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@itentialopensource/gitlab-get-diff-of-merge

v0.0.6

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Gitlab Get Diff of Merge Requests

Table of Contents

Overview

The Gitlab Get Diff of Merge pre-built consists of an Operations Manager automation which can be used to get the diff (difference) between the current state and the proposed changes of your gitlab project branch.

The Gitlab Get Diff of Merge workflow serves as an entry point for Operations Manager automation to run the use cases described above.

Supported IAP Versions

Itential pre-builts are built and tested on particular versions of IAP. In addition, pre-builts that work with devices are often dependent on certain orchestration systems (e.g. NSO and IAG). As such, these pre-builts will have dependencies on these other systems. This version of the Gitlab get diff of merge from Repo pre-built has been tested with:

  • IAP 2023.1.x

Getting Started

These instructions will help you get a copy of the pre-built in your IAP instance for testing in your environment. Reading this section is also helpful for deployments as it provides you with pertinent information on prerequisites and capabilities.

Prerequisites

Users must satisfy the following prerequisites to install and run this pre-built:

  • Itential Automation Platform
    • ^2023.1.x

Capabilities

  • get you the list of changes made ona branch using a specific merege request id.
  • Select either verbose or non-verbose options in the input JSON Form for viewing the details.

How to Install

To install the Pre-Built:

  • Verify you are running a supported version of the Itential Automation Platform (IAP) as listed above in the Prerequisites section in order to install the Pre-Built.
  • The Pre-Built can be installed from within App-Admin_Essential. Simply search for the name of your desired Pre-Built and click the install button (as shown below).

Testing

While Itential tests this pre-built and its capabilities, it is often the case the customer environments offer their own unique circumstances. Therefore, it is our recommendation that you deploy this pre-built into a development/testing environment in which you can test the pre-built.

Using this Pre-Built

The main requirements to use this Pre-built are:

  1. Running instance of the Itential OpenSource adapter-gitlab, which can be found in adapter-gitlab

The pre-built can be run using Operations Manager automation Gitlab Get Diff of Merge Automation. Use the following steps to complete the form:

  1. Select the appropriate adapter-gitlab instance from the dropdown.
  2. Input the Project ID of the project.
  3. Input the Merge Request ID.
  4. Select either verbose or non-verbose option for the performed operation details.

Note: All fields are mandatory.

Input Schema

Example input formData:

{
  "formData": {
    "mergeRequestId": 10,
    "options": {
      "verbose": false
    },
    "gitLabAdapterName": "gitlab",
    "projectId": "3434"
  }
}

The following table details the property keys of the input object.

| key | type | required | description | |---------------------------|---------|----------|----------------------| | formData.projectId | string | yes | project id | | formData.meregeRequestID | number | yes | Merege Request ID | | formData.gitlabAdapter | string | yes | adapter id | | formData.options | object | yes | additional options | | formData.options.verbose | boolean | yes | verbose |

Output Schema

The ReturnStatus job variable returned from the run automation Gitlab Get Diff of Merge Automation reports the success or failure of the operation performed.

Example output of successful pull operation:

 {
   "ReturnStatus":
    {
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Diff found",
    "errors": [],
    "response": {
      "get a project": {
        "icode": "AD.200",
        "response": {
          "pathParam": "gitlab_gp",
          "tagList": [],
          "issues_enabled": true,
          "merge_requests_enabled": true,
          "wiki_enabled": true
          "permissions": {
            "project_access": null,
            "group_access": {
              "access_level": 50,
              "notification_level": 3
            }
          }
        },
        "headers": {
          "date": "Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:17:17 GMT",
          "content-type": "application/json",
          "transfer-encoding": "chunked"
        },
        "metrics": {
          "code": 200,
          "timeouts": 0,
          "redirects": 0,
          "retries": 0
        }
      },
      "get diff for a specific committ": {
        "icode": "AD.200",
        "response": [
          {
            "old_path": "newfile",
            "new_path": "newfile",
            "a_mode": "0",
            "b_mode": "100644",
            "new_file": true,
            "renamed_file": false,
            "deleted_file": false,
            "diff": "@@ -0,0 +1 @@\n+This content is for creating new file\n\\ No newline at end of file\n"
          }
        ],
        "headers": {
          "date": "Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:17:23 GMT",
          "content-type": "application/json",
          "content-length": "229"
        },
        "metrics": {
          "code": 200,
          "timeouts": 0,
          "redirects": 0,
          "retries": 0,
          "tripTime": 1439
        }
      }
    },
    "mergeRequestId": 10
  }
}

