How do you load a groovy file and execute it - jenkins

Question

I have a jenkinsfile dropped into the root of my project and would like to pull in a groovy file for my pipeline and execute it. The only way that I've been able to get this to work is to create a separate project and use the fileLoader.fromGit command. I would like to do
def pipeline = load 'groovy-file-name.groovy'
pipeline.pipeline()

Answer 1

If your Jenkinsfile and groovy file in one repository and Jenkinsfile is loaded from SCM you have to do:
Example.Groovy
def exampleMethod() {
//do something
}
def otherExampleMethod() {
//do something else
}
return this
JenkinsFile
node {
def rootDir = pwd()
def exampleModule = load "${rootDir}#script/Example.Groovy "
exampleModule.exampleMethod()
exampleModule.otherExampleMethod()
}

Answer 2

If you have pipeline which loads more than one groovy file and those groovy files also share things among themselves:
JenkinsFile.groovy
def modules = [:]
pipeline {
agent any
stages {
stage('test') {
steps {
script{
modules.first = load "first.groovy"
modules.second = load "second.groovy"
modules.second.init(modules.first)
modules.first.test1()
modules.second.test2()
}
}
}
}
}
first.groovy
def test1(){
//add code for this method
}
def test2(){
//add code for this method
}
return this
second.groovy
import groovy.transform.Field
#Field private First = null
def init(first) {
First = first
}
def test1(){
//add code for this method
}
def test2(){
First.test2()
}
return this

Answer 3

You have to do checkout scm (or some other way of checkouting code from SCM) before doing load.

Answer 4

Thanks #anton and #Krzysztof Krasori, It worked fine if I combined checkout scm and exact source file
Example.Groovy
def exampleMethod() {
println("exampleMethod")
}
def otherExampleMethod() {
println("otherExampleMethod")
}
return this
JenkinsFile
node {
// Git checkout before load source the file
checkout scm
// To know files are checked out or not
sh '''
ls -lhrt
'''
def rootDir = pwd()
println("Current Directory: " + rootDir)
// point to exact source file
def example = load "${rootDir}/Example.Groovy"
example.exampleMethod()
example.otherExampleMethod()
}

Answer 5

Very useful thread, had the same problem, solved following you.
My problem was: Jenkinsfile -> call a first.groovy -> call second.groovy
Here my solution:
Jenkinsfile
node {
checkout scm
//other commands if you have
def runner = load pwd() + '/first.groovy'
runner.whateverMethod(arg1,arg2)
}
first.groovy
def first.groovy(arg1,arg2){
//whatever others commands
def caller = load pwd() + '/second.groovy'
caller.otherMethod(arg1,arg2)
}
NB: args are optional, add them if you have or leave blank.
Hope this could helps further.

Answer 6

In case the methods called on your loaded groovy script come with their own node blocks, you should not call those methods from within the node block loading the script. Otherwise you'd be blocking the outer node for no reason.
So, building on #Shishkin's answer, that could look like
Example.Groovy
def exampleMethod() {
node {
//do something
}
}
def otherExampleMethod() {
node {
//do something else
}
}
return this
Jenkinsfile
def exampleModule
node {
checkout scm // could not get it running w/o checkout scm
exampleModule = load "script/Example.Groovy"
}
exampleModule.exampleMethod()
exampleModule.otherExampleMethod()
Jenkinsfile using readTrusted
When running a recent Jenkins, you will be able to use readTrusted to read a file from the scm containing the Jenkinsfile without running a checkout - or a node block:
def exampleModule = evaluate readTrusted("script/Example.Groovy")
exampleModule.exampleMethod()
exampleModule.otherExampleMethod()