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Badge always incorrectly displayed as "failing"

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

This badge is shown as "failing" but the tasks' statuses are all green. Describe the bug The badge was green since CD pipeline is prechecked before running, meaning it normally should never fail. The badge for it was green and it suddenly went to red - "failing", even though all constituent tasks are succeeding. To Reproduce See 1st paragraph. Expected behavior The badge is green when all tasks successful, red when at least one fails. Runner Version and Platform Full yaml snapshot available here. Simplified yaml: [code block] OS of the machine running the runner? Linux

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Fix Badge Status Display Logic in CI/CD Pipeline

Medium Risk

The badge status is determined by a misconfiguration in the CI/CD pipeline logic that incorrectly interprets the success of tasks. This can occur if the badge status is not updated correctly after the completion of the tasks, possibly due to caching issues or incorrect status aggregation logic.

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  1. 1

    Check Badge Status Logic

    Review the logic that determines the badge status in the CI/CD configuration file. Ensure that it correctly checks the status of all tasks and updates the badge accordingly.

    python
    if all_tasks_successful: set_badge_status('green') else: set_badge_status('red')
  2. 2

    Clear Cache

    If the badge status is cached, clear the cache to ensure that the latest status is displayed. This can be done through the CI/CD platform's interface or by running a specific command.

    bash
    clear_cache_command
  3. 3

    Update Badge Status Check Frequency

    Modify the frequency at which the badge status is checked and updated to ensure it reflects the current state of the tasks more accurately. This may involve adjusting polling intervals or webhook triggers.

    python
    set_polling_interval(5)
  4. 4

    Run a Test Pipeline

    Execute a test run of the pipeline to verify that the badge updates correctly after all tasks complete successfully. Monitor the badge status during and after the run.

    python
    run_pipeline_test()

Validation

Confirm that after implementing the above steps, the badge status reflects 'green' when all tasks are successful and 'red' when any task fails. Monitor the badge status over several pipeline runs to ensure consistency.

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Alex Chen

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