The following table details the property keys of the output object.

| key | type | description | |------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------| | ReturnStatus | object | job variable | | ReturnStatus.response | object | response | | ReturnStatus.response.get diff for a specific committ | object | operation details | | ReturnStatus.status | string | status | | ReturnStatus.message | string | operation message | | ReturnStatus.mergeRequestId | string | mergeRequestId | | ReturnStatus.errors | array | error details and message | | ReturnStatus.errors.error_details | object | error details | | ReturnStatus.errors.message | string | error message |

Success Example 1 - Successful Gitlab Pull file Operation

Example input for a successful pull file operation:

{
  "formData": {
    "mergeRequestId": 10,
    "options": {
      "verbose": false
    },
    "gitLabAdapterName": "gitlab",
    "projectId": "3434"
  }
}

Example output for successful pull operation:

 {
   "ReturnStatus":
    {
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Diff found",
    "errors": [],
    "response": {
      "get a project": {
        "icode": "AD.200",
        "response": {
          "pathParam": "gitlab_gp",
          "tagList": [],
          "issues_enabled": true,
          "merge_requests_enabled": true,
          "wiki_enabled": true
          "permissions": {
            "project_access": null,
            "group_access": {
              "access_level": 50,
              "notification_level": 3
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "get diff for a specific committ": {
        "icode": "AD.200",
        "response": [
          {
            "old_path": "newfile",
            "new_path": "newfile",
            "a_mode": "0",
            "b_mode": "100644",
            "new_file": true,
            "renamed_file": false,
            "deleted_file": false,
            "diff": "@@ -0,0 +1 @@\n+This content is for creating new file\n\\ No newline at end of file\n"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "mergeRequestId": 10
  }
}

Failure Example 1 - File name doesn't Exists

Input:

{
  "formData": {
    "mergeRequestId": 100,
    "options": {
      "verbose": false
    },
    "gitLabAdapterName": "gitlab",
    "projectId": "3434"
  }
}

Output:

ReturnStatus:
        {
  "status": "FAILED",
  "message": "merge id not found",
  "errors": [
    {
      "error_details": {
        "icode": "AD.500",
        "IAPerror": {
          "origin": "gitlab-connectorRest-handleEndResponse",
          "displayString": "Error 404 received on request",
          "recommendation": "Verify the request is accurate via debug logs and postman",
          "code": 404,
          "raw_response": {
            "status": "success",
            "code": 404,
            "headers": {
            },
            "response": "{\"message\":\"404 Not found\"}",
          }
        },
        "response": {
          "message": "404 Not found"
        }
      },
      "message": "merge id not found"
    }
  ],
  "response": {
    "get a project": {
      "icode": "AD.200",
      "response": {
        "pathParam": "gitlab_gp",
        "tagList": [],
        "createdAt": "2023-03-10T12:33:45.340Z",
        "id": 107,
        "description": "",
        "name": "gitlab_GP"
      }
    },
    "get merge": {
      "icode": "AD.500",
      "IAPerror": {
        "origin": "gitlab-connectorRest-handleEndResponse",
        "displayString": "Error 404 received on request",
        "recommendation": "Verify the request is accurate via debug logs and postman",
        "code": 404,
        "raw_response": {
          "status": "success",
          "code": 404
          "response": "{\"message\":\"404 Not found\"}"
        }
      },
      "metrics": {
        "code": 404,
        "timeouts": 0,
        "redirects": 0
      },
      "response": {
        "message": "404 Not found"
      }
    }
  },
  "mergeRequestId": 100
}

The following table details the property keys of the ReturnStatus object.

| key | type | description | |------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------| | ReturnStatus | object | job variable | | ReturnStatus.response | object | response | | ReturnStatus.response.get mereg | object | operation details | | ReturnStatus.status | string | status | | ReturnStatus.message | string | operation message | | ReturnStatus.filename | string | project id | | ReturnStatus.errors | array | error details and message | | ReturnStatus.errors.error_details | object | error details | | ReturnStatus.errors.message | string | error message |

Additional Information

Please use your Itential Customer Success account if you need support when using this pre-built.

Helpful Links:

  • GitLab Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitLab
  • GitLab Adapter: https://gitlab.com/itentialopensource/adapters/devops-netops/adapter-gitlab
  • GitLab Homepage: https://gitlab.com/