local-ci

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Local CI

Local CI is a tool that allows you to run CI/CD pipelines locally using Docker containers. It helps developers test and debug their CI pipelines without pushing to remote repositories.

Features

• Run CI pipeline jobs locally using Docker
• Stages-based execution similar to GitLab CI
• Configuration using YAML format
• Global and job-specific environment variables
• Working directory customization
• Cache support for dependencies and build artifacts
• Automatic file copying with .gitignore support
• Real-time log streaming from containers
• Automatic container cleanup
• Stage-based pipeline execution

Installation

Prerequisites

1. Go 1.21 or later

   • Visit Go Downloads page
   • Download and install the latest version for your operating system
   • Verify installation with go version

2. Docker

   • Must be installed and running
   • Your user must have permissions to access the Docker daemon
   • Verify installation with docker --version

Installing

go install github.com/MrPuls/local-ci@latest

Usage

Check Installation

local-ci --version

Run a Pipeline

# Run using default .local-ci.yaml in current directory
local-ci run

# Run with a specific config file using --config/-c flag
local-ci run --config my-pipeline.yaml

Quick Start

1. Start Docker

2. Create a .local-ci.yaml file in your project root:

stages:
  - build
  - test

variables:
  GLOBAL_VAR: global_value

Build:
  stage: build
  image: golang:1.21
  variables:
    GO_FLAGS: "-v"
  script:
    - echo "Building application..."
    - go build $GO_FLAGS
  cache:
    key: go-build-cache
    paths:
      - .go/
      - build/

Test:
  stage: test
  image: golang:1.21
  script:
    - echo "Testing with global var: $GLOBAL_VAR"
    - go test ./...
  cache:
    key: go-build-cache
    paths:
      - .go/

1. Run the pipeline:

local-ci run

YAML Configuration

Basic Structure

# Define stages and their order
stages:
  - build
  - test
  - deploy

# Global variables (available to all jobs)
variables:
  GLOBAL_KEY: global_value

# Job definitions
job_name:
  stage: build    # Must match one of the defined stages
  image: image_name
  workdir: /path   # Optional
  variables:       # Job-specific variables (override globals)
    KEY: value
  script:
    - command1
    - command2
  cache:           # Optional cache configuration
    key: cache-key
    paths:
      - path/to/cache
      - another/path

Documentation

• YAML Configuration Reference
• Technical Reference

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License