There are two ways to start using the Pipeline library.
Variant 1 (not recommended)
Fork the repo and add the json configurations for managed files, credentials etc.
Variant 2 (recommended)
Create a separate repository containing your pipeline library and add the configurations there. This will keep your setup clean and ensures maintainability.
This tutorial only covers Variant 2.
💡 Before you start, it is recommended to read Extending with Shared Libraries from Jenkins documentation.
- Requirements
- Tutorial Background
- Step 1: Include the Pipeline in your Jenkins instance.
- Step 2: Use the library in a job
- Step 3: Setup managed file and credential auto lookup
- Step 4: Add your library to jenkins and test auto lookup
Have a look at Requirements to get the library running.
In this tutorial we assume the following background.
You are DevOps Engineer working in a company named "Company" and you have the following eco system:
- jenkins.company.com - Jenkins Instance
- git.company.com - Git Server
- nexus.company.com - Sonatype Nexus artifact server
- npm.company.com - NPM repository
- bundler.company.com - Ruby bundler repository
and all services are reachable over https.
There are several ways to include the library in your Jenkins instance:
- Global Shared Pipeline Library
- Folder based Shared Pipeline Library
- Project based Shared Pipeline Library
- Dynamic loading from SCM within your pipeline script.
It is recommended to use folder based shared library!
- Goto https://jenkins.company.com and create a new folder named "tutorial".
- In the configure screen click on "Add" in the Pipeline Libraries
section.
- configure the pipeline as in the following screenshot:
- Explanation:
- Name =
pipeline-library
(you can of course use your own name here) - Default Version =
master
(use either master or a tag) Load implicitly
should be off, so you have to explicitly load the pipeline libraryAllow default version to be overridden
should be on.Include @Library changes in job recent changes
is up to you and your requirements- Retrieval Method is
Modern SCM
and we are checking out from a git repository Discover branches
allows you to specify a branch in theDefault version
field.Discover tags
allows you to specify a tag in theDefault version
field.Check out to matching local branch
will set the name of the checkout branch to the value ofDefault version
field.Ignore on push notifications
will avoid build triggered by changes on the pipeline library.
- Name =
- Goto https://jenkins.company.com/job/tutorial/ and create a new Pipeline job named 'Demo'
- Add the following script in the Pipeline script field:
@Library ('pipeline-library') pipelineLibrary import io.wcm.devops.jenkins.pipeline.utils.logging.* Logger.init(steps, LogLevel.INFO) Logger log = new Logger(this) log.info("This is an info log from the pipeline library")
- run the job
You should see some checkout logs and at the end of the job the follwing output:
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] WorkflowScript : This is an info log from the pipeline library
[Pipeline] End of Pipeline
Finished: SUCCESS
Congratulations, you are now ready to use the pipeline library
To use the auto lookup functionalities you need your own library in a SCM repository (GIT is preferred)
You can use Pipeline Library Example as starting point for your own pipeline libray.
💡 Pipeline libraries are only valid if they contain at least one
class below src
or one step/var below vars
.
The example lib consists out of
- Configuration for SCM credential auto lookup
- Configuration for global and local Maven settings auto lookup
- Configuration for npmrd and npm user config auto lookup
- Configuration for Bundler config auto lookup
- A sample class (
src/com/company/jenkins/pipeline/Demo.groovy
) - A sample step
(
vars/demo.groovy
)
The file
credentials.json
contains the user data for checking out from your company git server.
Since GIT checkout can be done via SSH and HTTPS there are two credentials configured.
The
global-settings.json
specifies the global maven settings maven-global-settings-for-company
(stored in Jenkins via Config File Provider plugin), which is valid for
all maven builds.
This would be used by all projects checked out from git.company.com.
The global settings xml for the example looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>default</id>
<!-- central repositories for all projects -->
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>central</id>
<url>https://nexus.company.com/content/groups/default</url>
<layout>default</layout>
</repository>
</repositories>
<!-- central plugin repositories for all projects -->
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>central</id>
<url>https://nexus.company.com/content/groups/default</url>
<layout>default</layout>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</profile>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>default</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
<!-- authentication for maven repositories -->
<servers>
<!-- the server credentials are configured by using credentials on the configuration screen -->
</servers>
</settings>
The
settings.json
specifies client/project specific maven settings
maven-local-settings-for-client
(stored in Jenkins via Config File
Provider plugin), which is valid for all maven builds where the scm url
is matching git\.company\.com[:/]client/project.git
.
