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DIS Validator and basic GitHub DevOps

In this tutorial, you will explore collaborative software development and DevOps with a focus on DIS (DataMiner Integration Studio). You will learn how to integrate DIS into your GitHub-based development in Visual Studio. With a hands-on exercise using a dummy connector, you will get to utilize GitHub to create a fork, a clone, and a pull request with your changes, while leveraging DIS for effective contribution validation.

Expected duration: 15 minutes.

Tip

See also: Kata #1: DIS validator on DataMiner Dojo Video

Note

This tutorial uses DataMiner Integration Studio version 2.44.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Fork the repository

  1. Go to https://github.com/SkylineCommunications/SLC-C-DevOpsExercise1

  2. In the top right corner, click Fork.

  3. Follow the wizard to create a fork of the repository under your own account.

Step 2: Clone your fork

On the page of your GitHub fork (e.g. https://github.com/YourGitHubHandle/SLC-C-DevOpsExercise1), click the green Code button and select Open in Visual Studio.

Note

In some cases, the Open in Visual Studio option may not be available. In that case, you will need to use GitHub Desktop instead to make the clone. Make sure you have GitHub Desktop installed, and when you click the Code button on your fork page, select the option Open with GitHub Desktop instead.

Step 3: Install DIS

If you do not have DIS yet, you should now download and install it.

For detailed information, refer to Installing and configuring DataMiner Integration Studio.

Step 4: Run the Validator

In Visual Studio, click the Validate button. This button is provided by DIS.

This will show several problems in the connector you can sort out.

Step 5: Commit and push your changes

  1. In the top bar in Visual Studio, select Git > Commit or Stash.

    This opens a new window.

  2. In the new window, select Commit All & Push.

Step 6: Create a pull request

In order to share your changes with the original owner, you now need to create a pull request.

  • If you are using Visual Studio 2022, you can do this from within Visual Studio. It will detect that you did a commit and push to a forked repository, and it will suggest making a pull request.

  • You can also do this from GitHub by navigating to the Pull requests tab of your fork page and then clicking the New pull request button.

This will trigger an automatic deployment pipeline that will zip the contents of your changes, mail them to us for validation, and then close and delete your pull request.

Note

Skyline will review your submission. Upon successful validation, you will be awarded the appropriate DevOps Points as a token of your accomplishment.

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