Merge branch 'mc/backstage/needs-canonical-form' into 'master'

Separate bridge and DAG needs

Closes #14928 and #30675

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!17539

ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/bridge.rb

@@ -23,27 +23,35 @@ module EE
               validates :name, presence: true
               validates :name, type: Symbol
 
-              validate do
-                unless trigger.present? || needs.present?
-                  errors.add(:config, 'should contain either a trigger or a needs:pipeline')
-                end
-              end
-
               with_options allow_nil: true do
                 validates :when,
                   inclusion: { in: %w[on_success on_failure always],
                                message: 'should be on_success, on_failure or always' }
                 validates :extends, type: String
               end
+
+              validate on: :composed do
+                unless trigger.present? || bridge_needs.present?
+                  errors.add(:config, 'should contain either a trigger or a needs:pipeline')
+                end
+              end
+
+              validate on: :composed do
+                next unless bridge_needs.present?
+                next if bridge_needs.one?
+
+                errors.add(:config, 'should contain at most one bridge need')
+              end
             end
 
             entry :trigger, ::EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Trigger,
               description: 'CI/CD Bridge downstream trigger definition.',
               inherit: false
 
-            entry :needs, ::EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Needs,
+            entry :needs, ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Needs,
               description: 'CI/CD Bridge needs dependency definition.',
-              inherit: false
+              inherit: false,
+              metadata: { allowed_needs: %i[bridge job] }
 
             entry :stage, ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Stage,
               description: 'Pipeline stage this job will be executed into.',
@@ -93,6 +101,10 @@ module EE
                 except: except_value }.compact
             end
 
+            def bridge_needs
+              needs_value[:bridge] if needs_value
+            end
+
             private
 
             def overwrite_entry(deps, key, current_entry)

ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module EE
+  module Gitlab
+    module Ci
+      module Config
+        module Entry
+          module Need
+            extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+            prepended do
+              strategy :Bridge, class: EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need::Bridge, if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(Hash) }
+            end
+
+            class Bridge < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+              include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
+              include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Attributable
+
+              ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[pipeline].freeze
+              attributes :pipeline
+
+              validations do
+                validates :config, presence: true
+                validates :config, allowed_keys: ALLOWED_KEYS
+                validates :pipeline, type: String, presence: true
+              end
+
+              def type
+                :bridge
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs.rb

-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module EE
-  module Gitlab
-    module Ci
-      module Config
-        module Entry
-          ##
-          # Entry that represents a cross-project needs dependency.
-          #
-          class Needs < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
-            include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
-            include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Attributable
-
-            ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[pipeline].freeze
-            attributes :pipeline
-
-            validations do
-              validates :config, presence: true
-              validates :config, allowed_keys: ALLOWED_KEYS
-              validates :pipeline, type: String, presence: true
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end

ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/bridge_spec.rb

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Bridge do
       describe '#value' do
         it 'is returns a bridge job configuration' do
           expect(subject.value).to eq(name: :my_bridge,
-                                      needs: { pipeline: 'some/project' },
+                                      needs: { bridge: [{ pipeline: 'some/project' }] },
                                       ignore: false,
                                       stage: 'test',
                                       only: { refs: %w[branches tags] })
@@ -160,6 +160,50 @@ describe EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Bridge do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when bridge has only job needs' do
+      let(:config) do
+        {
+          needs: ['some_job']
+        }
+      end
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when bridge has bridge and job needs' do
+      let(:config) do
+        {
+          trigger: 'other-project',
+          needs: ['some_job', { pipeline: 'some/other_project' }]
+        }
+      end
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when bridge has more than one valid bridge needs' do
+      let(:config) do
+        {
+          trigger: 'other-project',
+          needs: [{ pipeline: 'some/project' }, { pipeline: 'some/other_project' }]
+        }
+      end
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'returns an error about too many bridge needs' do
+          expect(subject.errors).to contain_exactly('bridge config should contain at most one bridge need')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when bridge config contains unknown keys' do
       let(:config) { { unknown: 123 } }
 

ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need do
+  subject { described_class.new(config) }
+
+  context 'when upstream is specified' do
+    let(:config) { { pipeline: 'some/project' } }
+
+    describe '#valid?' do
+      it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+    end
+
+    describe '#value' do
+      it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+        expect(subject.value).to eq(pipeline: 'some/project')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when need is empty' do
+    let(:config) { {} }
+
+    describe '#valid?' do
+      it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+    end
+
+    describe '#errors' do
+      it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
+        expect(subject.errors)
+          .to include("bridge config can't be blank")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb

 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'fast_spec_helper'
-require_dependency 'active_model'
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Needs do
-  subject { described_class.new(config) }
+describe ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Needs do
+  subject(:needs) { described_class.new(config) }
 
-  context 'when upstream config is a non-empty string' do
-    let(:config) { { pipeline: 'some/project' } }
+  before do
+    needs.metadata[:allowed_needs] = %i[job bridge]
+  end
 
-    describe '#valid?' do
-      it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+  describe 'validations' do
+    before do
+      needs.compose!
     end
 
-    describe '#value' do
-      it 'is returns a upstream configuration hash' do
-        expect(subject.value).to eq(pipeline: 'some/project')
+    context 'when entry config value is correct' do
+      let(:config) { ['job_name', pipeline: 'some/project'] }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  context 'when upstream config an empty string' do
-    let(:config) { '' }
+    context 'when wrong needs type is used' do
+      let(:config) { ['job_name', { pipeline: 'some/project' }, 123] }
 
-    describe '#valid?' do
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
-    end
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
 
-    describe '#errors' do
-      it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
-        expect(subject.errors.first)
-          .to eq("needs config can't be blank")
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'returns error about incorrect type' do
+          expect(needs.errors).to contain_exactly(
+            'need has an unsupported type')
+        end
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  context 'when upstream configuration is not valid' do
-    context 'when branch is not provided' do
-      let(:config) { { pipeline: 123 } }
+    context 'when bridge needs has wrong attributes' do
+      let(:config) { ['job_name', project: 'some/project'] }
 
       describe '#valid?' do
         it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
       end
+    end
+  end
 
-      describe '#errors' do
-        it 'returns an error message' do
-          expect(subject.errors.first)
-            .to eq('needs pipeline should be a string')
+  describe '.compose!' do
+    context 'when valid job entries composed' do
+      let(:config) { ['first_job_name', pipeline: 'some/project'] }
+
+      before do
+        needs.compose!
+      end
+
+      it 'is valid' do
+        expect(needs).to be_valid
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns key value' do
+          expect(needs.value).to eq(
+            job: [{ name: 'first_job_name' }],
+            bridge: [{ pipeline: 'some/project' }]
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe '#descendants' do
+        it 'creates valid descendant nodes' do
+          expect(needs.descendants.count).to eq 2
+          expect(needs.descendants)
+            .to all(be_an_instance_of(::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need))
         end
       end
     end

ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Job do
+  let(:entry) { described_class.new(config, name: :rspec) }
+
+  describe 'validations' do
+    before do
+      entry.compose!
+    end
+
+    context 'when entry value is not correct' do
+      context 'when has needs' do
+        context 'when needs is bridge type' do
+          let(:config) do
+            {
+              script: 'echo',
+              stage: 'test',
+              needs: { pipeline: 'some/project' }
+            }
+          end
+
+          it 'returns error about invalid needs type' do
+            expect(entry).not_to be_valid
+            expect(entry.errors).to contain_exactly('needs config uses invalid types: bridge')
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Gitlab::Ci::YamlProcessor do
+  describe 'Bridge Needs' do
+    let(:config) do
+      {
+        build: { stage: 'build', script: 'test' },
+        bridge: { stage: 'test', needs: needs }
+      }
+    end
+
+    subject { described_class.new(YAML.dump(config)) }
+
+    context 'needs upstream pipeline' do
+      let(:needs) { { pipeline: 'some/project' } }
+
+      it 'creates jobs with valid specification' do
+        expect(subject.builds.size).to eq(2)
+        expect(subject.builds[0]).to eq(
+          stage: "build",
+          stage_idx: 1,
+          name: "build",
+          options: {
+            script: ["test"]
+          },
+          when: "on_success",
+          allow_failure: false,
+          yaml_variables: []
+        )
+        expect(subject.builds[1]).to eq(
+          stage: "test",
+          stage_idx: 2,
+          name: "bridge",
+          options: {
+            bridge_needs: { pipeline: 'some/project' }
+          },
+          when: "on_success",
+          allow_failure: false,
+          yaml_variables: []
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'needs both job and pipeline' do
+      let(:needs) { ['build', { pipeline: 'some/project' }] }
+
+      it 'creates jobs with valid specification' do
+        expect(subject.builds.size).to eq(2)
+        expect(subject.builds[0]).to eq(
+          stage: "build",
+          stage_idx: 1,
+          name: "build",
+          options: {
+            script: ["test"]
+          },
+          when: "on_success",
+          allow_failure: false,
+          yaml_variables: []
+        )
+        expect(subject.builds[1]).to eq(
+          stage: "test",
+          stage_idx: 2,
+          name: "bridge",
+          options: {
+            bridge_needs: { pipeline: 'some/project' }
+          },
+          needs_attributes: [
+            { name: "build" }
+          ],
+          when: "on_success",
+          allow_failure: false,
+          yaml_variables: []
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job.rb

