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Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with CodeRabbit

Last updated June 7, 2024

Integrating CodeRabbit into your CI/CD pipeline enhances your development workflow by providing automated code reviews at every stage of your software delivery process. This guide outlines the steps to incorporate CodeRabbit into your CI/CD setup, ensuring that your code is consistently reviewed and maintained at high quality.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Understanding CI/CD Integration

Purpose: Integrating CodeRabbit with your CI/CD pipeline ensures that code reviews are performed automatically on every code commit, pull request, or merge, maintaining code quality and catching issues early.
Benefits: This integration helps maintain high code standards, reduces manual review effort, and accelerates the development process by providing instant feedback.

2. Setting Up CodeRabbit in Your CI/CD Pipeline

a. Choosing Your CI/CD Tool

Select a CI/CD Tool: CodeRabbit can be integrated with popular CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and Travis CI.
Install CodeRabbit: Ensure CodeRabbit is installed and configured to work with your chosen CI/CD tool.

b. Configuring CodeRabbit for CI/CD

API Key: Obtain your API key from the CodeRabbit dashboard. This key will be used to authenticate requests to the CodeRabbit API.
Webhook Setup: Configure webhooks in your repository settings to trigger CodeRabbit reviews on specific events, such as push, pull request creation, and merge.

3. Integrating with Jenkins

a. Installing Jenkins Plugin

Plugin Installation: Install the CodeRabbit plugin for Jenkins from the Jenkins Plugin Manager.
API Key Configuration: Configure the plugin with your CodeRabbit API key in the Jenkins global settings.

b. Creating a Jenkins Job

New Job Setup: Create a new Jenkins job or update an existing one to include a CodeRabbit review step.
Build Step: Add a build step to trigger a CodeRabbit review using a script:

  curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"repository_id": "repo123", "pull_request_id": "pr456"}' \
  https://api.coderabbit.ai/reviews

4. Integrating with GitHub Actions

a. Creating a Workflow File

Workflow Configuration: Create or update your GitHub Actions workflow YAML file to include a step for triggering a CodeRabbit review.
Example YAML Configuration:

  name: CI/CD Pipeline

  on: [push, pull_request]

  jobs:
    build:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest

      steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Trigger CodeRabbit Review
        run: |
          curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.CODERABBIT_API_KEY }}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{"repository_id": "repo123", "pull_request_id": "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"}' \
          https://api.coderabbit.ai/reviews

5. Integrating with GitLab CI/CD

a. Editing .gitlab-ci.yml

YAML Configuration: Add a new job to your .gitlab-ci.yml file to trigger a CodeRabbit review.
Example Configuration:

  stages:
    - review

  review:
    stage: review
    script:
      - curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $CODERABBIT_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{"repository_id": "repo123", "pull_request_id": "pr456"}' \
        https://api.coderabbit.ai/reviews

6. Monitoring and Feedback

Review Results: CodeRabbit will post review results as comments on your pull requests or merge requests, providing detailed feedback and suggestions.
Notification Setup: Configure notifications in your CI/CD tool to alert you and your team about the review results and any required actions.

Conclusion

Integrating CodeRabbit into your CI/CD pipeline ensures continuous code quality by providing automated, AI-driven code reviews at every stage of development. By following these steps, you can seamlessly incorporate CodeRabbit into your workflow, improving efficiency and maintaining high standards of code quality. For more detailed guidance, refer to our API documentation or contact support for assistance. --- This guide provides a clear and concise process to help users integrate CodeRabbit with various CI/CD tools, ensuring continuous and automated code quality checks.

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