GitHub Pull Request Updater

Introduction

The GitHub Pull Request Updater plugin automatically adds pipeline status and deployment information as comments on your GitHub pull requests. Every time your Devtron CI pipeline runs, you get instant visibility onto the specific pull request on GitHub. This seamless integration eliminates the need to switch between multiple tools or platforms to track your deployment. Development teams also save time by avoiding manual status updates and reducing the back-and-forth communication about deployment states.

Prerequisites

Before integrating the GitHub Pull Request Updater plugin, ensure you have a GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) with appropriate permissions to access your GitHub repository.

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Steps

1. Go to Applications → Devtron Apps.

2. Click your application.

3. Go to App Configuration → 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 Post-build stage.

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

1. Under 'TASKS', click the + Add task button.

2. Click the GitHub Pull Request Updater plugin.

3. Enter the following user inputs with appropriate values.

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User Inputs

Task Name

Enter the name of your task

e.g., GitHub Pull Request Updater

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., A plugin to update GitHub pull request

Input Variables

Variable	Format	Description	Sample Value
AccessToken	STRING	GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) with appropriate permissions, used for authentication.	ghp_1234abcd5678efgh9012ijkl3456mnop
UpdateWithDockerImageId	BOOL	When set to true, the plugin will include Docker image information in PR comments. Default: True	true
UpdateWithBuildStatus	BOOL	When set to true, the plugin will update PR comments with pipeline build status including success/failure state. Default: True	true

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

The GitHub Pull Request Updater plugin will not be generating an output variable.

Click Update Pipeline.