can now add additional context variables at deploy time.

CD-as-a-ServiceFeature

The cli now supports an additional command line argument that adds context variables to web-hook and canary analysis steps in a deployment field.

example usage:

armory deploy start -f deploy-webhook.yml --add-context=pr=myprnumber

this will add a new context variable named 'pr' with the value 'myprnumber' to all canary and webhook triggers.

This can also be passed from the github action using the following syntax:

addContext: "pr=myprnumber", or to ad multiple: addContext: "pr=myprnumber,changeby=myname"

Here is a full exampleGHA config using the new option:

name: Deploy my latest version

on: 
  push: # What triggers a deployment. For example, `push`.
    branches:
      - main # What branch triggers a deployment. For example, `main`.   

jobs:
  build:
    name: deploy from main
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Deployment
        uses: armory/cli-deploy-action@main
        with:
          clientId: "${{ secrets.BOREALIS_CREDENTIAL_ID }}"  # "61ihoLa6dkk5SRwAy232H0TJk1xTBbK6"
          clientSecret:  "${{ secrets.BOREALIS_CREDENTIAL_SECRET }}" #Client secret that you created in the Armory Cloud Console that has been encrypted with GitHub's encrypted secrets.
          path-to-file: "/deploy-webhook.yml" # Path to the deployment file. For more information, see the Create a deployment file section.
          addContext: "environment2=prod,pr=test"
          applicationName: "potato-facts4sa" # yes?

Known Issues:

Context will not currently be added to triggers in the following situations:

  1. An 'analysis' step when used in an after deployment constraint

  2. A step in a blue/green deployment strategy.

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Pipeline graph is now available when deploying to a single target

CD-as-a-ServiceFeature

Certain functionality, such as trigger nodes and the ability to redeploy an old version, are only available on the pipeline graph. With this change these features are available when deploying to a single target.

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  • Added support for pipeline view during deployments to a single target for easier visual tracking.

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15

New on the deployment graph: Deployment triggers with source context!

CD-as-a-ServiceFeature
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We've added a new element to the deployment graph called a Trigger Node which explains how a deployment was triggered by displaying the source system, initiating person, and trigger type. This allows anyone on the team to immediately know the source of a deployment, including who triggered it, and how it maps back to a pull request or commit.

When triggering from GitHub, additional source details will appear on the Trigger Node: PR title, PR number, commit SHA, branches, and in the event of a push tag trigger, the associated tag. Each element in the Source section is a deep link back to GitHub.

If context variables were passed with the trigger, they will appear in a Context Variables section on the Trigger Node.

Trigger Nodes will automatically show up on your deployment pipelines. Customers who have already configured a GitHub Action will need to adjust the workflow token permissions in their configuration to view the full set of Source Context information. This can be accomplished by adding a permissions block to your workflow, and adding a token to the GitHub action's env block.

Please refer to the updated documentation pages for more information.
Monitor Deployments

Use Armory's GitHub Action to Deploy Your App Using CD-as-a-Service

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: read
  statuses: read

# Add GH_TOKEN to env in the cli-deploy-action step
- name: Deploy
  env:
      GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
  uses: armory/cli-deploy-action@main