CI/CD pipeline to container conversion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11915007-B2
Application number	US-202117341585-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	Jun 8, 2021
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

A method includes receiving, by a processing device, a definition of a CI/CD pipeline for executing a set of stages of the CI/CD pipeline. The CI/CD pipeline is associated with a first computer system. The method further includes converting, by the processing device, the definition into a container image file, and causing, by the processing device using the container image file, a second computer system to implement a container executing the CI/CD pipeline.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processing device, a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for executing a set of stages of the CI/CD pipeline, wherein the CI/CD pipeline is associated with a first computer system;
converting, by the processing device, the definition into a container image file, wherein converting the definition into the container image file comprises removing implementation-specific code associated with the definition; and
causing, by the processing device using the container image file, a second computer system, different from the first computer system, to implement a container executing the CI/CD pipeline.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein converting the definition into the container image file further comprises expanding code of the definition to obtain expanded pipeline code, and wherein the implementation-specific code is removed from the expanded pipeline code.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises code related to logical separations associated with the set of stages.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises CI/CD pipeline scheduling code.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein converting the definition into the container image file further comprises identifying an operating system for executing the container.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein converting the definition into the container image file further comprises:
defining a set of variables within the container image file for handling inputs for executing the CI/CD pipeline; and
receiving storage location information defining a storage location for handling outputs during container execution of the CI/CD pipeline.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first computer system is a CI/CD system, and wherein the second computer system is a host.

8. A computing system comprising:
a memory; and
a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
receive a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for executing a set of stages of the CI/CD pipeline, wherein the CI/CD pipeline is associated with a first computer system;
convert the definition into a container image file, wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is to remove implementation-specific code associated with the definition; and
cause, using the container image file, a second computer system, different from the first computer system, to implement a container for executing the CI/CD pipeline.

9. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is further to expand code of the definition to obtain expanded pipeline code, and wherein the implementation-specific code is removed from the expanded pipeline code.

10. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises code related to logical separations associated with the set of stages.

11. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises CI/CD pipeline scheduling code.

12. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is further to identify an operating system for executing the container.

13. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is further to:
define a set of variables within the container image file for handling inputs for executing the CI/CD pipeline; and
receive storage location information defining a storage location for handling outputs during container execution of the CI/CD pipeline.

14. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the first computer system is a CI/CD system, and wherein the second computer system is a host.

15. A computing system comprising:
a memory; and
a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
receive a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for executing a set of stages of the CI/CD pipeline, wherein the CI/CD pipeline is associated with a first computer system;
expand code of the definition to obtain expanded pipeline code comprising implementation-specific code;
remove the implementation-specific code from the expanded pipeline code; and
after removing the implementation-specific code, generate a container image file for implementing a container associated with a second computer system, different from the first computer system, for executing the CI/CD pipeline.

16. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises at least one: of code related to logical separations associated with the set of stages, or CI/CD pipeline scheduling code.

17. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is further to cause the second computer system to implement the container for executing the CI/CD pipeline.

18. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein, to generate the container image file, the processing device is further to:
identify an operating system for executing the container;
define a set of variables within the container image file for handling inputs for executing the CI/CD pipeline; and
receive storage location information defining a storage location for handling outputs during container execution of the CI/CD pipeline.

19. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the first computer system is a CI/CD system, and wherein the second computer system is a host.

Assignees

• Red Hat Inc

Inventors

• Bregman Arie
• Gersht Ilan

Classifications

• G06F9/3869 Primary

  Implementation aspects, e.g. pipeline latches; pipeline synchronisation and clocking · CPC title

• G06F8/63 Primary

  Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order · CPC title

• G06F8/76

  Adapting program code to run in a different environment; Porting · CPC title

• G06F9/30181

  Instruction operation extension or modification · CPC title

• G06F9/3879

  for non-native instruction execution, e.g. executing a command; for Java instruction set · CPC title