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diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md index ff4c8ddc54b..16868554c1f 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md @@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ builds, including deploy builds. This can be an array or a multi-line string. ### after_script ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.7 and requires Gitlab Runner v1.2 +> Introduced in GitLab 8.7 and requires Gitlab Runner v1.2 `after_script` is used to define the command that will be run after for all builds. This has to be an array or a multi-line string. @@ -135,8 +134,7 @@ Alias for [stages](#stages). ### variables ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.5.0. +> Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.5.0. GitLab CI allows you to add variables to `.gitlab-ci.yml` that are set in the build environment. The variables are stored in the Git repository and are meant @@ -158,8 +156,7 @@ Variables can be also defined on [job level](#job-variables). ### cache ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.7.0. +> Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.7.0. `cache` is used to specify a list of files and directories which should be cached between builds. @@ -220,8 +217,7 @@ will be always present. For implementation details, please check GitLab Runner. #### cache:key ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab Runner v1.0.0. +> Introduced in GitLab Runner v1.0.0. The `key` directive allows you to define the affinity of caching between jobs, allowing to have a single cache for all jobs, @@ -531,8 +527,7 @@ The above script will: #### Manual actions ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.10. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.10. Manual actions are a special type of job that are not executed automatically; they need to be explicitly started by a user. Manual actions can be started @@ -543,17 +538,16 @@ An example usage of manual actions is deployment to production. ### environment ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.9. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.9. -`environment` is used to define that a job deploys to a specific environment. +`environment` is used to define that a job deploys to a specific [environment]. This allows easy tracking of all deployments to your environments straight from GitLab. If `environment` is specified and no environment under that name exists, a new one will be created automatically. -The `environment` name must contain only letters, digits, '-' and '_'. Common +The `environment` name must contain only letters, digits, '-', '_', '/', '$', '{', '}' and spaces. Common names are `qa`, `staging`, and `production`, but you can use whatever name works with your workflow. @@ -571,6 +565,35 @@ deploy to production: The `deploy to production` job will be marked as doing deployment to `production` environment. +#### dynamic environments + +> [Introduced][ce-6323] in GitLab 8.12 and GitLab Runner 1.6. + +`environment` can also represent a configuration hash with `name` and `url`. +These parameters can use any of the defined CI [variables](#variables) +(including predefined, secure variables and `.gitlab-ci.yml` variables). + +The common use case is to create dynamic environments for branches and use them +as review apps. + +--- + +**Example configurations** + +``` +deploy as review app: + stage: deploy + script: ... + environment: + name: review-apps/$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME + url: https://$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME.review.example.com/ +``` + +The `deploy as review app` job will be marked as deployment to dynamically +create the `review-apps/branch-name` environment. + +This environment should be accessible under `https://branch-name.review.example.com/`. + ### artifacts >**Notes:** @@ -638,8 +661,7 @@ be available for download in the GitLab UI. #### artifacts:name ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.0. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.0. The `name` directive allows you to define the name of the created artifacts archive. That way, you can have a unique name for every archive which could be @@ -702,8 +724,7 @@ job: #### artifacts:when ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0. `artifacts:when` is used to upload artifacts on build failure or despite the failure. @@ -728,8 +749,7 @@ job: #### artifacts:expire_in ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0. `artifacts:expire_in` is used to delete uploaded artifacts after the specified time. By default, artifacts are stored on GitLab forever. `expire_in` allows you @@ -764,8 +784,7 @@ job: ### dependencies ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1. This feature should be used in conjunction with [`artifacts`](#artifacts) and allows you to define the artifacts to pass between different builds. @@ -839,9 +858,8 @@ job: ## Git Strategy ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future -releases or be removed completely. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future + releases or be removed completely. You can set the `GIT_STRATEGY` used for getting recent application code. `clone` is slower, but makes sure you have a clean directory before every build. `fetch` @@ -863,8 +881,7 @@ variables: ## Shallow cloning ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future +> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future releases or be removed completely. You can specify the depth of fetching and cloning using `GIT_DEPTH`. This allows @@ -894,8 +911,7 @@ variables: ## Hidden keys ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1. Keys that start with a dot (`.`) will be not processed by GitLab CI. You can use this feature to ignore jobs, or use the @@ -923,8 +939,7 @@ Read more about the various [YAML features](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/ya ### Anchors ->**Note:** -Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1. +> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1. YAML also has a handy feature called 'anchors', which let you easily duplicate content across your document. Anchors can be used to duplicate/inherit @@ -1067,3 +1082,5 @@ Visit the [examples README][examples] to see a list of examples using GitLab CI with various languages. [examples]: ../examples/README.md +[ce-6323]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/6323 +[environment]: ../environments.md |