This credentials (stored in jenkins) would have the credentials configured for deploying into the artifact manager.
The local settings xml for the example looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>default</id>
<!-- central repositories for all projects -->
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>central</id>
<url>https://nexus.company.com/content/groups/default</url>
<layout>default</layout>
</repository>
</repositories>
<!-- central plugin repositories for all projects -->
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>central</id>
<url>https://nexus.company.com/content/groups/default</url>
<layout>default</layout>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</profile>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>default</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
<!-- authentication for maven repositories -->
<servers>
<!-- the server credentials are configured by using credentials on the configuration screen -->
</servers>
</settings>
This looks strange because this is the same content, but the idea is to configure the deploy credentials here:
npm-config-userconfig.json
and
npmrc
are used to specify the NPM settings for your npm.company.com repository.
Example for the managed file with id:
npm-settings-for-company-repository
registry = https://npm.company.com/repository/npm-default/
always-auth = true
_auth = dGhpc2lzYXBpcGVsaW5lZGVtaQ==
bundle-config.json
is used to define your settings for using bundler.company.com repository.
Example for the managed file with id:
bundler-settings-for-company-repository
---
BUNDLE_FROZEN: '1'
BUNDLE_BIN: .rubygems/bin
BUNDLE_MIRROR__HTTPS://RUBYGEMS__ORG/: https://bundler.company.com/content/groups/rubygems-default
BUNDLE_BUNDLER__COMPANY__COM: company-jenkins-user-name:company-jenkins-user-password
Add your library with the name pipeline-library-example
and version
master
to the https://jenkins.company.com/job/tutorial/ folder as
described in step 2
Go to the configuration page of the test job https://jenkins.company.com/job/tutorial/job/Demo/configure and change the pipeline script to
@Library('pipeline-library@feature') pipelineLibrary
@Library('pipeline-library-example') pipelineLibraryExample
import io.wcm.devops.jenkins.pipeline.utils.logging.Logger
import io.wcm.devops.jenkins.pipeline.utils.logging.LogLevel
Logger.init(steps, LogLevel.INFO)
Logger log = new Logger(this)
log.info("This is an info log from the pipeline library")
// allocate a node cause some step need them
node() {
// call the demo step from pipeline-library-example
demo()
// call the test step for auto lookup
testAutoLookup()
}
Now update the testAutoLookup.groovy
to include the IDs and ScmUrl that you defined in your settings.
testAutolookup
will try to lookup
- Credentials
- Maven Settings
- NPM Settings and
- Bundler Settings
for the configured scm url.
Now run the job and the output should look like this:
[INFO] demo : I am a custom step
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] com.company.jenkins.pipeline.Demo : Hello!
[Pipeline] libraryResource
[Pipeline] readJSON
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Found credential for scm url 'git@git.company.com/client/project.git': 'GIT-SSH-company-credentials'
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Got correct credential/managed file with id: GIT-SSH-company-credentials
[Pipeline] libraryResource
[Pipeline] readJSON
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Found managed file for scm url 'git@git.company.com/client/project.git': 'maven-global-settings-for-company'
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Got correct credential/managed file with id: maven-global-settings-for-company
[Pipeline] libraryResource
[Pipeline] readJSON
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Found managed file for scm url 'git@git.company.com/client/project.git': 'maven-local-settings-for-client'
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Got correct credential/managed file with id: maven-local-settings-for-client
[Pipeline] libraryResource
[Pipeline] readJSON
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Found managed file for scm url 'git@git.company.com/client/project.git': 'npm-settings-for-company-repository'
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Got correct credential/managed file with id: npm-settings-for-company-repository
[Pipeline] libraryResource
[Pipeline] readJSON
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Found managed file for scm url 'git@git.company.com/client/project.git': 'npmrc-settings-for-company-repository'
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Got correct credential/managed file with id: npmrc-settings-for-company-repository
[Pipeline] libraryResource
[Pipeline] readJSON
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Found managed file for scm url 'git@git.company.com/client/project.git': 'bundler-settings-for-company-repository'
[Pipeline] echo
[INFO] testAutoLookup : Got correct credential/managed file with id: bundler-settings-for-company-repository