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Commit 04b56955 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis Committed by Kamil Trzcinski
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Small refactor of review apps docs

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@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ builds, including deploy builds. This can be an array or a multi-line string.
 
### after_script
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.7 and requires Gitlab Runner v1.2
> Introduced in GitLab 8.7 and requires Gitlab Runner v1.2
 
`after_script` is used to define the command that will be run after for all
builds. This has to be an array or a multi-line string.
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@@ -135,8 +134,7 @@ Alias for [stages](#stages).
 
### variables
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.5.0.
> Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.5.0.
 
GitLab CI allows you to add variables to `.gitlab-ci.yml` that are set in the
build environment. The variables are stored in the Git repository and are meant
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@@ -158,8 +156,7 @@ Variables can be also defined on [job level](#job-variables).
 
### cache
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.7.0.
> Introduced in GitLab Runner v0.7.0.
 
`cache` is used to specify a list of files and directories which should be
cached between builds.
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@@ -220,8 +217,7 @@ will be always present. For implementation details, please check GitLab Runner.
 
#### cache:key
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab Runner v1.0.0.
> Introduced in GitLab Runner v1.0.0.
 
The `key` directive allows you to define the affinity of caching
between jobs, allowing to have a single cache for all jobs,
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@@ -531,8 +527,7 @@ The above script will:
 
#### Manual actions
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.10.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.10.
 
Manual actions are a special type of job that are not executed automatically;
they need to be explicitly started by a user. Manual actions can be started
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@@ -543,17 +538,16 @@ An example usage of manual actions is deployment to production.
 
### environment
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.9.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.9.
 
`environment` is used to define that a job deploys to a specific environment.
`environment` is used to define that a job deploys to a specific [environment].
This allows easy tracking of all deployments to your environments straight from
GitLab.
 
If `environment` is specified and no environment under that name exists, a new
one will be created automatically.
 
The `environment` name must be a valid git reference name. Common
The `environment` name must be a valid [Git reference name][gitref]. Common
names are `qa`, `staging`, and `production`, but you can use whatever name works
with your workflow.
 
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#### dynamic environments
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.12.
> [Introduced][ce-6323] in GitLab 8.12 and GitLab Runner 1.6.
 
`environment` can also represent a configuration hash with `name` and `url`.
These parameters can use any of the defined CI variables (including predefined, secure variables and `.gitlab-ci.yml` variables).
These parameters can use any of the defined CI [variables](#variables)
(including predefined, secure variables and `.gitlab-ci.yml` variables).
 
The common use case is to create dynamic environments for branches and use them as review apps.
The common use case is to create dynamic environments for branches and use them
as review apps.
 
---
 
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@@ -589,13 +584,13 @@ The common use case is to create dynamic environments for branches and use them
deploy as review app:
stage: deploy
script: ...
environment:
environment:
name: review-apps/$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME
url: https://$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME.review.example.com/
```
 
The `deploy as review app` job will be marked as deployment to
dynamically created `review-apps/branch-name` environment.
The `deploy as review app` job will be marked as deployment to dynamically
create the `review-apps/branch-name` environment.
 
This environment should be accessible under `https://branch-name.review.example.com/`.
 
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@@ -666,8 +661,7 @@ be available for download in the GitLab UI.
 
#### artifacts:name
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.0.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.0.
 
The `name` directive allows you to define the name of the created artifacts
archive. That way, you can have a unique name for every archive which could be
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#### artifacts:when
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0.
 
`artifacts:when` is used to upload artifacts on build failure or despite the
failure.
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#### artifacts:expire_in
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0.
 
`artifacts:expire_in` is used to delete uploaded artifacts after the specified
time. By default, artifacts are stored on GitLab forever. `expire_in` allows you
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### dependencies
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
 
This feature should be used in conjunction with [`artifacts`](#artifacts) and
allows you to define the artifacts to pass between different builds.
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## Git Strategy
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future
releases or be removed completely.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future
releases or be removed completely.
 
You can set the `GIT_STRATEGY` used for getting recent application code. `clone`
is slower, but makes sure you have a clean directory before every build. `fetch`
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@@ -891,8 +881,7 @@ variables:
 
## Shallow cloning
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future
> Introduced in GitLab 8.9 as an experimental feature. May change in future
releases or be removed completely.
 
You can specify the depth of fetching and cloning using `GIT_DEPTH`. This allows
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@@ -922,8 +911,7 @@ variables:
 
## Hidden keys
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
 
Keys that start with a dot (`.`) will be not processed by GitLab CI. You can
use this feature to ignore jobs, or use the
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@@ -951,8 +939,7 @@ Read more about the various [YAML features](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/ya
 
### Anchors
 
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
> Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
 
YAML also has a handy feature called 'anchors', which let you easily duplicate
content across your document. Anchors can be used to duplicate/inherit
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@@ -1095,3 +1082,6 @@ Visit the [examples README][examples] to see a list of examples using GitLab
CI with various languages.
 
[examples]: ../examples/README.md
[ce-6323]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/6323
[gitref]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format
[environment]: ../environments.md
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