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I am trying to implement pipeline with 3 stages, where 1st and 2nd stages are manual and 3rd is automatic. I want to use needs keyword to start job in 3rd stage as soon as possible.
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The problem I’m facing is the following: when using needs parameter on 3rd job the pipeline is not considered as skipped and it is blocked until 1st and 2nd jobs are done.
Expected: jobs that declare needs on previous jobs which have when: manual should inherit “skipped” state if manual jobs hasn’t been started yet.
Actual: subsequent jobs with needs are treated as “created” or “running” and they keep pipeline “active”.
This is making impossible to have combination of when: manual with needs for jobs that run on merge requests since pipeline will always be blocking merge until all manuals with following needs jobs are resolved.
Is there a way to make pipeline skipped while using needs?
First example: using needs
Config:
stages:
- build
- deploy
- postdeploy
- another
build:
stage: build
script:
- echo build
when: manual
deploy:
stage: deploy
script:
- echo deploy
when: manual
postdeploy:
stage: postdeploy
script:
- echo postdeploy
needs:
- deploy
And pipeline looks like “created”:
If only second job is manual then pipeline is stuck in “running” state even though second job is skipped and third job waits for it.
stages:
- build
- deploy
- postdeploy
- another
build:
stage: build
script:
- echo build
deploy:
stage: deploy
script:
- echo deploy
when: manual
postdeploy:
stage: postdeploy
script:
- echo postdeploy
needs:
- deploy
Even if 3rd job is marked as manual the pipeline still treated as “created”:
Config:
stages:
- build
- deploy
- postdeploy
- another
build:
stage: build
script:
- echo build
when: manual
deploy:
stage: deploy
script:
- echo deploy
when: manual
postdeploy:
stage: postdeploy
script:
- echo postdeploy
needs:
- deploy
when: manual
And the only way to make entire pipeline “skipped” is to remove needs and keep 3rd job when: manual:
stages:
- build
- deploy
- postdeploy
- another
build:
stage: build
script:
- echo build
when: manual
deploy:
stage: deploy
script:
- echo deploy
when: manual
postdeploy:
stage: postdeploy
script:
- echo postdeploy
when: manual
I have tried various combinations of rules, dependencies/needs and allow_failure. It doesn’t matter: as long as job has needs it keep pipeline “created” or “running” and not “skipped”.
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