Updating GitLab Mattermost to v1.1 for GitLab 8.1 release

Opening a ticket for the update of GitLab Mattermost to v1.1 in GitLab omnibus

• Final Mattermost v1.1 is shipping Friday Oct 16

• RC1 is available now and config.json has a number of config setting updates from v0.7 and those settings would need to be updated with GitLab omnibus

• Depending on the omnibus schedule we'd propose either omnibus team installing a GitLab Mattermost RC early to see if there are any regressions that would need a hotfix prior to release, or wait until Friday (possibly Thursday) for final v1.1 (and Mattermost can cut a bug fix release if there are any issues--hopefully not, of course).

Key updates for GitLab Mattermost in 8.1 include:

• Real-time notifications can now be received by Mattermost via support for incoming webhooks calls.

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• A new GitLab Integration Service for Mattermost provides real-time notifications of GitLab issue, merge request and comment updates for selected Mattermost channels, and supports rendering of of GitLab Flavored Markdown received.

• Markdown is now rendered across Mattermost messages, comments and channel headers offering rich formatting for fonts, in-line images, tables and headings.

• Mattermost offers the GitLab 8.0 color themes as one of four pre-set themes (two light, two dark), plus detailed control of 18-different color options within themes, and the ability to import themes from Slack.

• Dozens of GitLab Mattermost teams can now be easily managed and configured through the web-based Mattermost System Console which is now documented in detail with instructions and examples.

@it33 The changes look awesome, looks like a great release! I would hold off until the final release because I have a lot on my plate currently so once the release is final I can check the changes.

Milestone changed to 8.1

Thanks @marin!

Just an update:

1. We finalized the Mattermost v1.1 release today and bits are here.

2. The Mattermost config.json changed, so there needs to be some remapping in the omnibus automation, this time with documentation.

3. There is one significant known issue in the v1.1. release notes, which is that Slack Import is broken after Slack changed its export format. We just found out today (we'd been testing with old export files).

Regarding 3), if we hear feedback from the community this is an important feature we'll probably ship a hotfix. It's a tricky feature because at any time Slack can change their undocumented export format and break us, still trying to figure this out.

mentioned in merge request !514 (merged)

@marin, FYI, we're shipping a new GitLab Integration Service for Mattermost that connects GitLab outgoing webhooks with Mattermost incoming webhooks.

Eventually we want to build dedicated GitLab integration support right into Mattermost, and this service we're releasing is a step along the way.

No action needed for omnibus, just FYI that it's available and that I've updated the screenshots and descriptions above based on the final v1.1 release.

mentioned in commit 00be8973

mentioned in commit 2d6f2b94

Released 8.1 with Mattermost 1.1.1.

Status changed to closed