Add support for post install/update announcements
What does this merge request do and why?
This MR adds support for display messages to the user after a gdk install|update
so as to better inform our users of changes. It's pretty basic right now, but we can expand to support more conditional rendering logic as needed.
Closes:
How to set up and validate locally
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Checkout this branch,
ashmckenzie/support-post-install-update-messages
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Run
make reconfigure
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You should see at the end of the output, the following message:
$ make reconfigure --snip-- ℹ️ Announcements support added -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcements can now be added under data/messages as YAML files that will be rendered to the user after a GDK install or update. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit/-/merge_requests/2879 for more details. > Reconfigured as of 2022-12-09 15:27:32. Took 65 second(s).
Impacted categories
The following categories relate to this merge request:
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gdk-reliability - e.g. When a GDK action fails to complete. -
gdk-usability - e.g. Improvements or suggestions around how the GDK functions. -
gdk-performance - e.g. When a GDK action is slow or times out.
Merge request checklist
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This change is backward compatible. If not, please include steps to communicate to our users. -
Tests added for new functionality. If not, please raise an issue to follow-up. -
Documentation added/updated, if needed. -
gdk doctor
test added, if needed. -
Add the ~highlight
label if this MR should be included in theCHANGELOG.md
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Edited by Ash McKenzie