We are migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub and we have Build Validations set up where if you make a change in a specific folder, the respective CI pipeline will run when a PR is created.
I am trying to make use of the PR triggers in my YAML file, however when I open a PR it doesn't seem to work.
My pipeline is:
trigger: none
pr:
branches:
include:
- develop
- release/*
- ProductionSupport/*
paths:
include:
- cicd/pipelines/common/pre-commit-ci.yaml
- src
- cicd
pool:
vmImage: ubuntu-latest
variables:
PRE_COMMIT_HOME: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/pre-commit-cache
steps:
- bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PY]`python -V`"
displayName: Get python version
- task: Cache#2
inputs:
key: pre-commit | .pre-commit-config.yaml | "$(PY)"
path: $(PRE_COMMIT_HOME)
- bash: |
pip install --quiet pre-commit
pre-commit run
displayName: 'Run pre-commit'
As a test to make sure my branches/paths were correct I updated the triggers section to:
trigger:
branches:
include:
- develop
- release/*
- ProductionSupport/*
paths:
include:
- cicd/pipelines/common/pre-commit-ci.yaml
- src
- cicd
Then when I made a change in one of the files in these folders, the pipeline was successfully triggered. Am I specifying my PR validation incorrectly?
Your yml definition seems correct.
Since you mentioned the CI trigger work fine and you mentioned We are migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub.
This brings me a idea that a situation that exactly reproduces what you're experiencing and you might not expect:
PR Trigger Override
For example, if your pipeline is the same one as before(Just change the pipeline source), and you didn't delete the previous build validation(Or previous pipeline name is same as the current one), then the pr part in your github yml file will be override, only the build validation on DevOps side will work.
I suggest you investigate whether you have some build validation settings to the pipeline(If your project structure is complex, this maybe difficult to find) or you can simply create a totally new pipeline with the new YAML file.
Related
I need to trigger the pipeline(CI) when any change is made (directly to the branch or by merging a PR) to my_branch, my yml trigger configuration is like this -
trigger:
batch: true
branches:
include:
- my_branch
paths:
include:
- path/of/the/directory
This works fine if a work item is attached with a PR and the PR is merged with the my_branch.
But, when there is no work item attached to a PR - CI is not triggering after merging the PR.
Am I missing anything?
I tried to reproduce the same in my environment and got the results successfully like below:
Step 1: Created a sample repository. (No branch policies are applied at this stage)
Step 2: Create a basic yaml build pipeline as below.
trigger:
branches:
batch: true
include:
- main
pool:
vmImage: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- script: echo Hello, world!
displayName: 'Sample script'
Step 3: Create a new branch from the main branch.
Step 4: Modify or add some code to the newly created branch and create a Pull Request to the main branch and verify build pipeline.
Note: As I did not set any pull request policies on the main branch, the build pipeline will get triggered only after the feature branch merged to the main branch.
I have a repository in Github and want to integrate it into Azure-DevOps. I connected both the repositories in Github as well as Azure-devops.
When I commit some code into Github the changes are not getting updated automatically in Azure. Is there anyway that we can automatically pull the changes if there are any new changes in Github?
Any references/suggestions are much appreciated.
Update:
Azure DevOps doesn't have such a built-in feature to sync the Github repo to the DevOps repo now.
If you need the feature, you can upvote the feature request in this place:
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/automatically-sync-azure-devops-repository-with-gi/516057
When enough people request a new feature, Microsoft will include it in future product plans.
1, You need to use code/script to sync the repo and use the CI Trigger of the YAML pipeline to capture the changes in the Github repo.
trigger:
- <branch name>
pool:
vmImage: ubuntu-latest
variables:
- name: system.debug
value: true
steps:
- script: |
echo put the logic here
displayName: 'Push changes to DevOps repo'
The code you can refer to this page:
https://dileepveldi.medium.com/sync-azure-devops-repo-with-github-repo-35a958d7784e
2, Then after the above pipeline pushes the changes, you need to captrue the changes via the CI trigger of the YAML pipeline on DevOps side.
trigger:
- <branch name>
pool:
vmImage: ubuntu-latest
variables:
- name: system.debug
value: true
steps:
- script: |
echo xxx
displayName: 'Run a multi-line script'
Original Answer:
If you mean integrating Github repo and Azure DevOps pipeline, for example, you need continuous integration on main branch of your repo.
Then, follow the below steps.
1, For classic pipeline:
2, For YAML pipeline:
trigger:
- main
pool:
vmImage: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- script: |
echo Add other tasks to build, test, and deploy your project.
echo See https://aka.ms/yaml
displayName: 'Run a multi-line script'
If what you mean is not integrating Github repo and Azure DevOps pipeline, please clarify your requirements.
I can't get my yaml pipeline to trigger based off the build completion of another pipeline.
This is the code from the yaml pipeline I am trying to trigger to run, where pipelineX is the name of the pipeline build I want the run to trigger off of:
resources:
pipelines:
- pipeline: trigger-pipeline
source: pipelineX
trigger: true
steps:
- task: Bash#3
inputs:
targetType: 'inline'
script: |
echo 'pipeline runs here'
Both pipelines are part of the same project, so that should not be an issue.
