Track the validation error on Environment Update

This commit improves the tracability of the validation
error on Environment update.

Changelog: other

app/services/deployments/update_environment_service.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module Deployments
     delegate :variables, to: :deployable
     delegate :options, to: :deployable, allow_nil: true
 
+    EnvironmentUpdateFailure = Class.new(StandardError)
+
     def initialize(deployment)
       @deployment = deployment
       @deployable = deployment.deployable
@@ -31,8 +33,18 @@ module Deployments
         renew_deployment_tier
         environment.fire_state_event(action)
 
-        if environment.save && !environment.stopped?
-          deployment.update_merge_request_metrics!
+        if environment.save
+          deployment.update_merge_request_metrics! unless environment.stopped?
+        else
+          # If there is a validation error on environment update, such as
+          # the external URL is malformed, the error message is recorded for debugging purpose.
+          # We should surface the error message to users for letting them to take an action.
+          # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21182.
+          Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_exception(
+            EnvironmentUpdateFailure.new,
+            project_id: deployment.project_id,
+            environment_id: environment.id,
+            reason: environment.errors.full_messages.to_sentence)
         end
       end
     end

spec/services/deployments/update_environment_service_spec.rb

@@ -95,6 +95,42 @@ RSpec.describe Deployments::UpdateEnvironmentService do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when external URL is specified and the tier is unset' do
+      let(:options) { { name: 'production', url: external_url } }
+
+      before do
+        environment.update_columns(external_url: external_url, tier: nil)
+        job.update!(environment: 'production')
+      end
+
+      context 'when external URL is valid' do
+        let(:external_url) { 'https://google.com' }
+
+        it 'succeeds to update the tier automatically' do
+          expect { subject.execute }.to change { environment.tier }.from(nil).to('production')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when external URL is invalid' do
+        let(:external_url) { 'google.com' }
+
+        it 'fails to update the tier due to validation error' do
+          expect { subject.execute }.not_to change { environment.tier }
+        end
+
+        it 'tracks an exception' do
+          expect(Gitlab::ErrorTracking).to receive(:track_exception)
+            .with(an_instance_of(described_class::EnvironmentUpdateFailure),
+                  project_id: project.id,
+                  environment_id: environment.id,
+                  reason: %q{External url is blocked: Only allowed schemes are http, https})
+            .once
+
+          subject.execute
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when variables are used' do
       let(:options) do
         { name: 'review-apps/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME',