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What is the role of Gitlab and Git actions in The Continuous Integration Continuous Development Product Build Pipeline

Introduction Lecture on what Git Issues and Git Actions are and how and why we use them:

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GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions play a crucial role in implementing Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) workflows within the software development process.

GitHub and GitLab are both popular platforms for managing Git repositories, but they offer distinct features and functionalities, especially when it comes to CI/CD pipelines and issue tracking.

## Similarities

1. **Version Control**:

Both GitHub and GitLab provide robust version control systems based on Git, allowing users to track changes, manage branches, and collaborate on code.

2. **Issue Tracking**: Both platforms offer integrated issue tracking systems that allow users to create, manage, and track issues within repositories.

Issues can be linked to pull requests, milestones, and projects to facilitate project management.

3. **CI/CD Capabilities**:

Both GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD provide powerful tools for automating the build, test, and deployment processes. They support the creation of workflows and pipelines using YAML configuration files. (YAML = Yet Another Markup Language)

4. **Community and Marketplace**: Both platforms have extensive marketplaces for reusable workflows and actions (GitHub Marketplace) or components (GitLab CI/CD Catalog), which help streamline the setup of CI/CD pipelines.

Differences

GitHub

1. **GitHub Actions**:

- **Integration**: GitHub Actions is deeply integrated with GitHub repositories, allowing workflows to be triggered by various GitHub events such as push, pull requests, and issue comments[9].

- **Flexibility**: It supports a wide range of platforms, languages, and cloud providers, making it highly versatile[8].

- **Community-Powered**: GitHub Actions leverages a large community with over 14,000 pre-built actions available in the GitHub Marketplace[8].

- **Ease of Use**: GitHub Actions provides a "choose-your-own-adventure" approach, offering guided options and pre-built CI workflows for various technologies[3].

2. **GitHub Issues**:

- **Integration**: Issues are tightly integrated with pull requests and other repository activities, allowing seamless tracking and management of work[10].

- **Creation Methods**: Issues can be created from various points within the GitHub interface, including comments, code lines, and directly from the repository[13].

- **Customization**:

Users can add labels, milestones, and assignees to issues, and use templates to standardize issue creation[11].

GitLab: This is a server focused on giving you the tools to build CI CD Pipelines.

1. **GitLab CI/CD**:

- **Configuration**: Pipelines are defined in a `.gitlab-ci.yml` file, which specifies stages, jobs, and scripts to be executed[2][5].

- **Components**:

GitLab CI/CD supports reusable components to reduce duplication and improve maintainability across projects[2].

- **Runners**: Jobs are executed by runners, which can be hosted on various environments, including physical machines and virtual instances[2]. This is our point of connection with VMWare and Docker Containers in our Build Process.

- **Pipeline Visualization**: GitLab provides detailed views and mini graphs for pipeline stages and jobs, including downstream pipelines[5].

2. **GitLab Issues**:

- **Integration**: Issues in GitLab can be linked to merge requests, milestones, and other project management tools {Jira}, providing a comprehensive view of project progress[12].

- **API Access**: GitLab offers a robust API for interacting with issues, allowing for automation and integration with other tools[12].

- **Customization**:

Similar to GitHub, GitLab issues can be customized with labels, milestones, and assignees, and can be created from various points within the platform[12].

Conclusion

Both GitHub and GitLab offer comprehensive solutions for managing Git repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and issue tracking.

GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD provide powerful automation capabilities, while their issue tracking systems facilitate efficient project management.

The choice between the two often comes down to specific needs and preferences, such as the level of integration with other tools, community support, and specific features like GitHub's extensive marketplace or GitLab's detailed pipeline visualization.

Citations: [1] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues [2] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/ [3] https://github.blog/2022-02-02-build-ci-cd-pipeline-github-actions-four-steps/ [4] https://www.tutorialspoint.com/gitlab/gitlab_introduction.htm [5] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/pipelines/ [6] https://docs.github.com/en/desktop/overview [7] https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/what-is-github/ [8] https://github.com/solutions/ci-cd [9] https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/understanding-github-actions [10] https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/about-issues [11] https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/quickstart [12] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/issues.html [13] https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/creating-an-issue

And also: Generally used for connecting the work of:

Software Engineering PRODUCT DELIVERY (Building Code in response to user requirements, defect fixing, and New Feature Requests.

Software Project Management: Addresses the business concerns of Product Delivery: budget, schedule, risk management, resource planning, quality plan.

In project management: We have the Project Management Triangle:

You can have 2 of these but give up the third one:

Better

Faster (development time)

Cheaper (development cost, not product cost)

Additional Reference Material:

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GitLab CI/CD is an integrated part of the GitLab platform that allows developers to run CI/CD pipelines against their code.

It automatically tests, builds, and deploys code changes to ensure only high-quality and functional code is merged and released [3]. GitLab CI/CD offers several features, including customizable pipelines, parallel execution of jobs, and support for Docker and Kubernetes [3].

GitHub Actions, on the other hand, is a CI/CD tool integrated with GitHub that automates software development workflows directly within a repository [1]. It builds, tests, and deploys code automatically, responding to events such as pull requests and issues [2]. GitHub Actions supports a wide range of platforms, languages, and clouds, and allows developers to share their workflows with the community or access pre-built CI/CD workflows from the GitHub Marketplace [2].

