Automated CI/CD Pipeline Construction via Universal Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CICD) pipelines face challenges in complex environments, such as containerized or cloud-based infrastructures, due to the need for specialized knowledge and the complexity of integrating multiple tools.
Innovation Solution
A software development tool with a messaging system using Type-Length-Value (TLV) tags to identify CI or CD phases, allowing for the creation, testing, and deployment of pipelines across different environments while optimizing resource utilization through machine learning coordination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex integration of multiple tools from various sources is used to build a CICD pipeline, then the pipeline functionality and capabilities are improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of maintenance increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal pipeline template that can be reused across multiple users and environments. The template defines a standardized set of tasks and resources that can be applied universally, reducing the need to create complex integrations from scratch for each new pipeline while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring pipeline templates with commonly needed tasks, resources, and configurations before deployment. This allows the system to have complex functionality ready-to-use, eliminating the need for users to manually integrate multiple tools and reducing the actual complexity they face during deployment.
2Reliability
If homegrown CICD processes are implemented with thorough understanding of the environment, then the pipeline reliability and performance are improved, but the training resources and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying by providing pre-configured pipeline templates that replicate proven, reliable CICD processes. Instead of requiring each user to build and learn complex homegrown processes, the system copies established templates that already contain best practices and environment-specific configurations, ensuring reliability while eliminating extensive training requirements.
3Ease of operation
If developers are trained to execute homegrown CICD processes with knowledge of supported tools, then the ease of operation is improved, but the resource consumption for training increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by providing automated pipeline templates that users can deploy without extensive training. The system handles the complex configuration and integration automatically, allowing users to simply select and execute pre-configured templates. This maintains ease of operation while eliminating the need for resource-intensive training programs.
4Adaptability or versatility
If CICD processes are implemented in complex environments like containerized or cloud-based infrastructure, then the adaptability is improved, but the learning curve for developers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates universal pipeline templates designed to work across multiple environments (containerized, cloud-based, etc.) with a single configuration. The templates are environment-agnostic and can be deployed to different infrastructures without requiring developers to learn environment-specific complexities, thus maintaining ease of operation while achieving broad adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller generates a software pipeline in response to obtaining an instruction to build the software pipeline for a first user. The controller divides the software pipeline into a plurality of tasks and determining a set of resources for performing each task in the plurality of tasks. The controller reserves the set of resources based on a policy associated with the first user. The controller causes the first software pipeline to run using the set of resources reserved for performing each task in the plurality of tasks.