How do I use the skip section in a pipeline as code?

To use the skip section in a GitLab pipeline as code, you can define a step that will be skipped in the pipeline based on certain conditions. This can be useful when you want to exclude specific stages or jobs from running under specific circumstances.

Here's an example of how you can use the skip section:

stages:
  - build
  - test

build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - echo "Building..."

test:
  stage: test
  script:
    - echo "Running tests..."
  rules:
    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "feature"'
      skip: true

In the above example:

The pipeline consists of two stages: build and test.

The build stage simply echoes "Building..." as an example.

The test stage runs tests using the script keyword.

The rules section is used to define a condition for the test stage.

The if condition checks if the current branch is named feature.

If the condition is met, the skip section is triggered with a value of true.

As a result, the test stage will be skipped when the branch is feature.

By using the skip section, you can control the execution of stages or jobs in your pipeline based on specific conditions. This allows you to customize the pipeline flow and exclude certain steps when necessary.

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