How can I determine what version of the declarative pipeline syntax is available to me when writing a Jenkinsfile if I do not have the permissions needed to list the plugins in the Jenkins server?
I am trying to write a Jenkinsfile using the declarative syntax, but cannot tell if the errors I encounter are because I am misinterpreting the documentation or if I am referencing documentation for a newer version than available on the box.
I have access to Jenkins server to configure and run a build. However, I have no management or script permissions over Jenkins itself, so none of the options on How to get a list of installed jenkins plugins with name and version pair? worked for me.
Perhaps there is a way to make my Jenkinsfile echo the relevant version information as part of its execution? Or some easy syntax tests that (based on pass/failure) would prove which syntax version is available?
This might be helpful, depending on version of Jenkins, but a note at the bottom said this was blocked more than a year ago. So there probably isn't a way to do it without admin access. You can use the REST API, CLI, or script console, but all fo these require admin access.
https://support.cloudbees.com/hc/en-us/articles/218756317-How-can-non-admin-users-view-the-installed-plugins-
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We are attempting to reference a shared library in Jenkins in a pipeline using the syntax described here with #branch_name syntax. We have the "Allow Default Version to be overwridden" setting set. Yet, the pipeline ignores changes in the branch, and uses the version of the library in master. Any advice on additional settings/configuration needed or suggestions to make this work are appreciated.
We tried this syntax specifically: #Library('library_name#feature_branch_name')
Additionally, I specifically see an entry in the console output: "Loading library library_name#feature_branch_name". Yet, somehow it ignores the changes that have been commit in that branch, instead running against master.
Last time I've upgraded Stash Pullrequest Builder Plugin to version 1.9 and after that any triggered build has empty parameter list (parameter variables like ${pullRequestId} specified in documentation are not available: https://github.com/jenkinsci/stash-pullrequest-builder-plugin/blob/master/README.md). Now I've tried version 1.10 and have the same issue. With version 1.8 everything is working fine.
1.8:
1.9 / 1.10:
I am using Jenkins in version 2.180 and Git Plugin in version 3.10.0
Maybe some of you experienced the same issue? I would be appreciated for any help.
Jenkins was changed in version 2.3 to disallow adding parameters to a build if they are not declared in the project configuration. The motivation was to prevent a security issue when a project controlled by an attacker invokes another project with arbitrary parameters. Since the parameters are seen as environment variables by the build scripts, the attacker could make the build load an untrusted library. Since its possible for different projects to be controlled by different users and run with different privileges, such behavior would allow the attacker to exploit permissions of a project he or she is not allowed to configure. The issue is known as SECURITY-170.
Stash Pull Request Builder was adding 10 parameters to the build to provide information about the pull request being built. Following the SECURITY-170 implementation, the plugin was changed in version 1.7.0 to pass those values as environment variables as well. Those environment variables are recorded to the build history. They can be viewed if Build Environment Plugin is installed.
Starting with version 1.9, Stash Pull Request Builder plugin removed the old mechanism of passing pull request data through parameters, as it was causing a large number of warnings in the Jenkins log.
The plugin's README.md file has just been updated to use the term "environment variables" to avoid confusion.
If you really need parameters, you can define them for the project. Starting with the next version of the plugin (presumably 1.11), the configured parameters will be populated with the same values that are available through the environment variables.
CICD Process with Jenkins, Bitbucket, SSDT(SQL Server Data Tools).
Please list out the steps to perform CICD Process.
Including what plugins i need to install in Jenkins for SSDT(SSIS-ISPAC file) or SQL Database Solution(DAPAC file)
This question is very broad and as with all the stuff related to databases the best answer would be "it depends". As far as I know that there is no proper plugins either for Jenkins nor for Bitbucket that work with SSDT very well so you'll need to implement all your actions by yourself.
It will depend on your system how the pipeline should look like. There are a lot of questions that you'll need to answer first but without knowing your exact situation it is very hard to suggest you something specific. Example questions:
How many environments do you have?
Do you have tests?
Can somebody change the state of the destination database manually, passing the CI/CD pipeline?
Will you run publish on every commit?
Do you trust what SSDT will decide how to publish database? (Mostly people would like to preview the script that would be executed on prod)
Then after answering these questions you'll might know what will you need. After that you need prepare the proper publish script, exclude/ignore/add object types you'd like to deploy and use MSBuild.exe and SQLPackage.exe command line utilities. You'll run these utilities with specific set of arguments and paths to the publish configs, DACPACs, etc. Bamboo and Jenkins supports command line commands for that.
This is a not related to code fix, but a general approach for test automation.
I have a test automation written in javascript which runs perfectly on my machine as well as my local jenkins.
Now, i want to use my company's server(centOS) and jenkins so that it is accessible to everyone in my organization.
Issue: nodejs version in company's server need update to run my automation, but server team wont do it since they are not sure if any other functionality used be other teams may start to break because of the upgrade.
Have you faced this situation. Do you have different servers for core code and automation scripts. Please suggest.
This is a complex situation that really depends on many variables. I would recommend using an agent that contains the proper version of Nodejs. With this solution you can leave the current build server how it is but you can also use the exact version of node you need. This will require an extra server/VM with the Jenkins slave software but this will remove the need to change the master server.
The solution my company went with is using Jenkins 2.x with Declarative pipelines and ephemeral Docker containers for builds. This allows you to use any Docker image such as the official Node image. You can pin a version and build it with that. With this there is no need to worry about the version on the server. Jenkins Master doesn't even need to actually build.
I am working on installing and configuring Jenkins automatically using the Jenkins CLI. I am able to install plugins such as the Active Directory plugin, but haven't figured out how to configure it. Is it possible to perform such tasks from the CLI? From a Jenkins GUI standpoint, I'd like to check the Enable security checkbox under Security Realm check the Active Directory option, provide parameters to Active Directory, and under Authorization check the Anyone can do anything option.
I'm using a Puppet module (https://forge.puppetlabs.com/rtyler/jenkins) for the automation.
Greetings,
Kenneth
If you want to modify their configuration files manually using scripts called from the CLI, then yes.
Else, I don't believe there is. At least, not a general way for all plugins. Plugins are capable of adding CLI commands, as per this documentation page:
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Jenkins+CLI
Extending CLI
Plugins installed on Jenkins server can add custom CLI commands. See Writing CLI commands for more details.
So, some of the plugins you're using may have specific commands to configure them from the CLI.
So as far as I know those are your options. Manual configuration through editing their config files, or hoping your plugin includes some commands in the CLI that is specific to it.
There is currently a new Plugin in development called "Configuration as Code Plugin" to provide a way for configuration of plugins using YAML: https://github.com/jenkinsci/configuration-as-code-plugin/
They are currently in an early development stage but this could help solve this kind of problem.