.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml

+##############
+# Conditions #
+##############
+.if-default-refs-or-ce: &if-default-refs-or-ce
+  if: '$RELEASE == null || $RELEASE =~ /gitlab-ce/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
+
+.if-default-refs-or-ee: &if-default-refs-or-ee
+  if: '$RELEASE == null || $RELEASE =~ /gitlab-ee/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
+
+.if-not-gitlab-qa-release: &if-not-gitlab-qa-release
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "gitlab-org/gitlab-qa" && $RELEASE == null'
+
+.if-staging-and-not-release: &if-staging-and-not-release
+  if: '$RELEASE == null && $CI_JOB_NAME =~ /staging/'
+
+.if-quarantine-or-custom-and-not-release: &if-quarantine-or-custom-and-not-release
+  if: '$RELEASE == null && $CI_JOB_NAME =~ /quarantine|custom/'
+
+.if-quarantine-or-custom-and-ee-release: &if-quarantine-or-custom-and-ee-release
+  if: '$RELEASE =~ /gitlab-ee/ && $CI_JOB_NAME =~ /quarantine|custom/'
+
+.if-quarantine-or-custom-and-ce-release: &if-quarantine-or-custom-and-ce-release
+  if: '$RELEASE =~ /gitlab-ce/ && $CI_JOB_NAME =~ /quarantine|custom/'
+
+.if-quarantine-or-custom-and-merge-request: &if-quarantine-or-custom-and-merge-request
+  if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID && $CI_JOB_NAME =~ /quarantine|custom/'
+
+.if-tag-or-ee-release: &if-tag-or-ee-release
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG || $RELEASE =~ /gitlab-ee/'
+
+.if-tag-or-ce-release: &if-tag-or-ce-release
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG || $RELEASE =~ /gitlab-ce/'
+
+.if-tag-or-release: &if-tag-or-release
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG || $RELEASE'
+
+.if-set-feature-flag: &if-set-feature-flag
+  if: '$GITLAB_QA_OPTIONS =~ /--set-feature-flags/'
+
+#########
+# Rules #
+#########
+
+.rules:ce-qa:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-gitlab-qa-release
+      changes: ["lib/**/version.rb"]
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-tag-or-ee-release
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-quarantine-or-custom-and-not-release
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-quarantine-or-custom-and-ce-release
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-quarantine-or-custom-and-merge-request
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-default-refs-or-ce
+
+.rules:ee-qa:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-gitlab-qa-release
+      changes: ["lib/**/version.rb"]
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-tag-or-ce-release
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-quarantine-or-custom-and-not-release
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-quarantine-or-custom-and-ee-release
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-quarantine-or-custom-and-merge-request
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-default-refs-or-ee
+
+.rules:only-qa:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-gitlab-qa-release
+      changes: ["lib/**/version.rb"]
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-tag-or-release
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-staging-and-not-release
+      when: manual
+
+.rules:ce-never-when-triggered-by-feature-flag-definition-change:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-set-feature-flag
+      when: never
+    - !reference [".rules:ce-qa", rules]
+
+.rules:ee-never-when-triggered-by-feature-flag-definition-change:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-set-feature-flag
+      when: never
+    - !reference [".rules:ee-qa", rules]
+
+.rules:only-qa-never-when-triggered-by-feature-flag-definition-change:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-set-feature-flag
+      when: never
+    - !reference [".rules:only-qa", rules]

docs/what_tests_can_be_run.md

@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ $ gitlab-qa Test::Instance::Staging
 
 ### `Test::Instance::StagingRef`
 
-This scenario tests that the [`Staging Ref`](https://staging-ref.testbed.gitlab.net)
+This scenario tests that the [`Staging Ref`](https://staging-ref.gitlab.com)
 works as expected by running tests against it.
 
 To run tests against the GitLab instance, a GitLab QA (`gitlab/gitlab-qa`)

lib/gitlab/qa/component/staging_ref.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Gitlab
   module QA
     module Component
       class StagingRef < Staging
-        ADDRESS = 'https://staging-ref.testbed.gitlab.net'.freeze
+        ADDRESS = 'https://staging-ref.gitlab.com'.freeze
       end
     end
   end