Specifying a workflow action's source repository

Use the following instructions to specify a source repository to use with a workflow action. On startup, the action bundles the files at the configured source repository into an artifact, downloads the artifact to the runtime environment Docker image where the action is running, and then completes its processing using the downloaded files.

Note

Currently, within a workflow action, you can only specify one source repository, which is the source repository where the workflow definition file resides (in the .codecatalyst/workflows/ directory or one of its subdirectories). This source repository is represented by the label WorkflowSource.

Visual

To specify the source repository that an action will use (visual editor)

1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

2. Choose your project.

3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

5. Choose Edit.

6. Choose Visual.

7. In the workflow diagram, choose the action where you want to specify the source.

8. Choose Inputs.

9. In Sources - optional do the following:

   Specify the labels that represent the source repositories that will be needed by the action. Currently, the only supported label is WorkflowSource, which represents the source repository where your workflow definition file is stored.

   If you omit a source, then you must specify at least one input artifact under action-name/Inputs/Artifacts.

   For more information about sources, see Connecting source repositories to workflows.

10. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

11. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.

YAML

To specify the source repository that an action will use (YAML editor)

1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

2. Choose your project.

3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

5. Choose Edit.

6. Choose YAML.

7. In an action, add code similar to the following:

   action-name:
    Inputs:
      Sources:
        - WorkflowSource

   For more information, see the description of the Sources property in Workflow YAML definition for your action.

8. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

9. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.