Use the toInteger() method to convert a String to an Integer, e.g. int value = “99”.toInteger() An alternative, which avoids using a deprecated method (see below) is int value = “66” as Integer If you need to check whether the String can be converted before performing the conversion, use String number = “66” if (number.isInteger()) … Read more
The latest version of the pipeline sh step allows you to do the following; // Git committer email GIT_COMMIT_EMAIL = sh ( script: ‘git –no-pager show -s –format=\’%ae\”, returnStdout: true ).trim() echo “Git committer email: ${GIT_COMMIT_EMAIL}” Another feature is the returnStatus option. // Test commit message for flags BUILD_FULL = sh ( script: “git log … Read more
The plugins block is the newer method of applying plugins, and they must be available in the Gradle plugin repository. The apply approach is the older, yet more flexible method of adding a plugin to your build. The new plugins method does not work in multi-project configurations (subprojects, allprojects), but will work on the build … Read more
String fileContents = new File(‘/path/to/file’).text If you need to specify the character encoding, use the following instead: String fileContents = new File(‘/path/to/file’).getText(‘UTF-8’)
Groovy is a dynamically typed language, whose syntax is very close to Java, with a number of syntax improvements that allow for lighter code and less boilerplate. It can run through an interpreter as well as being compiled, which makes it good for fast prototyping, scripts, and learning dynamic languages without having to learn a … Read more