Access file parameter in jenkins
I'm working on a multiconfiguration job(Regression_L1) in Jenkins whose task is to run 2 kinds of tests(test1 and test2). In the multiconfiguration job, it triggers an executor job(Regression_executor) to run script for the selected test. The Regression_L1 job is restricted to run in matrix_service_jobs node, while the matrix jobs are to run in the slave node custom_matrix_service_jobs node. The Regression_executor job is restricted to run in remote machines with a specific label(RL1_Test_Machine).
My goal is to test custom build from developers. And so I added a File Parameter(config - File Location: CUSTOMBUILD/mybuild.zip) for the job. The question is how can I access the uploaded file?
Some important info:
- Regression_executor's workspace:
/home/regressionexec/ - Regression_L1's workspace:
/var/work/matrix_service_jobs/Regression_L1 - Regression_l1 matrix workspaces:
/var/work/workspace_user_matrix/workspace/Regression_L1/TEST_PHASE/test1/label/custom_matrix_service_jobs/and/var/work/workspace_user_matrix/workspace/Regression_L1/TEST_PHASE/test2/label/custom_matrix_service_jobs/ - $JENKINS_HOME:
var/work/jenkins_home
I did not know where to find the uploaded files so I did a search ung linux find. The result is:
/var/work/jenkins_home/Regression_L1/TEST_PHASE/test2/label/custom_matrix_service_jobs/builds/${BUILD_NUMBER}/fileParameters/CUSTOMBUILD/mybuild.zip.
How can I copy it to the slave node that executes the test script?
Answer
Whatever you enter under "File location", that would be the location and the variable that holds the original filename of the uploaded file.
However, on *nix, neither / nor . are valid variable name characters, so in your case, if "File Location" is CUSTOMBUILD/mybuild.zip system cannot create a variable ${CUSTOMBUILD/mybuild.zip}
The file though is still placed under ${WORKSPACE}/CUSTOMBUILD/mybuild.zip. You can access it with this path too.
You can then use Copy To Slave plugin, to copy the file from master to your slaves