ref: str,

token: str,

variables: dict[str, Any] | None = None,

inputs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,

**kwargs: Any,

) -> ProjectPipeline:

"""Trigger a CI build.

ref: Commit to build; can be a branch name or a tag

token: The trigger token

variables: Variables passed to the build script

inputs: Inputs passed to the build script

**kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo)

Raises:

GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct

GitlabCreateError: If the server failed to perform the request

"""

variables = variables or {}

inputs = inputs or {}

path = f"/projects/{self.encoded_id}/trigger/pipeline"

post_data = {"ref": ref, "token": token, "variables": variables}

post_data = {

"ref": ref,

"token": token,

"variables": variables,

"inputs": inputs,

}

attrs = self.manager.gitlab.http_post(path, post_data=post_data, **kwargs)

if TYPE_CHECKING:

assert isinstance(attrs, dict)