Add server configuration option to add default set of labels for workflows that has no labels specified

cmd/server/flags.go

@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ var flags = append([]cli.Flag{
 		Usage:   "The maximum time in minutes you can set in the repo settings before a pipeline gets killed",
 		Value:   120,
 	},
+	&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("WOODPECKER_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_LABELS"),
+		Name:    "default-workflow-labels",
+		Usage:   "The default label filter to set for workflows that has no label filter set. By default workflows will be allowed to run on any agent, if not specified in the workflow.",
+	},
 	&cli.DurationFlag{
 		Sources: cli.EnvVars("WOODPECKER_SESSION_EXPIRES"),
 		Name:    "session-expires",

cmd/server/setup.go

@@ -188,6 +188,17 @@ func setupEvilGlobals(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command, s store.Store) (err e
 	server.Config.Pipeline.DefaultTimeout = c.Int("default-pipeline-timeout")
 	server.Config.Pipeline.MaxTimeout = c.Int("max-pipeline-timeout")
 
+	_labels := c.StringSlice("default-workflow-labels")
+	labels := make(map[string]string, len(_labels))
+	for _, v := range _labels {
+		name, value, ok := strings.Cut(v, "=")
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid label filter: %s", v)
+		}
+		labels[name] = value
+	}
+	server.Config.Pipeline.DefaultWorkflowLabels = labels
+
 	// backend options for pipeline compiler
 	server.Config.Pipeline.Proxy.No = c.String("backend-no-proxy")
 	server.Config.Pipeline.Proxy.HTTP = c.String("backend-http-proxy")

docs/docs/30-administration/10-server-config.md

@@ -357,6 +357,14 @@ The default docker image to be used when cloning the repo.
 
 It is also added to the trusted clone plugin list.
 
+### `WOODPECKER_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_LABELS`
+
+> By default run workflows on any agent if no label conditions are set in workflow definition.
+
+You can specify default label/platform conditions that will be used for agent selection for workflows that does not have labels conditions set.
+
+Example: `platform=linux/amd64,backend=docker`
+
 ### `WOODPECKER_DEFAULT_PIPELINE_TIMEOUT`
 
 > 60 (minutes)

server/config.go

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ var Config = struct {
 	Pipeline struct {
 		AuthenticatePublicRepos             bool
 		DefaultCancelPreviousPipelineEvents []model.WebhookEvent
+		DefaultWorkflowLabels               map[string]string
 		DefaultClonePlugin                  string
 		TrustedClonePlugins                 []string
 		Volumes                             []string

server/pipeline/items.go

@@ -72,16 +72,17 @@ func parsePipeline(forge forge.Forge, store store.Store, currentPipeline *model.
 	}
 
 	b := stepbuilder.StepBuilder{
-		Repo:  repo,
-		Curr:  currentPipeline,
-		Prev:  prev,
-		Netrc: netrc,
-		Secs:  secs,
-		Regs:  regs,
-		Envs:  envs,
-		Host:  server.Config.Server.Host,
-		Yamls: yamls,
-		Forge: forge,
+		Repo:          repo,
+		Curr:          currentPipeline,
+		Prev:          prev,
+		Netrc:         netrc,
+		Secs:          secs,
+		Regs:          regs,
+		Envs:          envs,
+		Host:          server.Config.Server.Host,
+		Yamls:         yamls,
+		Forge:         forge,
+		DefaultLabels: server.Config.Pipeline.DefaultWorkflowLabels,
 		ProxyOpts: compiler.ProxyOptions{
 			NoProxy:    server.Config.Pipeline.Proxy.No,
 			HTTPProxy:  server.Config.Pipeline.Proxy.HTTP,

server/pipeline/stepbuilder/stepBuilder.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package stepbuilder
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -40,17 +41,18 @@ import (
 
 // StepBuilder Takes the hook data and the yaml and returns in internal data model.
 type StepBuilder struct {
-	Repo      *model.Repo
-	Curr      *model.Pipeline
-	Prev      *model.Pipeline
-	Netrc     *model.Netrc
-	Secs      []*model.Secret
-	Regs      []*model.Registry
-	Host      string
-	Yamls     []*forge_types.FileMeta
-	Envs      map[string]string
-	Forge     metadata.ServerForge
-	ProxyOpts compiler.ProxyOptions
+	Repo          *model.Repo
+	Curr          *model.Pipeline
+	Prev          *model.Pipeline
+	Netrc         *model.Netrc
+	Secs          []*model.Secret
+	Regs          []*model.Registry
+	Host          string
+	Yamls         []*forge_types.FileMeta
+	Envs          map[string]string
+	Forge         metadata.ServerForge
+	DefaultLabels map[string]string
+	ProxyOpts     compiler.ProxyOptions
 }
 
 type Item struct {
@@ -186,8 +188,10 @@ func (b *StepBuilder) genItemForWorkflow(workflow *model.Workflow, axis matrix.A
 		DependsOn: parsed.DependsOn,
 		RunsOn:    parsed.RunsOn,
 	}
-	if item.Labels == nil {
-		item.Labels = map[string]string{}
+	if len(item.Labels) == 0 {
+		item.Labels = make(map[string]string, len(b.DefaultLabels))
+		// Set default labels if no labels are defined in the pipeline
+		maps.Copy(item.Labels, b.DefaultLabels)
 	}
 
 	return item, errorsAndWarnings