Retry Pipelines

Simple python tool with no dependencies that can be used to retry failing pipelines in your gitlab build. Useful for flakey tests that are preventing your merge request.

Usage:

First-time setup:

1. Download the run.py file (or the whole project, either works).
2. Open run.py in a text editor (any will do).
3. Use this tutorial to get your Personal Access Token for Gitlab. Make sure to use the scope "api", otherwise the retry functionality won't work.
4. Delete "PASTE_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE" in run.py and paste your access token inside double quotes.
5. Use this method to get the project ID for your project.
6. Replace "PASTE_PROJECT_ID_HERE" with your project ID in run.py.
7. Replace "PASTE_URL_HERE" with your gitlab URL (this is the website you visit to access your repository).
8. Now save run.py. Your first time setup is done.

Retrying a pipeline:

1. Get the Pipeline ID from the Gitlab UI or URL. It is a # followed by some number. This is the pipeline that will be retried.
2. Open command prompt or powershell in the folder where run.py is saved.
3. Run python retry_pipeline.py <pipeline_id> after replacing <pipeline_id> with your Pipeline ID.
4. Now sit back and watch the magic happen. Helpful failure messages have been provided in case something is misconfigured.