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.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 stages:
   - Tests
   - Build
-  - PostDeployPrep
-  - PostDeploy
+  - Update Deployment
+  - Create Commit
+  - Create Merge Request
 
 NodeJs Tests:
   stage: Tests
   image: node:22.14.0
+  except:
+    - tags
   before_script:
     - cd frontend
     - npm install
@@ -58,9 +61,48 @@ include:
       context: "frontend"
       dockerfile: "frontend/Dockerfile"
 
-  - project: 'shared/blueprints'
-    file: 'jobs/create-release.yml'
-    ref: master
+Update Deployment:
+  image: busybox:ubuntu
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+  stage: Update Deployment
+  script: |
+    echo "## Do not edit this file directly. It is auto-generated by the script." > argocd/deployment/deployment.yml
+    sed "s|__TAG__|${{ gitea.ref_name }}|g" argocd/template/deployment.yml >> argocd/deployment/deployment.yml
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 1 hour
+    paths:
+      - argocd/deployment/deployment.yml
 
+Create Commit:
+  stage: Create Commit
+  dependencies:
+    - Update Deployment
+  image: alpine:3.18
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+  before_script: |
+    git config --global user.name "${GITLAB_USER_NAME}"
+    git config --global user.email "${GITLAB_USER_EMAIL}"
+  script: |
+    git pull origin master 
+    git checkout -b "update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
+    git add argocd/deployment/deployment.yml
+    git commit -m "Update deployment manifest with new image tags"
+    git push origin "update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
+
+Create Merge Request:
+  stage: Create Merge Request
+  dependencies:
+    - Create Commit
+  image: alpine:3.18
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+  script: |
+    curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_TOKEN}" \
+      --data "source_branch=update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" \
+      --data "target_branch=master" \
+      --data "title=Update deployment manifest with new image tags" \
+      --data "description=This merge request updates the deployment manifest with the new image tags." \
+      --data "remove_source_branch=true" \
+      "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests"