Notes Task file

This Ansible task file is used to manage GitLab issue notes. It provides tasks for finding existing issue notes and retrieving information about them using the GitLab API.

Task 1: Find Existing Issue Notes

Name: Find Existing Issue Notes
Description: Sends a GET request to the GitLab API to retrieve existing notes for a specific issue.
Variables:
gitlab_server_url: The URL of the GitLab server.
project_path: The path to the GitLab project.
issue_iid: The ID of the issue.
gitlab_api_token: The private token for authenticating the API request.
Tags: gitlab, gitlab_issues, gitlab_issues_notes, gitlab_issues_notes_fetch

Task 2: Set Existing Issue Notes as Facts

Name: Fact gitlab_issues_notes_fetch clean
Description: Appends the fetched GitLab issue notes to the gitlab_issue_notes_existing fact, if any.
Variables:
gitlab_issue_notes_existing: A list that holds the existing GitLab issue notes.
gitlab_issues_notes_fetch.json: The JSON response received from the GitLab API.
Tags: None

Variables

The following variables can be customized to suit your GitLab environment:

gitlab_server_url: The URL of the GitLab server.
project_path: The path to the GitLab project.
issue_iid: The ID of the specific issue.
gitlab_api_token: The private token for authenticating the API requests.

Usage

Set the appropriate values for the variables mentioned above.
Include this task file in your Ansible playbook or task list.
Run the Ansible playbook or task.

Example Playbook

Here's an example playbook that includes the "notes.yaml" task file:

- name: Manage GitLab Issue Notes
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Include GitLab Issue Notes Tasks
      include_tasks: notes.yaml
      vars:
        gitlab_server_url: "https://gitlab.example.com"
        project_path: "group/project"
        issue_iid: 123
        gitlab_api_token: "your_gitlab_api_token"

Make sure to replace the values of the variables with your actual GitLab server URL, project path, issue ID, and API token.

Note

Ensure that you have Ansible installed and the required modules available for execution.

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Date Created: 2023-06-17
Date Edited: 2023-12-11

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