Jenkins pipeline - build a job with default input value from another job - jenkins

Question

I have a Jenkins Pipeline called pipeline1, described by the following Jenkinsfile:
node()
{
def server
def action
stage("Configuration")
{
def userInput = input(
id: 'userInput', message: 'Let\'s configure this run !', parameters: [
choice(choices: "server1\nserver2", name: "server", description: "Which server do you want to use ?"),
choice(choices: "stop\nstart\nrestart", name: "action", description: "What do you want to do ?")
]);
server = userInput.server;
action = userInput.action;
}
stage("Run")
{
echo(server)
echo(action)
}
}
It asks the user to choice some input in the Configuration stage and just echos them in the Run stage.
I would like to trigger this job from another one and automatically fill the input to avoid human action.
I've tried to use the same syntax we use to build a parametrized job and come to something like this:
node()
{
stage("Run")
{
build job: 'pipeline1', wait: true, parameters: [
[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'userInput.server', value: "server1"],
[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'userInput.action', value: "stop"]
]
}
}
But it doesn't work. It does trigger the pipeline1 job, but it wait for the user to fill the input...
EDIT: I would like to keep the input feature in pipeline1 instead of having a standard parametrized job.
Do you have any idea to achieve this ?
Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

OK so, I have got a complete answer for You. Use properties in pipeline1 and if/else block:
properties([
parameters([
choice(name: 'manually',
description: 'Do you whish to use a user input?',
choices: 'No\nYes')
])
])
node()
{
def server
def action
stage("Configuration") {
if ( params.useIn == 'Yes' || params.manually == 'Yes' ) {
def userInput = input(
id: 'userInput', message: 'Let\'s configure this run !', parameters: [
choice(choices: "server1\nserver2", name: "server", description: "Which server do you want to use ?"),
choice(choices: "stop\nstart\nrestart", name: "action", description: "What do you want to do ?")]
);
server = userInput.server;
action = userInput.action;
} else {
server = params.server
action = params.action
}
}
stage("Run")
{
echo(server)
echo(action)
}
}
Job 2 with little changes:
node()
{
stage("Run")
{
build job: 'pipeline1', wait: true, parameters: [
[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'useIn', value: "No"],
[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'server', value: "server1"],
[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'action', value: "start"]
]
}
}
If You want to run job2, and then use User Input, just change useIn for Yes. So at this moment You can run directly pipeline1 job with User Input:
[Pipeline] {
[Pipeline] stage
[Pipeline] { (Configuration)
[Pipeline] input
Input requested
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[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // stage
[Pipeline] stage
[Pipeline] { (Run)
[Pipeline] echo
server2
[Pipeline] echo
restart
[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // stage
[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // node
[Pipeline] End of Pipeline
Finished: SUCCESS
or trigger it by job2, without User Input:
[Pipeline] {
[Pipeline] stage
[Pipeline] { (Configuration)
[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // stage
[Pipeline] stage
[Pipeline] { (Run)
[Pipeline] echo
server1
[Pipeline] echo
start
[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // stage
[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // node
[Pipeline] End of Pipeline
Finished: SUCCESS