feat: add automated telegram notifications for pipeline stages

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,31 @@ stages:
   - test
   - deploy
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------
+# Global Notification Logic (Runs after every job execution)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.notify_template: &notify_template
+  after_script:
+    - |
+      # Check if Telegram token is available before sending
+      if [ -n "$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID" ]; then
+        MESSAGE="🚀 *GitOps Pipeline Status Notification*
+        --------------------------------------
+        *Project:* ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
+        *Stage:* ${CI_JOB_STAGE}
+        *Status:* ${CI_JOB_STATUS}
+        *Branch:* ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
+        *Author:* ${CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR}
+        *Commit:* ${CI_COMMIT_TITLE}
+        --------------------------------------
+        [View Pipeline Details](${CI_PIPELINE_URL})"
+
+        curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" \
+          -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" \
+          -d "parse_mode=Markdown" \
+          -d "text=${MESSAGE}"
+      fi
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Stage 1: DevSecOps Vulnerability Scanning
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------