Helpers

Helpers are reusable YAML job components. Import individual files and extend the hidden jobs in your pipeline.

Available helpers

Helper	Description
default	Shared pipeline stages and base app variables
docker	Build and push Docker images with BuildKit caching
kubernetes	Configure cluster access and manage image pull secrets
helm	Clone a chart repository and deploy with Helm
git	Compute commit lists, change summaries, release notes, and Gitflow rules
gitlab	Resolve MR context, post comments, fetch avatars, and create releases
slack	Send Block Kit messages to Slack channels
sentry	Create Sentry releases and upload source maps
google	Authenticate with Google Cloud and connect to GKE clusters
digitalocean	Authenticate with DigitalOcean and connect to DOKS clusters
http	Send HTTP POST requests and poll endpoints for a status code

Usage

include:
  - project: hosst/gitlab-pipelines
    file: helpers/slack.yaml

my-job:
  extends: .slack_message
  variables:
    SLACK_MESSAGE_CHANNEL: deployments
    SLACK_MESSAGE_TEXT: "Deployed $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"