Building NRF9160 sample automatically using NCS v1.7.0 through Gitlab CI using west commands

[Adeel]

Hi Dev team,

I have been working with code development using Thingy91 and NRF Connect for Desktop. I use GitLab to maintain and manage my codebase. 

I wanted to use GitLab CI to automate my test process, and to integrate the build process of the code by using the west commands (eg: west build -b thingy91_nrf9160_ns).

I get my basic GitLab pipeline running through my GitLab runner and the .gitlab-ci.yml file but when I add the west commands into the file for the build, the pipeline fails as it does not recognize the west commands.

I normally build my code through west commands in the command prompt, so I was hoping that the commands also work with the GitLab CI directly as its in the same local machine.

I wanted to know if there are any tutorials or links regarding this integration. If so, could you guide me as to how its done.

Regards,

Adeel.

[Charlie]

Hi Adeel,

There is no official guidance for your request. For embedded system development, it is more practice to have a local test station for CI and tests, but I think it is possible. 

You can refer to the following two tutorials to make your own GitLab CI template.

GitLab CI/CD Examples | GitLab

Building the project using GitHub actions

Building the project using Docker — nRF Asset Tracker f6ce9468c91b4818be239c3dd1f8e0a9440e8e81 documentation (nordicsemiconductor.github.io)

Best regards,

Charlie