `allow_failure: false` -if you do not define `allow_failure:`. +Use [`allow_failure: true`](#allow_failure) in `rules:` to allow a job to fail +without stopping the pipeline. + +You can also use `allow_failure: true` with a manual job. The pipeline continues +running without waiting for the result of the manual job. `allow_failure: false` +combined with `when: manual` in rules causes the pipeline to wait for the manual +job to run before continuing. + +**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job. -The rule-level `rules:allow_failure` option overrides the job-level -[`allow_failure`](#allow_failure) option, and is only applied when -the particular rule triggers the job. +**Possible inputs**: `true` or `false`. Defaults to `false` if not defined. + +**Example of `rules:allow_failure`**: ```yaml job: script: echo "Hello, Rules!" rules: - - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "master"' + - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH' when: manual allow_failure: true ``` -In this example, if the first rule matches, then the job has `when: manual` and `allow_failure: true`. +If the rule matches, then the job is a manual job with `allow_failure: true`. + +**Additional details**: + +- The rule-level `rules:allow_failure` overrides the job-level [`allow_failure`](#allow_failure), + and only applies when the specific rule triggers the job. #### `rules:variables` @@ -1547,14 +1298,18 @@ In this example, if the first rule matches, then the job has `when: manual` and Use [`variables`](#variables) in `rules:` to define variables for specific conditions. -For example: +**Keyword type**: Job-specific. You can use it only as part of a job. + +**Possible inputs**: A hash of variables in the format `VARIABLE-NAME: value`. + +**Example of `rules:variables`**: ```yaml job: variables: DEPLOY_VARIABLE: "default-deploy" rules: - - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /master/ + - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH variables: # Override DEPLOY_VARIABLE defined DEPLOY_VARIABLE: "deploy-production" # at the job level. - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /feature/ @@ -1565,50 +1320,6 @@ job: - echo "Run another script if $IS_A_FEATURE exists" ``` -#### Complex rule clauses - -To conjoin `if`, `changes`, and `exists` clauses with an `AND`, use them in the -same rule. - -In the following example: - -- If the `Dockerfile` file or any file in `/docker/scripts` has changed, and `$VAR` == "string value", - then the job runs manually -- Otherwise, the job isn't included in the pipeline. - -```yaml -docker build: - script: docker build -t my-image:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG . - rules: - - if: '$VAR == "string value"' - changes: # Include the job and set to when:manual if any of the follow paths match a modified file. - - Dockerfile - - docker/scripts/* - when: manual - # - "when: never" would be redundant here. It is implied any time rules are listed. -``` - -Keywords such as `branches` or `refs` that are available for -`only`/`except` are not available in `rules`. They are being individually -considered for their usage and behavior in this context. Future keyword improvements -are being discussed in our [epic for improving `rules`](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2783), -where anyone can add suggestions or requests. - -You can use [parentheses](../variables/README.md#parentheses) with `&&` and `||` to build more complicated variable expressions. -[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/230938) in GitLab 13.3: - -```yaml -job1: - script: - - echo This rule uses parentheses. - rules: - if: ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop") && $MY_VARIABLE -``` - -WARNING: -[Before GitLab 13.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/230938), -rules that use both `||` and `&&` may evaluate with an unexpected order of operations. - ### `only` / `except` NOTE: @@ -1722,7 +1433,7 @@ to a pipeline, based on the status of [CI/CD variables](../variables/README.md). **Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job. -**Possible inputs**: An array of [CI/CD variable expressions](../variables/README.md#cicd-variable-expressions). +**Possible inputs**: An array of [CI/CD variable expressions](../jobs/job_control.md#cicd-variable-expressions). **Example of `only:variables`**: @@ -1968,12 +1679,12 @@ build_job: needs: - project: namespace/group/project-name job: build-1 - ref: master + ref: main artifacts: true ``` `build_job` downloads the artifacts from the latest successful `build-1` job -on the `master` branch in the `group/project-name` project. If the project is in the +on the `main` branch in the `group/project-name` project. If the project is in the same group or namespace, you can omit them from the `project:` keyword. For example, `project: group/project-name` or `project: project-name`. @@ -2069,14 +1780,7 @@ To download artifacts from a job in the current pipeline, use the basic form of #### Optional `needs` > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/30680) in GitLab 13.10. -> - [Deployed behind a feature flag](../../user/feature_flags.md), disabled by default. -> - [Enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/323891) in GitLab 13.11. -> - Enabled on GitLab.com. -> - Recommended for production use. -> - For GitLab self-managed instances, GitLab administrators can opt to [disable it](#enable-or-disable-optional-needs). **(FREE SELF)** - -WARNING: -This feature might not be available to you. Check the **version history** note above for details. +> - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/323891) in GitLab 14.0. To need a job that sometimes does not exist in the pipeline, add `optional: true` to the `needs` configuration. If not defined, `optional: false` is the default. @@ -2091,9 +1795,9 @@ error similar to: In this example: -- When the branch is `master`, the `build` job exists in the pipeline, and the `rspec` +- When the branch is the default branch, the `build` job exists in the pipeline, and the `rspec` job waits for it to complete before starting. -- When the branch is not `master`, the `build` job does not exist in the pipeline. +- When the branch is not the default branch, the `build` job does not exist in the pipeline. The `rspec` job runs immediately (similar to `needs: []`) because its `needs` relationship to the `build` job is optional. @@ -2101,7 +1805,7 @@ In this example: build: stage: build rules: - - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH rspec: stage: test @@ -2110,25 +1814,6 @@ rspec: optional: true ``` -#### Enable or disable optional needs **(FREE SELF)** - -Optional needs is under development but ready for production use. -It is deployed behind a feature flag that is **enabled by default**. -[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../administration/feature_flags.md) -can opt to disable it. - -To enable it: - -```ruby -Feature.enable(:ci_needs_optional) -``` - -To disable it: - -```ruby -Feature.disable(:ci_needs_optional) -``` - ### `tags` Use `tags` to select a specific runner from the list of all runners that are @@ -2355,8 +2040,8 @@ To protect a manual job: name: production url: https://example.com when: manual - only: - - master + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH ``` 1. In the [protected environments settings](../environments/protected_environments.md#protecting-environments), @@ -2416,7 +2101,7 @@ For example: ```yaml deploy to production: stage: deploy - script: git push production HEAD:master + script: git push production HEAD:main environment: production ``` @@ -2438,7 +2123,7 @@ Set a name for an [environment](../environments/index.md). For example: ```yaml deploy to production: stage: deploy - script: git push production HEAD:master + script: git push production HEAD:main environment: name: production ``` @@ -2473,7 +2158,7 @@ Set a URL for an [environment](../environments/index.md). For example: ```yaml deploy to production: stage: deploy - script: git push production HEAD:master + script: git push production HEAD:main environment: name: production url: https://prod.example.com @@ -3303,8 +2988,8 @@ Create artifacts only for tags (`default-job` doesn't create artifacts): default-job: script: - mvn test -U - except: - - tags + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH release-job: script: @@ -3312,8 +2997,8 @@ release-job: artifacts: paths: - target/*.war - only: - - tags + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG ``` You can use wildcards for directories too. For example, if you want to get all the files inside the directories that end with `xyz`: @@ -3329,7 +3014,7 @@ job: > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/49775) in GitLab 13.8 > - It's [deployed behind a feature flag](../../user/feature_flags.md), disabled by default. -> - It's enabled on GitLab.com. +> - It's disabled on GitLab.com. > - It's recommended for production use. Use `artifacts:public` to determine whether the job artifacts should be @@ -3500,22 +3185,6 @@ concatenate them into a single file. Use a filename pattern (`junit: rspec-*.xml an array of filenames (`junit: [rspec-1.xml, rspec-2.xml, rspec-3.xml]`), or a combination thereof (`junit: [rspec.xml, test-results/TEST-*.xml]`). -##### `artifacts:reports:license_management` **(ULTIMATE)** - -> - Introduced in GitLab 11.5. -> - Requires GitLab Runner 11.5 and above. - -WARNING: -This artifact is still valid but is **deprecated** in favor of the -[artifacts:reports:license_scanning](#artifactsreportslicense_scanning) -introduced in GitLab 12.8. - -The `license_management` report collects [Licenses](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md) -as artifacts. - -The collected License Compliance report uploads to GitLab as an artifact and is summarized in merge requests