Only noting significant user changes, not internal code cleanups and minor bug fixes.
After the 1.15 release, Pipeline component plugins were moved into individual repositories, with changelogs in the corresponding wiki pages. For example, the Pipeline Groovy plugin wiki lists its changelog starting with 2.0.
- Now based on Jenkins core 1.642.x.
BuildDiscarderProperty
may now be referenced from theproperties
step without a disambiguating package name. - JENKINS-33256: infrastructure for loading a trusted version of
Jenkinsfile
from a multibranch pipeline.
- JENKINS-32925: stack overflow displaying reference documentation in certain cases.
- JENKINS-27152: offering
tmp
option topwd
step.
- JENKINS-35247:
git
andsubversion
plugin dependencies made dynamic, in preparation forgit
andsvn
steps being moved to the respective plugins.
- JENKINS-34450: work around core deadlock (backport from
workflow-job
2.2).
- JENKINS-32727: new facility to replay Pipeline builds with a modified script.
- Simple
git
step now checks out a branch, not a detached head, for ease of committing to the workspace. - JENKINS-33005: hang running
stage
step which tries to cancel an earlier build that could not be loaded. - JENKINS-32214: polling for Subversion and Mercurial did not take into account changes already checked out in a running build.
- JENKINS-32547: laxer timeout on
bat
step log collection is needed for WinRM-based EC2 slaves. - JENKINS-30759: sporadic
NullPointerException
s running very short-livednode
blocks. - JENKINS-32133: improved styling for generated reference documentation introduced in 1.13.
- JENKINS-32819: fix script compilation check when CSRF is enabled.
- Excessive metadata accidentally included in
build.xml
records in 1.13.
- JENKINS-31153: the Workflow feature was renamed to Pipeline.
- JENKINS-30055: poor performance and file handle leaks when running a script with an enormous number of steps in quick succession
- JENKINS-28649:
@ExportedBean
errors when serving some REST API requests. - JENKINS-26126: introspect Workflow steps to generate static reference documentation (link from Snippet Generator); formatting rough, in progress. Initial GDSL for IntelliJ IDEA code completion also available. DSLD for Eclipse in testing.
- JENKINS-31614: avoiding various deadlocks involving
Queue
. - JENKINS-31897: parameters with default values may now be omitted from the
parameters
option to thebuild
step. - JENKINS-31909: form validation warning about Groovy syntax errors was broken in 1.11; JENKINS-32067 show these warnings right in the editor.
- JENKINS-31391: pass
EXECUTOR_NUMBER
intonode {}
. - JENKINS-32062: mishandling of array-valued method arguments.
- JENKINS-29326: in conjunction with Git plugin 2.4.1, avoid repeated links to Git commit information.
Same as beta 3.
- JENKINS-31386:
checkout scm
now works also in Workflow script from SCM to better interoperate with multibranch projects. - JENKINS-31769: fixed at least some hangs when
sh
/bat
processes complete on laggy slaves. - JENKINS-31902: interrupting the
build
step failed to interrupt downstream Workflow builds. - JENKINS-29413: hung build when running the
parallel
step with an empty map. - JENKINS-29881: do not include empty changesets in
WorkflowRun.getChangeSets()
. - JENKINS-31086: added
useDefaultExcludes
option to thestash
step.
- JENKINS-29705: added Thread Dump link to running flow builds for diagnosing problems like hangs.
- JENKINS-31649: correctly display pending queue items for blocked
node {}
tasks when on Jenkins 1.639+ (will not appear in 1.638 or 1.625.2). - JENKINS-31691: added
isUnix
step. - JENKINS-31585: made new script editor resizable.
- JENKINS-25889: error when submitting to an
input
step after a Jenkins restart.
- Workflow: Multibranch plugin now released as nonbeta and available from the regular update center. (Currently not included in Workflow: Aggregator.)
- Minor enhancements to JENKINS-28769.
- JENKINS-28769: syntax highlighting, example scripts, and basic code snippets for Workflow scripts in the browser.
- When running the
build
step, the upstream log should now show a link to the downstream build.
