Commit 4c3a2f43 authored by Grzegorz Bizon's avatar Grzegorz Bizon

Copy-edit docs for cross-project pipelines

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With Multi-Project Pipelines, you can visualize the entire pipeline, including all stages of builds and tests for the three projects.
## How it works
### Creating cross-project pipeline through API
## Triggering cross-project pipeline through API
When you use the [`CI_JOB_TOKEN` to trigger pipelines](triggers/README.md#ci-job-token), GitLab
recognizes the source of the job token, and thus internally ties these pipelines
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These relationships are displayed in the pipeline graph by showing inbound and
outbound connections for upstream and downstream pipeline dependencies.
### Creating cross-project pipeline in .gitlab-ci.yml
## Creating cross-project pipeline in .gitlab-ci.yml
> Introduced in GitLab 11.8
#### Triggering a downstream pipeline using a bridge job
### Triggering a downstream pipeline using a bridge job
Before GitLab 11.8 it was necessary to implement a pipeline job that was
responsible for making the API request [to trigger a pipeline](triggers/README.md#ci-job-token)
responsible for making the API request [to trigger a pipeline](triggers/README.md#creating-cross-project-pipeline-through-API)
in a different project.
In GitLab 11.8 we introduced a new CI/CD configuration syntax to make this task
easier, and avoid the need of involving GitLab Runner in triggering a
cross-project pipeline.
In GitLab 11.8, GitLab provides a new CI/CD configuration syntax to make this
task easier, and avoid needing GitLab Runner for triggering a cross-project
pipelines.
```yaml
rspec:
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trigger: my/deployment
```
The example above, as soon as `rspec` job succeeds in stage `test`, `staging`
_bridge_ job is going to be started. Initial status of this job is going to be
`pending`. GitLab will create a downstream pipeline in the `my/deployment`
project, and as soon as the pipeline gets created, `staging` job is going to
succeed. `my/deployment` is a full path to that project.
In the example above, as soon as `rspec` job succeeds in stage `test`,
`staging` "bridge" job is going to be started. Initial status of this job is
going to be `pending`. GitLab will create a downstream pipeline in the
`my/deployment` project and as soon as the pipeline gets created, the `staging`
job will succeed. `my/deployment` is a full path to that project.
User that created the upstream pipeline needs to have access rights to the
The user that created the upstream pipeline needs to have access rights to the
downstream project (`my/deployment` in this case). If a downstream project can
not be found, or a user does not have access rights to create pipeline there,
`staging` job is going to be marked as _failed_.
the `staging` job is going to be marked as _failed_.
Note: `staging` job is going to succeed as soon as a downstream pipeline gets
created. GitLab does not support status attribution yet, however adding
first-class `trigger` configuration syntax is a ground work for implementing
NOTE: **Note:**
`staging` will succeed as soon as a downstream pipeline gets created.
GitLab does not support status attribution yet, however adding first-class
`trigger` configuration syntax is a ground work for implementing
[status attribution](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/39640).
Note: Bridge jobs do not support every configuration entry that a user can use
in case of regular jobs. Bridge jobs are not going to be picked by a runner,
NOTE: **Note:**
"Bridge" jobs do not support every configuration entry that a user can use
in the case of regular jobs. "Bridge" jobs will not to be picked by a runner,
thus there is no point in adding support for `script`, for example. If a user
tries to used unsupported configuration syntax, YAML validation is going to
fail upon pipeline creation.
tries to used unsupported configuration syntax, YAML validation will fail upon
pipeline creation.
#### Specifying a downstream pipeline branch
### Specifying a downstream pipeline branch
It is possible to specify a branch name that a downstream pipeline is going to
use.
It is possible to specify a branch name that a downstream pipeline will use.
```yaml
rspec:
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Use a `project` keyword to specify full path to a downstream project. Use
`branch` keyword to specify a branch name.
GitLab is going to use a commit that is currently on the HEAD of the branch
when creating a downstream pipeline.
GitLab will use a commit that is currently on the HEAD of the branch when
creating a downstream pipeline.
#### Passing variables to a downstream pipeline
### Passing variables to a downstream pipeline
Sometimes you might want to pass variables to a downstream pipeline.
You can do that using `variables` keyword, just like you would do in case
of defining a regular job.
You can do that using the `variables` keyword, just like you would when
defining a regular job.
```yaml
rspec:
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trigger: my/deployment
```
`ENVIRONMENT` variable is going to be passed to every job defined in a
downstream pipeline. It is going to be available as an environment variable
when GitLab Runner picks a job.
The `ENVIRONMENT` variable will be passed to every job defined in a downstream
pipeline. It will be available as an environment variable when GitLab Runner picks a job.
#### Limitations
### Limitations
Because bridge jobs are a little different than regular jobs, it is not
Because "bridge" jobs are a little different to regular jobs, it is not
possible to use exactly the same configuration syntax here, as one would
normally do when defining a regular job that is going to be picked by a runner.
normally do when defining a regular job that will be picked by a runner.
Some features, are not implemented yet, like support for environments.
Some features are not implemented yet. For example, support for environments.
Available configuration keywords are:
[Configuration keywords](yaml/README.md) available for "bridge" jobs are:
- `trigger` (to define a downstream pipeline trigger)
- `stage`
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