Script blocks

Script blocks

script represents the core steps performed by a job

script is just a YAML string

GitLab also supported YAML herestrings :

job_name:
  script: |
    pwd
    whoami
    printenv

Some jobs require preparation and cleanup to work correctly

job_name:
  before_script: echo before_script
  script: echo core
  after_script: echo after_script

after_script runs even if the job failed (useful for cleanup)

Hands-On

Separate script into…

• Preparation
• Core steps
• Cleanup

Move apk operations into before_script

See new .gitlab-ci.yml:

git checkout origin/160_gitlab_ci/030_script_blocks -- '*'

Yes, this is still repetetive