Welcome to the Pipeline tutorial!
This tutorial will walk you through creating and running some simple
Tasks
, Pipelines
and running them
by creating TaskRuns
and PipelineRuns
.
For more details on using Pipelines
, see our usage docs.
The main objective of the Pipeline CRDs is to run your Task individually or as a part of a Pipeline. Every task runs as a Pod on your Kubernetes cluster with each step as its own container.
A Task
defines the work that needs to be executed, for
example the following is a simple task that will echo hello world:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: Task
metadata:
name: echo-hello-world
spec:
steps:
- name: echo
image: ubuntu
command:
- echo
args:
- "hello world"
The steps
are a series of commands to be sequentially executed by the task.
A TaskRun
runs the Task
you defined. Here is a
simple example of a TaskRun
you can use to execute your task:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: TaskRun
metadata:
name: echo-hello-world-task-run
spec:
taskRef:
name: echo-hello-world
trigger:
type: manual
To apply the yaml files use the following command:
kubectl apply -f <name-of-file.yaml>
To see the output of the TaskRun
, use the following command:
kubectl get taskruns/echo-hello-world-task-run -o yaml
You will get an output similar to the following:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: TaskRun
metadata:
creationTimestamp: 2018-12-11T15:49:13Z
generation: 1
name: echo-hello-world-task-run
namespace: default
resourceVersion: "6706789"
selfLink: /apis/pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1/namespaces/default/taskruns/echo-hello-world-task-run
uid: 4e96e9c6-fd5c-11e8-9129-42010a8a0fdc
spec:
generation: 1
inputs: {}
outputs: {}
taskRef:
name: echo-hello-world
taskSpec: null
trigger:
type: manual
status:
conditions:
- lastTransitionTime: 2018-12-11T15:50:09Z
status: "True"
type: Succeeded
podName: echo-hello-world-task-run-pod-85ca51
startTime: 2018-12-11T15:49:39Z
steps:
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://fcfe4a004...6729d6d2ad53faff41
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T15:50:01Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T15:50:01Z
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://fe86fc5f7...eb429697b44ce4a5b
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T15:50:02Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T15:50:02Z
The status of type Succeeded = True
shows the task ran successfully.
In more common scenarios, a Task needs multiple steps with input and output resources to process. For example a Task could fetch source code from a GitHub repository and build a Docker image from it.
PipelinesResources
are used to define the
artifacts that can be passed in and out of a task. There are a few system
defined resource types ready to use, and the following are two examples of
the resources commonly needed.
The git
resource represents a git repository with a specific revision:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: PipelineResource
metadata:
name: skaffold-git
spec:
type: git
params:
- name: revision
value: master
- name: url
value: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold
The image
resource represents theimage to be built by the task:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: PipelineResource
metadata:
name: skaffold-image-leeroy-web
spec:
type: image
params:
- name: url
value: gcr.io/<use your project>/leeroy-web
The following is a Task
with inputs and outputs. The input resource is a GitHub
repository and the output is the image produced from that source. The
args of the task command support templating so that the definition of task is
constant and the value of parameters can change in runtime.
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: Task
metadata:
name: build-docker-image-from-git-source
spec:
inputs:
resources:
- name: docker-source
type: git
params:
- name: pathToDockerFile
description: The path to the dockerfile to build
default: /workspace/docker-source/Dockerfile
- name: pathToContext
description:
The build context used by Kaniko
(https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko#kaniko-build-contexts)
default: /workspace/docker-source
outputs:
resources:
- name: builtImage
type: image
steps:
- name: build-and-push
image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor
command:
- /kaniko/executor
args:
- --dockerfile=${inputs.params.pathToDockerFile}
- --destination=${outputs.resources.builtImage.url}
- --context=${inputs.params.pathToContext}
TaskRun
binds the inputs and outputs to already defined PipelineResources
,
sets values to the parameters used for templating in addition to executing the
task steps.
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: TaskRun
metadata:
name: build-docker-image-from-git-source-task-run
spec:
taskRef:
name: build-docker-image-from-git-source
trigger:
type: manual
inputs:
resources:
- name: docker-source
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-git
params:
- name: pathToDockerFile
value: Dockerfile
- name: pathToContext
value: /workspace/gitspace/examples/microservices/leeroy-web
outputs:
resources:
- name: builtImage
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-image-leeroy-web
To apply the yaml files use the following command, you need to apply the two resources, the task and taskrun.
kubectl apply -f <name-of-file.yaml>
To see all the resource created so far as part of the Pipeline CRD, run the command:
kubectl get build-pipeline
You will get an output similar to the following:
NAME AGE
taskruns/build-docker-image-from-git-source-task-run 30s
NAME AGE
pipelineresources/skaffold-git 6m
pipelineresources/skaffold-image-leeroy-web 7m
NAME AGE
tasks/build-docker-image-from-git-source 7m
To see the output of the TaskRun, use the following command:
kubectl get taskruns/echo-hello-world-task-run -o yaml
You will get an output similar to the following:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: TaskRun
metadata:
creationTimestamp: 2018-12-11T18:14:29Z
generation: 1
name: build-docker-image-from-git-source-task-run
namespace: default
resourceVersion: "6733537"
selfLink: /apis/pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1/namespaces/default/taskruns/build-docker-image-from-git-source-task-run
uid: 99d297fd-fd70-11e8-9129-42010a8a0fdc
spec:
generation: 1
inputs:
params:
- name: pathToDockerFile
value: Dockerfile
- name: pathToContext
value: /workspace/git-source/examples/microservices/leeroy-web
resources:
- name: git-source
paths: null
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-git
outputs:
resources:
- name: builtImage
paths: null
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-image-leeroy-web
results:
type: gcs
url: gcs://somebucket/results/logs
taskRef:
name: build-docker-image-from-git-source
taskSpec: null
trigger:
type: manual
status:
conditions:
- lastTransitionTime: 2018-12-11T18:15:09Z
status: "True"
type: Succeeded
podName: build-docker-image-from-git-source-task-run-pod-24d414
startTime: 2018-12-11T18:14:29Z
steps:
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://138ce30c722eed....c830c9d9005a0542
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T18:14:47Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T18:14:47Z
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://4a75136c029fb1....4c94b348d4f67744
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T18:14:48Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T18:14:48Z
The status of type Succeeded = True
shows the Task ran successfully and you
can also validate the Docker image is created in the location specified in the
resource definition.
