Change Log Severity from Debug for pipeline or step creation errors

cmd/server/flags.go

@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ var flags = append([]cli.Flag{
 		Usage:   "The maximum time in minutes you can set in the repo settings before a pipeline gets killed",
 		Value:   120,
 	},
+	&cli.StringFlag{
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("WOODPECKER_LOG_LEVEL_PIPELINE_SKIPS"),
+		Name:    "log-level-pipeline-skips",
+		Usage:   "log level for pipeline lifecycle events (skip-ci, filtered, blocked). one of: trace, debug, info, warn, error",
+		Value:   "debug",
+	},
 	&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 		Sources: cli.EnvVars("WOODPECKER_DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_LABELS"),
 		Name:    "default-workflow-labels",

cmd/server/setup.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go/v2/subtle/random"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
@@ -260,6 +261,13 @@ func setupEvilGlobals(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command, s store.Store) (err e
 	server.Config.WebUI.SkipVersionCheck = c.Bool("skip-version-check")
 	server.Config.Pipeline.PrivilegedPlugins = c.StringSlice("plugins-privileged")
 
+	// set log level for pipeline lifecycle events (skip-ci, filtered, blocked)
+	eventLogLevel, err := zerolog.ParseLevel(c.String("log-level-pipeline-skips"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid pipeline-event-log-level: %w", err)
+	}
+	server.Config.Pipeline.LogLevelForSkips = eventLogLevel
+
 	// prometheus
 	server.Config.Prometheus.AuthToken = c.String("prometheus-auth-token")
 

docs/docs/30-administration/10-configuration/10-server.md

@@ -858,6 +858,13 @@ The default time for a repo in minutes before a pipeline gets killed
 
 The maximum time in minutes you can set in the repo settings before a pipeline gets killed
 
+### LOG_LEVEL_PIPELINE_SKIPS
+
+- Name: `WOODPECKER_LOG_LEVEL_PIPELINE_SKIPS`
+- Default: `debug`
+
+The log level for pipeline lifecycle events (skip-ci, filtered, blocked). Possible values are `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn` and `error`
+
 ---
 
 ### SESSION_EXPIRES

server/config.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/server/cache"
 	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/server/logging"
 	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/server/model"
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ var Config = struct {
 		PrivilegedPlugins                   []string
 		DefaultTimeout                      int64
 		MaxTimeout                          int64
+		LogLevelForSkips                    zerolog.Level
 		Proxy                               struct {
 			No    string
 			HTTP  string

server/pipeline/create.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, _store store.Store, repo *model.Repo, pipeline
 			if len(ref) == 0 {
 				ref = pipeline.Ref
 			}
-			log.Debug().Str("repo", repo.FullName).Msgf("ignoring pipeline as skip-ci was found in the commit (%s) message '%s'", ref, pipeline.Message)
+			log.WithLevel(server.Config.Pipeline.LogLevelForSkips).Str("repo", repo.FullName).Msgf("ignoring pipeline as skip-ci was found in the commit (%s) message '%s'", ref, pipeline.Message)
 			return nil, ErrFiltered
 		}
 	}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, _store store.Store, repo *model.Repo, pipeline
 	configService := server.Config.Services.Manager.ConfigServiceFromRepo(repo)
 	forgeYamlConfigs, configFetchErr := configService.Fetch(ctx, _forge, repoUser, repo, pipeline, nil, false)
 	if errors.Is(configFetchErr, &forge_types.ErrConfigNotFound{}) {
-		log.Debug().Str("repo", repo.FullName).Err(configFetchErr).Msgf("cannot find config '%s' in '%s' with user: '%s'", repo.Config, pipeline.Ref, repoUser.Login)
+		log.WithLevel(server.Config.Pipeline.LogLevelForSkips).Str("repo", repo.FullName).Err(configFetchErr).Msgf("cannot find config '%s' in '%s' with user: '%s'", repo.Config, pipeline.Ref, repoUser.Login)
 		if err := _store.DeletePipeline(pipeline); err != nil {
 			log.Error().Str("repo", repo.FullName).Err(err).Msg("failed to delete pipeline without config")
 		}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, _store store.Store, repo *model.Repo, pipeline
 	}
 
 	if len(pipelineItems) == 0 {
-		log.Debug().Str("repo", repo.FullName).Msg(ErrFiltered.Error())
+		log.WithLevel(server.Config.Pipeline.LogLevelForSkips).Str("repo", repo.FullName).Msg(ErrFiltered.Error())
 		if err := _store.DeletePipeline(pipeline); err != nil {
 			log.Error().Str("repo", repo.FullName).Err(err).Msg("failed to delete empty pipeline")
 		}

server/pipeline/stepbuilder/step_builder.go

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter"
 	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/pipeline/frontend/yaml/matrix"
 	yaml_types "go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types"
+	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/server"
 	forge_types "go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/server/forge/types"
 	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3/server/model"
 )
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func (b *StepBuilder) genItemForWorkflow(workflow *model.Workflow, axis matrix.A
 
 	// checking if filtered.
 	if match, err := parsed.When.Match(workflowMetadata, true, environ); !match && err == nil {
-		log.Debug().Str("pipeline", workflow.Name).Msg(
+		log.WithLevel(server.Config.Pipeline.LogLevelForSkips).Str("pipeline", workflow.Name).Msg(
 			"marked as skipped, does not match metadata",
 		)
 		return nil, nil