How do I generate a job from configuration fragments?

[Ioannis Moutsatsos]

First, thank you for this powerful and useful plugin!

After playing with the jobDSL plugin for a day now, I have managed to create Jenkins jobs by building from a  'seed' project

I think I have a good understanding on how the plugin works for theses standard cases.

Now I would like to get some expert feedback on how best to approach the following use case.

Being an avid user of the Active Choices plugin I have several combinations of AC-parameters that together create little UI gadgets that provide useful functionality.

Here is an example of a Server File Browser 'gadget' consisting of a combination of 3 active choice parameters. I can certainly code this into a jobDSL script to create a free-style job.

The use case I'm interested in however, is to assemble small groups of Active Choice parameters (coded as dsl scripts) into a new Jenkins project. 

By choosing from a set of managed dsl scripts I want to create a new project from groups of parameters rather than simple parameters themselves.

Is there a way to execute a dsl script so that only generates a fragment of the job configuration rather than the complete job?

Any feedback or ideas on whether something like the idea below is possible with the jobDSL plugin or standalone functionality?

[Matt Sheehan]

There are some examples here for pulling out reusable DSL pieces: https://github.com/sheehan/job-dsl-gradle-example 

Is that what you're trying to do?

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[Ioannis Moutsatsos]

Thanks for the link! 

I watched the GR8Conf 2015 video as well as the one from Eric Helgenson (on Chef and Job-DSL)

It seems that Job-DSL-Gradle combination is something I should explore further. 

Still it seems that this is focused on the Jenkins 'DSL-jobs' as reusable components. 

Does the concept extend to any job component (like parameters or combinations there of)  as re-usable DSL scripts? 

[Matt Sheehan]

To pull out reusable job components I usually do something like this: https://github.com/sheehan/job-dsl-gradle-example/blob/master/src/jobs/example5Jobs.groovy#L28

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