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ module Gitlab
               validates :timeout, duration: { limit: ChronicDuration.output(Project::MAX_BUILD_TIMEOUT) }
 
               validates :dependencies, array_of_strings: true
-              validates :needs, array_of_strings: true
               validates :extends, array_of_strings_or_string: true
               validates :rules, array_of_hashes: true
             end
@@ -114,6 +113,11 @@ module Gitlab
             description: 'List of evaluable Rules to determine job inclusion.',
             inherit: false
 
+          entry :needs, Entry::Needs,
+            description: 'Needs configuration for this job.',
+            metadata: { allowed_needs: %i[job] },
+            inherit: false
+
           entry :variables, Entry::Variables,
             description: 'Environment variables available for this job.',
             inherit: false

lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    class Config
+      module Entry
+        class Need < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Simplifiable
+          strategy :Job, if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(String) }
+
+          class Job < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+            include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
+
+            validations do
+              validates :config, presence: true
+              validates :config, type: String
+            end
+
+            def type
+              :job
+            end
+
+            def value
+              { name: @config }
+            end
+          end
+
+          class UnknownStrategy < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+            def type
+            end
+
+            def value
+            end
+
+            def errors
+              ["#{location} has an unsupported type"]
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need.prepend_if_ee('::EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need')

lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    class Config
+      module Entry
+        ##
+        # Entry that represents a set of needs dependencies.
+        #
+        class Needs < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+          include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
+
+          validations do
+            validates :config, presence: true
+
+            validate do
+              unless config.is_a?(Hash) || config.is_a?(Array)
+                errors.add(:config, 'can only be a Hash or an Array')
+              end
+            end
+
+            validate on: :composed do
+              extra_keys = value.keys - opt(:allowed_needs)
+              if extra_keys.any?
+                errors.add(:config, "uses invalid types: #{extra_keys.join(', ')}")
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          def compose!(deps = nil)
+            super(deps) do
+              [@config].flatten.each_with_index do |need, index|
+                @entries[index] = ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Factory.new(Entry::Need)
+                  .value(need)
+                  .with(key: "need", parent: self, description: "need definition.") # rubocop:disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
+                  .create!
+              end
+
+              @entries.each_value do |entry|
+                entry.compose!(deps)
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          def value
+            values = @entries.values.select(&:type)
+            values.group_by(&:type).transform_values do |values|
+              values.map(&:value)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor.rb

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Gitlab
           environment: job[:environment_name],
           coverage_regex: job[:coverage],
           yaml_variables: yaml_variables(name),
-          needs_attributes: job[:needs]&.map { |need| { name: need } },
+          needs_attributes: job.dig(:needs, :job),
           interruptible: job[:interruptible],
           rules: job[:rules],
           options: {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module Gitlab
             instance: job[:instance],
             start_in: job[:start_in],
             trigger: job[:trigger],
-            bridge_needs: job[:needs]
+            bridge_needs: job.dig(:needs, :bridge)&.first
           }.compact }.compact
       end
 