- JENKINS-25550: flow builds hung due to a buggy step (and certain erroneous scripts) can now be forcibly stopped by using hyperlinks that appear in the console after an initial abort attempt.
- JENKINS-30974: error during build queue rendering on 1.624+ when using non-concurrent-capable Workflow builds.
- Added the
absoluteUrl
property toRunWrapper
- JENKINS-29542: fixed help display for
env
global variable.
- JENKINS-30086: improve inline help and display names for steps, and show step function names in Snippet Generator.
- JENKINS-30346: added a cross platform
deleteDir
step to recursively delete a directory and its contents. - JENKINS-30088: Adjust how steps are displayed, to make the appearance cleaner and keep a focus on the DSL
- JENKINS-30974: backport from 1.11.
- JENKINS-30122: regression in usage of the Authorize Project plugin in 1.10-beta-1.
- JENKINS-29739: Snippet Generator did not work for
build
with exactly one parameter. - JENKINS-29169:
build('otherWorkflow').buildVariables
can now be used to access variables set usingenv.KEY = 'value'
notation.
- JENKINS-26942: added
stash
andunstash
steps (deprecatingunarchive
). - JENKINS-26135: expand global library functionality to allow predefined variables and even custom DSLs.
- JENKINS-29890:
input
step submitter was not being consistently logged. - JENKINS-25879, JENKINS-29875: New API to run long lived tasks that could block on I/O in a separate thread avoiding to block main CPS VM thread.
- JENKINS-29653: visual tweak to Snippet Generator.
- Running Steps link is now called Workflow Steps as it will show steps for workflows that have long since completed.
- JENKINS-29738: TimeoutStep restarts the timeout value when
onResume
method is invoked - JENKINS-26163:
AbstractStepExecutionImpl.onResume
was not (usually) being called for block-scoped steps, leading to incorrect behavior after Jenkins restart for flows insidetimeout
orwaitUntil
. - JENKINS-26761:
NullPointerException
from Git commit notification requests under unknown circumstances; improved robustness and logging. - Improvements to JENKINS-29221 fix from 1.9-beta-1.
Note: if you also have CloudBees Workflow: Groovy Checkpoint installed, you must upgrade it to 1.4.
- JENKINS-26129: Experimental support for multibranch workflows. (For now, in a separate plugin, not included in Workflow: Aggregator, since it depends on the Branch API plugin which does not have a non-beta release and so is available only from the experimental update center.)
- JENKINS-28131: pass
NODE_NAME
intonode {}
. - JENKINS-26860: added Execute concurrent builds if necessary option for Workflow projects.
- JENKINS-28756: dropdown for General SCM step incorrectly listed SCMs not compatible with Workflow.
- JENKINS-29221: better robustness when the Groovy script is uncompilable.
- JENKINS-29571: corrupt build record after renaming a job.
- Now based on Jenkins core 1.609.x.
- JENKINS-24673, JENKINS-27392: Added
wrap
step, permitting compatibility with plugins offering build wrappers. The first is the Xvnc plugin as of 1.22. - JENKINS-25938: avoid creating a Java (native) thread for every executor (flow build or
node {}
block). - JENKINS-22941: allow Jenkins safe restart to proceed even while a flow build is running, so long as it is just waiting (for an external process,
waitUntil
, etc.). - JENKINS-26900: hide the “flyweight” executor on master corresponding to the flow build when it is just waiting.
- JENKINS-28317:
withEnv
clobbered environment variables set in enclosing steps. - Ability to make some steps (such as
catchError
) as “advanced/deprecated”. - Ability to define global variables available to all scripts, with accompanying documentation, such as
env
andcurrentBuild
.
- JENKINS-28063:
build
step did not properly handle the case that two upstream builds could trigger the same downstream build. - JENKINS-28179: honor
-Dhudson.slaves.WorkspaceList=<character>
- JENKINS-27571: Fixed link in build sidepanel.
- API addition:
LauncherDecorator
can now be used in block-scoped steps, and there is more flexibility in handling exits from durable tasks.
- Now based on Jenkins core 1.596.1.
- JENKINS-27531: critical startup error in 1.597+ loading build records migrated from before 1.597.
- JENKINS-27695: critical error in 1.607+ running
node
blocks. - JENKINS-26128: added a
withEnv
step.env.VAR = value
syntax remains supported butwithEnv
should be preferred. - JENKINS-27474: added a
fileExists
step. - JENKINS-26552 and thus JENKINS-27389: problems with environment variables fixed.
- Avoid some possible name clashes with function names in scripts (
build
reported). - API addition: block-scoped steps can now pass in
EnvironmentExpander
and/orConsoleLogFilter
to better customize processing of nested code.
- JENKINS-35247:
git
andsubversion
plugin dependencies made dynamic, in preparation forgit
andsvn
steps being moved to the respective plugins.
- JENKINS-28131 backport from 1.9.
- JENKINS-26761 robustness/diagnostics backport from 1.9.
- JENKINS-26034: added
failFast
option to theparallel
step. - JENKINS-26085: added
credentialsId
to thegit
step. - JENKINS-26121: record the approver of an
input
step in build history. - JENKINS-26122: Prepend
parallel
step execution logs with the branch label. - JENKINS-26072: you can now specify a custom workspace location to lock in a
ws
step. - JENKINS-26692: add
quietPeriod
option for thebuild
step. - JENKINS-26619: Snippet Generator did not work on Git SCM extensions.
- JENKINS-27145: showing available environment variables from help.
- JENKINS-26834:
currentBuild
can be used to refer to the running build, examine the status of its predecessor, etc. - JENKINS-25851: the
build
step (in the defaultwait: true
mode) now returns a handle to the downstream build. You may also setpropagate: false
to proceed even if that build is not stable.
- JENKINS-25958: the basic
node
step did not work if Workflow was dynamically installed in Jenkins (with no restart). - JENKINS-26363: anyone permitted to cancel a flow build should also be permitted to cancel an
input
step. - JENKINS-26093:
build
can now acceptparameters
in a more uniform (and sandbox-friendly) syntax, and the Snippet Generator proposes them based on the actual parameter definitions of the downstream job. - JENKINS-25784: Sandbox mode defauling based on RUN_SCRIPTS privileges.
- JENKINS-25890: deadlock during restart.
- Fixed some file handle leaks caught by tests which may have affected Windows masters.
- JENKINS-25779: snippet generator now omits default values of complex steps.
- Ability to configure project display name.
- Fixing
java.io.NotSerializableException: org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.support.steps.StageStepExecution$CanceledCause
thrown from certain scripts usingstage
. - JENKINS-27052:
stage
step did not prevent a third build from entering a stage after a second was unblocked by a first leaving it. - JENKINS-26605: Missing link to Full Log under Running Steps when a single step produced >150Kb of output.
- JENKINS-26513: deserialization error when restarting Jenkins inside
node {}
while it is still waiting for a slave to come online. catchError
was incorrectly setting build status to failed when it was merely aborted, canceled, etc.- JENKINS-26123: added
wait
option tobuild
. - Check for failure to even trigger a build from
build
. - PR 52: fixed some memory leaks causing the permanent generation and heap to grow unbounded after many flow builds.
- JENKINS-26120: added
sleep
step.
- JENKINS-26101: the complete workflow script can now be loaded from an SCM repository of your choice.
- JENKINS-26149: the
build
step did not survive Jenkins restarts while running. - JENKINS-25570: added
waitUntil
step. - JENKINS-25924: added
error
step. - JENKINS-26030: file locks could prevent build deletion.
- JENKINS-26074: completed parallel branches become invisible until the whole parallel step is done
- JENKINS-26541: rejected sandbox methods were not offered for approval when inside
parallel
. - Snippet generator incorrectly suggested
pwd
when Groovy requirespwd()
. - JENKINS-26104: Custom Workflow step for sending mail
input
step did not survive Jenkins restarts.env
did not work in sandbox mode.load
step was not available in the Snippet Generator.println
now automatically whitelisted.- Incorrect build result (status) sometimes shown in log.
url:
can now be omitted from thegit
step when it is the only parameter.
See archives for changes in pre-1.0 betas.