The CI/CD Revolution
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) automate the software delivery process, enabling teams to ship faster with confidence.
CI vs CD
Continuous Integration (CI):
Continuous Deployment (CD):
GitHub Actions Deep Dive
GitHub Actions provides powerful, flexible CI/CD directly in your repository.
Complete CI/CD Workflow
name: CI/CD Pipeline
on:
push:
branches: [main, develop]
pull_request:
branches: [main]
env:
NODE_VERSION: '20'
REGISTRY: ghcr.io
IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
jobs:
test:
name: Test & Lint
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Setup Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
cache: 'npm'
- name: Install dependencies
run: npm ci
- name: Run linting
run: npm run lint
- name: Run tests
run: npm test -- --coverage
- name: Upload coverage
uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
with:
files: ./coverage/lcov.info
build:
name: Build & Push
needs: test
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
if: github.event_name == 'push'
permissions:
contents: read
packages: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Login to Container Registry
uses: docker/login-action@v3
with:
registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
username: ${{ github.actor }}
password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Build and push
uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
with:
context: .
push: true
tags: |
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
deploy-staging:
name: Deploy to Staging
needs: build
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: staging
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
steps:
- name: Deploy to Kubernetes
uses: azure/k8s-deploy@v4
with:
namespace: staging
manifests: k8s/staging/
images: |
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
deploy-production:
name: Deploy to Production
needs: build
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: production
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
steps:
- name: Deploy to Kubernetes
uses: azure/k8s-deploy@v4
with:
namespace: production
manifests: k8s/production/
images: |
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}Testing Strategies
Testing Pyramid
Automated Test Example
// Jest unit test example
describe('UserService', () => {
it('should create user with valid data', async () => {
const userData = { email: 'test@example.com', name: 'Test User' };
const user = await userService.create(userData);
expect(user.id).toBeDefined();
expect(user.email).toBe(userData.email);
});
it('should throw on duplicate email', async () => {
const userData = { email: 'existing@example.com' };
await expect(userService.create(userData))
.rejects.toThrow('Email already exists');
});
});Deployment Strategies
Blue-Green Deployment
Canary Releases
Rolling Updates
Best Practices
Conclusion
A well-designed CI/CD pipeline is essential for modern software delivery. Start simple and iterate based on your team's needs.
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