# US 12,001,327 B2 · Execution platform assignments in CI/CD systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,001,327 B2 - Document ID: US12001327B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/370,305 - Filed: 2021-07-08 - Published: 2023-01-12 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-08 - Assignees: Red Hat, Inc. - Applicants: Red Hat, Inc. - Inventors: Arie Bregman; Steve Mattar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001327B2 ## CPC - G06F 8/70: Software maintenance or management - G06F 11/3688: {for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites} - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06F 11/3672: {Test management} - G06F 11/3698: Environments for analysis, debugging or testing of software - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS ## Abstract A method includes receiving, by a processing device, a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, obtaining, by the processing device in view of the definition, a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, identifying, by the processing device from a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of candidate execution platforms in view of the characterization, selecting, by the processing device from the set of candidate execution platforms, a subset of execution platforms having a combination of attributes for executing the CI/CD pipeline, and assigning, by the processing device, the subset of execution platforms to the CI/CD pipeline for execution. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by a processing device, a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline; identifying, by the processing device based on the definition, a use case of the CI/CD pipeline; identifying, by the processing device, a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms; selecting, by the processing device from the heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of execution platforms having a combination of attributes for executing the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline; and assigning, by the processing device, the set of execution platforms to the CI/CD pipeline for execution of the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the use case comprises at least one of: application testing or operating system testing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the use case further comprises obtaining a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein obtaining the characterization comprises: expanding the definition to obtain an expanded definition; and identifying, from the expanded definition, content indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the content comprises at least one of: a set of tests that are indicative of the use case, or a set of commands that are indicative of the use case. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises: executing the CI/CD pipeline to obtain an execution result; and performing a profiling analysis in view of the execution result to identify the use case. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the combination of attributes comprises a combination of at least one of: a platform type, or a set of resource specifications. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the set of execution platforms further comprises identifying a platform type corresponding to the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the combination of attributes comprises a minimum set of resource specifications for executing the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises obtaining, in view of the definition, a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein selecting the set of execution platforms further comprises: providing the characterization as input into a trained model; and selecting the set of execution platforms based on a corresponding output of the trained model. ### Claim 10 A computing system comprising: a memory; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to perform operations comprising: receiving a definition of a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline; identifying, based on the definition, a use case of the CI/CD pipeline; identifying from a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms; selecting, from the heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of execution platforms having a combination of attributes for executing the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline; and assigning the set of execution platforms to the CI/CD pipeline for execution of the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein the use case comprises at least one of: application testing or operating system testing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein identifying the use case further comprises obtaining a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein obtaining the characterization comprises: expanding the definition to obtain an expanded definition; and identifying, from the expanded definition, content indicative of the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The computing system of claim 12, wherein the content comprises at least one of: a set of tests that are indicative of the use case, or a set of commands that are indicative of the use case. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises: executing the CI/CD pipeline to obtain an execution result; and performing a profiling analysis in view of the execution result to identify the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein the combination of attributes comprises a combination of at least one of: a platform type, or a set of resource specifications. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein identifying the set of execution platforms further comprises identifying a platform type corresponding to the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein the combination of attributes comprises a minimum set of resource specifications for executing the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, identifying the use case of the CI/CD pipeline further comprises obtaining, in view of the definition, a characterization of the CI/CD pipeline indicative of a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, and wherein selecting the set of execution platforms further comprises: providing the characterization as input into a trained model; and selecting the set of execution platforms based on a corresponding output of the trained model. ### Claim 19 A computing system comprising: a memory; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to perform operations comprising: obtaining a combination of attributes for executing a continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline in accordance with a use case of the CI/CD pipeline, wherein the combination of attributes comprises a platform type and a set of resource specifications; executing the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline to obtain an execution result; and training a model, based on the execution result and the combination of attributes, to select, from a heterogeneous pool of execution platforms, a set of execution platforms to be assigned to the CI/CD pipeline in accordance with the use case of the CI/CD pipeline. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The computing system of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise: determining that the model is trained; and in response to determining that the model is trained, outputting a trained model.