feat(ci): git gubmodule update trigger moved to api call via curl

this was done so that the environment keyword could be used and
then shown in the MR

!48 nofusscomputing/projects/ansible/git_configuration!62

automation/.gitlab-ci-ansible.yaml

@@ -109,24 +109,38 @@ include:
 
 .submodule_update_trigger:
   stage: publish
-  trigger:
-    project: $SUBMODULE_UPDATE_TRIGGER_PROJECT
-    branch: development
-    forward:
-      yaml_variables: false
+  # trigger:
+  #   project: $SUBMODULE_UPDATE_TRIGGER_PROJECT
+  #   branch: development
+  # inherit:
+  #   variables: false
+  script: 
+  # use script to trigger pipeline instead of trigger keyword. 
+  # this is due to trigger keyword not allowing environment keyword.
+    - export TRIGGER_PROJECT_PATH=$(python3 -c "import urllib.parse, sys; print('$SUBMODULE_UPDATE_TRIGGER_PROJECT'.replace('/', '%2F'))")
+    - echo "[DEBUG] TRIGGER_PROJECT_PATH=$TRIGGER_PROJECT_PATH"
+    - |
+      curl \
+        --request POST \
+        --form "token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN" \
+        --form ref=development \
+        --form "variables[GIT_CONFIG_SUBMODULE_NAME]=$GIT_CONFIG_SUBMODULE_NAME" \
+        --form "variables[PIPELINE_RUN_TRIGGER]=$PIPELINE_RUN_TRIGGER" \
+      "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$TRIGGER_PROJECT_PATH/trigger/pipeline"
+  environment: 
+    name: $SUBMODULE_UPDATE_TRIGGER_PROJECT
+    url: https://gitlab.com/$SUBMODULE_UPDATE_TRIGGER_PROJECT
   variables:
     PIPELINE_RUN_TRIGGER: 'true'
     GIT_CONFIG_SUBMODULE_NAME: $CI_PROJECT_NAME
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-      when: never
-
     - if: # condition_master_or_dev_push
         (
           $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master" || 
           $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "development" 
-        )&& 
-        $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+        ) && 
+        $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" &&
+        $CI_COMMIT_TAG == null
       when: on_success
 
-    - when: never
+    - when: never