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+.test_definition: &test_definition
+    services:
+        - chill/database:latest
+    before_script:
+        - composer config github-oauth.github.com $GITHUB_TOKEN
+        - composer install
+        - cp  Resources/test/Fixtures/App/config/parameters.gitlab-ci.yml Tests/Fixtures/App/config/parameters.yml
+        - php Resources/test/Fixtures/App/console --env=test cache:warmup
+        - php Resources/test/Fixtures/App/console doctrine:migrations:migrate --env=test --no-interaction
+        - php Resources/test/Fixtures/App/console doctrine:fixtures:load --env=test --no-interaction
+    
+
+stages:
+   - build-doc
+   - deploy-doc
+   - test
+   - deploy
+
+ 
+
+
+test:php-5.6:
+    stage: test
+    <<: *test_definition
+    image: chill/ci-image:php-5.6
+    script: phpunit
+    
+test:php-7:
+    stage: test
+    <<: *test_definition
+    image: chill/ci-image:php-7
+    script: phpunit
+
+# deploy documentation
+api-doc-build:
+   stage: build-doc
+   environment: api-doc
+   image: chill/ci-image:php-7
+   before_script:
+      - mkdir api-doc
+   script: apigen generate --destination api-doc/$CI_PROJECT_NAME/$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME
+   artifacts:
+      paths:
+         - "api-doc/"
+      name: api
+      expire_in: '2h'
+   only:
+      - master
+      - tags
+      
+deploy-packagist:    
+    stage: deploy    
+    image: chill/ci-image:php-7    
+    before_script:        
+        # test that PACKAGIST USERNAME and PACKAGIST_TOKEN variable are set        
+        - if [ -z ${PACKAGIST_USERNAME+x} ]; then echo "Please set PACKAGIST_USERNAME variable"; exit -1;  fi        
+        - if [ -z ${PACKAGIST_TOKEN+x} ]; then echo "Please set PACKAGIST_TOKEN variable";  exit -1; fi    
+    script:        
+        - STATUSCODE=$(curl -XPOST -H'content-type:application/json' "https://packagist.org/api/update-package?username=$PACKAGIST_USERNAME&apiToken=$PACKAGIST_TOKEN" -d"{\"repository\":{\"url\":\"$CI_PROJECT_URL.git\"}}" --silent --output /dev/stderr --write-out "%{http_code}")        
+        - if [ $STATUSCODE = "202" ]; then exit 0; else exit $STATUSCODE; fi