Commit 25817c27 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Restructure steps for MM slash commands service

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parent 2a21a347
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If you have the Omnibus GitLab package installed, Mattermost is already bundled
in it. All you have to do is configure it. Read more in the
[Omnibus GitLab Mattermost documentation][omnimatdocs].
[Omnibus GitLab Mattermost documentation][omnimmdocs].
## Configuration
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### Step 1. Enable custom slash commands in Mattermost
The first thing to do in Mattermost is to enable the custom slash commands from
The first thing to do in Mattermost is to enable custom slash commands from
the administrator console.
1. Log in with an account that has admin privileges and navigate to the system
......@@ -41,50 +41,74 @@ the administrator console.
1. Click **Save** at the bottom to save the changes.
### Step 2. Create a new custom command in Mattermost
### Step 2. Open the Mattermost slash commands service in GitLab
Now that you have enabled the custom slash commands:
1. Open a new tab for GitLab and go to your project's settings
**Services ➔ Mattermost command**. A screen will appear with all the values you
need to copy in Mattermost as described in the next step. Leave the window open.
1. Back to your team page settings, you should see the **Integrations** option.
>**Note:**
GitLab will propose some values for the Mattermost settings. The only one
required to copy-paste as-is is the **Request URL**, all the others are just
suggestions.
![Mattermost setup instructions](img/mattermost_config_help.png)
---
1. Proceed to the next step and create a slash command in Mattermost with the
above values.
### Step 3. Create a new custom slash command in Mattermost
Now that you have enabled the custom slash commands in Mattermost and opened
the Mattermost slash commands service in GitLab, it's time to copy these values
in a new slash command.
1. Back to Mattermost, under your team page settings, you should see the
**Integrations** option.
![Mattermost team integrations](img/mattermost_team_integrations.png)
---
1. Go to the **Slash Command** integration and add a new one by clicking the
1. Go to the **Slash Commands** integration and add a new one by clicking the
**Add Slash Command** button.
![Mattermost add command](img/mattermost_add_slash_command.png)
---
1. Fill in the options for the custom command.
1. Fill in the options for the custom command as described in
[step 2](#step-2-open-the-mattermost-slash-commands-service-in-gitlab).
![Mattermost add command configuration](img/mattermost_slash_command_configuration.png)
>**Note:**
If you plan on connecting multiple projects, pick a slash command trigger
word that relates to your projects such as `/gitlab-project-name` or even
just `/project-name`. Only use `/gitlab` if you will only connect a single
project to your Mattermost team.
> **Note:**
When configuring the GitLab Mattermost command service in the next step,
you will be presented with some predefined values to paste into the
Mattermost slash command settings.
![Mattermost add command configuration](img/mattermost_slash_command_configuration.png)
1. After you setup all the values, copy the token (we will use it below) and
click **Done**.
>
[**➔ Read more on Mattermost slash commands**][mmslashdocs].
![Mattermost slash command token](img/mattermost_slash_command_token.png)
### Step 3. Configure GitLab
### Step 4. Copy the Mattermost token into the Mattermost slash command service
1. Go to your project's settings **Services ➔ Mattermost command**. A screen
will appear with all the values you can copy to the Mattermost page in the
previous step.
1. In GitLab, paste the Mattermost token you copied in the previous step and
check the **Active** checkbox.
![Mattermost setup instructions](img/mattermost_config_help.png)
![Mattermost copy token to GitLab](img/mattermost_gitlab_token.png)
1. Paste the Mattermost token you copied when setting up the Mattermost slash
command and check the **Active** checkbox.
1. Click **Save changes** for the changes to take effect.
---
You are now set to start using slash commands in Mattermost that talk to the
GitLab project you configured.
## Authorizing Mattermost to interact with GitLab
The first time a user will interact with the newly created slash commands,
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![Mattermost bot authorize](img/mattermost_bot_auth.png)
This will connect connect your Mattermost user with your GitLab user. You can
This will connect your Mattermost user with your GitLab user. You can
see all authorized chat accounts in your profile's page under **Chat**.
When the authorization process is complete, you can start interacting with
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The available slash commands so far are:
- `/<trigger> issue create <title>\n<description>` - Create a new issue to the
project that `<trigger>` is tied to.
- `/<trigger> issue show <issue-number>` - Show the issue with ID `<issue-number>`
from the project that `<trigger>` is tied to.
- `/<trigger> deploy <environment> to <environment>` - Start the CI job that
deploys from an environment to another, for example `staging` to `production`.
CI must be properly configured.
| Command | Description | Example |
| ------- | ----------- | ------- |
| `/<trigger> issue create <title>\n<description>` | Create a new issue in the project that `<trigger>` is tied to. `<description>` is optional. | `/trigger issue create We need to change the homepage` |
| `/<trigger> issue show <issue-number>` | Show the issue with ID `<issue-number>` from the project that `<trigger>` is tied to. | `/trigger issue show 42` |
| `/<trigger> deploy <environment> to <environment>` | Start the CI job that deploys from one environment to another, for example `staging` to `production`. CI/CD must be [properly configured][ciyaml]. | `/trigger deploy staging to production` |
If you enabled autocomplete when you created the Mattermost command, you can
use the autocomplete hint to see the available commands that can interact
with GitLab. If for example the autocomplete hint was set to `help` and the
command trigger word to `my-project`, then to see all available command type:
To see a list of available commands that can interact with GitLab, type the
trigger word followed by `help`:
```
/my-project help
......@@ -126,5 +146,12 @@ command trigger word to `my-project`, then to see all available command type:
The permissions to run the [available commands](#available-commands) derive from
the [permissions you have on the project](../user/permissions.md#project).
[omnimatdocs]: https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/gitlab-mattermost/
## Further reading
- [Mattermost slash commands documentation][mmslashdocs]
- [Omnibus GitLab Mattermost][omnimmdocs]
[omnimmdocs]: https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/gitlab-mattermost/
[mmslashdocs]: https://docs.mattermost.com/developer/slash-commands.html
[ciyaml]: ../ci/yaml/README.md
......@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ further configuration instructions and details. Contributions are welcome.
| [Irker (IRC gateway)](irker.md) | Send IRC messages, on update, to a list of recipients through an Irker gateway |
| [JIRA](jira.md) | JIRA issue tracker |
| JetBrains TeamCity CI | A continuous integration and build server |
| [Mattermost command](mattermost_slash_commands.md) | Mattermost slash commands |
| [Mattermost slash commands](mattermost_slash_commands.md) | Mattermost chat and ChatOps slash commands |
| PivotalTracker | Project Management Software (Source Commits Endpoint) |
| Pushover | Pushover makes it easy to get real-time notifications on your Android device, iPhone, iPad, and Desktop |
| [Redmine](redmine.md) | Redmine issue tracker |
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