Both GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions streamline the software development process by automating critical tasks, reducing release cycles, and improving the quality and reliability of software releases [1][3].

References:

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GitHub Actions Vs. GitLab CI - Nira⁠

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How to build a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions in four ...⁠

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CircleCI vs. GitHub Actions vs. GitLab: Key Differences⁠

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Lab Activity: Git Issues and GIT Actions

Lab Lesson Workbook: Git Repository for AI Product Development

Introduction

This lab workbook will guide you through the process of

setting up a Git repository,

managing Git issues, and

performing Git actions.

Additionally, we will integrate these steps with Hugging Face Spaces, focusing on building and project managing an AI product.

You will also learn to relate these practices to the Unified Process Traceability Matrix to identify and manage issues effectively.

Objectives - Set up a Git repository. - Understand and Gimanaget issues and actions. - Integrate Git with Hugging Face Spaces. - Relate Git actions to the Unified Process Traceability Matrix.

### Setting Up a Git Repository

Step 1: Install Git Before you start, ensure Git is installed on your machine. You can download Git from [git-scm.com](https://git-scm.com/).

Step 2: Configure Git After installation, configure Git with your username and email: ```bash git config --global user.name "Your Name" git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Step 3: Create a New Repository Create a new directory for your project and initialize a Git repository: mkdir ai-product cd ai-product git init

Exercise 1: Basic Git Operations

1. **Create a README file**: ```bash echo "# AI Product" > README.md git add README.md git commit -m "Add README file" ```

2. **Create your first Python script**: ```python # hello.py print("Hello, AI World!") ``` Add and commit this file: ```bash git add hello.py git commit -m "Add hello.py script" ```

Proceed to connect your Local Repo to

GITHUB.com⁠

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Managing Git Issues and Actions

Step 4: Creating Issues Create issues to track bugs, enhancements, or tasks.

This can be done via the GitHub interface (or any Git hosting service you use). Navigate to your repository on GitHub and click on the "Issues" tab, then "New issue".

#### Step 5: Git Actions Perform actions to resolve these issues. Actions include creating branches, making commits, and merging changes.

### Exercise 2: Creating and Resolving Issues

1. **Create a new issue**: - Title: "Fix greeting message" - Description: "The hello.py script should greet the user by name."

2. **Create a branch for the issue**: ```bash git checkout -b fix-greeting ```

3. **Modify the script**: ```python # hello.py name = input("Enter your name: ") print(f"Hello, {name}!") ``` Commit your changes: ```bash git add hello.py git commit -m "Update hello.py to greet user by name" ```

4. **Push the branch and create a pull request**: ```bash git push origin fix-greeting ``` On GitHub, create a pull request to merge `fix-greeting` into `main`.

5. **Merge the pull request**: Once reviewed, merge the pull request and close the issue.

### Integrating with Hugging Face Spaces

#### Step 6: Set Up Hugging Face Repository 1. **Create a new Space on Hugging Face**: - Navigate to [Hugging Face Spaces](https://huggingface.co/spaces). - Click "New Space" and follow the prompts to create a repository.

2. **Clone the Hugging Face repository locally**: ```bash git clone https://huggingface.co/spaces/your-username/your-space cd your-space ```

3. **Copy your AI product files**: ```bash cp ../ai-product/* . git add . git commit -m "Initial commit with AI product files" git push origin main ```

### Exercise 3: Deploying to Hugging Face Spaces

1. **Modify your script for deployment**: - Ensure the script is compatible with the Hugging Face environment.

2. **Add a `requirements.txt` file**: ```bash echo "streamlit" > requirements.txt git add requirements.txt git commit -m "Add requirements file for dependencies" git push origin main ```

3. **Deploy**: Push your changes to Hugging Face and verify the deployment on the platform.

### Relating to Unified Process Traceability Matrix

#### Step 7: Traceability Matrix - **Define requirements**: Document user stories and requirements. - **Map requirements to issues**: Use the Traceability Matrix to ensure each requirement is tracked with corresponding issues.

### Exercise 4: Using the Traceability Matrix

1. **Create a Traceability Matrix**: - List requirements in the first column. - Map each requirement to Git issues in the second column. - Example: | Requirement | Git Issue ID | |-----------------------------|--------------| | User can enter their name | #1 |

2. **Create issues for each requirement**: - Ensure every requirement has a corresponding issue in your Git repository.

### Advanced Git Actions and Traceability

#### Step 8: Advanced Branching and Merging

1. **Create feature branches for new features**: ```bash git checkout -b feature-new-algorithm ```

2. **Develop and test new features**: - Ensure thorough testing before merging.

3. **Merge and close related issues**: ```bash git checkout main git merge feature-new-algorithm git push origin main ```

### Exercise 5: Advanced Git Actions

1. **Create an advanced feature branch**: - Implement a new AI feature. - Commit and push changes.

2. **Resolve complex merge conflicts**: - Simulate conflicts by having multiple branches with changes in the same file. - Resolve conflicts using `git merge` and push the resolved code.

Conclusion This workbook provides a comprehensive guide to managing Git repositories, handling issues and actions, and integrating with Hugging Face Spaces. By following these steps and completing the exercises, you will gain practical experience in project management and AI product development using Git.

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