Extending Jenkins Paperback – January 1, 2016

Get a complete walkthrough of the many interfaces available in Jenkins with the help of real-world examples to take you to the next level with Jenkins

About This Book

• Find out how to interact with Jenkins from within Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA
• Develop custom solutions that act upon Jenkins information in real time
• A step-by-step, practical guide to help you learn about extension points in existing plugins and how to build your own plugin

Who This Book Is For

This book is aimed primarily at developers and administrators who are interested in taking their interaction and usage of Jenkins to the next level.

The book assumes you have a working knowledge of Jenkins and programming in general, and an interest in learning about the different approaches to customizing and extending Jenkins so it fits your requirements and your environment perfectly.

What You Will Learn

• Retrieve and act upon Jenkins information in real time
• Find out how to interact with Jenkins through a variety of IDEs
• Develop your own Form and Input validation and customization
• Explore how Extension points work, and develop your own Jenkins plugin
• See how to use the Jenkins API and command-line interface
• Get to know how to remotely update your Jenkins configuration
• Design and develop your own Information Radiator
• Discover how Jenkins customization can help improve quality and reduce costs

In Detail

Jenkins CI is the leading open source continuous integration server. It is written in Java and has a wealth of plugins to support the building and testing of virtually any project. Jenkins supports multiple Software Configuration Management tools such as Git, Subversion, and Mercurial.

This book explores and explains the many extension points and customizations that Jenkins offers its users, and teaches you how to develop your own Jenkins extensions and plugins.

First, you will learn how to adapt Jenkins and leverage its abilities to empower DevOps, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Agile projects. Next, you will find out how to reduce the cost of modern software development, increase the quality of deliveries, and thereby reduce the time to market. We will also teach you how to create your own custom plugins using Extension points.

Finally, we will show you how to combine everything you learned over the course of the book into one real-world scenario.

這本書提供了許多實例，完整介紹了Jenkins中可用的各種介面，幫助您在Jenkins中更上一層樓。

關於本書：
- 了解如何在Eclipse、NetBeans和IntelliJ IDEA中與Jenkins互動
- 開發能夠即時處理Jenkins資訊的自訂解決方案
- 逐步實用的指南，幫助您了解現有插件中的擴展點，以及如何建立自己的插件

本書適合對Jenkins有興趣並希望將其互動和使用提升到更高水平的開發人員和管理員。本書假設您對Jenkins和程式設計有基本的了解，並且有興趣了解不同的自訂和擴展Jenkins的方法，以使其完全符合您的需求和環境。

學到什麼：
- 即時擷取並處理Jenkins資訊
- 了解如何透過各種IDE與Jenkins互動
- 開發自己的表單和輸入驗證和自訂
- 探索擴展點的運作方式，並開發自己的Jenkins插件
- 使用Jenkins API和命令列介面
- 瞭解如何遠端更新Jenkins配置
- 設計和開發自己的資訊顯示器
- 發現Jenkins自訂如何提高品質並降低成本

詳細內容：
Jenkins CI是領先的開源持續整合伺服器，使用Java編寫，擁有豐富的插件支援幾乎任何專案的建置和測試。Jenkins支援多種軟體配置管理工具，如Git、Subversion和Mercurial。

本書探索並解釋了Jenkins提供給使用者的許多擴展點和自訂功能，並教您如何開發自己的Jenkins擴展和插件。

首先，您將學習如何適應Jenkins並利用其功能來支援DevOps、持續整合、持續部署和敏捷專案。接著，您將了解如何降低現代軟體開發的成本，提高交付品質，從而縮短上市時間。我們還將教您如何使用擴展點創建自己的自訂插件。

最後，我們將向您展示如何將本書中學到的所有知識應用於一個真實的場景中。