and the pipeline view. It's also used to provide data for security -dashboards. - ##### `artifacts:reports:license_scanning` **(ULTIMATE)** > - Introduced in GitLab 12.8. @@ -3547,12 +3216,13 @@ as artifacts. The collected Metrics report uploads to GitLab as an artifact and displays in merge requests. -##### `artifacts:reports:performance` **(PREMIUM)** +##### `artifacts:reports:browser_performance` **(PREMIUM)** > - Introduced in GitLab 11.5. > - Requires GitLab Runner 11.5 and above. +> - [Name changed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/225914) from `artifacts:reports:performance` in GitLab 14.0. -The `performance` report collects [Browser Performance Testing metrics](../../user/project/merge_requests/browser_performance_testing.md) +The `browser_performance` report collects [Browser Performance Testing metrics](../../user/project/merge_requests/browser_performance_testing.md) as artifacts. The collected Browser Performance report uploads to GitLab as an artifact and displays in merge requests. @@ -3762,7 +3432,7 @@ Possible values for `when` are: - `scheduler_failure`: Retry if the scheduler failed to assign the job to a runner. - `data_integrity_failure`: Retry if there is a structural integrity problem detected. -You can specify the number of [retry attempts for certain stages of job execution](../runners/README.md#job-stages-attempts) using variables. +You can specify the number of [retry attempts for certain stages of job execution](../runners/configure_runners.md#job-stages-attempts) using variables. ### `timeout` @@ -4065,7 +3735,7 @@ child-pipeline: trigger: include: - project: 'my-group/my-pipeline-library' - ref: 'master' + ref: 'main' file: '/path/to/child-pipeline.yml' ``` @@ -4240,7 +3910,7 @@ finishes. ### `release` -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/merge_requests/19298) in GitLab 13.2. +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/19298) in GitLab 13.2. Use `release` to create a [release](../../user/project/releases/index.md). Requires the [`release-cli`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli/-/tree/master/docs) @@ -4407,7 +4077,10 @@ job: description: 'Release description' ``` -It is also possible to create any unique tag, in which case `only: tags` is not mandatory. +It is also possible for the release job to automatically create a new unique tag. In that case, +do not use [`rules`](#rules) or [`only`](#only--except) to configure the job to +only run for tags. + A semantic versioning example: ```yaml @@ -4663,8 +4336,8 @@ pages: artifacts: paths: - public - only: - - master + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH ``` View the [GitLab Pages user documentation](../../user/project/pages/index.md). @@ -4807,7 +4480,7 @@ You can use [YAML anchors for variables](#yaml-anchors-for-variables). > [Introduced in](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/30101) GitLab 13.7. -Use the `value` and `description` keywords to define [variables that are prefilled](../pipelines/index.md#prefill-variables-in-manual-pipelines) +Use the `value` and `description` keywords to define [pipeline-level (global) variables that are prefilled](../pipelines/index.md#prefill-variables-in-manual-pipelines) when [running a pipeline manually](../pipelines/index.md#run-a-pipeline-manually): ```yaml @@ -4817,23 +4490,25 @@ variables: description: "The deployment target. Change this variable to 'canary' or 'production' if needed." ``` +You cannot set job-level variables to be pre-filled when you run a pipeline manually. + ### Configure runner behavior with variables You can use [CI/CD variables](../variables/README.md) to configure how the runner processes Git requests: -- [`GIT_STRATEGY`](../runners/README.md#git-strategy) -- [`GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY`](../runners/README.md#git-submodule-strategy) -- [`GIT_CHECKOUT`](../runners/README.md#git-checkout) -- [`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS`](../runners/README.md#git-clean-flags) -- [`GIT_FETCH_EXTRA_FLAGS`](../runners/README.md#git-fetch-extra-flags) -- [`GIT_DEPTH`](../runners/README.md#shallow-cloning) (shallow cloning) -- [`GIT_CLONE_PATH`](../runners/README.md#custom-build-directories) (custom build directories) -- [`TRANSFER_METER_FREQUENCY`](../runners/README.md#artifact-and-cache-settings) (artifact/cache meter update frequency) -- [`ARTIFACT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL`](../runners/README.md#artifact-and-cache-settings) (artifact archiver compression level) -- [`CACHE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL`](../runners/README.md#artifact-and-cache-settings) (cache archiver compression