@@ -159,17 +159,19 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def validate_job_needs!(name, job)
-        return unless job[:needs]
+        return unless job.dig(:needs, :job)
 
         stage_index = @stages.index(job[:stage])
 
-        job[:needs].each do |need|
-          raise ValidationError, "#{name} job: undefined need: #{need}" unless @jobs[need.to_sym]
+        job.dig(:needs, :job).each do |need|
+          need_job_name = need[:name]
 
-          needs_stage_index = @stages.index(@jobs[need.to_sym][:stage])
+          raise ValidationError, "#{name} job: undefined need: #{need_job_name}" unless @jobs[need_job_name.to_sym]
+
+          needs_stage_index = @stages.index(@jobs[need_job_name.to_sym][:stage])
 
           unless needs_stage_index.present? && needs_stage_index < stage_index
-            raise ValidationError, "#{name} job: need #{need} is not defined in prior stages"
+            raise ValidationError, "#{name} job: need #{need_job_name} is not defined in prior stages"
           end
         end
       end

lib/gitlab/config/entry/configurable.rb

@@ -29,22 +29,24 @@ module Gitlab
         def compose!(deps = nil)
           return unless valid?
 
-          self.class.nodes.each do |key, factory|
-            # If we override the config type validation
-            # we can end with different config types like String
-            next unless config.is_a?(Hash)
+          super do
+            self.class.nodes.each do |key, factory|
+              # If we override the config type validation
+              # we can end with different config types like String
+              next unless config.is_a?(Hash)
 
-            factory
-              .value(config[key])
-              .with(key: key, parent: self)
+              factory
+                .value(config[key])
+                .with(key: key, parent: self)
 
-            entries[key] = factory.create!
-          end
+              entries[key] = factory.create!
+            end
 
-          yield if block_given?
+            yield if block_given?
 
-          entries.each_value do |entry|
-            entry.compose!(deps)
+            entries.each_value do |entry|
+              entry.compose!(deps)
+            end
           end
         end
         # rubocop: enable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
@@ -67,12 +69,13 @@ module Gitlab
           private
 
           # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
-          def entry(key, entry, description: nil, default: nil, inherit: nil, reserved: nil)
+          def entry(key, entry, description: nil, default: nil, inherit: nil, reserved: nil, metadata: {})
             factory = ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Factory.new(entry)
               .with(description: description)
               .with(default: default)
               .with(inherit: inherit)
               .with(reserved: reserved)
+              .metadata(metadata)
 
             (@nodes ||= {}).merge!(key.to_sym => factory)
           end

lib/gitlab/config/entry/node.rb

@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ module Gitlab
           @aspects ||= []
         end
 
+        def self.with_aspect(blk)
+          self.aspects.append(blk)
+        end
+
         private
 
         attr_reader :entries

lib/gitlab/config/entry/simplifiable.rb

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ module Gitlab
   module Config
     module Entry
       class Simplifiable < SimpleDelegator
-        EntryStrategy = Struct.new(:name, :condition)
+        EntryStrategy = Struct.new(:name, :klass, :condition)
 
         attr_reader :subject
 
-        def initialize(config, **metadata)
+        def initialize(config, **metadata, &blk)
           unless self.class.const_defined?(:UnknownStrategy)
             raise ArgumentError, 'UndefinedStrategy not available!'
           end
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ module Gitlab
 
           entry = self.class.entry_class(strategy)
 
-          @subject = entry.new(config, metadata)
+          @subject = entry.new(config, metadata, &blk)
 
-          yield(@subject) if block_given?
           super(@subject)
         end
 
         def self.strategy(name, **opts)
-          EntryStrategy.new(name, opts.fetch(:if)).tap do |strategy|
+          EntryStrategy.new(name, opts.dig(:class), opts.fetch(:if)).tap do |strategy|
             strategies.append(strategy)
           end
         end
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
         def self.entry_class(strategy)
           if strategy.present?
-            self.const_get(strategy.name, false)
+            strategy.klass || self.const_get(strategy.name, false)
           else
             self::UnknownStrategy
           end

lib/gitlab/config/entry/validatable.rb

@@ -7,14 +7,27 @@ module Gitlab
         extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
         def self.included(node)
-          node.aspects.append -> do
-            @validator = self.class.validator.new(self)
-            @validator.validate(:new)
+          node.with_aspect -> do
+            validate(:new)
           end
         end
 
