As per source code in build.rb:
def action?
self.when == 'manual'
end
variables << { key: "CI_JOB_MANUAL", value: 'true', public: true } if
action?
so only when when equals manual the CI_JOB_MANUAL is set to true it seam
On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 3:24:56 PM UTC+2, Michael Remiš wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I was trying to use CI_JOB_MANUAL variable in my gitlab CI configuration,
> but its meaning is little bit confusing.
>
> From documentation (https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/variables/README.html):
> CI_JOB_MANUAL 8.12 all The flag to indicate that job was manually started
> But if I put someting like "echo $CI_JOB_MANUAL" in my script section in
> .gitlab-ci.yml:
> 1) when job is configured as "when: manual" it is always printed true
> 2) when job is NOT configured as "when: manual" it is always printed false
> (resp. nothing) even if I run job manually using GitLab UI
>
>
> In my opinion, "The flag to indicate that job was manually started" means
> actual value independent of what is configured in "when" section.
>
> In addition current meaning is useless as I always know what value I
> actually have in "when" section...
>
>
> Any idea how to detect how job was actually triggered?
>
> Thanks for discussion.
>
>
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