====== pipeline inputs ======

**Note:** ''spec'' keywords must be defined in "header" - before YAML's  ''end of directives'' marker ''---''.

<file yaml .gitlab-ci.yml>
spec:
  inputs:
    nproc:
      default: $(nproc)
      description: "Value passed as -j to make"

---
build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - m -j$[[ inputs.nproc ]]
</file>

<file yaml dynamic-job.yml>
# my-template.yml

spec:
  inputs:
    website:
    environment:
      default: staging
    stage:   
      default: test
    job_prefix:
      default: "" 
---    
"$[[ inputs.job_prefix]]deploy":
  stage: $[[ inputs.stage ]]
  script: echo "deploy $[[ inputs.website ]] to $[[inputs.environment]]"
</file>