Specify asset types in Releases

Problem to solve

We want to allow users to specify asset types in a Release entry, so that they can categorize runbooks in the Release page.

Intended users

• Rachel (Release Manager)
• Sasha (Software Developer)
• Presley (Product Designer)
• Devon (DevOps Engineer)

Technical proposal

Add a link_type property to the asset link API response that indicates the type of link (valid values are runbook, image, package and other):

"assets":{

    ...

    "links":[
      {
          "id":2,
          "name":"awesome-v0.2.msi",
          "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000/msi",
          "external":true,
          "link_type": "runbook"
      },
      {
          "id":1,
          "name":"awesome-v0.2.dmg",
          "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
          "external":true,
          "link_type": "standard"
      }
    ],
},

This property will be hidden behind a feature flag named release_asset_link_type.

User story

As a Release Manager, I want to specify the asset type I am linking to my release, so that can I better inform users of the item's importance.

Acceptance criteria:

• While creating/editing a release, user should be able to specify the type of links added to a Release.
  • Using GitLab's UI, by selecting an option in the form using a dropdown menu.
• The attribute is not mandatory.
• Links types should be displayed as follows:
  • Runbook
  • Package
  • Image
  • Other (selected by default)
• After successfully creating the release item, the information with the Link type should be displayed in the newly created Release item (view page).

Design proposal

desktop	mobile

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Yes, we will need to document this feature.

Availability & Testing

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

What is the type of buyer?

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