currentBuild variables in Jenkins - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

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beginner

What is currentBuild in Jenkins pipelines?

currentBuild is a special variable in Jenkins pipelines that holds information about the current running build, such as its status, duration, and result.

beginner

How can you get the result status of the current build using currentBuild?

You can access the build result status with currentBuild.result. It returns values like SUCCESS, FAILURE, or UNSTABLE.

beginner

What does currentBuild.duration represent?

currentBuild.duration gives the time in milliseconds that the build has taken so far or took when finished.

intermediate

How to mark the current build as failed using currentBuild?

Set currentBuild.result = 'FAILURE' in your pipeline script to mark the build as failed.

intermediate

Can currentBuild be used to add a description to the build? How?

Yes, you can add a description by setting currentBuild.description = 'Your description here'.

What type of information does currentBuild provide in Jenkins?

A List of all jobs

B Details about the current running build

C User credentials

D Information about the Jenkins server

currentBuild holds details about the current build like status and duration.

How do you check if the current build succeeded using currentBuild?

A Check if <code>currentBuild.status == 'DONE'</code>

B Check if <code>currentBuild.finished == true</code>

C Check if <code>currentBuild.state == 'OK'</code>

D Check if <code>currentBuild.result == 'SUCCESS'</code>

The build result is stored in currentBuild.result and 'SUCCESS' means it passed.

Which currentBuild property gives the build duration?

A <code>currentBuild.duration</code>

B <code>currentBuild.time</code>

C <code>currentBuild.length</code>

D <code>currentBuild.elapsed</code>

currentBuild.duration returns the build time in milliseconds.

How can you mark a build as unstable using currentBuild?

A <code>currentBuild.state = 'UNSTABLE'</code>

B <code>currentBuild.status = 'UNSTABLE'</code>

C <code>currentBuild.result = 'UNSTABLE'</code>

D <code>currentBuild.finished = 'UNSTABLE'</code>

Setting currentBuild.result to 'UNSTABLE' marks the build unstable.

Which of these is NOT a valid use of currentBuild?

A Restarting Jenkins server

B Changing build result

C Accessing build duration

D Setting build description

currentBuild manages build info, not server control.

Explain what currentBuild is and list three useful properties you can access or modify.

Think about what info about the running build you might want to check or change.

Describe how you would use currentBuild to mark a Jenkins pipeline build as failed and add a description explaining why.

Consider how to communicate failure reasons in the build UI.