CI/CD
This page will cover openDesk automation via Gitlab CI.
* [Deployment](#deployment)
* [Tests](#tests)
## Deployment
The project includes a `.gitlab-ci.yml` that allows you to execute the deployment from a Gitlab instance of your choice.
When starting the pipeline through the Gitlab UI, you will be queried for some variables plus the following ones:
- `DOMAIN` = The domain to deploy to.
- `ISTIO_DOMAIN` = istio.`DOMAIN`
- `NAMESPACE`: Defines into which namespace of your K8s cluster the SWP will be installed
- `MASTER_PASSWORD_WEB_VAR`: Overwrites value of `MASTER_PASSWORD`
Based on your input, the following variables will be set:
- `MASTER_PASSWORD` = `MASTER_PASSWORD_WEB_VAR`. If `MASTER_PASSWORD_WEB_VAR`
is not set, the default for `MASTER_PASSWORD` will be used, unless you set
`MASTER_PASSWORD` as a masked CI/CD variable in Gitlab to supersede the default.
You might want to set credential variables in the Gitlab project at `Settings` > `CI/CD` > `Variables`.
## Tests
The gitlab-ci pipeline contains a job named `run-tests` that can trigger a test suite pipeline on another gitlab project.
The `DEPLOY_`-variables are used to determine which components should be tested.
In order for the trigger to work, the variable `TESTS_PROJECT_URL` has to be set on this gitlab project's CI variables
that can be found at `Settings` -> `CI/CD` -> `Variables`. The variable should have this format:
`/api/v4/projects/`.
If the branch of the test pipeline is not `main` this can be set with the .gitlab-ci.yml variable
`TESTS_BRANCH` while creating a new pipeline.