Enable fast-forwarding in MergeQueue Set

merge_mode

type to

parallel

in the yaml configuration. Set

use_fast_forwarding

to

true

in the

parallel_mode

configuration. Update required checks. There are two separate checks that can be configured. Aviator will validate the checks that are set as required on GitHub by default. You can override those rules in the

required_checks

section. You can also override separate required checks for the parallel pipeline. Sample configuration Copy

version: 1.0.0
merge_rules:
  labels:
    trigger: "label_name"
preconditions:
  required_checks:
    - check 1
  merge_mode:
    type: "parallel"
    parallel_mode:
      use_fast_forwarding: false
      override_required_checks:
        - check 1
        - check 2

Modify your GitHub protected branch settings To ensure that Aviator can forward your default branch, it may require additional privileges. Aviator requires permission to be able to force push to the default branch. To do so, you should authorize the Aviator app to be able to force push to the protected branch. We don’t force push the commits, but this is required to be able to fast forward protected branches that requires PullRequests. If you have CODEOWNERS review requirements in your branch protection rules, you should also add

aviator-app

to

Allow specific actors to bypass required pull requests

: In addition, add

aviator-app

bot in

Restrict who can push to matching branches

only if you use this setting. Optimize CI execution rules (optional) When creating fast-forward branches, Aviator uses temporary branches. If your CI is configured to run on every commit SHA, you can exclude certain branches from running CI. You can add a criterion to exclude branches with the prefix

mq-tmp-

In addition, since the CI has already passed before the default branch gets fast forwarded, you can also exclude your default branch (typically

master

or

main

) for CI execution. Conclusion That’s it, you should be up and running at this point. Give it a go and reach out to us if you have any questions or feedback. Learn more Fast-Forwarding conceptual overview Previous How to Customize Required Checks Next How to Set Up Pre-Queue Conditions Last updated 11 months ago Was this helpful?