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Version: 3.9

Manage Branches

This page describes how to manage branches in the created component, whether it is an application, library, autotest or infrastructure.

Add New Branch​

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When working with libraries, pay attention when specifying the branch name: the branch name is involved in the formation of the library version, so it must comply with the Semantic Versioning rules for the library.

When adding a component, the default branch is a main branch. In order to add a new branch, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to the BRANCHES block by clicking the component name link in the Components list.

  2. Click the + CREATE BRANCH button:

Add branch

New branch

a. Branch name - type the branch name. Pay attention that this field remains static if you create a release branch. For the Clone and Import strategies: if you want to use the existing branch, enter its name into this field.

b. From Commit Hash - paste the commit hash from which the branch will be created. For the Clone and Import strategies: Note that if the From Commit Hash field is empty, the latest commit from the branch name will be used.

  1. Click Edit YAML in the upper-right corner of the dialog to open the YAML editor and add a branch. Otherwise, fill in the required fields in the dialog:

Yaml edit "Yaml edit"

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Adding of a new branch is indicated in the context of the EDP versioning type.

The default component repository is cloned and changed to the new indicated version before the build, i.e. the new indicated version will not be committed to the repository; thus, the existing repository will keep the default version.

Build Branch​

In order to build branch from the latest commit, do the following:

  1. Navigate to the Branches block by clicking the library name link in the Libraries list.

  2. Click the Build button:

Build branch

The pipeline run status is displayed near the branch name in the Branches block:

Pipeline run status in KubeRocketCI portal

The corresponding item appears in the Pipelines section:

Pipeline run status

As an alternative way, click the tree diagram icon to observe the real-time status of the pipeline run:

Tree diagram icon

The tree diagram window is presented below:

Tree diagram window

Delete Branch​

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The default master/main branch cannot be removed.

In order to delete the added branch with the corresponding record in the KubeRocketCI portal database, do the following:

  1. Navigate to the BRANCHES block by clicking the component name link in the components list.
  2. Select the name related to the necessary branch and then click delete Bucket icon:

Delete branch