add option for syncdb

playbooks/edx-east/edxapp_migrate.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
   gather_facts: False
   vars:
     db_dry_run: "--db-dry-run"
+    syncdb: false
   tasks:
       # Syncdb with migrate when the migrate user is overridden in extra vars
-    - name: syncdb and migrate
+    - name: migrate
       shell: >
         chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}
         python manage.py {{ item }} migrate --noinput {{ db_dry_run }} --settings=aws_migrate
@@ -16,3 +17,14 @@
       with_items:
         - lms
         - cms
+    - name: syncdb
+      shell: >
+        chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}
+        python manage.py {{ item }} syncdb --noinput --settings=aws_migrate
+      environment:
+        DB_MIGRATION_USER: "{{ COMMON_MYSQL_MIGRATE_USER }}"
+        DB_MIGRATION_PASS: "{{ COMMON_MYSQL_MIGRATE_PASS }}"
+      when: syncdb
+      with_items:
+        - lms
+        - cms

util/jenkins/check-migrations.sh

@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ if [[ $db_dry_run == "false" ]]; then
     # Set this to an empty string if db_dry_run is 
     # not set.  By default the db_dry_run var is
     # set to --db-dry-run
+
     extra_var_args+=" -e db_dry_run=''"
+else
+    # always skip syncdb unless dry run is unchecked
+    syncdb="false"
 fi
 
 if [[ -f ${WORKSPACE}/configuration-secure/ansible/vars/${environment}-${deployment}.yml ]]; then
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ done
 extra_var_args+=" -e edxapp_app_dir=${WORKSPACE}"
 extra_var_args+=" -e edxapp_code_dir=${WORKSPACE}/edx-platform"
 extra_var_args+=" -e edxapp_user=jenkins"
+extra_var_args+=" -e syncdb=$syncdb"
 
 # Generate the json configuration files
 ansible-playbook -c local $extra_var_args --tags edxapp_cfg -i localhost, -s -U jenkins edxapp.yml