Devtron-CD-Trigger

Introduction

The Devtron CD Trigger plugin allows you to trigger the PRE-CD, CD, or POST-CD stages of target Devtron App from within your current application workflow. This plugin offers flexibility in managing application dependencies and deployment sequences. For example, by incorporating this plugin at the pre-deployment stage of your application workflow, you can deploy another application that contains dependencies required by your current application, ensuring a coordinated deployment process.

Prerequisites

Before integrating the Devtron CD Trigger plugin, you need to properly configure the target Devtron App to ensure smooth execution.

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Steps

1. Go to Applications → Devtron Apps (tab).
2. Click your application.
3. Go to Configurations (tab) → Workflow Editor.
4. Click New Workflow and navigate to the Build and Deploy from Source Code.
5. Fill the required fields in the Create build pipeline window and navigate to the Create deployment pipeline.
6. Fill the required fields in the Deployment Stage window and navigate to the Post-Deployment stage.

caution

If you have already configured workflow, edit the deployment pipeline, and navigate to Post-Deployment stage.

6. Under 'TASKS', click the + Add task button.
7. Select the Devtron CD Trigger plugin.
8. Enter the following user inputs with appropriate values.

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User Inputs

Task Name

Enter the name of your task

e.g., Triggers CD Pipeline

Description

Add a brief explanation of the task and the reason for choosing the plugin. Include information for someone else to understand the purpose of the task.

e.g., The Devtron CD Trigger plugin is integrated for triggering the CD stage of another application.

Input Variables

Variable	Format	Description	Sample Value
DevtronApiToken	STRING	Enter target Devtron API token.	abc123DEFxyz456token789
DevtronEndpoint	STRING	Enter the target URL of Devtron.	https://devtron.example.com
DevtronApp	STRING	Enter the target Devtron Application name/ID	plugin-demo
DevtronEnv	STRING	Enter the target Environment name/ID. Required if JobPipeline is not given	preview
StatusTimeoutSeconds	STRING	Enter the maximum time (in seconds) a user can wait for the application to deploy. Enter a positive integer value	120
GitCommitHash	STRING	Enter the git hash from which user wants to deploy its application. By default it takes latest Artifact ID to deploy the application	cf19e4fd348589kjhsdjn092nfse01d2234235sdsg
TargetTriggerStage	STRING	Enter the Trigger Stage PRE/DEPLOY/POST. Default value is Deploy.	PRE

Trigger/Skip Condition

Here you can set conditions to execute or skip the task. You can select Set trigger conditions for the execution of a task or Set skip conditions to skip the task.

Output Variables

Devtron CD Trigger will not be generating an output variable.

Click Update Pipeline.