Jenkins matrix parameters with multiple values? - jenkins

Question

As part of automating a legacy deployment process, I'm trying to build a Jenkins pipeline that can, among other operations, execute parameterized builds.
One of those is the ability to execute several commands against given list of services. Given a list of service names, e.g.
Mailer
Reporter
DbMigrator
...
etc, I'd like to run certain commands against some of those.
Using Extended Choice Parameter plugin, I was able to load this list from a properties file, and display it as a list of checkboxes, however, I am looking for a way I could build a "matrix" parameter with multiple values. My goal is to do something like this:
| Service | Opt1| Opt2|
|------------------------|
| Mailer | [x] | [ ] |
| Reporter | [x] | [x] |
| DbMigrator | [ ] | [x] |
| ... | | |
So that I can apply several values (Opt1 and/or Opt2) to one parameter (e.g. Mailer).
Is there a way in Jenkins to do this?
or
Is there a better way of doing this?

Answer 1

You can try the matrix project plugin which comes bundled with later versions of Jenkins.
You can add a couple of groovy axis
which allows you to do this
import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
def result = []
def inputFile = new File("/path/to/prop.json")
def InputJSON = new JsonSlurper().parseText(inputFile.text)
InputJSON.prop1.each{ result << it }
return result
with this sort of JSON
{
"parm1": [
"Mailer",
"Reporter",
"DbMigrator"
],
"parm2": [
"opt1",
"opt2"
],
"filter": "parm1=='Mailer'"
}
These is also a filter option in the matrix to restrict to various combinations. I was trying to make it evaluate that from the 'filter' property above (creating an environment variable using the EnvInject and another groovy script), so far with no success but you can use a string
parm1=='Mailer' || parm2 = 'Opt2'