Dell Products Inc.

Benjamin J Pitzer

Robert Andrew Ballantyne

Techniques are provided for application of storage retention policies to a software deployment pipeline in response to code branch mergers. One method comprises, in response to a request to merge a first code branch of a first stage with a second code branch of a second stage of a software deployment pipeline: initiating a transition of the software deployment pipeline from a software repository associated with the first stage to a software repository associated with the second stage; and applying a software retention policy to the software repository associated with the first stage. The merge of the first code branch with the second code branch may be performed in connection with a pull request. The transition of the software deployment pipeline from the software repository associated with the first stage to the software repository associated with the second stage may be performed in connection with a build promotion.

Application of storage retention policies to a software deployment pipeline in response to code branch mergers

Techniques are provided for generation of a software deployment pipeline manifest using software item metadata. One method comprises obtaining software items, requested for inclusion in a software deployment pipeline, and corresponding metadata for at least one of the requested software items, from a software repository; in response to a request to transform a given stage of the software deployment pipeline, generating a manifest for the given stage, wherein the manifest identifies the software items in the given stage and comprises the corresponding metadata for the software items in the given stage; and storing the manifest for the given stage in the software repository. The storage of the software items in the software repository may comprise evaluating, prior to the storage: (i) a presence of vulnerabilities in the software items and (ii) a license review status of the software items.

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Benjamin J Pitzer