Exporting All Pipelines from Code Stream into a GitHub Repository
In this blog post, we will be exploring how to export all pipelines from your Code Stream instance into a GitHub repository and push the commits back to GitHub. This process can be automated using a Code Stream pipeline, which we will create and configure in this article.
Before we begin, there are a few assumptions you should note:
1. You have a Code Stream instance set up and running.
2. You have a GitHub repository set up and ready to receive the exported pipelines.
3. You have the necessary permissions to create and push commits to your GitHub repository.
To get started, we will first create a new pipeline in Code Stream that will export all pipelines from our instance. We will then configure the pipeline to commit the exports to a GitHub repository and push the commits back to GitHub.
The diagram below provides an overview of the process that the pipeline goes through:
“`markdown
+—————+
| Code |
| Stream |
+—————+
|
|
v
+—————+
| Pipeline |
| Export |
+—————+
|
|
v
+—————+
| Git |
| Repository |
+—————+
“`
To create the pipeline, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your Code Stream instance and navigate to the Pipelines tab.
2. Click the “New Pipeline” button to create a new pipeline.
3. Give your pipeline a name, such as “Export All Pipelines”.
4. Select “Empty” as the pipeline type.
5. Add a new stage to the pipeline and select “Script” as the type.
6. In the script stage, add the following code:
“`bash
import json
from jq import JQ
# Get all pipelines from Code Stream
pipelines = JQ.collect(${codeStream.pipelines()})
# Export each pipeline to a JSON file
for pipeline in pipelines:
pipeline_json = JQ.object(pipeline)
with open(“${pipeline_json.name}.json”, “w”) as f:
f.write(pipeline_json.string())
“`
7. Save and run the pipeline. This will export all pipelines from your Code Stream instance to JSON files in a directory.
Next, we need to configure the pipeline to commit the exports to a GitHub repository and push the commits back to GitHub. To do this, we will add a new stage to the pipeline and select “Git” as the type.
1. In the git stage, add the following code:
“`bash
# Get all pipelines from Code Stream
pipelines = JQ.collect(${codeStream.pipelines()})
# Iterate over each pipeline and commit it to GitHub
for pipeline in pipelines:
pipeline_json = JQ.object(pipeline)
repository_name = “your-github-repository-name”
repository_owner = “your-github-repository-owner”
# Create a new commit with the pipeline JSON as the commit message
git.add(“${pipeline_json.name}.json”)
git.commit(“-m ‘Pipeline export'”)
# Push the commit to GitHub
git.push()
“`
Replace “your-github-repository-name” and “your-github-repository-owner” with the appropriate values for your GitHub repository.
1. Save and run the pipeline again. This will export all pipelines from your Code Stream instance to JSON files in a directory, commit each JSON file to a GitHub repository, and push the commits back to GitHub.
That’s it! With this pipeline, you can easily export all pipelines from your Code Stream instance into a GitHub repository and keep your pipelines in sync with your GitHub repository.