Trigger a build and pass parameters

[Ronni Elken Lindsgaard]

I would like to be able to trigger a build from an action, and at the same time give it a specific parameter.

It is the same functionality as with a parametrized build. However, I would like my plugin to do this automatically, such that the user does not need to set up the parameters for the build manually.

I could probably use a semaphore file, but it would be great if it was possible to pass it directly.

[Ronni Elken Lindsgaard]

Forgot my question: Is it possible to give the build these parameters? And how? 

[Kenny Ayers]

Hey Ronni,

  Take a look at installing this plugin: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Parameterized+Trigger+Plugin

  That will allow you to trigger a downstream job using parameters from a given build.  I'm not entirely sure that's what you've asked for in your inquiry, but it may be helpful.

-Kenny

[Ronni Elken Lindsgaard]

Hi Kenny

Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately, the Parameterized Trigger Plugin still forces my original job to be configured with parameters - My plugin "knows" the names and types of the parameters, so it would be tedious for a user to have to set up the same parameters each time a job is configured.

The thing is, I have a remote repository where I would like to grab a specific revision to build, so I would like a parameter named revision (as well as some other standard parameters such as who triggered it and similar). 

I am hoping it is possible to give the a build some information when i trigger it. I know how to trigger it, but it cannot get my head around giving it extra environment variables, a log message or any other possible option. (maybe i can pass some information in an action with the scheduleBuild2 method?) 

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[cjo]

If you are triggering a build from within your Action using the AbstractProject.scheduleBuild()[1] then pass your own generated ParametersAction, as the third item, containing the required parameters.

Note: Default parameters from the triggered job are not added if they are not passed in. issue JENKINS-13768 [2] which has a pull request pending [3].

[1] http://javadoc.jenkins-ci.org/hudson/model/AbstractProject.html#scheduleBuild(int, hudson.model.Cause, hudson.model.Action...)

[2] https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-13768

[3] https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/pull/553

Chris