Can i update a YML file automatically in another repo when I make a change

Question

There are 2 REPOS - REPO1 and REPO2

I have a repo called REPO1 and in there is a yaml file eg pipleines.yml which runs some tasks to do some tests. The devs use REPO1, when the DEVS update this file in their Main Branch in REPOA is there a way Azure Devops can automatically copy the file into REPOB ?

Answer 1

you dont need to copy it, you can extend your pipeline or template in Repo2 from Repo1. refer to this page for more details

Repo 1 will have something like this

# Repo: Contoso/BuildTemplates
# File: common.yml
parameters:
- name: 'vmImage'
  default: 'ubuntu 16.04'
  type: string

jobs:
- job: Build
  pool:
    vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
  steps:
  - script: npm install
  - script: npm test

and Repo2 will do this

# Repo: Contoso/LinuxProduct
# File: azure-pipelines.yml
resources:
  repositories:
    - repository: templates
      type: github
      name: Contoso/BuildTemplates

jobs:
- template: common.yml@templates  # Template reference

Or you could use in any pipeline or stage

extends: template/your-template@other-repo