Execution platform assignments in CI/CD systems

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline;

identifying, by the processing device based on the definition, a use case of the CI/CD pipeline;

identifying, by the processing device, a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms;

selecting, by the processing device from the heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of execution platforms having a combination of attributes for executing the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline; and

assigning, by the processing device, the set of execution platforms to the CI/CD pipeline for execution of the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the use case comprises at least one of:

application testing or operating system testing.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the use case further comprises obtaining a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein obtaining the characterization comprises:

expanding the definition to obtain an expanded definition; and

identifying, from the expanded definition, content indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the content comprises at least one of: a set of tests that are indicative of the use case, or a set of commands that are indicative of the use case.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises:

executing the CI/CD pipeline to obtain an execution result; and

performing a profiling analysis in view of the execution result to identify the use case.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the combination of attributes comprises a combination of at least one of: a platform type, or a set of resource specifications.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the set of execution platforms further comprises identifying a platform type corresponding to the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the combination of attributes comprises a minimum set of resource specifications for executing the CI/CD pipeline.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises obtaining, in view of the definition, a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein selecting the set of execution platforms further comprises:

providing the characterization as input into a trained model; and

selecting the set of execution platforms based on a corresponding output of the trained model.

10. A computing system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to perform operations comprising:

receiving a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline;

identifying, based on the definition, a use case of the CI/CD pipeline;

identifying from a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms;

selecting, from the heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of execution platforms having a combination of attributes for executing the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline; and

assigning the set of execution platforms to the CI/CD pipeline for execution of the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

11. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein the use case comprises at least one of: application testing or operating system testing.

12. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein identifying the use case further comprises obtaining a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein obtaining the characterization comprises:

expanding the definition to obtain an expanded definition; and

identifying, from the expanded definition, content indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

13. The computing system of claim 12 , wherein the content comprises at least one of: a set of tests that are indicative of the use case, or a set of commands that are indicative of the use case.

14. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises:

executing the CI/CD pipeline to obtain an execution result; and

performing a profiling analysis in view of the execution result to identify the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

15. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein the combination of attributes comprises a combination of at least one of: a platform type, or a set of resource specifications.

16. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein identifying the set of execution platforms further comprises identifying a platform type corresponding to the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

17. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein the combination of attributes comprises a minimum set of resource specifications for executing the CI/CD pipeline.

18. The computing system of claim 10 , identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises obtaining, in view of the definition, a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein selecting the set of execution platforms further comprises:

providing the characterization as input into a trained model; and

selecting the set of execution platforms based on a corresponding output of the trained model.

19. A computing system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a combination of attributes for executing a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline in accordance with a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, wherein the combination of attributes comprises a platform type and a set of resource specifications;

executing the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline to obtain an execution result; and

training a model, based on the execution result and the combination of attributes, to select, from a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of execution platforms to be assigned to the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline.

20. The computing system of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the model is trained; and

in response to determining that the model is trained, outputting a trained model.