GitLab CI/CD

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GitLab CI/CD Configuration

stages:
  - quality-gate

variables:
  # Define ACCESS_TOKEN in CI/CD -> Variables (protected, masked)
  ACCESS_TOKEN: "${ACCESS_TOKEN}"
  API_BASE: "https://api.codeant.ai"

quality_gate_scan:
  stage: quality-gate
  image: ubuntu:latest
  before_script:
    - apt-get update -q && apt-get install -y curl
  script:
    - echo "📥 Fetching quality gates script..."
    - curl -sS -X GET "${API_BASE}/analysis/ci/quality-gates/script/get" \
        --output quality_gates.sh.b64
    
    - echo "⚙️  Making script executable"
    - base64 -d quality_gates.sh.b64 > quality_gates.sh
    - chmod +x quality_gates.sh

    - echo "🚀 Starting Quality Gate Scan"
    - ./quality_gates.sh \
        -a "$ACCESS_TOKEN" \
        -r "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" \
        -c "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" \
        -s gitlab \
        -o start
    - echo "Quality gate scan initiated successfully"

    - echo "🔍 Polling for Quality Gate Results"
    - ./quality_gates.sh \
        -a "$ACCESS_TOKEN" \
        -r "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" \
        -c "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" \
        -s gitlab \
        -o results \
        -t 300 \
        -p 15

  after_script:
    - |
      if [ "$CI_JOB_STATUS" = "success" ]; then
        echo "✅ Quality Gate PASSED - No secrets detected"
      else
        echo "❌ Quality Gate FAILED - Secrets detected or scan error"
        exit 1
      fi
  rules:
    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'

Important:

• In Settings → CI/CD → Variables, add a protected and masked variable named ACCESS_TOKEN with your GitLab Personal Access Token or project access token.
• The quality gate will fail your pipeline if secrets are detected in the changed code.

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How it works

1. Download script
   We fetch the quality gates script (quality_gates.sh) from the CodeAnt API endpoint.
2. Start scan
   The script initiates a quality gate scan for your commit using the -o start operation.
3. Poll for results
   The script polls for scan results using the -o results operation with:
   • Timeout: 300 seconds (5 minutes)
   • Poll interval: 15 seconds
4. Pipeline feedback
   • Success: Quality gate passes if no secrets are detected
   • Failure: Quality gate fails if secrets are found, blocking the pipeline

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Script Parameters

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Quality Gate Checks

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Secret Detection

• Scans for hardcoded secrets, API keys, passwords, and tokens
• Analyzes only the changed lines since your merge base commit
• Uses high-confidence detection to minimize false positives
• Blocks the pipeline if any secrets are found

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Best Practices

1. Run on all branches: Quality gates should run on every push to catch issues early
2. Block merges: Configure merge request approval rules to require quality gate checks before merging
3. Review failures: When quality gates fail, review the detected issues immediately
4. Keep tokens secure: Never commit access tokens directly - always use GitLab CI/CD Variables
5. Use protected variables: Mark your ACCESS_TOKEN as both protected and masked

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Troubleshooting

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Quality gate times out

• Increase the timeout using -t 600 (10 minutes)
• Check if the CodeAnt service is operational

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Authentication failures

• Verify your ACCESS_TOKEN variable is correctly configured in Settings → CI/CD → Variables
• Ensure the token has appropriate project permissions (api, read_repository scopes)
• Check that the variable is available to your pipeline (not restricted to protected branches only)

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No results returned

• Check that quality gates are enabled for your repository in CodeAnt
• Verify the commit SHA is correct using echo $CI_COMMIT_SHA
• Ensure your project path format is correct (group/project)

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Pipeline fails immediately

• Check that curl is available in your image (install with apt-get install -y curl)
• Verify the API endpoint is accessible from your GitLab runners
• Check GitLab CI/CD variable configuration and permissions

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Advanced Configuration

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Custom GitLab Instance

script:
  - ./quality_gates.sh \
      -a "$ACCESS_TOKEN" \
      -r "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" \
      -c "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" \
      -s gitlab \
      -u "https://gitlab.example.com" \
      -o start

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Conditional Execution

quality_gate_scan:
  # ... other configuration ...
  rules:
    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^feature\/.*/'
    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'