jenkins_plugin - Add or remove Jenkins plugin

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status
• Maintenance
  • Author

Synopsis

• Ansible module which helps to manage Jenkins plugins.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Install plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: build-pipeline-plugin

- name: Install plugin without its dependencies
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: build-pipeline-plugin
    with_dependencies: no

- name: Make sure the plugin is always up-to-date
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: token-macro
    state: latest

- name: Install specific version of the plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: token-macro
    version: "1.15"

- name: Pin the plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: token-macro
    state: pinned

- name: Unpin the plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: token-macro
    state: unpinned

- name: Enable the plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: token-macro
    state: enabled

- name: Disable the plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: token-macro
    state: disabled

- name: Uninstall plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: build-pipeline-plugin
    state: absent

#
# Example of how to authenticate
#
- name: Install plugin
  jenkins_plugin:
    name: build-pipeline-plugin
    url_username: admin
    url_password: p4ssw0rd
    url: http://localhost:8888

#
# Example of a Play which handles Jenkins restarts during the state changes
#
- name: Jenkins Master play
  hosts: jenkins-master
  vars:
    my_jenkins_plugins:
      token-macro:
        enabled: yes
      build-pipeline-plugin:
        version: "1.4.9"
        pinned: no
        enabled: yes
  tasks:
    - name: Install plugins without a specific version
      jenkins_plugin:
        name: "{{ item.key }}"
      register: my_jenkins_plugin_unversioned
      when: >
        'version' not in item.value
      with_dict: "{{ my_jenkins_plugins }}"

    - name: Install plugins with a specific version
      jenkins_plugin:
        name: "{{ item.key }}"
        version: "{{ item.value['version'] }}"
      register: my_jenkins_plugin_versioned
      when: >
        'version' in item.value
      with_dict: "{{ my_jenkins_plugins }}"

    - name: Initiate the fact
      set_fact:
        jenkins_restart_required: no

    - name: Check if restart is required by any of the versioned plugins
      set_fact:
        jenkins_restart_required: yes
      when: item.changed
      with_items: "{{ my_jenkins_plugin_versioned.results }}"

    - name: Check if restart is required by any of the unversioned plugins
      set_fact:
        jenkins_restart_required: yes
      when: item.changed
      with_items: "{{ my_jenkins_plugin_unversioned.results }}"

    - name: Restart Jenkins if required
      service:
        name: jenkins
        state: restarted
      when: jenkins_restart_required

    - name: Wait for Jenkins to start up
      uri:
        url: http://localhost:8080
        status_code: 200
        timeout: 5
      register: jenkins_service_status
      # Keep trying for 5 mins in 5 sec intervals
      retries: 60
      delay: 5
      until: >
         'status' in jenkins_service_status and
         jenkins_service_status['status'] == 200
      when: jenkins_restart_required

    - name: Reset the fact
      set_fact:
        jenkins_restart_required: no
      when: jenkins_restart_required

    - name: Plugin pinning
      jenkins_plugin:
        name: "{{ item.key }}"
        state: "{{ 'pinned' if item.value['pinned'] else 'unpinned'}}"
      when: >
        'pinned' in item.value
      with_dict: "{{ my_jenkins_plugins }}"

    - name: Plugin enabling
      jenkins_plugin:
        name: "{{ item.key }}"
        state: "{{ 'enabled' if item.value['enabled'] else 'disabled'}}"
      when: >
        'enabled' in item.value
      with_dict: "{{ my_jenkins_plugins }}"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Jiri Tyr (@jtyr)