I have similar setup with my project. I am triggering 'PipelineNeedsTrigger' build based on successful build of 'PipelineTriggerFrom' pipeline. Both pipelines are under the same project. I have exported my YAML and added snippet here which might help you. I have added below trigger into my 'PipelineNeedsTrigger' which will trigger once the 'PipelineTriggerFrom' has successful build on 'master' branch. This might help you link.
resources:
pipelines:
- pipeline: PipelineTriggerFrom
source: PipelineTriggerFrom
trigger:
branches:
include:
- refs/heads/master
The goal
I'm pretty new to Azure and pipelines, and I'm trying to trigger a pipeline from a pr in Azure. The repo lives in Github.
Here is the pipeline yaml: pipeline.yml
trigger: none # I turned this off for to stop push triggers (but they work fine)
pr:
branches:
include:
- "*" # This does not trigger the pipeline
stages:
- stage: EchoTriggerStage
displayName: Echoing trigger reason
jobs:
- job: A
steps:
- script: echo 'Build reason::::' $(Build.Reason)
displayName: The build reason
# ... some more stages here triggered by PullRequests....
# ... some more stages here triggered by push (CI)....
The pr on Github looks like this:
The problem
However, the pipeline is not triggered, when the push triggers work just fine.
I have read in the docs but I can't see why this does not work.
The pipeline is working perfectly fine when I am triggering it through git push. However, when I try to trigger it with PR's from Github, nothing happens. In the code above, I tried turning off push triggers, and allow for all pr's to trigger the pipeline. Still nothing.
I do not want to delete the pipeline yet and create a new one.
Update
I updated the yaml file to work as suggested underneath. Since the pipeline actually runs through a push command now, the rest of the details of the yaml file are not relevant and are left out.
Other things I have tried
Opening new PR on Github
Closing/Reopening PR on Github
Making change to existing PR on Github
-> Still no triggering of pipeline.
You have a mistake in your pipeline. It should be like this:
trigger: none # turned off for push
pr:
- feature/automated-testing
steps:
- script: echo "PIPELINE IS TRIGGERED FROM PR"
Please change this
- stage:
- script: echo "PIPELINE IS TRIGGERED FROM PR"
to
- stage:
jobs:
- job:
steps:
- script: echo "PIPELINE IS TRIGGERED FROM PR"
EDIT
I used your pipeline
trigger: none # I turned this off for to stop push triggers (but they work fine)
pr:
branches:
include:
- "*" # This does not trigger the pipeline
stages:
- stage: EchoTriggerStage
displayName: Echoing trigger reason
jobs:
- job: A
steps:
- script: echo 'Build reason::::' $(Build.Reason)
displayName: The build reason
# ... some more stages here triggered by PullRequests....
# ... some more stages here triggered by push (CI)....
and all seems to be working.
Here is PR and here build for it
I didn't do that but you can try to enforce this via branch policy. TO do that please go to repo settings and then as follow:
The solution was to go to Azure Pipelines -> Edit pipeline -> Triggers -> Enable PR validation.
You can follow below steps to troubleshooting your pipeline.
1, First you need to make sure a pipeline was created from the yaml file on azure devops Portal. See example in this tutorial.
2, Below part of your yaml file is incorrect. - script task should be under steps section.
Change:
stages:
- stage:
- script: echo "PIPELINE IS TRIGGERED FROM PR"
To:
stages:
- stage:
jobs:
- job:
step:
- script: echo "PIPELINE IS TRIGGERED FROM PR"
3, I saw you used template in your yaml file. Please make sure the template yaml files are in correct format. For example:
the dockerbuild-dashboard-client.yml template of yours is a step template. You need to make sure its contents is like below:
parameters:
...
steps:
- script: echo "task 1"
- script: echo "task 2"
And webapprelease-dashboard-dev-client.yml of yours is a job template. Its contents should be like below:
parameters:
name: ''
pool: ''
sign: false
jobs:
- job: ${{ parameters.name }}
pool: ${{ parameters.pool }}
steps:
- script: npm install
- script: npm test
- ${{ if eq(parameters.sign, 'true') }}:
- script: sign
4, After the pipeline was created on azure devops Portal. You can manually run this pipeline to make sure there is no error in the yaml file and the pipeline can be successfully executed.
5, If All above are checked, but the PR trigger still is not working. You can try deleting the pipeline(created on the first step) created on Azure devops portal and recreated a new pipeline from the yaml file.
I've recently set up an Azure pipeline using the following azure-pipelines.yml file in the master branch:
trigger:
- master
- feature/*
pool:
vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
variables:
buildConfiguration: 'Release'
steps:
- script: dotnet build --configuration $(buildConfiguration)
displayName: 'dotnet build $(buildConfiguration)'
I've also tried these two syntax examples for the trigger to no avail as well as removing the trigger completely.
trigger:
branches:
include:
- master
- feature/*
trigger:
branches:
include: ['*']
I've linked this to a GitHub repo where I created a branch called feature/cool_feature.
According to all of the docs I've read, I should be able to place the YAML file in the master branch which should start a build for both my branches. But all I can get this to do is start a build when a commit is made in the master branch.
The only want I could get the build to trigger is if I put another azure-pipelines.yml file inside of that branch.
Is this no longer the case or am I doing something wrong?
Apparently, you must have another copy of the master's azure-pipelines.yml file in the branch for this to work.