Default masked to false for new variables

Set the default value to false
Adjust tests to expect false as the default
Update documentation to make new default clear

app/helpers/ci_variables_helper.rb

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module CiVariablesHelper
     if variable && !only_key_value
       variable.masked
     else
-      true
+      false
     end
   end
 

app/views/ci/variables/_content.html.haml

-= _('Environment variables are applied to environments via the runner. They can be protected by only exposing them to protected branches or tags. Additionally, they will be masked by default so they are hidden in job logs, though they must match certain regexp requirements to do so. You can use environment variables for passwords, secret keys, or whatever you want.')
+= _('Environment variables are applied to environments via the runner. They can be protected by only exposing them to protected branches or tags. Additionally, they can be masked so they are hidden in job logs, though they must match certain regexp requirements to do so. You can use environment variables for passwords, secret keys, or whatever you want.')
 = _('You may also add variables that are made available to the running application by prepending the variable key with <code>K8S_SECRET_</code>.').html_safe
 = link_to _('More information'), help_page_path('ci/variables/README', anchor: 'variables')

app/views/ci/variables/_variable_row.html.haml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - value = variable&.value
 - is_protected_default = ci_variable_protected_by_default?
 - is_protected = ci_variable_protected?(variable, only_key_value)
-- is_masked_default = true
+- is_masked_default = false
 - is_masked = ci_variable_masked?(variable, only_key_value)
 
 - id_input_name = "#{form_field}[variables_attributes][][id]"

changelogs/unreleased/11204-turn-off-mask-by-default.yml

+---
+title: Default masked to false for new variables
+merge_request: 28186
+author:
+type: changed

doc/ci/variables/README.md

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Variable types can be set via the [UI](#via-the-ui) or the [API](../../api/proje
 
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/13784) in GitLab 11.10
 
-By default, variables will be created as masked variables.
+Variables can be created as masked variables.
 This means that the value of the variable will be hidden in job logs,
 though it must match certain requirements to do so:
 

locale/gitlab.pot

@@ -3877,7 +3877,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Enter the merge request title"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Environment variables are applied to environments via the runner. They can be protected by only exposing them to protected branches or tags. Additionally, they will be masked by default so they are hidden in job logs, though they must match certain regexp requirements to do so. You can use environment variables for passwords, secret keys, or whatever you want."
+msgid "Environment variables are applied to environments via the runner. They can be protected by only exposing them to protected branches or tags. Additionally, they can be masked so they are hidden in job logs, though they must match certain regexp requirements to do so. You can use environment variables for passwords, secret keys, or whatever you want."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Environment variables are configured by your administrator to be %{link_start}protected%{link_end} by default"

spec/support/features/variable_list_shared_examples.rb

@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
     end
   end
 
-  it 'defaults to masked' do
+  it 'defaults to unmasked' do
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:last-child') do
       find('.js-ci-variable-input-key').set('key')
       find('.js-ci-variable-input-value').set('key_value')
 
-      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('true')
+      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
     end
 
     click_button('Save variables')
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:nth-child(2)') do
       expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-key').value).to eq('key')
       expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-value', visible: false).value).to eq('key_value')
-      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('true')
+      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
     end
   end
 
@@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
   end
 
   it 'edits variable to be unmasked' do
-    page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:nth-child(2)') do
-      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('true')
+    page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:last-child') do
+      find('.js-ci-variable-input-key').set('unmasked_key')
+      find('.js-ci-variable-input-value').set('unmasked_value')
+      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
 
       find('.ci-variable-masked-item .js-project-feature-toggle').click
 
-      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
+      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('true')
     end
 
     click_button('Save variables')
@@ -247,12 +249,6 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
 
     visit page_path
 
-    page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:nth-child(2)') do
-      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
-    end
-  end
-
-  it 'edits variable to be masked' do
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:nth-child(2)') do
       expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('true')
 
@@ -268,6 +264,14 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
 
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:nth-child(2)') do
       expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'edits variable to be masked' do
+    page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:last-child') do
+      find('.js-ci-variable-input-key').set('masked_key')
+      find('.js-ci-variable-input-value').set('masked_value')
+      expect(find('.js-ci-variable-input-masked', visible: false).value).to eq('false')
 
       find('.ci-variable-masked-item .js-project-feature-toggle').click
 
@@ -348,10 +352,11 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
     end
   end
 
-  it 'shows validation error box about empty values' do
+  it 'shows validation error box about masking empty values' do
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:last-child') do
       find('.js-ci-variable-input-key').set('empty_value')
       find('.js-ci-variable-input-value').set('')
+      find('.ci-variable-masked-item .js-project-feature-toggle').click
     end
 
     click_button('Save variables')
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-row:last-child') do
       find('.js-ci-variable-input-key').set('unmaskable_value')
       find('.js-ci-variable-input-value').set('???')
+      find('.ci-variable-masked-item .js-project-feature-toggle').click
     end
 
     click_button('Save variables')