spec: inputs: image_tag: type: string description: "latest | latest-cachix | latest-attic etc." default: latest cache_files: type: array description: | Files to use as the cache key for the generated pipeline yaml. If you use "ci.nix" to define CI, add that here for example default: ["flake.nix", "flake.lock"] disable_cache: type: string description: | Disables any caching provided by this component. Set to any non-empty value to disable caching. default: "" --- stages: - build - trigger variables: NIX_CI_DISABLE_CACHE: "$[[ inputs.disable_cache ]]${NIX_CI_DISABLE_CACHE:-}" nix-ci:build: stage: build image: registry.gitlab.com/technofab/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-ci:$[[ inputs.image_tag ]] cache: - key: files: $[[ inputs.cache_files ]] paths: - generated-gitlab-ci.yml - key: nix paths: - .nix-cache/ before_script: # generated-gitlab-ci.yml exists in the cache - '[ -f "generated-gitlab-ci.yml" ] && export CACHED=true && echo "A cached pipeline file exists (skip cache with NIX_CI_FORCE_BUILD)" || true' # allow the user to manually skip the cache (when the key files are not correctly configured etc.) - '[ -n "$NIX_CI_FORCE_BUILD" ] && unset CACHED && echo "Caching skipped for this job (through NIX_CI_FORCE_BUILD)" || true' # only setup when we need to generate the pipeline yaml - 'if [ -z "$CACHED" ]; then source setup_nix_ci; fi' script: # build the generated-gitlab-ci.yml if it does not exist in the cache - 'if [ -z "$CACHED" ]; then nix build .#gitlab-ci-config && install result generated-gitlab-ci.yml; fi' after_script: # NOTE: environment variables of before_script and script don't exist here anymore # # save to binary cache or Gitlab CI cache only if we actually built something # check if /tmp/nix-store-before exists as $CACHED never exists here and the file only exists if "setup_nix_ci" is called - 'if [ -f "/tmp/nix-store-before" ]; then finalize_nix_ci; fi' artifacts: paths: - generated-gitlab-ci.yml nix-ci:trigger: stage: trigger needs: - nix-ci:build trigger: include: - artifact: generated-gitlab-ci.yml job: nix-ci:build strategy: depend forward: pipeline_variables: true