level) +- [`GIT_STRATEGY`](../runners/configure_runners.md#git-strategy) +- [`GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY`](../runners/configure_runners.md#git-submodule-strategy) +- [`GIT_CHECKOUT`](../runners/configure_runners.md#git-checkout) +- [`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS`](../runners/configure_runners.md#git-clean-flags) +- [`GIT_FETCH_EXTRA_FLAGS`](../runners/configure_runners.md#git-fetch-extra-flags) +- [`GIT_DEPTH`](../runners/configure_runners.md#shallow-cloning) (shallow cloning) +- [`GIT_CLONE_PATH`](../runners/configure_runners.md#custom-build-directories) (custom build directories) +- [`TRANSFER_METER_FREQUENCY`](../runners/configure_runners.md#artifact-and-cache-settings) (artifact/cache meter update frequency) +- [`ARTIFACT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL`](../runners/configure_runners.md#artifact-and-cache-settings) (artifact archiver compression level) +- [`CACHE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL`](../runners/configure_runners.md#artifact-and-cache-settings) (cache archiver compression level) You can also use variables to configure how many times a runner -[attempts certain stages of job execution](../runners/README.md#job-stages-attempts). +[attempts certain stages of job execution](../runners/configure_runners.md#job-stages-attempts). ## YAML-specific features diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/gitlab_ci_yaml.md b/doc/ci/yaml/gitlab_ci_yaml.md index 2993e077268..266b35bd27f 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/gitlab_ci_yaml.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/gitlab_ci_yaml.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- stage: Verify -group: Continuous Integration +group: Pipeline Execution info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers type: reference --- diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/includes.md b/doc/ci/yaml/includes.md index ec5934924fa..549a6fb964b 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/includes.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/includes.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- stage: Verify -group: Continuous Integration +group: Pipeline Execution info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments type: reference --- @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Array with `include` method implied: ```yaml include: - - 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml' + - 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml' - '/templates/.after-script-template.yml' ``` @@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ Single string with `include` method specified explicitly: ```yaml include: - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml' + remote: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml' ``` Array with `include:remote` being the single item: ```yaml include: - - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml' + - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml' ``` Array with multiple `include` methods specified explicitly: ```yaml include: - - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml' + - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml' - local: '/templates/.after-script-template.yml' - template: Auto-DevOps.gitlab-ci.yml ``` @@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Array mixed syntax: ```yaml include: - - 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml' + - 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml' - '/templates/.after-script-template.yml' - template: Auto-DevOps.gitlab-ci.yml - project: 'my-group/my-project' - ref: master + ref: main file: '/templates/.gitlab-ci-template.yml' ``` @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ include: In the following example, the content of `.before-script-template.yml` is automatically fetched and evaluated along with the content of `.gitlab-ci.yml`. -Content of `https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml`: +Content of `https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml`: ```yaml default: @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ default: Content of `.gitlab-ci.yml`: ```yaml -include: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/master/.before-script-template.yml' +include: 'https://gitlab.com/awesome-project/raw/main/.before-script-template.yml' rspec: script: @@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ production: environment: name: production url: https://$CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG.$KUBE_INGRESS_BASE_DOMAIN - only: - - master + rules: + - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH ``` Content of `.gitlab-ci.yml`: diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/script.md b/doc/ci/yaml/script.md index f4e099c3128..2e5517f6190 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/script.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/script.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- stage: Verify -group: Continuous Integration +group: Pipeline Execution info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments type: reference --- |