A Pipeline
defines a list of tasks to execute in
order, while also indicating if any outputs should be used as inputs
of a following task by using the providedBy
field.
The same templating you used in tasks is also available in pipeline.
For example:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: Pipeline
metadata:
name: tutorial-pipeline
spec:
resources:
- name: source-repo
type: git
- name: web-image
type: image
tasks:
- name: build-skaffold-web
taskRef:
name: build-docker-image-from-git-source
params:
- name: pathToDockerFile
value: Dockerfile
- name: pathToContext
value: /workspace/examples/microservices/leeroy-web
resources:
inputs:
- name: workspace
resource: source-repo
outputs:
- name: image
resource: web-image
- name: deploy-web
taskRef:
name: demo-deploy-kubectl
resources:
inputs:
- name: workspace
resource: source-repo
- name: image
resource: web-image
providedBy:
- build-skaffold-web
params:
- name: path
value: /workspace/examples/microservices/leeroy-web/kubernetes/deployment.yaml
- name: yqArg
value: "-d1"
- name: yamlPathToImage
value: "spec.template.spec.containers[0].image"
The above Pipeline
is referencing a Task
called deploy-using-kubectl
which can be found
here:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: Task
metadata:
name: deploy-using-kubectl
spec:
inputs:
resources:
- name: workspace
type: git
- name: image
type: image
params:
- name: path
description: Path to the manifest to apply
- name: yqArg
description:
Okay this is a hack, but I didn't feel right hard-coding `-d1` down
below
- name: yamlPathToImage
description:
The path to the image to replace in the yaml manifest (arg to yq)
steps:
- name: replace-image
image: mikefarah/yq
command: ["yq"]
args:
- "w"
- "-i"
- "${inputs.params.yqArg}"
- "${inputs.params.path}"
- "${inputs.params.yamlPathToImage}"
- "${inputs.resources.image.url}"
- name: run-kubectl
image: lachlanevenson/k8s-kubectl
command: ["kubectl"]
args:
- "apply"
- "-f"
- "${inputs.params.path}"
To run the Pipeline
, create a PipelineRun
as follows:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: PipelineRun
metadata:
name: tutorial-pipeline-run-1
spec:
pipelineRef:
name: tutorial-pipeline
trigger:
type: manual
resources:
- name: source-repo
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-git
- name: web-image
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-image-leeroy-web
The PipelineRun
will create the TaskRuns
corresponding to each Task
and collect
the results.
To apply the yaml files use the following command, you will need to apply the
deploy-task
if you want to run the Pipeline.
kubectl apply -f <name-of-file.yaml>
To see the output of the PipelineRun
, use the following command:
kubectl get pipelineruns/tutorial-pipeline-run-1 -o yaml
You will get an output similar to the following:
apiVersion: pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: PipelineRun
metadata:
annotations:
creationTimestamp: 2018-12-11T20:30:19Z
generation: 1
name: tutorial-pipeline-run-1
namespace: default
resourceVersion: "6760151"
selfLink: /apis/pipeline.knative.dev/v1alpha1/namespaces/default/pipelineruns/tutorial-pipeline-run-1
uid: 93acb0ea-fd83-11e8-9129-42010a8a0fdc
spec:
generation: 1
pipelineRef:
name: tutorial-pipeline
resources:
- name: source-repo
paths: null
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-git
- name: web-image
paths: null
resourceRef:
name: skaffold-image-leeroy-web
serviceAccount: ""
trigger:
type: manual
status:
conditions:
- lastTransitionTime: 2018-12-11T20:32:41Z
message: All Tasks have completed executing
reason: Succeeded
status: "True"
type: Succeeded
taskRuns:
tutorial-pipeline-run-1-build-skaffold-web:
conditions:
- lastTransitionTime: 2018-12-11T20:31:41Z
status: "True"
type: Succeeded
podName: tutorial-pipeline-run-1-build-skaffold-web-pod-21ddf0
startTime: 2018-12-11T20:30:19Z
steps:
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://c699fcba94....f96108ac9f4db22b94e0c
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T20:30:36Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T20:30:36Z
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://f5f752d....824262ad6ce7675
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T20:31:17Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T20:30:37Z
tutorial-pipeline-run-1-deploy-web:
conditions:
- lastTransitionTime: 2018-12-11T20:32:41Z
status: "True"
type: Succeeded
podName: tutorial-pipeline-run-1-deploy-web-pod-7a796b
startTime: 2018-12-11T20:32:11Z
steps:
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://eaefb7b6d685....f001f895430f71374
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T20:32:28Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T20:32:28Z
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://4cfc6eba47a7a....dcaef1e9b1eee3661b8a85f
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T20:32:31Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T20:32:31Z
- logsURL: ""
terminated:
containerID: docker://01b376b92....dce4ccec9641d77
exitCode: 0
finishedAt: 2018-12-11T20:32:35Z
reason: Completed
startedAt: 2018-12-11T20:32:34Z
The status of type Succeeded = True
shows the pipeline ran successfully, also
the status of individual Task runs are shown.