NetDev CI

General notes

Example of a simple NetDev CI pipeline with Gitlab.

• Gitlab pipeline uses local runner and virtual Python environment.

• Pipeline scripts rely on Python Invoke tasks in tasks.py

• Pre-checks run with Python pre-commit.

Pipeline overview

• Prepare environment (Python venv and dependencies)
• Static checks (black and ansible-lint)
• Deploy lab using Ansible, Docker and vrnetlab
• Configure connections (Docker + vrnetlab) and apply config with Ansible + Napalm
• Validate deployment using Ansible and Napalm validate
• Tear down the lab