[FIXED] How to Configure Gerrit Webhooks for gerrit events

Issue

I am trying to perform some actions on gerrit events

1. When a new repo is added/created.
2. When a new patch-set is created.
3. When a change is merged into a specific branch.

The idea is to get event on API endpoint when any of the above happens in any repository.

I have gerrit 3.1.3 installation running on Amazon Linux ec2 instance, and a node server (with open API endpoints) on another similar EC2 Machine. In gerrit config I have added the following lines:

[plugin "webhooks"]
    connectionTimeout = 3000
    socketTimeout = 2500
    maxTries = 300
    retryInterval = 2000
    threadPoolSize = 3
[remote "wh_projectCreated"]
        url = http://17.233.138.23:8080/gereve
        maxTries = 1
        sslVerify = false
        event = patchset-created

I have checked webhooks and hooks plugins are both installed in gerrit installation. Now, I couldn't find a proper blog post which tells how to configure and get gerrit events to be received on webhooks.

What do I need to do more, great help!

Solution

Found the solution, will write down precisely:

1. In a Folder clone the All-Projects repo (with admin url). git clone "http://admin@<gerrit-address>-:<gerrit-port>/a/All-Projects".
2. cd All-Projects/
3. git fetch origin refs/meta/config:refs/remotes/origin/meta/config
4. git checkout meta/config
5. In the root of directory All-Projects, create a file named webhooks.config.
6. Modify the contents below:

[remote "changemerged"]
  url = http://<webhook-api>:8081/change-merged
  event = change-merged
  
[remote "project_created"]
  url = http://<webhook-api>:8081/create-jenkins-project
  event = project-created

see gerrit-events.

7. Add and commit the change: git commit -am "Add webhooks config file"

8. And check in git push origin meta/config:meta/config

and that's it we are done!

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Answered By - Salim Shamim

Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (PHPFixing Admin)