gitlab-ci.yml - override a specific job and script execution

Question

I have a .gitlab-ci.yml file that says:

include: - project: 'my-proj/my-gitlab-ci' ref: master file: '/pipeline/gitlab-ci.yml'

Because of some "Inconvenience" I would like to override some specific stage that is defined on the above mentioned gitlab-ci.yml file injected on my top level .gitlab-ci.yml file. The plan stage I am interested in has the following thing:

plan-dummy: stage: plan script: - terraform plan -lock=false -var-file=vars/vars.tfvars

What I want to do is override the above on the main .gitlab-ci.yml file such that only the script is executed as an override:

plan-dummy: stage: plan script: - terraform refresh # This is the line I want to add as an additional step before next - terraform plan -lock=false -var-file=vars/dev.tfvars

How do I achieve that without fiddling with the injected file? Yes, I know that alternative is to do dirty copy-paste from child file, but I don't want to do that.

Regards,

mahdi · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-12 07:54:06Z

32

simply reuse the same job name and add the configuration you need:

plan-dummy: before_script: - terraform refresh

answered Mar 12, 2022 at 7:54

mahdi

9821 gold badge14 silver badges24 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

Sean Blonien Over a year ago

if the original "plan-dummy" job has a"before_script" already, will listing a new command "override" it and erase the original command list?

Tomas B Over a year ago

Unfortunately yes. All overrides, overrides definitions in original

danielnelz · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-13 07:50:10Z

-4

You can do the terraform refresh in a before_script part which will be executed before you script:

plan-dummy: extends: plan-dummy before_script: - terraform refresh

answered Apr 13, 2021 at 7:50

danielnelz

5,3444 gold badges34 silver badges43 bronze badges

2 Comments

khelkun Over a year ago

Not working: Found errors in your .gitlab-ci.yml: plan-dummy: circular dependency detected in extends

Zoneur Over a year ago

You don't need to specify extends:, simply reuse the same job name and add the configuration you need.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

gitlab-ci.yml - override a specific job and script execution

2 Answers 2

2 Comments

2 Comments

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

2 Comments

2 Comments

Related