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diff --git a/doc/user/infrastructure/mr_integration.md b/doc/user/infrastructure/mr_integration.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7d9a036cac8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/infrastructure/mr_integration.md @@ -0,0 +1,205 @@ +--- +stage: Configure +group: Configure +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 +--- + +# Terraform integration in Merge Requests + +Collaborating around Infrastructure as Code (IaC) changes requires both code changes and expected infrastructure changes to be checked and approved. GitLab provides a solution to help collaboration around Terraform code changes and their expected effects using the Merge Request pages. This way users don't have to build custom tools or rely on 3rd party solutions to streamline their IaC workflows. + +## Output Terraform Plan information into a merge request + +Using the [GitLab Terraform Report artifact](../../ci/pipelines/job_artifacts.md#artifactsreportsterraform), +you can expose details from `terraform plan` runs directly into a merge request widget, +enabling you to see statistics about the resources that Terraform creates, +modifies, or destroys. + +## Setup + +NOTE: **Note:** +GitLab ships with a [pre-built CI template](index.md#quick-start) that uses GitLab Managed Terraform state and integrates Terraform changes into merge requests. We recommend customizing the pre-built image and relying on the `gitlab-terraform` helper provided within for a quick setup. + +To manually configure a GitLab Terraform Report artifact requires the following steps: + +1. For simplicity, let's define a few reusable variables to allow us to + refer to these files multiple times: + + ```yaml + variables: + PLAN: plan.cache + PLAN_JSON: plan.json + ``` + +1. Install `jq`, a + [lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/). +1. Create an alias for a specific `jq` command that parses out the information we + want to extract from the `terraform plan` output: + + ```yaml + before_script: + - apk --no-cache add jq + - alias convert_report="jq -r '([.resource_changes[]?.change.actions?]|flatten)|{\"create\":(map(select(.==\"create\"))|length),\"update\":(map(select(.==\"update\"))|length),\"delete\":(map(select(.==\"delete\"))|length)}'" + ``` + + NOTE: **Note:** + In distributions that use Bash (for example, Ubuntu), `alias` statements are not + expanded in non-interactive mode. If your pipelines fail with the error + `convert_report: command not found`, alias expansion can be activated explicitly + by adding a `shopt` command to your script: + + ```yaml + before_script: + - shopt -s expand_aliases + - alias convert_report="jq -r '([.resource_changes[]?.change.actions?]|flatten)|{\"create\":(map(select(.==\"create\"))|length),\"update\":(map(select(.==\"update\"))|length),\"delete\":(map(select(.==\"delete\"))|length)}'" + ``` + +1. Define a `script` that runs `terraform plan` and `terraform show`. These commands + pipe the output and convert the relevant bits into a store variable `PLAN_JSON`. + This JSON is used to create a + [GitLab Terraform Report artifact](../../ci/pipelines/job_artifacts.md#artifactsreportsterraform). + The Terraform report obtains a Terraform `tfplan.json` file. The collected + Terraform plan report is uploaded to GitLab as an artifact, and is shown in merge requests. + + ```yaml + plan: + stage: build + script: + - terraform plan -out=$PLAN + - terraform show --json $PLAN | convert_report > $PLAN_JSON + artifacts: + reports: + terraform: $PLAN_JSON + ``` + + For a full example using the pre-built image, see [Example `.gitlab-ci.yaml` + file](#example-gitlab-ciyaml-file). + + For an example displaying multiple reports, see [`.gitlab-ci.yaml` multiple reports file](#multiple-terraform-plan-reports). + +1. Running the pipeline displays the widget in the merge request, like this: + + ![Merge Request Terraform widget](img/terraform_plan_widget_v13_2.png) + +1. Clicking the **View Full Log** button in the widget takes you directly to the + plan output present in the pipeline logs: + + ![Terraform plan logs](img/terraform_plan_log_v13_0.png) + +### Example `.gitlab-ci.yaml` file + +```yaml +default: + image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/terraform-images/stable:latest + + cache: + key: example-production + paths: + - ${TF_ROOT}/.terraform + +variables: + TF_ROOT: ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/environments/example/production + TF_ADDRESS: ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/example-production + +before_script: + - cd ${TF_ROOT} + +stages: + - prepare + - validate + - build + - deploy + +init: + stage: prepare + script: + - gitlab-terraform init + +validate: + stage: validate + script: + - gitlab-terraform validate + +plan: + stage: build + script: + - gitlab-terraform plan + - gitlab-terraform plan-json + artifacts: + name: plan + paths: + - ${TF_ROOT}/plan.cache + reports: + terraform: ${TF_ROOT}/plan.json + +apply: + stage: deploy + environment: + name: production + script: + - gitlab-terraform apply + dependencies: + - plan + when: manual + only: + - master +``` + +### Multiple Terraform Plan reports + +Starting with GitLab version 13.2, you can display multiple reports on the Merge Request +page. The reports also display the `artifacts: name:`. See example below for a suggested setup. + +```yaml +default: + image: + name: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-build-images:terraform + entrypoint: + - '/usr/bin/env' + - 'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin' + + cache: + paths: + - .terraform + +stages: + - build + +.terraform-plan-generation: + stage: build + variables: + PLAN: plan.tfplan + JSON_PLAN_FILE: tfplan.json + before_script: + - cd ${TERRAFORM_DIRECTORY} + - terraform --version + - terraform init + - apk --no-cache add jq + script: + - terraform validate + - terraform plan -out=${PLAN} + - terraform show --json ${PLAN} | jq -r '([.resource_changes[]?.change.actions?]|flatten)|{"create":(map(select(.=="create"))|length),"update":(map(select(.=="update"))|length),"delete":(map(select(.=="delete"))|length)}' > ${JSON_PLAN_FILE} + artifacts: + reports: + terraform: ${TERRAFORM_DIRECTORY}/${JSON_PLAN_FILE} + +review_plan: + extends: .terraform-plan-generation + variables: + TERRAFORM_DIRECTORY: "review/" + # Review will not include an artifact name + +staging_plan: + extends: .terraform-plan-generation + variables: + TERRAFORM_DIRECTORY: "staging/" + artifacts: + name: Staging + +production_plan: + extends: .terraform-plan-generation + variables: + TERRAFORM_DIRECTORY: "production/" + artifacts: + name: Production +``` |