Commit b6dc10e4 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch '21773-document-trigger-section-in-gitlab-ci-yml-docs' into 'master'

Better document triggers docs

## What does this MR do?

- Refactor the triggers page view
- Replace old images with new ones
- Mention triggers in `ci/yaml/README.md`

## Screenshots (if relevant)

The new triggers views contains more information and is prettier :)

## Before

![screenshot-localhost_3000_2016-09-06_10-53-10](/uploads/8f45a0e21a31f1819af1739f7af8afd0/screenshot-localhost_3000_2016-09-06_10-53-10.png)

# After

![screenshot-localhost_3000_2016-09-06_10-36-34](/uploads/2bbe2801b0f959851a8cfa5a8a14623d/screenshot-localhost_3000_2016-09-06_10-36-34.png)

## Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

- [x] [CHANGELOG](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CHANGELOG) entry added
- [x] [Documentation created/updated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md)
- [x] Conform by the [merge request performance guides](http://docs.gitlab.com/ce/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.html)
- [x] Conform by the [style guides](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#style-guides)
- [x] Branch has no merge conflicts with `master` (if you do - rebase it please)
- [x] [Squashed related commits together](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History#Squashing-Commits)

## What are the relevant issue numbers?

Closes #21773

See merge request !6217
parents 4f8b9d09 a7a212c1
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- User can edit closed MR with deleted fork (Katarzyna Kobierska Ula Budziszewska) !5496
- Fixed invisible scroll controls on build page on iPhone
- Fix error on raw build trace download for old builds stored in database !4822
- Refactor the triggers page and documentation !6217
v 8.11.5 (unreleased)
- Optimize branch lookups and force a repository reload for Repository#find_branch
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.col-lg-3
%h4.prepend-top-0
= page_title
%p
Triggers can force a specific branch or tag to rebuild with an API call.
%p.prepend-top-20
Triggers can force a specific branch or tag to get rebuilt with an API call.
%p.append-bottom-0
= succeed '.' do
Learn more in the
= link_to 'triggers documentation', help_page_path('ci/triggers/README'), target: '_blank'
.col-lg-9
%h5.prepend-top-0
Your triggers
.panel.panel-default
.panel-heading
%h4.panel-title
Manage your project's triggers
.panel-body
- if @triggers.any?
.table-responsive
%table.table
%thead
%th Token
%th Last used
%th
%strong Token
%th
%strong Last used
%th
= render partial: 'trigger', collection: @triggers, as: :trigger
- else
......@@ -22,13 +31,28 @@
No triggers have been created yet. Add one using the button below.
= form_for @trigger, url: url_for(controller: 'projects/triggers', action: 'create') do |f|
= f.submit "Add Trigger", class: 'btn btn-success'
= f.submit "Add trigger", class: 'btn btn-success'
.panel-footer
%p
In the following examples, you can see the exact API call you need to
make in order to rebuild a specific
%code ref
(branch or tag) with a trigger token.
%p
All you need to do is replace the
%code TOKEN
and
%code REF_NAME
with the trigger token and the branch or tag name respectively.
%h5.prepend-top-default
Use CURL
Use cURL
%p.light
Copy the token above, set your branch or tag name, and that reference will be rebuilt.
Copy one of the tokens above, set your branch or tag name, and that
reference will be rebuilt.
%pre
:plain
......@@ -42,13 +66,13 @@
%p.light
In the
%code .gitlab-ci.yml
of the dependent project, include the following snippet.
The project will rebuild at the end of the build.
of another project, include the following snippet.
The project will be rebuilt at the end of the build.
%pre
:plain
trigger:
type: deploy
trigger_build:
stage: deploy
script:
- "curl -X POST -F token=TOKEN -F ref=REF_NAME #{builds_trigger_url(@project.id)}"
%h5.prepend-top-default
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If you want a quick introduction to GitLab CI, follow our
[quick start guide](../quick_start/README.md).
---
<!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
<!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
**Table of Contents** *generated with [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc)*
- [.gitlab-ci.yml](#gitlab-ci-yml)
- [image and services](#image-and-services)
- [before_script](#before_script)
- [after_script](#after_script)
- [stages](#stages)
- [types](#types)
- [variables](#variables)
- [cache](#cache)
- [cache:key](#cache-key)
- [Jobs](#jobs)
- [script](#script)
- [stage](#stage)
- [only and except](#only-and-except)
- [job variables](#job-variables)
- [tags](#tags)
- [allow_failure](#allow_failure)
- [when](#when)
- [Manual actions](#manual-actions)
- [environment](#environment)
- [artifacts](#artifacts)
- [artifacts:name](#artifacts-name)
- [artifacts:when](#artifacts-when)
- [artifacts:expire_in](#artifacts-expire_in)
- [dependencies](#dependencies)
- [before_script and after_script](#before_script-and-after_script)
- [Git Strategy](#git-strategy)
- [Shallow cloning](#shallow-cloning)
- [Hidden keys](#hidden-keys)
- [Special YAML features](#special-yaml-features)
- [Anchors](#anchors)
- [Validate the .gitlab-ci.yml](#validate-the-gitlab-ci-yml)
- [Skipping builds](#skipping-builds)
- [Examples](#examples)
<!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
---
## .gitlab-ci.yml
From version 7.12, GitLab CI uses a [YAML](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML)
......@@ -183,7 +139,7 @@ Alias for [stages](#stages).
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
build environment. The variables are stored in the Git repository and are meant
to store non-sensitive project configuration, for example:
```yaml
......@@ -198,6 +154,8 @@ thus allowing to fine tune them.
Variables can be also defined on [job level](#job-variables).
[Learn more about variables.](../variables/README.md)
### cache
>**Note:**
......@@ -1086,6 +1044,13 @@ test:mysql:
You can see that the hidden keys are conveniently used as templates.
## Triggers
Triggers can be used to force a rebuild of a specific branch, tag or commit,
with an API call.
[Read more in the triggers documentation.](../triggers/README.md)
## Validate the .gitlab-ci.yml
Each instance of GitLab CI has an embedded debug tool called Lint.
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......@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe 'Triggers' do
context 'create a trigger' do
before do
click_on 'Add Trigger'
click_on 'Add trigger'
expect(@project.triggers.count).to eq(1)
end
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