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diff --git a/doc/ci/variables/README.md b/doc/ci/variables/README.md
index 04c6bf1e3a3..022afb70042 100644
--- a/doc/ci/variables/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/variables/README.md
@@ -15,21 +15,27 @@ The API_TOKEN will take the Secure Variable value: `SECURE`.
### Predefined variables (Environment Variables)
-| Variable | Description |
+| Variable | Runner | Description |
|-------------------------|-------------|
-| **CI** | Mark that build is executed in CI environment |
-| **GITLAB_CI** | Mark that build is executed in GitLab CI environment |
-| **CI_SERVER** | Mark that build is executed in CI environment |
-| **CI_SERVER_NAME** | CI server that is used to coordinate builds |
-| **CI_SERVER_VERSION** | Not yet defined |
-| **CI_SERVER_REVISION** | Not yet defined |
-| **CI_BUILD_REF** | The commit revision for which project is built |
-| **CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA** | The first commit that were included in push request |
-| **CI_BUILD_REF_NAME** | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
-| **CI_BUILD_ID** | The unique id of the current build that GitLab CI uses internally |
-| **CI_BUILD_REPO** | The URL to clone the Git repository |
-| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
-| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the build is ran |
+| **CI** | 0.4 | Mark that build is executed in CI environment |
+| **GITLAB_CI** | all | Mark that build is executed in GitLab CI environment |
+| **CI_SERVER** | all | Mark that build is executed in CI environment |
+| **CI_SERVER_NAME** | all | CI server that is used to coordinate builds |
+| **CI_SERVER_VERSION** | all | Not yet defined |
+| **CI_SERVER_REVISION** | all | Not yet defined |
+| **CI_BUILD_REF** | all | The commit revision for which project is built |
+| **CI_BUILD_TAG** | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. |
+| **CI_BUILD_NAME** | 0.5 | The name of the build as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
+| **CI_BUILD_STAGE** | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
+| **CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA** | all | The first commit that were included in push request |
+| **CI_BUILD_REF_NAME** | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
+| **CI_BUILD_ID** | all | The unique id of the current build that GitLab CI uses internally |
+| **CI_BUILD_REPO** | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
+| **CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED** | 0.5 | The flag to indicate that build was triggered |
+| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
+| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the build is ran |
+
+**Some of the variables are only available when using runner with at least defined version.**
Example values:
@@ -39,6 +45,10 @@ export CI_BUILD_ID="50"
export CI_BUILD_REF="1ecfd275763eff1d6b4844ea3168962458c9f27a"
export CI_BUILD_REF_NAME="master"
export CI_BUILD_REPO="https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git"
+export CI_BUILD_TAG="1.0.0"
+export CI_BUILD_NAME="spec:other"
+export CI_BUILD_STAGE="test"
+export CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED="true"
export CI_PROJECT_DIR="/builds/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
export CI_PROJECT_ID="34"
export CI_SERVER="yes"
diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
index 4caeccacb7f..ea8f72bc135 100644
--- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ job_name:
| except | optional | Defines a list of git refs for which build is not created |
| tags | optional | Defines a list of tags which are used to select runner |
| allow_failure | optional | Allow build to fail. Failed build doesn't contribute to commit status |
+| when | optional | Define when to run build. Can be `on_success`, `on_failure` or `always` |
### script
`script` is a shell script which is executed by runner. The shell script is prepended with `before_script`.
@@ -196,9 +197,58 @@ job:
The above specification will make sure that `job` is built by a runner that have `ruby` AND `postgres` tags defined.
+### when
+`when` is used to implement jobs that are run in case of failure or despite the failure.
+
+`when` can be set to one of the following values:
+
+1. `on_success` - execute build only when all builds from prior stages succeeded. This is the default.
+1. `on_failure` - execute build only when at least one build from prior stages failed.
+1. `always` - execute build despite the status of builds from prior stages.
+
+```
+stages:
+- build
+- cleanup_build
+- test
+- deploy
+- cleanup
+
+build:
+ stage: build
+ script:
+ - make build
+
+cleanup_build:
+ stage: cleanup_build
+ script:
+ - cleanup build when failed
+ when: on_failure
+
+test:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - make test
+
+deploy:
+ stage: deploy
+ script:
+ - make deploy
+
+cleanup:
+ stage: cleanup
+ script:
+ - cleanup after builds
+ when: always
+```
+
+The above script will:
+1. Execute `cleanup_build` only when the `build` failed,
+2. Always execute `cleanup` as the last step in pipeline.
+
## Validate the .gitlab-ci.yml
Each instance of GitLab CI has an embedded debug tool called Lint.
You can find the link to the Lint in the project's settings page or use short url `/lint`.
## Skipping builds
-There is one more way to skip all builds, if your commit message contains tag [ci skip]. In this case, commit will be created but builds will be skipped \ No newline at end of file
+There is one more way to skip all builds, if your commit message contains tag [ci skip]. In this case, commit will be created but builds will be skipped