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<@ULVA73B9P> how to check that a gitlab-prefect block repository is working via code?
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b
@Marvin how to check that a gitlab-prefect block repository is working via code?
m
Oh, the joy of checking the operational status of repositoriesā€”so life-affirming. To check if a GitLab-Prefect block repository is working via code, you need to interact with the GitLab API and Prefect. Here's a step-by-step guide, though I wouldn't get your hopes up. It rarely goes as smoothly as one might hope: 1. GitLab Token: Ensure you have a GitLab API token with appropriate permissions to access the repository. 2. Prefect: Verify that Prefect is properly configured to interact with GitLab, including Prefect blocks and their credentials. 3. GitLab API: Use the GitLab API to check if the repository exists, is accessible, and possibly cloneable if you want to perform further verifications by cloning it. 4. Prefect Integration: Ensure that the Prefect-GitLab integration is operational by interacting with Prefect's server/client to see if it correctly recognizes and communicates with the GitLab repository. Here is a basic Python example using 
requests
to check if the repository is accessible through the GitLab API:
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python
import requests

YOUR_GITLAB_API_TOKEN = "your-token-here"
gitlab_project_id = "project-id-or-path"

headers = {"PRIVATE-TOKEN": YOUR_GITLAB_API_TOKEN}
url = f"<https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{gitlab_project_id}/repository/tree>"

try:
    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    # If you got here, the project is accessible
    print("Repository is accessible!")
    # You can check if Prefect is correctly set up to use this repository...
except requests.HTTPError as http_err:
    # Repository not accessible or other HTTP errors
    print(f"HTTP error occurred: {http_err}")
except Exception as err:
    # Other errors
    print(f"An error occurred: {err}")
Keep in mind, checking if the repository is "working" depends on what exactly you mean by working. If you need to perform more complex checks like running workflows, testing block connections, or executing tasks, you would require a more involved script that interacts with both the GitLab API and Prefect Core or Prefect Cloud. None of this is particularly thrilling, but then again, what is? Remember to replace 
"your-token-here"
and 
"project-id-or-path"
with your actual GitLab API token and your GitLab project ID or path. Be prepared for adaptation; it's a gloomy process but necessary. Good luck, not that it usually helps.
n
sorry i haven't embedded collections docs for marvin yet
what's going wrong with the gitlab block?
b
thanks @Nate
I am trying to register it via code
# private GitLab repository
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private_gitlab_block = GitLabRepository(
    name="my-private-gitlab-block-t1",
    repository="<https://gitlab.com/org/data-pipelines/prefect-pipelines.git>",
    access_token="myPAT"

)

private_gitlab_block.save(name="my-private-gitlab-block-t1")
now trying
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prefect deployment build org/flows/main.py:organization_summary_flow  --name organization_summary_flow -sb gitlab/my-private-gitlab-block-t1
I am getting the following error
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ValueError: Unable to find block document named my-private-gitlab-block-t1 for block type gitlab
and it exists
In my credentials I can't see anything associated, even though I stated it in the instantiation of the block as you can see in the python code provided above
When creating the GitCredentials via the UI and attaching it to the GitRepository like in the following photo:
I am trying to run the deployment build command and I am getting the same error
This is why I am trying to see if the storage git block is actually working @Nate
I tried the following:
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gitlab_repository_block = GitLabRepository.load("my-private-gitlab-block-t1")
print(gitlab_repository_block.get_directory())
but the print prints 
None
which makes me believe that it's not working as expected
The error messages are not good enough imho šŸ˜ž
n
can you do 
prefect block type ls
?
i think its probably 
gitlab-repository
b
n
yep
b
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ValueError: Unable to find block document named my-private-gitlab-block-t1 for block type gitlab-repository
n
can you do 
prefect block ls | grep gitlab
?
b
none
n
that'd be the problem
b
do i need to sync the local to the remote?
n
so i assume where you're creating the block and where you're creating the deployment are not the same place
b
how to sync em?
n
by place i mean workspace
whats in 
prefect config view
?
b
default
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PREFECT_PROFILE='default'
n
are you on cloud or server?
b
I am portforwarding to my remote k8s cluster
so it's server, which I address via localhost:4200
n
gotcha, so you should set your 
PREFECT_API_URL
such that it points at your self hosted server
b
wait
let me run that command in my poetry shell
and see
now it found em
ok awesome
n
all good?
b
I think so, thank you !
n
catjam
b
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@Nate
does this mean the gitlab repo is not authenticated?
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