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Parameters
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Task-graph generation takes a collection of parameters as input, in the form of
a JSON or YAML file.
During decision-task processing, some of these parameters are supplied on the
command line or by environment variables. The decision task helpfully produces
a full parameters file as one of its output artifacts. The other ``mach
taskgraph`` commands can take this file as input. This can be very helpful
when working on a change to the task graph.
When experimenting with local runs of the task-graph generation, it is always
best to find a recent decision task's ``parameters.yml`` file, and modify that
file if necessary, rather than starting from scratch. This ensures you have a
complete set of parameters.
The properties of the parameters object are described here, divided rougly by
topic.
Push Information
----------------
``base_repository``
The repository from which to do an initial clone, utilizing any available
caching.
``head_repository``
The repository containing the changeset to be built. This may differ from
``base_repository`` in cases where ``base_repository`` is likely to be cached
and only a few additional commits are needed from ``head_repository``.
``head_rev``
The revision to check out; this can be a short revision string
``head_ref``
For Mercurial repositories, this is the same as ``head_rev``. For
git repositories, which do not allow pulling explicit revisions, this gives
the symbolic ref containing ``head_rev`` that should be pulled from
``head_repository``.
``include_nightly``
Include nightly builds and tests in the graph.
``owner``
Email address indicating the person who made the push. Note that this
value may be forged and *must not* be relied on for authentication.
``message``
The commit message
``pushlog_id``
The ID from the ``hg.mozilla.org`` pushlog
``pushdate``
The timestamp of the push to the repository that triggered this decision
task. Expressed as an integer seconds since the UNIX epoch.
``build_date``
The timestamp of the build date. Defaults to ``pushdate`` and falls back to present time of
taskgraph invocation. Expressed as an integer seconds since the UNIX epoch.
``moz_build_date``
A formatted timestamp of ``build_date``. Expressed as a string with the following
format: %Y%m%d%H%M%S
Tree Information
----------------
``project``
Another name for what may otherwise be called tree or branch or
repository. This is the unqualified name, such as ``mozilla-central`` or
``cedar``.
``level``
The `SCM level
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/commit/access-policy/>`_
associated with this tree. This dictates the names of resources used in the
generated tasks, and those tasks will fail if it is incorrect.
Target Set
----------
The "target set" is the set of task labels which must be included in a task
graph. The task graph generation process will include any tasks required by
those in the target set, recursively. In a decision task, this set can be
specified programmatically using one of a variety of methods (e.g., parsing try
syntax or reading a project-specific configuration file).
``filters``
List of filter functions (from ``taskcluster/taskgraph/filter_tasks.py``) to
apply. This is usually defined internally, as filters are typically
global.
``target_task_labels``
List of task labels to select. Labels not listed will be filtered out.
Enabled on try only.
``target_tasks_method``
The method to use to determine the target task set. This is the suffix of
one of the functions in ``taskcluster/taskgraph/target_tasks.py``.
``optimize_target_tasks``
If true, then target tasks are eligible for optimization.
``include_nightly``
If true, then nightly tasks are eligible for optimization.
Morphed Set
-----------
``morph_templates``
Dict of JSON-e templates to apply to each task, keyed by template name.
Values are extra context that will be available to the template under the
``input.<template>`` key. Available templates live in
``taskcluster/taskgraph/templates``. Enabled on try only.