Ci/cd pipeline to container conversion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022391215-A1
Application number	US-202117341585-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	Jun 8, 2021
Publication date	Dec 8, 2022
Grant date	—

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 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; and causing, by the processing device using the container image file, a second 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.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein converting the definition into the container image file comprises removing implementation-specific code from the expanded pipeline code.

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

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises CI/CD pipeline scheduling code.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein converting the definition into the container image file further comprises generating the container image file after removing the implementation-specific code.

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

8 . 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.

9 . A computing system comprising:
a memory; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
receive a definition of a 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; and
cause, using the container image file, a second computer system to implement a container for executing the CI/CD pipeline.

10 . The computing system of claim 9 , 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.

11 . The computing system of claim 10 , wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is further to remove implementation-specific from the expanded pipeline code.

12 . The computing system of claim 11 , wherein the implementation-specific code comprises code related to logical separations associated with the set of stages.

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

14 . The computing system of claim 11 , wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is further to generate the container image file after removing the implementation-specific code.

15 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein, to convert the definition into the container image file, the processing device is further to identify an operating system for executing the container.

16 . The computing system of claim 9 , 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.

17 . A computing system comprising:
a memory; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
receive a definition of a 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;
remove 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.

18 . 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.

19 . 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.

20 . The computing system of claim 15 , wherein, to convert the definition into 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.

Assignees

• Red Hat Inc

Inventors

• Bregman Arie
• Gersht Ilan

Classifications

• 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

• G06F8/63 Primary

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

• G06F9/3869 Primary

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