Enable users to trigger CI/CD pipeline on Gitlab events

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Problem to solve

I want to be able to trigger a CI/CD pipeline on events such comments on an issue, references to issue, epic creation. Currently, this requires developers to deploy webhooks (running a separate server to be able parse events).

See also:

gitlab-org/ruby/gems/gitlab-triage#102

Proposal

Gitlab pipeline expands the pipeline sources to support other types of events.

Comparison - Github Action event triggers

Example:

job:
  script: echo "New comment!"
  rules:
    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "issue_comment"

Intended users

• Developers looking to automate issue handling. This includes for example trigger AI automations based on new comments.

Feature Usage Metrics

• The amount of unique jobs scheduled using Gitlab events.

Does this feature require an audit event?

No, triggers are not individual person related events.