+        def validator
+          @validator ||= self.class.validator.new(self)
+        end
+
+        def validate(context = nil)
+          validator.validate(context)
+        end
+
+        def compose!(deps = nil, &blk)
+          super(deps, &blk)
+
+          validate(:composed)
+        end
+
         def errors
-          @validator.messages + descendants.flat_map(&:errors) # rubocop:disable Gitlab/ModuleWithInstanceVariables
+          validator.messages + descendants.flat_map(&:errors)
         end
 
         class_methods do

spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job_spec.rb

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Job do
 
       let(:result) do
         %i[before_script script stage type after_script cache
-           image services only except rules variables artifacts
+           image services only except rules needs variables artifacts
            environment coverage retry]
       end
 
@@ -384,21 +384,6 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Job do
       end
 
       context 'when has needs' do
-        context 'that are not a array of strings' do
-          let(:config) do
-            {
-              stage: 'test',
-              script: 'echo',
-              needs: 'build-job'
-            }
-          end
-
-          it 'returns error about invalid type' do
-            expect(entry).not_to be_valid
-            expect(entry.errors).to include 'job needs should be an array of strings'
-          end
-        end
-
         context 'when have dependencies that are not subset of needs' do
           let(:config) do
             {

spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need do
+  subject(:need) { described_class.new(config) }
+
+  context 'when job is specified' do
+    let(:config) { 'job_name' }
+
+    describe '#valid?' do
+      it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+    end
+
+    describe '#value' do
+      it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+        expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when need is empty' do
+    let(:config) { '' }
+
+    describe '#valid?' do
+      it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+    end
+
+    describe '#errors' do
+      it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
+        expect(need.errors)
+          .to contain_exactly("job config can't be blank")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Needs do
+  subject(:needs) { described_class.new(config) }
+
+  before do
+    needs.metadata[:allowed_needs] = %i[job]
+  end
+
+  describe 'validations' do
+    before do
+      needs.compose!
+    end
+
+    context 'when entry config value is correct' do
+      let(:config) { ['job_name'] }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when config value has wrong type' do
+      let(:config) { 123 }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'returns error about incorrect type' do
+          expect(needs.errors)
+            .to include('needs config can only be a hash or an array')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when wrong needs type is used' do
+      let(:config) { [123] }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'returns error about incorrect type' do
+          expect(needs.errors).to contain_exactly(
+            'need has an unsupported type')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.compose!' do
+    context 'when valid job entries composed' do
+      let(:config) { %w[first_job_name second_job_name] }
+
+      before do
+        needs.compose!
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns key value' do
+          expect(needs.value).to eq(
+            job: [
+              { name: 'first_job_name' },
+              { name: 'second_job_name' }
+            ]
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe '#descendants' do
+        it 'creates valid descendant nodes' do
+          expect(needs.descendants.count).to eq 2
+          expect(needs.descendants)
+            .to all(be_an_instance_of(::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need))
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb

@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ module Gitlab
         end
       end
 
-      describe "Needs" do
+      describe "Job Needs" do
         let(:needs) { }
         let(:dependencies) { }
 
@@ -1293,12 +1293,7 @@ module Gitlab
               stage: "test",
               stage_idx: 2,
               name: "test1",
-              options: {
-                script: ["test"],
-                # This does not make sense, there is a follow-up:
-                # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/65569
-                bridge_needs: %w[build1 build2]
-              },
+              options: { script: ["test"] },
               needs_attributes: [
                 { name: "build1" },
                 { name: "build2" }
@@ -1310,12 +1305,6 @@ module Gitlab
           end
         end
 
-        context 'needs two builds defined as symbols' do
-          let(:needs) { [:build1, :build2] }
-
-          it { expect { subject }.not_to raise_error }
-        end
-
         context 'undefined need' do
           let(:needs) { ['undefined'] }