gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/administration/external_pipeline_validation.md

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External Pipeline Validation

You can use an external service for validating a pipeline before it's created.

WARNING: This is an experimental feature and subject to change without notice.

Usage

GitLab sends a POST request to the external service URL with the pipeline data as payload. GitLab then invalidates the pipeline based on the response code. If there's an error or the request times out, the pipeline is not invalidated.

Response Code Legend:

• 200 - Accepted
• 406 - Not Accepted
• Other Codes - Accepted and Logged

Configuration

To configure external pipeline validation:

1. Set the EXTERNAL_VALIDATION_SERVICE_URL environment variable to the external service URL.
2. Enable the ci_external_validation_service feature flag.

By default, requests to the external service time out after five seconds. To override the default, set the EXTERNAL_VALIDATION_SERVICE_TIMEOUT environment variable to the required number of seconds.

Payload Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required" : [
    "project",
    "user",
    "pipeline",
    "builds",
    "namespace"
  ],
  "properties" : {
    "project": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "id",
        "path",
        "created_at"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": { "type": "integer" },
        "path": { "type": "string" },
        "created_at": { "type": ["string", "null"], "format": "date-time" }
      }
    },
    "user": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "id",
        "username",
        "email",
        "created_at"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": { "type": "integer" },
        "username": { "type": "string" },
        "email": { "type": "string" },
        "created_at": { "type": ["string", "null"], "format": "date-time" }
      }
    },
    "pipeline": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "sha",
        "ref",
        "type"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "sha": { "type": "string" },
        "ref": { "type": "string" },
        "type": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "builds": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "stage",
          "image",
          "services",
          "script"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": { "type": "string" },
          "stage": { "type": "string" },
          "image": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
          "services": {
            "type": ["array", "null"],
            "items": { "type": "string" }
          },
          "script": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": { "type": "string" }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "namespace": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "plan",
        "trial"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "plan": { "type": "string" },
        "trial": { "type": "boolean" }
      }
    }
  }
}