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This allows one to, for example, create an issue as soon as the idea was discussed in Mattermost. +## Prerequisites + +Mattermost 3.4 and up is required. + +If you have the Omnibus GitLab package installed, Mattermost is already bundled +in it. All you have to do is configure it. Read more in the +[Omnibus GitLab Mattermost documentation][omnimatdocs]. + ## Configuration -### On Mattermost +The configuration consists of two parts. First you need to enable the slash +commands in Mattermost and then enable the service in GitLab. -On Mattermost, an administrator has to enable custom slash commands. To do this, -log on, and go to the system console. -Click **Custom integrations**, and enable the custom slash commands and don't -forget to save your settings. +### Step 1. Enable custom slash commands in Mattermost -![Enable custom slash commands](img/mattermost_enable_custom_commands.png) +The first thing to do in Mattermost is to enable the custom slash commands from +the administrator console. -Now go back to your team page, and go the the configuration page for a new -slash command. +1. Log in with an account that has admin privileges and navigate to the system + console. -**Integrations** > **Slash Command** > **Add Slash Command** + ![Mattermost go to console](img/mattermost_goto_console.png) -### On GitLab + --- -On the project you want to configure the slash commands for, go to the -Mattermost Command service. Under settings > **Project Services**. +1. Click **Custom integrations** and set **Enable Custom Slash Commands** to + true. -A screen will appear with all the values you can copy to the Mattermost page you -have just opened. + ![Mattermost console](img/mattermost_console_integrations.png) -![Mattermost setup instructions](img/mattermost_config_help.png) + --- -## Usage +1. Click **Save** at the bottom to save the changes. -A users first interaction with the newly created slash commands will trigger an -authorisation process. This process connects your Mattermost user with your -GitLab user. +### Step 2. Create a new custom command in Mattermost -After these steps are performed, you can start interacting with GitLab. Maybe -start with `/your-trigger issue show 1` and see what your first issue was on -this project! +Now that you have enabled the custom slash commands: + +1. Back to your team page settings, you should see the **Integrations** option. + + ![Mattermost team integrations](img/mattermost_team_integrations.png) + + --- + +1. Go to the **Slash Command** integration and add a new one by clicking the + **Add Slash Command** button. + + ![Mattermost add command](img/mattermost_add_slash_command.png) + + --- + +1. Fill in the options for the custom command. + + ![Mattermost add command configuration](img/mattermost_slash_command_configuration.png) + + > **Note:** + When configuring the GitLab Mattermost command service in the next step, + you will be presented with some predefined values to paste into the + Mattermost slash command settings. + +1. After you setup all the values, copy the token (we will use it below) and + click **Done**. + +> +[**➔ Read more on Mattermost slash commands**][mmslashdocs]. + +### Step 3. Configure GitLab + +1. Go to your project's settings **Services ➔ Mattermost command**. A screen + will appear with all the values you can copy to the Mattermost page in the + previous step. + + ![Mattermost setup instructions](img/mattermost_config_help.png) + +1. Paste the Mattermost token you copied when setting up the Mattermost slash + command and check the **Active** checkbox. +1. Click **Save changes** for the changes to take effect. + +## Authorizing Mattermost to interact with GitLab + +The first time a user will interact with the newly created slash commands, +Mattermost will trigger an authorization process. + +![Mattermost bot authorize](img/mattermost_bot_auth.png) + +This will connect connect your Mattermost user with your GitLab user. You can +see all authorized chat accounts in your profile's page under **Chat**. + +When the authorization process is complete, you can start interacting with +GitLab using the Mattermost commands. + +## Available slash commands + +The available slash commands so far are: + +- `/ issue create \n<description>` - Create a new issue to the + project that `<trigger>` is tied to. +- `/<trigger> issue show <issue-number>` - Show the issue with ID `<issue-number>` + from the project that `<trigger>` is tied to. +- `/<trigger> deploy <environment> to <environment>` - Start the CI job that + deploys from an environment to another, for example `staging` to `production`. + CI must be properly configured. + +If you enabled autocomplete when you created the Mattermost command, you can +use the autocomplete hint to see the available commands that can interact +with GitLab. If for example the autocomplete hint was set to `help` and the +command trigger word to `my-project`, then to see all available command type: + +``` +/my-project help +``` + +![Mattermost bot available commands](img/mattermost_bot_available_commands.png) + +## Permissions + +The permissions to run the [available commands](#available-commands) derive from +the [permissions you have on the project](../user/permissions.md#project). + +[omnimatdocs]: https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/gitlab-mattermost/ +[mmslashdocs]: https://docs.mattermost.com/developer/slash-commands.html diff --git a/doc/project_services/project_services.md b/doc/project_services/project_services.md index 57b731e297b..cba183c9f15 100644 --- a/doc/project_services/project_services.md +++ b/doc/project_services/project_services.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ further configuration instructions and details. 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