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diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md index d069b94e53b..41de9a50efc 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md @@ -78,16 +78,18 @@ A job is defined by a list of parameters that define the job behavior. ### `extends` -> Introduced in GitLab 11.3 +> Introduced in GitLab 11.3. -`extends` defines an entry name that a job, that uses `extends` is going to +`extends` defines an entry name that a job that uses `extends` is going to inherit from. -`extends` in an alternative to using [YAML anchors](#anchors) that is a little -more flexible and readable. +It is an alternative to using [YAML anchors](#anchors) and is a little +more flexible and readable: ```yaml .tests: + script: rake test + stage: test only: refs: - branches @@ -95,16 +97,15 @@ more flexible and readable. rspec: extends: .tests script: rake rspec - stage: test only: variables: - $RSPEC ``` -In the example above the `rspec` job is going to inherit from `.tests` -template. GitLab will perform a reverse deep merge, what means that it will -merge `rspec` contents into `.tests` recursively, and it is going to result in -following configuration of the `rspec` job: +In the example above, the `rspec` job is going to inherit from the `.tests` +template job. GitLab will perform a reverse deep merge, which means that it will +merge the `rspec` contents into `.tests` recursively, and this is going to result in +the following `rspec` job: ```yaml rspec: @@ -117,13 +118,12 @@ rspec: - $RSPEC ``` -`.tests` in this example is a [hidden key](#hidden-keys-jobs), but it is +`.tests` in this example is a [hidden key](#hidden-keys-jobs), but it's possible to inherit from regular jobs as well. `extends` supports multi-level inheritance, however it is not recommended to -use more than three levels of inheritance. Maximum nesting level supported is -10 levels. - +use more than three levels. The maximum nesting level that is supported is 10. +The following example has two levels of inheritance: ```yaml .tests: @@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ spinach: script: rake spinach ``` +`extends` works across configuration files combined with [`include`](#include). + ### `pages` `pages` is a special job that is used to upload static content to GitLab that |