[workflow-plugin] How to assign output of a sh([script:""])

[Vizionz]

When writing a workflow script, what is the best way to assign the output of a shell script to a variable in groovy?

For this example, the output is a number that I intend to pass as a parameter to another job.

Example Code:

node('Builder')

{

dir("/diretory/to/git/REPO")

{

GitCommitCountValue=sh([script: "git rev-list HEAD --count"])

print "Git Commit Count = ${GitCommitCountValue}"

}

}

Output:

[REPO] Running shell script
+ git rev-list HEAD --count
99
Running: Print Message
GIT COMMIT COUNT = 0

Thank you in advance,

Vizionz

[Vizionz]

Two minutes after posting...

https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-26133

Looks as though there is no easy way to return output/status from a shell script instance.