Fix new users receiving a failed pipeline warning without CI YAML

app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Ci
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Validate::SecurityOrchestrationPolicy,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Config::Content,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Config::Process,
+                Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Validate::AfterConfig,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::RemoveUnwantedChatJobs,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Skip,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::SeedBlock,

ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/abilities.rb

@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@ module EE
                   return error('Pipeline is disabled for mirror updates')
                 end
 
-                if current_user && !current_user.has_required_credit_card_to_run_pipelines?(project)
-                  ::Gitlab::AppLogger.info(
-                    message: 'Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline',
-                    project_path: project.full_path,
-                    user_id: current_user.id,
-                    plan: project.root_namespace.actual_plan_name
-                  )
-
-                  return error('Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline', drop_reason: :user_not_verified)
-                end
-
                 super
               end
             end

ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/after_config.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module EE
+  module Gitlab
+    module Ci
+      module Pipeline
+        module Chain
+          module Validate
+            module AfterConfig
+              extend ::Gitlab::Utils::Override
+
+              override :perform!
+              def perform!
+                if current_user && !current_user.has_required_credit_card_to_run_pipelines?(project)
+                  ::Gitlab::AppLogger.info(
+                    message: 'Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline',
+                      project_path: project.full_path,
+                      user_id: current_user.id,
+                      plan: project.root_namespace.actual_plan_name
+                  )
+
+                  return error('Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline', drop_reason: :user_not_verified)
+                end
+
+                super
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/abilities_spec.rb

@@ -39,52 +39,5 @@ RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Validate::Abilities do
           .to include('Pipeline is disabled for mirror updates')
       end
     end
-
-    describe 'credit card requirement' do
-      context 'when user does not have credit card for pipelines in project' do
-        before do
-          allow(user)
-            .to receive(:has_required_credit_card_to_run_pipelines?)
-            .with(project)
-            .and_return(false)
-        end
-
-        it 'breaks the chain with an error' do
-          step.perform!
-
-          expect(step.break?).to be_truthy
-          expect(pipeline.errors.to_a)
-            .to include('Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline')
-        end
-
-        it 'logs the event' do
-          allow(Gitlab).to receive(:com?).and_return(true).at_least(:once)
-
-          expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(
-            message: 'Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline',
-            project_path: project.full_path,
-            user_id: user.id,
-            plan: 'free')
-
-          step.perform!
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when user has credit card for pipelines in project' do
-        before do
-          allow(user)
-            .to receive(:has_required_credit_card_to_run_pipelines?)
-            .with(project)
-            .and_return(true)
-        end
-
-        it 'succeeds the step' do
-          step.perform!
-
-          expect(step.break?).to be_falsey
-          expect(pipeline.errors).to be_empty
-        end
-      end
-    end
   end
 end

ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/after_config_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Validate::AfterConfig do
+  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
+  let_it_be(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+  let(:pipeline) do
+    build(:ci_pipeline, project: project)
+  end
+
+  let(:command) do
+    Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Command
+      .new(project: project, current_user: user, origin_ref: ref, save_incompleted: true)
+  end
+
+  let(:step) { described_class.new(pipeline, command) }
+  let(:ref) { 'master' }
+
+  describe '#perform!' do
+    before do
+      project.add_developer(user)
+    end
+
+    describe 'credit card requirement' do
+      context 'when user does not have credit card for pipelines in project' do
+        before do
+          allow(user)
+            .to receive(:has_required_credit_card_to_run_pipelines?)
+            .with(project)
+            .and_return(false)
+        end
+
+        it 'breaks the chain with an error' do
+          step.perform!
+
+          expect(step.break?).to be_truthy
+          expect(pipeline.errors.to_a)
+            .to include('Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline')
+          expect(pipeline.failure_reason).to eq('user_not_verified')
+          expect(pipeline).to be_persisted # when passing a failure reason the pipeline is persisted
+        end
+
+        it 'logs the event' do
+          allow(Gitlab).to receive(:com?).and_return(true).at_least(:once)
+
+          expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(
+            message: 'Credit card required to be on file in order to create a pipeline',
+            project_path: project.full_path,
+            user_id: user.id,
+            plan: 'free')
+
+          step.perform!
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when user has credit card for pipelines in project' do
+        before do
+          allow(user)
+            .to receive(:has_required_credit_card_to_run_pipelines?)
+            .with(project)
+            .and_return(true)
+        end
+
+        it 'succeeds the step' do
+          step.perform!
+
+          expect(step.break?).to be_falsey
+          expect(pipeline.errors).to be_empty
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

ee/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb

@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@ RSpec.describe Ci::CreatePipelineService, '#execute' do
             expect(pipeline.failure_reason).to eq('user_not_verified')
           end
 
+          context 'when config is blank' do
+            before do
+              stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(nil)
+            end
+
+            it 'does not create a pipeline', :aggregate_failures do
+              pipeline = create_pipeline!
+
+              expect(pipeline).not_to be_persisted
+            end
+          end
+
           context 'when feature flag is disabled' do
             before do
               stub_feature_flags(ci_require_credit_card_on_free_plan: false)

lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/after_config.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    module Pipeline
+      module Chain
+        module Validate
+          class AfterConfig < Chain::Base
+            include Chain::Helpers
+
+            def perform!
+            end
+
+            def break?
+              @pipeline.errors.any?
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Validate::AfterConfig.prepend_mod_with('Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Validate::AfterConfig')