CICD - FAQ

How to add multiple scenarios to build.xml file to run them in series?

How to schedule jobs in GitLab.

How to schedule pipelines sequentially in GitLab.

what is the difference between these 2 files - creds.json and consoledetails.json?

How to add multiple scenarios to build.xml file to run them in series?

There is an option to run multiple scenarios using build.xml file, and they could be run in series or in parallel.

Below is one example of executeScenario ant snippet of multiple scenarios defined and running in Sequential.

We can run the defined 2 scenarios in parallel as well just by un-commenting the parallel tags that are commented.

Note: Make sure you make changes both in executeScenario and fetchScenarioResults definitions.

<target name="executeScenario" depends="deps">
<taskdef name="executeScenario" classname="com.appvance.ci.ExecuteScenario">
<classpath refid="RestClientLibPath" />
</taskdef>
<!-- <parallel>-->
<executeScenario aiqCreds="${aiqCreds}" dir="${dir}" scenario="AMS/Scenario1.scenario" consoleDetails="${consoleDetails}" resultsFolder="${scenarioResults}" />
<executeScenario aiqCreds="${aiqCreds}" dir="${dir}" scenario="AMS/Scenario2.scenario" consoleDetails="${consoleDetails}" resultsFolder="${scenarioResults}" />
<!--</parallel>-->
<taskdef name="fetchScenarioResults" classname="com.appvance.ci.FetchScenarioResults">
<classpath refid="RestClientLibPath" />
</taskdef>
<!-- <parallel>-->
<fetchScenarioResults aiqCreds="${aiqCreds}" consoleDetails="${consoleDetails}" resultsFolder="${scenarioResults}" scenario="AMS/Scenario1.scenario" stopOnFailure="${stopOnFailure}" />
<fetchScenarioResults aiqCreds="${aiqCreds}" consoleDetails="${consoleDetails}" resultsFolder="${scenarioResults}" scenario="AMS/Scenario2.scenario" stopOnFailure="${stopOnFailure}" />
<!-- </parallel>-->
</target>

How to schedule jobs in GitLab

Go to your Project

Click CICD->Schedules

Click New Schedule

Provide a description

From the Cron Timezone select the Timezone user is familiar with

Enters the interval pattern i.e the schedule the user wants to run jobs on

Then click Save Pipeline

Once you click save pipeline, the job will be scheduled

How to schedule pipelines sequentially in GitLab

This Set up is useful when the subsequent project needs to be run after the first project

Copy the Trigger Token of the project that needs to be executed once the main pipeline is completed by navigating to Settings - > CI/CD

Copy the Trigger token

In the Trigger page itself, the command to be added to the .yml will be given below

Please replace TOKEN with Triggern token value

Ref_Name – refers to the branch which will be executed

Add the cURL in the .yml file and click run Pipeline

What is the difference between these 2 files - creds.json and consoledetails.json?

consoledetails.json is written after running from instanceId (startNode)

creds.json has all the credentials to use existing ec2 consoledetails.json

{
"instanceId":"i-00d97858290605e2e",
"url":"http://ec2-xxx-xx-x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com:8080/TMServer/ws/TestNode"}
creds.json
{
"controller": {
"url":"http://localhost:8080",
"ec2Creds": "ec2.creds",
"timeOut": 60,
"username":"appvance",
"password":"appvance",
"workFolder":"C:/Builds/Resources"
}
}